Michael Hagner: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Michael Hagner |
| Field | Wissenschaftsforschung |
| Address | Professur für Wissenschaftsforsch. ETH Zürich, RZ G 6 Clausiusstrasse 59 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 40 50 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 15 61 |
| mhagner@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0157-31L | Science in the 20th Century | 3 credits | 2V | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | These lectures covers the extraordinary expansion and significance of science in the 20th century, with examples taken from the natural and engineering sciences as well as the humanities. | ||||
| Objective | No one will seriously question the great significance that science and technology was beginning to have in the 20th century, pertaining to almost every aspect of life. Treating among others on the examples of genetics, space travel, pharmacology, cybernetics and psychoanalysis, these lectures demonstrate how scientific departures such as these were embedded within broader historical contexts. These lectures aim to develop an understanding of the historical circumstances within which these various disciplines developed and accrued significance. | ||||
| 851-0158-14L | Life -- A Critical Instruction Manual | 3 credits | 2S | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | This seminar is devoted to the new book of the French physician and anthropologist Didier Fassin. Taking up some topics, Fassin discusses in his book,we will examine various forms and politics of life in early 21st century. | ||||
| Objective | Since Greek antiquity, the concept of life oscillates between the fact of general life, which accords to all living beings (zoe), and the fact of particular life, which accords to an invididual or a defined group (bios). In our times, the democratically granted appreciation for life as the highest good seems to be in conflict with an erosion of the commitment to protect individual lifes in existential danger. By all means, this is Didier Fassin's diagnosis in his new book. Starting from a discussion of this book, this seminar breaks new ground, because the participants decide which of the topics of Fassin's book we will further treat in this course. Thios experimental procedure will work, if all attendees are willing to read the book with passion and scrutiny. The aim of the seminar is to acquire an overview over one of the most pressing topics of our time. | ||||
| 862-0088-04L | Research Colloquium Science Studies (FS 2019)  For master students only with a personal invitation. | 2 credits | 1K | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | This colloquium is devoted to the introduction into the theory and practice of scientific work. | ||||
| Objective | This colloquium is devoted to the introduction into the theory and practice of scientific work. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Lectures mey be held either in English or German. Students receive 2 credit points for submitting a brief, written commentary on one of the presented topics (approx. 5 pages). | ||||