The Philosophy of Science (FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER) No. of transferrable credits: 3 Status of the academic subject: Complementary (facultative) academic subject Holder of the academic subject: Professor Mihai STANCIU PhD. Objectives of the academic subject (course and applications):

• to understand the importance of philosophy when the man becomes an individual and social being;

• to define the basic concepts used by the philosophy of science; • to develop the ability to notice the significations of a philosophical text and to point out the

involvement in the generally human plan; • to explain the issues related to the philosophy of science and to point out the involvement upon

the students' scientific training.

Contents of the academic subject (syllabus):

Course (Chapters) SUBJECT AND ISSUES RELATED TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE SPACE AND TIME IN SCIENCE AND PHILOSOHY TRUTH IN SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY CONCIENCE FORMAL LOGICS AND FORMALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES STATUS OF CONTEMPORARY EPISTEMOLOGY PARADIGM OF COMPLEXITY IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE

Practical works Organizing the seminar activity Issues related to the philosophy of science Elements related to the history of the philosophy of science Space and time in science and philosophy Truth in science and philosophy Conscience Mechanical physics and quantum physics Aspects related to the philosophy of biology Logics and methodology of the scientific discoveryEmergence of the complex pluralityTheory of complexity Transdisciplinarity in contemporary sciencePresentation of group projects elaborated by students

Bibliography Botezatu P., coord., 1981, Adevăruri despre adevăr, Junimea, Iaşi Dima T., coord., 1983, Întemeiri raţionale în filosofia ştiinţei, Junimea, Iaşi Einstein A., 1992, Cum văd eu lumea, Humanitas, Bucureşti Hayward S., 1999, Biopsihologie, Ed. Tehnică, Bucureşti Lupaşcu Şt., 1983, Logica dinamică a contradictoriului, Ed. Pol., Bucureşti Morin E., 1990, Introduction à la penseé complexe, ESF, Paris Nicolescu B., 1999, Transdisciplinaritatea, Polirom, Iaşi Pârvu I., 1990, Arhitectura existenţei, Humanitas, Bucureşti Prigogine I., 1992, De la existenţă la devenire, Ed. Şt., Bucureşti Suppes P, 1990, Metafizica probabilistă, Humanitas, Bucureşti Tonoiu V., 1997, În căutarea unei paradigme a complexităţii, Ed. IRI, Bucureşti Final evaluation

Evaluation forms Evaluation methods Percentage of the final grade

Colloquium Elaboration and presentation of the group project

60 %

Assessment of the activity during the semester

Speaking evaluation during the semester and test papers 40%

Contact person: Prof. dr. Mihai STANCIU Facultatea de Agricultură - USAMV Iași Aleea Mihail Sadoveanu nr. 3, Iaşi, 700490, România telefon: 0040 232 407465, fax: 0040 232 219175 E-mail: mstanciu@uaiasi.ro Modalități de evaluare Procent din nota finală