Michael Hagner: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Michael Hagner |
| Field | Science Studies |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0157-28L | Life and Death Particularly suitable für students of D-BIOL, D-HEST, D-CHAB, D-USYS | 3 credits | 2V | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | This course explores the relation between the scientific investigation of life and cultural notions of death from a historical perspective (assuming there is no such thing as the scientific investigation of death). While the course covers the times from antiquity up to the present, the main emphasis will be placed on the modern life sciences since the 19th century. | ||||
| Learning objective | There is only one certainty in life: death. This brute fact has animated much thought and work in theology, art and philosophy - but also in the natural sciences, such as biology and medicine. Questions regarding health and disease, evolution, extinction and immortality have played a crucial role in this connection. This course aims to explore above relations - the relations between the scientific investigation of life and cultural notions of death - from a historical perspective (assuming there is no such thing as the scientific investigation of death). While the course covers the times from antiquity up to the present, the main emphasis will be placed on the modern life sciences since the 19th century. | ||||
| 851-0429-00L | Trust in Science  | 3 credits | 2S | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | Trust in the sciences has come under pressure recently. This is unfortunate, because scientific research is not possible without trust. Therefore, we will discuss the variable role of trust in science in historical, epistemological and political perspective. | ||||
| Learning objective | The goal of the seminar is to understand and reflect various aspects of trust in the sciences in historical perspective. | ||||
| Content | The basic material for this seminar will by Naomi Oreskes' new book "Why Trust science" (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691179001/why-trust-science). Reading this book and other texts will lead to a better understanding of the role of trust in the sciences. We will discuss both a variety of specific examples and more general epistemological problems with respect to trust. | ||||
| 862-0088-07L | Research Colloquium Science Studies (HS 2020) | 2 credits | 1K | M. Hagner | |
| Abstract | This colloquium is devoted to the introduction into the theory and practice of scientific work. The schedule can be found on the institute's website - http://www.wiss.ethz.ch/en/teaching/ | ||||
| Learning 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). | ||||