851-0090-00L  The Philosophy of Complex Systems

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2020
DozierendeO. Del Fabbro
Periodizitäteinmalige Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungToday complexity research has found an enormous expansiveness in heterogenous areas, such as physics, biology, medicine, urban complexity, environment sustainability, public policy, economics, sociology, education, computer science, robotics, AI, etc. Furthermore, we will look at historical advancements like cybernetics, and how complexity research influenced philosophical theories.
LernzielStudents should learn about the different types of argumentative texts and scientific theories. They should learn to understand the descriptive and critical value of texts that operate at the boarder between philosophy and science.