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Who and What is Reasonable. On Reason, AI and the Role of Science in Society
Wer und was ist vernünftig? Über Vernunft, KI und die Rolle von Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:40
Abstract
Technological developments and political conflicts provoke the question: Who and what is reasonable? Are robots reasonab or merely reliable? Is „reason = intelligence“ true? Are experts, e.g. climatologists, more reasonable than the folk? Should they have more political influence? Answering such questions requires a philosophical clarification of the concepts rationality, reason, and intelligence.
Objective
The participant should have achieved 1. a knowledge of conceptions of reason and intelligence and of the difference between reason and intelligence; 2. an understanding of the ways robots and animals could be intelligent; 3. an evaluation of the role scientific experts should play in a democratic society.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise | Wer und was ist vernünftig? Über Vernunft, KI und die Rolle von Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Type B: Reflection About Subject-Specific Methods and Contents (Subject-specific courses: Recommended for doctoral, master and bachelor students (after first-year examination only). Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again. These course units are also listed under "Type A", which basically means all students can enroll)
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