Basic Information
Sciences and Engineering Refer to Mechanisms All The Time. We Talk About Synaptic Transmission Mechanisms, Or Photoluminescence Mechanisms in Quantum Dots, Or Docking Mechanisms On Spacecraft, Etc. But What Is a Mechanism. Why Are They So Useful in Explanations. What Is The Historical Background For Talking in These Terms. Learning Ouctomes# at The End of The Course The Student Will Know# 1. a More Precise Understanding of What Mechanisms Are, in General (the 'ontology' of Mechanisms). 2. an Understanding of What Makes Mechanisms Explanatory. 3. Broad Knowledge of The History of Appeal to Mechanisms, From The Ancient World to Today. 4. Some Understanding of The Limitations of Appeal to Mechanisms. 5. Some Knowledge of Non-mechanistic Approaches to Stem.
Faculty: Humanities and Arts
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Semestrial Information
Weekly Hours
2 Academic Credit • 2 Lecture Hours
Responsible(s)
Enrico Piergiacomi
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Weekly Hours
2 Academic Credit • 2 Lecture Hours
Responsible(s)
Enrico Piergiacomi
Registration Groups
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Weekly Hours
2 Academic Credit • 2 Lecture Hours
Responsible(s)
Enrico Piergiacomi
Registration Groups
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