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**Table of Contents**
# Table of Contents
- [About the course](#about-the-course)
- [Formalities](#formalities)
- [Lecturers ](#lecturers)
- [Communication](#communication)
- [Credit points ](#credit-points)
- [Required readings ](#required-readings)
- [Lecturers ](#lecturers)
- [Communication](#communication)
- [Credit points ](#credit-points)
- [Required readings ](#required-readings)
- [Course program](#course-program)
- [Wednesday September 20 (day 1), Philosophy and Research Ethics I ](#wednesday-september-20-day-1-philosophy-and-research-ethics-i)
- [Thursday, September 21 (day 2), Philosophy and Research Ethics II ](#thursday-september-21-day-2-philosophy-and-research-ethics-ii)
- [Wednesday, October 04 (day 3): Theories about science in context I ](#wednesday-october-04-day-3-theories-about-science-in-context-i)
- [Wednesday, 5 Oct. 2023: Theories about science in context II (day4)](#wednesday-5-oct-2023-theories-about-science-in-context-ii-day4)
- [Wednesday, 15 November: Critical perspectives I (day 5)](#wednesday-15-november-critical-perspectives-i--day-5)
- [Thursday 16 November: Critical perspectives II (day 6)](#thursday-16-november-critical-perspectives-ii--day-6)
- [20 Sept.: Philosophy and Research Ethics I (day 1)](#20-sept-philosophy-and-research-ethics-i--day-1)
- [21 Sept.: Philosophy and Research Ethics II (day 2)](#21-sept-philosophy-and-research-ethics-ii-day-2)
- [04 Oct.: Theories about science in context I (day 3)](#04-oct-theories-about-science-in-context-i-day-3)
- [5 Oct.: Theories about science in context II (day4)](#5-oct-theories-about-science-in-context-ii-day4)
- [15 Nov.: Critical perspectives I (day 5)](#15-nov-critical-perspectives-i--day-5)
- [16 Nov.: Critical perspectives II (day 6)](#16-nov-critical-perspectives-ii--day-6)
- [24. Nov.: Conference](#24-nov-conference)
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The course gives an introduction to theories of science and relevant social science and humanities scholarship, with an emphasis on the history and philosophy of science and the social organization and dynamics of various academic fields, including their strategies for producing knowledge and the interaction between research and society. This includes an introduction to critical perspectives, such as post-/decolonial and feminist perspectives on science.
The overall aim of the course is to help the participants to *successfully* conduct their PhD project. *Success* ultimately and invariably depends on hard scientific work, but what "success" means is defined by institutional, societal, and political contexts within which scientific knowledge is produced. The course engages with issues such as philosophical assumptions underlying high-quality scholarship, making claims about truth and objectivity, professional and societal relevance of science, and navigation of academic challenges. To contribute to a better understanding of contemporary academic work, insights into the history of science and academic scholarship and the key features of the modern university are conveyed. Moreover, the course provides one of the few arenas in which PhD students from a wide variety of disciplines meet and work together, which increases their interdisciplinary sensitivities.
The overall aim of the course is to help the participants to *successfully* conduct their PhD project. What "success" means is defined by institutional, societal, and political contexts within which scientific knowledge is produced. The course engages with issues such as philosophical assumptions underlying high-quality scholarship, making claims about truth and objectivity, professional and societal relevance of science, and navigation of academic challenges. To contribute to a better understanding of contemporary academic work, insights into the history of science and academic scholarship and the key features of the modern university are conveyed. Moreover, the course provides one of the few arenas in which PhD students from a wide variety of disciplines meet and work together, which increases their interdisciplinary sensitivities.
## Formalities
The course is given over six days, with lectures on the following 3 x 2 days,
from 09.15 to 15.45:
The course is given over six days, with lectures on the following 3 x 2 days, from 09.15 to 15.45:
Day 1 Philosophy and ethics I (Thomas, Jonathan): 20.09.<br/>
Day 2 Philosophy and ethics II (Mattias, May): 21.09.
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## Course program
### Wednesday September 20 (day 1), Philosophy and Research Ethics I
### 20 Sept.: Philosophy and Research Ethics I (day 1)
0915 Welcome, structure of the course, course assignment, and other practical information
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1045 Break
The following lectures on day 1 and 2 will take up philosophical questions about method and truth in relation to natural science, social science, and the humanities, rounding off with a discussion of general research ethics.
The following lectures on day 1 and 2 will take up philosophical questions about method and truth in relation to natural science, social science, and the humanities, rounding off with a discussion of general research ethics.
1100-1545 (Lunch 1200-1300): Jonathan Knowles: Philosophy of Science: Objectivity, Method, and Truth
This session introduces the classical issues of the philosophy of science, framed through the lens of the nature and possibility of objectivity in research.
This session introduces the classical issues of the philosophy of science, framed through the lens of the nature and possibility of objectivity in research.
*Essential readings:*
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- M. Foucault 'The Discourse on Language' Appendix to The Archaeology of Knowledge. New York, Pantheon Books 1972, http://commons.princeton.edu/shakespeares-language/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/09/Foucault-The-Discourse-on-Language.pdf
### Thursday, September 21 (day 2), Philosophy and Research Ethics II
### 21 Sept.: Philosophy and Research Ethics II (day 2)
0915-1200: Mattias Solli: The Role of the Body and Literacy in Research
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1545 End of day
### Wednesday, October 04 (day 3): Theories about science in context I
### 04 Oct.: Theories about science in context I (day 3)
0915 Thomas Berker: Introduction: History, institutions, practices
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1545 End of day
### Wednesday, 5 Oct. 2023: Theories about science in context II (day4)
### 5 Oct.: Theories about science in context II (day4)
0915 Knut H. Sørensen: The university as a place and a context for research: Academic freedom and autonomy, the quest for excellence, and strained collegiality.
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1545 End of day
### Wednesday, 15 November: Critical perspectives I (day 5)
### 15 Nov.: Critical perspectives I (day 5)
0915 Sofia Moratti: Situated knowledge and feminist critique of science
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1545 End
### Thursday 16 November: Critical perspectives II (day 6)
### 16 Nov.: Critical perspectives II (day 6)
0915 Thomas Berker: The many uses of science: engagement, interdisciplinarity, innovation and sustainability
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1300 Thomas Berker: Introduction and group work on the course assignment
1545 End of day
### 24. Nov.: Conference
The participants of the course present papers on how their PhD work relates to the topics of the course. The conference is public and will be organised collectively.
Thomas Berker
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