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B030574 - HISTORY OF SCIENCE
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Type of Assessment
Academic Year 2020-21
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-STO/05 - HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
22/02/2021 ⇒ 28/05/2021
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
Course Content
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B027825 - STORIA DELL'ANTROPOLOGIA
Second Cycle Degree in LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE
B027825 - STORIA DELL'ANTROPOLOGIA
Second Cycle Degree in LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Course title:
Science and pseudoscience
Science and pseudoscience
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
M. Ciardi, Breve storia delle pseudoscienze, Milano, Hoepli, 2021.
G. Corbellini, Nel paese della pseudoscienza, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2019.
G. Corbellini, Nel paese della pseudoscienza, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2019.
Learning Objectives
The students are introduced to the critical reading of primary and secondary sources concerning the history of science and technology, in relation to the philosophical and literary culture, and to the political, social and institutional context of their time.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
Course contents:
What is science? Where is the boundary between science, pseudoscience and magic? What is the role of imagination in the construction of scientific knowledge? How can specialization and global vision coexist within science? What are the relationships between science, technology, literature, movies and comics? The course will be focused on the relationships between science, and pseudoscience, through an historical path aimed to understand the evolution of scientific knowledge since the 17th Century.
What is science? Where is the boundary between science, pseudoscience and magic? What is the role of imagination in the construction of scientific knowledge? How can specialization and global vision coexist within science? What are the relationships between science, technology, literature, movies and comics? The course will be focused on the relationships between science, and pseudoscience, through an historical path aimed to understand the evolution of scientific knowledge since the 17th Century.
Type of Assessment
The exam will take the form of an oral discussion. The student will be assessed according to the knowledge acquired, the ability to provide a clear summary of the topics covered, and critical handling of the material. The student will be expected to refer to both the exam bibliography and the texts read and discussed during the lectures.
The assessment will depend particularly on: 1) skill displayed in handling the sources and material in the exam bibliography; 2) ability to find and use information and examples to illustrate and correlate the various themes and problems addressed in the course.
Top marks will be awarded to a student displaying an overall understanding of the topics discussed during the lectures, combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology.
Average marks will be awarded to a student who has memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarise them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary, while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology. A student will be deemed to have failed the exam in the case of significant shortcomings.
Evaluation levels:
30 cum laude: excellent performance showing soundness of knowledge, rich discursive articulation, appropriate expression, interest of critical contribution;
30: Excellent performance, complete, and appropriate knowledge, well-articulated and appropriately expressed, with interesting critical contributions;
29-27: Good performance, more than satisfactory knowledge, correct expression.
26-24: Standard performance, essential knowledge, but not comprehensive and / or not always correctly expressed;
23-21: Sufficient performance, general but superficial knowledge; often inappropriate expression and/or confused articulation of speech;
20-18: Poor performance, sufficient expression and articulation of speech with significant gaps.
The assessment will depend particularly on: 1) skill displayed in handling the sources and material in the exam bibliography; 2) ability to find and use information and examples to illustrate and correlate the various themes and problems addressed in the course.
Top marks will be awarded to a student displaying an overall understanding of the topics discussed during the lectures, combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology.
Average marks will be awarded to a student who has memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarise them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary, while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology. A student will be deemed to have failed the exam in the case of significant shortcomings.
Evaluation levels:
30 cum laude: excellent performance showing soundness of knowledge, rich discursive articulation, appropriate expression, interest of critical contribution;
30: Excellent performance, complete, and appropriate knowledge, well-articulated and appropriately expressed, with interesting critical contributions;
29-27: Good performance, more than satisfactory knowledge, correct expression.
26-24: Standard performance, essential knowledge, but not comprehensive and / or not always correctly expressed;
23-21: Sufficient performance, general but superficial knowledge; often inappropriate expression and/or confused articulation of speech;
20-18: Poor performance, sufficient expression and articulation of speech with significant gaps.