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493389-FS2025-0-Science and Politics of the Anthropocene: Epistemological and Critical Perspectives





Root number 493389
Semester FS2025
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Political Science
Type of exam not defined
Title Science and Politics of the Anthropocene: Epistemological and Critical Perspectives
Description The Anthropocene denotes the current regime of disruptive human interferences in fundamental, life-support planetary processes – climate change and biodiversity loss being two important aspects among several others. This lecture examines the entangled epistemic (i.e. related to knowledge and its limitations) and non-epistemic (i.e. ethical, political,…) challenges that the multi-dimensional nature of the Anthropocene raises for the natural science characterization of this new regime (e.g. in view of policy-making). Building on the scholarship about values in science, the lecture will discuss these challenges from an interdisciplinary and critical perspective: particular attention will thus be devoted to the value-laden and normative aspects of ‘Anthropocene science’ (e.g. climate science, Earth system science) – as within the influential planetary boundary framework – and their linkage with political and critical social science issues.



Prerequisites: none

Form of implementation: Presence

SUBJECT AREA following study plan:
Bachelor Social Science: Major and Minor
Philosophy: Bachelor and Master


Incription: from January 15th 08.00pm (20.00 Uhr) onwards via ILIAS
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Vincent Minh Duc Lam, Institute of Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy ✉
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Tuesday 16:15-18:00 Weekly
Wednesday 4/6/2025 14:15-15:45
 
Rooms Hörsaal 003, Hörsaalgebäude vonRoll
 
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