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Philosophy of a Specific Discipline: Philosophy of Medical Sciences

Philosophy of Medical Sciences is a specialisation of the MA programme in Philosophy of a Specific Discipline. The two-year Master’s programme in Philosophy of a Specific Discipline is intended for students in a particular academic discipline who are interested in the philosophical foundations and methodological aspects of that discipline.

For information about the objectives and general structure of the programme, the MA thesis and the requirements for graduation, please see the website of the MA in Philosophy of Specific Discipline. For a brief description of this specialisation click on ‘Informatie’ above.

Structure of the programme

First Year

  • 10 EC / MA course in Philosophy

  • 10 EC / MA course in Philosophy

  • 10 EC / Specialist MA course in Philosophy of Medical Sciences

  • 30 EC / MA courses in Medical Sciences

Second Year

  • 10 EC / Specialist MA course in Philosophy of Medical Sciences

  • 10 EC / MA courses in Medical Sciences

  • 10 EC / Literature Study in the area of the MA thesis

  • 30 EC / MA thesis

First year / Second year

The following MA courses in Philosophy and specialist MA courses in Philosophy of Medical Sciences are on offer in 2009-2010:

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Specialist courses in Philosophy of Medical Sciences

Philosophy of Medical Science I: Filosofie, psychiatrie en neurowetenschappen 10
Philosophy of Medical Science II 10

MA courses in Philosophy

Newton as Philosopher 10
Philosophy and History of Philosophy: an Uneasy Couple? 10
Philosophy of Historiography I: General and Intellectual History 10
Het ding bij Heidegger en Ponge 10
Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding 10
Nietzschean and Post-Nietzschean Aesthetics 10
Philosophy of Historiography II: History of Science 10
The Taming of the Mind 10
Het ding bij Benjamin 10
Wijsgerige antropologie IV: Taal en Romantiek 10
Ethics and Evolution 10
Moral Psychology 10

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Description

The specialisation Philosophy of Medical Science is focused on a broad range of questions: both social and ethical questions within the medical profession and issues that are related to the philosophy of science. More information will be available shortly.

Specialisation co-ordinator

Prof. dr. G. (Gerrit) Glas
glasg@xs4all.nl