[FOM] Postgraduate Studies in Logic, History and Philosophy of Science, UGent

[PGS_LHPS]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science at 
the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences 
of Ghent University, Belgium, invites 
applications from prospective students for its 
Postgraduate Studies in Logic, History and Philosophy of Science.

The curriculum is meant for masters in philosophy 
as well as for masters in specific sciences. This 
intensive programme lasts 1 year, with basic 
courses from 4 different packages (logic, history 
of science, philosophy of mathematics, and 
philosophy of science) in the first semester and 
optional courses during the second semester. In 
the general courses, insights and techniques from 
logic, history of science, and philosophy of 
science are introduced in a systematic way. In 
the optional courses, these techniques are 
concretely applied to specific reading material and specific research tasks.

SPECIALISATION OPTION COURSESÂ Â  Â

LOGICÂ Â  Â
Adaptive Logics applied to the Philosophy of Science   Â
Logic and Artificial Intelligence   Â
Fuzzy Sets and Approximate Reasoning   Â
Finitistic Philosophy and Foundations of Mathematics   Â

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEÂ Â  Â
Scientific Explanation   Â
Foundations of Science from a Political and Societal Perspective   Â
Scientific Discovery and Creativity   Â
The Nature of Scientific Concepts   Â

HISTORY OF SCIENCEÂ Â  Â
History and Philosophy of Biology   Â
Historical Applications of Contemporary Philosophy of Science [nl]Â Â  Â
Science in its Historical Context (Middle Ages and Early Modern Period)Â Â  Â
Capita Selecta from the Scientific Revolution to the Enlightenment


The Teaching Language for this Course is English.

The Enrolment Fee is 63 EUR.

Due to the intensive and specialized character of 
the programme, at most 10 students will be 
accepted for the Academic Year 
2013-2014.  Successful candidates are expected 
to have a high motivation and a broad interest in the study curriculum.

For an overview of the Curriculum, links to the 
complete Study Course and Instructions on how to apply, see

<http://logica.ugent.be/centrum/postgrad.html>http://logica.ugent.be/centrum/postgrad.html

For further information and communication related 
to this announcement, please contact us at <mailto:LHPS at UGent.be>LHPS at UGent.be
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