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Philosophy of Social Science, 7,5h (Vetenskapsfilosofi för humanister och samhällsvetare)Stockholm UniversityHT23 - Språk: Engelska Course Manager: Torben Spaak
The course constitutes a compulsory component of the Faculty of Law’s third cycle programme. Pre-requirementsFor admission to lectures and examination, the student must be enrolled as a candidate for the degree of doctor of law, doctor of philosophy or doctor of economics. Learning outcomesUpon completion of the course, the student should:
Course ContentThe course seeks to introduce various central theories and concepts derived from the philosophy of science, such as knowledge, truth, objectivity, paradigm, hypothesis, evidence, Bayesian probability theory, scientific explanation, scientific laws, deductive and inductive reasoning, positivism, hermeneutics, epistemological relativism and social constructivism. Upon completion of the course, students shall have substantially deepened their understanding of a) scientific activity in general and the relation of the humanities and social sciences to each other and to the natural sciences; and b) the explanations of these differences and the relevance of these differences to the question of which methods the various humanities and social sciences utilise. Students shall also be able to make use of these methodological insights in their own legal science undertakings. MandatoriesTeaching consists of lectures and seminars. Active participation at 80% of the seminars is compulsory. Active participation means that the doctoral candidates shall have prepared assignments before the seminars and participate in analyses and discussions of the assignments during the seminars. In the event that a doctoral candidate’s attendance is less than 80%, he or she must author a supplemental paper on the subject matter of the seminar(s) in question. Teaching is conducted in English. Forms of examinationExamination is conducted through active participation at the compulsory seminars and through authorship of the aforementioned paper. The course grade (Pass or Fail) will be based on the paper.
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