Examen philosophicum for Medical Science and Human Movement Science

At NTNU there are four ex.phil.variants. The variants have a common part constituting about 2/3 of the course and a variant part constituting about 1/3. The variants constitute an integral unit.

The course provides a wider perspective on university studies at NTNU through an introduction to the philosophy and history of science and philosophy of science, ethics and political philosophy of relevance to medical students and students of human movement science. The common part draws lines from Antiquity’s worldview to discussions in our own time. It takes up different views of nature, science, crafts/art, ethics and politics rationality and argumentation from both a historical and systematic perspective. The variant part focuses on ethics in general and medical ethics and sports ethics in particular.

Knowledge

*The student will have knowledge of basic concepts, important thinkers and positions in the philosophy and history of science and modern theory of science as well as knowledge of some basic concepts of logic and argumentation theory.

*The student will have knowledge of ethical theory, applied medical ethics and sports ethics.

Skills

*The student will be familiar with and be able to discuss the arguments and central issues in the philosophy and history of science and theory of science.

*The student will be able to relate the different eras/topics to each other and understand the context of the history of thinking.

*The student will be able to apply ethical principles and concepts of moral issues in their field and in society.

General skills

*The student will be able to relate critically to their own discipline and to science in general.

*The students will gain the academic background to be able to make ethical judgments both in professional life and life in general.

The teaching consists of a combined lecture/seminar series. Two assignments are to be completed and approved to take the exam. The exercises should be written in groups of 3-5, but can also be written in pairs or individually. Through discussion and writing, students are trained in scientific and philosophical argumentation in both oral and written form.