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Description

This course aims to provide a first introduction into basic concepts of the theory of knowledge and creativity, treating such key concepts, as certainty, trust, fact, belief, reason, experience, rationality, empiricism, intuition, confidence, emotion, serendipity, asking questions like: How do we know? What are the limits and possibilities of knowledge? Are there different ways of knowing? The course focusses particularly on the notion of creativity in the natural sciences.

Compétences visées

After completing this course the students will able to :

  • use key concepts in epistemology,
  • articulate differences between truth and belief, certainty and uncertainty,
  • articulate different (historical) understandings of rationality and creativity.

Discipline(s)

  • Sciences de gestion et du management

Contact

Responsable(s) de l'enseignement
Matthias Dorries : dorries@unistra.fr