Einführung in die Philosophie für Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure

What it is about

You receive an introduction to central areas of philosophy (e.g., ethics, logic, metaphysics, epistemology, natural philosophy, philosophy of mind, aesthetics) and learn to connect philosophical questions with natural-scientific-technical and societal aspects. In the end you will be able to analyze ethical tensions, develop justified solution proposals, and transfer these to professional contexts.

What you will be able to do

• Overview competence in fundamental philosophical tensions
• Networking competence between ethical and natural-science-technical questions
• Interpretation competence for assessing technical problems
• Problem-solving competence for concrete issues
• Occupational practical competence to apply philosophical perspectives in the profession

What the module consists of

• Einführung (Vorlesungsanteil)Conveying fundamental philosophical areas and concepts
• ImpulsvorträgePresentation of individual topics as an entry
• Diskussionen / Philosophisches GesprächDevelopment and reflection in dialogue
• Paar- und GruppenarbeitenJoint handling of ethical-natural-scientific questions
• Philo-WIKI-ProjektDevelopment and presentation of knowledge for engineers

Teaching method

• BrainstormingDetermination of prior knowledge and gaining an overview
• ImpulsvorträgeIntroduction to individual topics
• Textlektüre mit ZusammenfassungenPromotion of feedback ability and understanding
• PaararbeitPromotion of dialogue
• GruppenarbeitElaboration of problems and solutions
• Literaturrecherche und Textproduktion (für Philo-WIKI)Training in concise scientific writing