Contemporary Perspectives on Scientific Progress (in English) - Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover
Summer Semester 2024/25 (28 hours) - Graduate Seminar
This seminar explores the contemporary debate on scientific progress within the philosophy of science. We will examine and reflect on the main accounts of scientific progress found in the philosophical literature, as well as consider historical cases of scientific progress. Questions of interest will include, among others: How can we define scientific progress? Does scientific progress vary across disciplinary boundaries? Is scientific progress the sole goal of science? Should we trust science only if it is progressive? In addition to addressing these questions, we will explore how the debate over scientific progress intersects with other key philosophical issues, such as the scientific realism/anti-realism debate, incommensurability, and the aims of science.
Philosophy of Science (in Italian) - Department of Digital Humanities, University of Pisa
Fall Semester 2023/24 (36 hours)
The course introduces students to critical thinking, with particular reference to the various types of inference used in science, and to the main topics in contemporary philosophy of science. First, we will study the ways in which scientists formulate their hypotheses, test them, and update their beliefs about the world. Second, issues such as the nature of scientific research, the problem of induction and empirical confirmation, Popper's falsificationism, and the relationship between science and society will be investigated.
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History of Economic Thought (in Italian) - Foundation Year 2023/24, Università per Stranieri di Siena
June 2024 (12 hours)
The course provides an overview of the history of economic thought, spanning from the 'marginal revolution' in the late 19th century to contemporary economics.