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Lectures, Seminars & Discussion Groups on Philosophy of Physics and Philosophy of Science at the University of Bonn
Summer term 2023
- Blockseminar: Introduction to Philosophy of Statistics (BA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski
- Werte in den Naturwissenschaften (BA), Sophia Haude
- Perspektivistischer Realismus und Pluralismus (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
- Vorlesung: Wissenschaftskonzepte, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thu 16-18
- Neo-Kantian Philosophy of Science (MA), Dr. Noah Stemeroff, Tue 10-12
- Blockseminar: 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): Examenskolloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Tue 14-16
- Vorlesung (BA): Einführung in die Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 10-12
- Übung 1: Scientific Understanding, Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Wed 14-16
- Blockübung: Rechtliche, Regulatorische und Politische Überlegungen zu KI-Technologien, Dr. Olivia Erdelyi
- Übung 2: Einstein als Philosoph, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 16-18
- Übung 3: Interpretationen der Quantenmechanik, Dr. Dr. Christian Röken, Tue 12-14
- Vorlesung (BA): Logik und Wissenschaftstheorie, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorium: 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): Examenskolloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Dr. Niels Martens & Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Tue 16-18
- Seminare im Rahmen des Moduls zur Wissenschaftsphilosophie (BA)
- Seminar 1: Werte in den Wissenschaften, 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: Interpretationen der Quantenmechanik, Dr. Dr. Christian Röken, Thu 10-12
- Vorlesung (BA): Logik und Wissenschaftstheorie, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorium zur Vorlesung, G. 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): Thema zur Medizinethik oder Bioethik, 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): Examenskolloquium and History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Dr. Niels Martens, Tue 16-19
- Vorlesung (BA): Einführung in die Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Tue 10-12
- Übung 1: Philosophie der Neurowissenschaften/Neurophilosophie, Nurida Boddenberg, Tue 14-16
- Übung 2: The Scientific Method, Dr. Martin King, Wed 10-12
- Blockübung: Die Rolle von Symmetrie und Vereinheitlichung in den modernen Naturwissenschaften, Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Sophia Haude, Nach Ende der Vorlesungszeit der WiSe
- Vorlesung (BA): Logik und Wissenschaftstheorie, Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel, Tue 16-18
- Tutorium tbd
- Seminar (BA/MA): Unterdeterminiertheit wissenschaftlicher Theorien durch die Daten und historische Argumente: Grundprobleme des Realismus in der Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Jan Voosholz, Tue 10-12
- Seminar (MA): The philosophical analysis of black holes, Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Thur 16-18
- Seminar (MA): Philosophie der Mathematik, 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
- Philosophie der Kosmologie (BA), Nurida Boddenberg, Wed 14-16
- Die Struktur von naturwissenschaftlichen Gedankenexperimenten (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 16-18
- Feminist approaches to science and technology (BA), Dr. Apolline Taillandier, time tba
- Examenskolloquium für Masterstudenten und Doktoranden (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)
- Logik und Wissenschaftstheorie (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)
- Examenskolloquium für Masterstudenten und Doktoranden (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 11-14, via Zoom
- Einführung in die Wissenschaftsphilosophie (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Mon 16-18, via Zoom
- Übung 1: Imre Lakatos: Proofs and Refutations (Beweise und Widerlegungen) (BA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski & Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 16-18, via Zoom
- Übung 2: Was ist eine wissenschaftliche Erklärung (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl & Leonard Dung, Tue 12-14, via Zoom
- Übung 3: Wittgenstein: Logisch-philosophische Abhandlung (BA), Dr. Alex Englander, Wed 12-14, via Zoom
- Übung 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)
- Texte zur Wissenschaftsethik (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
- Examenskolloquium für Masterstudenten und Doktoranden (MA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Wed 12-15, via Zoom
- Philosophie der Physik I: Klassische Mechanik und Elektrodynamik (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) - Übung: Die Realismus-Antirealismusdebatten in der theoretischen Philosophie, Jan Voosholz, Wed 14-16
- Einführung in die feministische Erkenntnistheorie, Metaphysik und Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Jan Voosholz, Wed 10-12
Winter term 2019/20
- Simulations in Science (MA), Dr. Juliusz Doboszewski, Mon 16-18, Hörsaal XIII
- Einführung in die Wissenschaftsphilosophie (BA), Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl, Thur 14-16, Hörsaal XV
- Kolloquium für Masterstudenten und Doktoranden (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