General information

Subtitle
Course number	09-M52-03-01
Semester	WiSe 2020/2021
Current number of participants	85
Home institute	Angewandte Philosophie, M.A.
Courses type	Seminar in category Teaching
First date	Thu , 05.11.2020 14:00 - 16:00,
Type/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung	Ja
Titel (fremdsprachlich)	Philosophy of Cosmology, Space and Space Travel
Veranstaltung für ältere Erwachsene	Yes

Lecturers

Course location / Course dates

n.a	Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly(14x) Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly

Fields of study

Fachergänzende Studien > Studium Generale / interdisziplinäre Angebote aus den Fachbereichen / Sachkompetenzen > Offene Angebote aus den Fachbereichen > Kulturwissenschaften
Fachbereich 01: Physik / Elektrotechnik > Space Sciences and Technologies (Space-ST) > Elective Modules (PSO and ITS)
Fachbereich 04: Produktionstechnik -Maschinenbau & Verfahrenstechnik- > Space Engineering, M.Sc. > Elective Modules
Fachbereich 09: Kulturwissenschaften > Angewandte Philosophie, M.A. > M3 Philosophie der Wissenschaften
Fachbereich 09: Kulturwissenschaften > Philosophie, B.A. > Modul TS Philosophie der Naturwissenschaften (Spezialisierungsmodul Theoretische Philosophie)

Comment/Description

Course Content:

This course covers philosophical questions about cosmology and about the exploration of terra incognita related to space. First, we cover the meaning of exploration for mankind in general (exploration of new territories as well as of laws of the physical world and laws in general). Second, we specialize to questions related to space: What is the idea behind a finite or infinite world? What does the exploration of space mean for the “position” of mankind within the Universe, for the world view of human beings? What would it mean for mankind if the search for extraterrestrial life will be successful? In what sense can cosmology missions “uncover” the dynamics of the universe from the Big Bang to the far future? What concept of time is involved here and what counts as evidence and why?

Learning outcome/learning goals:

• Knowledge of basic notions from the philosophy of the natural sciences (natural law, space, time, infinity, …)
• Basic insights into the aims of scientific inquiry and the generation of scientific knowledge (by means of examples from the history of cosmology)
• Ideas involved in human self-understanding related to “other worlds” or extraterrestrial life
• Basic knowledge of cosmology.

Literature:
[Will be announced at the beginning of the course.]

Registration mode

After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.

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