Nadja El Kassar: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2016

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Prof. Dr. Nadja El Kassar
(Professor Universität Luzern)
FieldPhilosophy
Address
Professur für Philosophie
ETH Zürich, RZ F 5
Clausiusstrasse 59
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailnadja.elkassar@gess.ethz.ch
DepartmentHumanities, Social and Political Sciences
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NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
851-0125-60LIntroduction to Epistemology3 credits2GN. El Kassar
AbstractIn this course we will examine fundamental questions of epistemology, e.g. What is knowledge? How are we to conceive of perception? Which beliefs are rational and justified? How do we acquire knowledge? By discussing a selection of seminal philosophical texts we will study fundamental epistemological theories.
Objective- conceptions of fundamental epistemological concepts
- sensitivity to epistemological questions
- capacity to reflect epistemological theories
- capacity to discuss epistemological theories
- reading philosophical texts (including English texts)
862-0050-00LHistory and Philosophy of Knowledge: Goals, Methods and Work Technics Restricted registration - show details
Only for History and Philosophy of Knowledge MSc.

This lecture is important as an Introduction to the Master Programme
2 credits2GN. El Kassar, N. Guettler, M. Hampe, F. Hupfer, C. Jany, B. Schär, M. Wulz
AbstractThe lecture series are held by all scientific disciplines involved in the HPK-Master programme and are meant to acquaint the students with the different ambitions, methods and techniques of each discipline. Furthermore, the lectures should serve as a "helpdesk" and "workshop" for all theses written within the M.A. programme.
ObjectiveThe interdisciplinary lecture series are exclusively addressed to the students of the HPK-M.A. programme. They provide an insight into all the disciplines which participate in the M.A. programme and their specific demands, approaches, problems and techniques. Subsequent to the lectures, there will be an opportunity to discuss difficulties occurring within the procedures of thesis-writing. The series should provide and secure a substantial, methodological and formal orientation within the disciplines taught in the M.A.-program.
Prerequisites / NoticeDates: Thursday, 10-12