Epistemology, causation and modelisation

lppe1306  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Epistemology, causation and modelisation
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1

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Language
English
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Content
The parts will be of unequal lengths
1. Scientific representation: models, theories, idealization.
2. Philosophical reflection on determinism and probabilities.
3. Causation and explanation
4. Modern conception of probability: axiomatisation, origins, conditional probability, central limit theorem.
5. Modelling causality in social sciences.
6. Causation = counterfactual dependance?Philosophical theories of causality.
7. Causation = probabilistic dependance?
Evaluation methods
Oral exam
Online resources
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Teaching materials
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Bachelor in Philosophy