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Instructors: Dr. Alexander Friedrich
Event type:
Lecture
Org-unit: Dept. 02 - Institute of Philosophy
Displayed in timetable as:
02-21-2202-vl
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Digital Teaching:
This lecture is an audio recording of the same titled lecture by Prof. Gehring in WS 19/20, which is available on the openlearnware platform of TU Darmstadt for streaming or download: https://www.openlearnware.de/collection/philosophy-of-science-and-research-in-the-humanities-347
A German version of a (but shorter, not quite identical) version of the lecture can also be found there.
The lecture basically takes place asynchronously. The course is complemented by an accompanying Moodle course and optional Q&A sessions (Zoom). Session links, the program and all further information about the course can be found on moodle.
In the first session there will be a short welcome meeting where the concept of the course will be explained.
Course Contents:
The lecture offers an introduction to the understanding of methods of humanistic-scientific work and especially to the corresponding theory. The course focuses on the long history of science and its disciplines. Since when has the humanities or textual sciences existed at all? What were and are their concerns, their goals, their idea(s) of precision? How do the humanities define what they do "scholarly" - not only, but also in contrast to the natural sciences? What role do media and technology play in this? And what is the position of the so-called humanities in sociology and the social sciences, especially in the modern age? Does "society" stand against "Geist"? And what would "Geist" be anyway?
In concrete terms, the lecture also explains central methodological concepts such as "philology", "dialogue/dialectics", "hermeneutics", "phenomenology" and "discourse analysis". The question of "empirical" methods, in concrete terms: the relationship to so-called quantifying methods, is dealt with as well as the role of digital tools in text work and interpretive analysis. Where is the journey going with the "Digital Humanities" programme?
Literature:
The lecture is held in Englisch and is aimed at students of the Philosophy and Data and Discourse Studies Master programmes. Interested students of other subjects are also welcome to attend.
For the acquisition of credit points, successful participation in the final exam is required.
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