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Lectures, Seminars & Discussion Groups on Philosophy of Physics and Philosophy of Science at the University of Bonn
Summer term 2023
- Block Seminar: Introduction to Philosophy of Statistics (BA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski
- Values in Science (BA), Sophia Haude
- Perspectivist Realism and Pluralism (BA), Nurida Boddenberg & Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thu 10-12
- Robots in Society (BA), Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wysnberghe, Tue 14-16
- Research Seminar: History and Philosophy of Physics (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 14-16
- Lecture: Concepts of Science, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thu 16-18
- Neo-Kantian Philosophy of Science (MA), Dr. Noah Stemeroff, Tue 10-12
- Block Seminar: Scientific Freedom and the Value of Science (MA), Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel & Prof. Dr. M. Schrenk
Discussion groups (ongoing)
- Online Working Group on the History and Philosophy of Contemporary Theoretical Physics, Dr. Noah Stemeroff, (2nd Wed of every month, online)
- PAC: International particle/ astro/ cosmology discussion group, Dr. Niels Martens, Wed 17-18 (every fortnight, online via Zoom)
- GRAI: Differential geometry discussion group, Dr. Joshua Eisenthal, Wed 18-19 (every fortnight, online via Zoom) [After three succesful semesters GRAI has currently been paused. We'll start up again if enough people are interested.]
- Lambda: Dark energy & cosmological constant discussion group, Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski & Dr. Niels Martens, Wed 18-19 (every fortnight, online via Zoom)
- History and Philosophy of Physics Work-in-Progress Seminar, Dr. Martin King & Dr. Jan Potters, Wed 12-14
Winter term 2022/23
- Colloquium/Seminar (MA): Exam Colloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Tue 14-16
- Lecture (BA): Introduction to Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 10-12
- Exercise 1: Scientific Understanding, Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Wed 14-16
- Block Exercise: Legal, Regulatory and Political Considerations on AI Technologies , Dr. Olivia Erdelyi
- Exercise 2: Einstein as a Philosopher, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 16-18
- Exercise 3: Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics, Dr. Dr. Christian Röken, Tue 12-14
- Lecture (BA): Logic and Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorial: Gideon Noß, Mon 12-14
- Seminar (MA): Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Noah Stemeroff, Thu 10-12
Summer term 2022
- Colloquium/Seminar (MA): Exam Colloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Dr. Niels Martens & Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Tue 16-18
- Seminars as part of the Philosophy of Science Module (BA)
- Seminar 1: Values in Science, Em. Prof. Dr. Andreas Bartels, Thu 16-18
- Seminar 2: Philosophy of science and space exploration (in english), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Mo 12-14
- Seminar 3: Ethics of the digital age: AI, big data and privacy (partially in english), Dr. Niels Martens & Nurida Boddenberg, Tue 10-12 or 12-14 (t.b.a.)
- Seminar 4: Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics, Dr. Dr. Christian Röken, Thu 10-12
- Lecture(BA): Logic and Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorial, Gideon Noß, (t.b.a)
- Seminar (BA): Introduction to Ethics of Technology, Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wysnberghe, Tue 12-14
- Seminar (MA): Ethics of Robotics and Artifical Intelligence, Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wysnberghe, Wed 12-14
- Seminar (MA): Topics on medical ethics or biological ethics, Prof. Dr. Annette Dufner, Tue 12-14
- Seminar (MA): Neo-Kantianism, Logical Positivism and the birth of the philosophy of scince (in english), Dr. Noah Stemeroff, Wed. 10-12
- Seminar (MA): Naturalizing Phenomenal Consciousness: From Neuroscientist to Representationalist Models, Dr. Charlotte Gauvry & Dr. Oliver Braganza, Tue 14-16
Winter term 2021/22
- Colloquium/Seminar (MA): Exam Colloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 16-19
- Lecture (BA): Introduction to Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 10-12
- Exercise 1: Philosophy of Neuroscience/ Neurophilosophy, Nurida Boddenberg, Tue 14-16
- Exercise 2: The Scientific Method, Dr. Martin King, Wed 10-12
- Block Exercise: The Role of Symmetry and Unification in Modern Science, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Sophia Haude, after the winter term lecture period
- Lecture (BA): Logic and Philosophy of Science, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorial tbd
- Seminar (BA/MA): Underdetermination of Scientific Theories by the Data and Historical Arguments: Basic Problems of Realism in the Philosophy of Science, Jan Voosholz, Tue 10-12
- Seminar (MA): The philosophical analysis of black holes, Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Thur 16-18
- Seminar (MA): Philosophy of Mathematics, Dr. Sebastian Speitel, Wed 16-18
Summer term 2021
- (In)consistency in science (BA/MA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Mon 18-20
- Philosophy of Social Science (BA), Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 10-12
- Philosophy of Cosmology (BA), Nurida Boddenberg, Wed 14-16
- The Structure of Scientific Thought Experiments (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 16-18
- Feminist approaches to science and technology (BA), Dr. Apolline Taillandier, time tba
- Exam Colloquium for Master`s Students and PhD Students (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Fri 12-15
- Research Seminar: History and Philosophy of Physics (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 16-18, via Zoom (schedule)
- Logic and Philosophy of Science (BA), Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Steven French: Structure of the World (BA), Jan Voosholz, time tba
- When words hurt: Epistemic and ethical risks of science communication (MA), Dr. Uwe Peters, time tba
Winter term 2020/21
- Philosophy of Time (MA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Wed 16-18, via Zoom
- Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Science (MA), Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 10-12, via Zoom (public website)
- Exam Colloquium for Master`s Students and PhD Students (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 11-14, via Zoom
- Einführung in die Wissenschaftsphilosophie (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Mon 16-18, via Zoom
- Exercise 1: Imre Lakatos: Proofs and Refutations (BA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski & Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 16-18, via Zoom
- Exercise 2: What is a scientific explanation? (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Leonard Dung, Tue 12-14, via Zoom
- Exercise 3: Wittgenstein: Logical-philosophical treatise (BA), Dr. Alex Englander, Wed 12-14, via Zoom
- Exercise 4: Science, Values, and Policy (BA), Dr. Martin King, Wed 10-12, via Zoom
- Research Seminar: History and Philosophy of Physics (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 16-18, via Zoom (schedule)
- Texts concerning the ethics of science (MA), Prof. Dr. Dirk Lanzerath, Thur 10-12, via Zoom
Summer Term 2020
- Science without Controlled Experiments (BA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Wed 16-18, via Zoom
- Topics in Metaphysics (MA), Dr. Niels Martens, Mon 16-18, via Zoom (public website)
- Scientific Explanation (BA), Dr. Martin King, Mon 10-12, via Zoom
- Exam Colloquium for Master`s Students and PhD Students (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 12-15, via Zoom
- Philosophy of Physics I: Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Dr. Christian Röken, Wed 16-18, via Zoom
- Research Seminar: History and Philosophy of Physics (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 16-18, via Zoom
(schedule) - Exercise: The Realism-Antirealism Debates in theoretical Philosophy, Jan Voosholz, Wed 14-16
- Introduction to feminist epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, Jan Voosholz, Wed 10-12
Winter term 2019/20
- Simulations in Science (MA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Mon 16-18, Hörsaal XIII
- Introduction to Philosophy of Science (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 14-16, Hörsaal XV
- Colloquium for Master`s Students and PhD Students (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 12-15, Room 1.074
- Research Seminar: History and Philosophy of Physics (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 16-18, Room 1.070