Michael Hampe: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2017

Name	Prof. Dr. Michael Hampe
Field	Philosophie
Address	Professur für Philosophie ETH Zürich, LEH E 7 Leonhardshalde 21 8001 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 632 30 40
E-mail	hampe@phil.gess.ethz.ch
Department	Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Relationship	Full Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0125-03L	Research Colloquium for Ph.D.-Students and Members of Staff For master students only with a personal invitation.	0 credits	1K	L. Wingert, M. Hampe, R. Wagner
Abstract	Ph.D. students, post docs, members of staff, and senior colleagues from other philosophy departments will report on their research. Furthermore, promissing new philosophical articles and parts of books will be studied.
Learning objective	Philosophical ideas and arguments dealing with systematic problems especially in epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of mind will be scrutinized and elaborated.
851-0125-51L	Philosophy of Technology: Man and Machine Particularly suitable for students of D-CHAB, D-HEST, D-MAVT, D-MATL	3 credits	2G	M. Hampe, D. A. Strassberg
Abstract	The lecture gives an overview about the different Man-Machine-Relations since the 16th century. Different modells of machines will be important here: the clockwork, the steam engine and the computer.
Learning objective	On the one hand modells of machines had a heuristical value in research on man, e.g. in Harvey's discovery of blood circulation in the 17th century or in brain research in the 20th century. On the other hand these modells were always criticised, sometimes polemically, because they are supposedly not adequate for man. Students should learn about the connections between the history of anthropology and technology and be able at the end of the course to evaluate the critical philosophical arguments that are connected with the metaphor of the machine.
851-0147-01L	Philosophical Reflections on Physics II Particularly suitable for students of D-PHYS	3 credits	2G	N. Sieroka, M. Hampe, R. Wallny
Abstract	Accompanying the lecture course "Physics II", this course critically evaluates topics and approaches from electrodynamics against a broader historical and philosophical/systematic background. Attention will be paid, amongst other things, to the role of experiments, the concept of a field theory and the principle of extremal action.
Learning objective	Students should be able to critically evaluate different topics and approaches in physics, especially in the context of electrodynamics. They should also be enabled to communicate their insights to people from other disciplines and fields.
Prerequisites / Notice	This course is part of the ETH "Critical Thinking" initiative.
862-0075-00L	Master-Colloquium: Research Colloquium for Ph.D.-Students and Members of Staff Only for History and Philosophy of Knowledge MSc. Personal registration with Prof. L. Wingert.	2 credits	1K + 4A	L. Wingert, M. Hampe, R. Wagner
Abstract	Ph.D. students and members of staff report on their research.
Learning objective	Key problems of research projects will be discussed. Participants will learn to know arguments and ideas dealing with systematic problems in philosophy.