9 ECTS credits
270 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023885FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
The lecturers’ expertise allows students to conduct research into philosophical questions regarding various aspects of mathematical practice (including (visual) evidence, the role of diagrams, explanation, aesthetic aspects and argumentation). Philosophical questions on explanation and causality in physics and genetics can also be chosen as research topics.
This course is one of the eighteen research seminars that constitute the core of the master programme. Depending on initial qualifications, students enrol for three or five such research seminars.
Within the domain of the philosophy of mathematics and natural sciences:
- Ability to formulate original and innovative research problems based on the duly founded insight into the internationally recognised state-of-the-art in that domain.
- Ability to work out original solutions to the selected research problems, and argue for them clearly and convincingly.
- Ability to deepen one’s knowledge of this domain independently.
- Ability to report on research orally in a clearly-understood manner.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
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Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Research Master of Philosophy: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Research Master of Philosophy: Verkort traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)