Contemporary Research Issues in Ethics, Science, and Policy 2

Aim

On completion of the course, the students should on an advanced level be able to:

• compile, critically review, and evaluate current research literature within areas relevant to policy development
• describe and analyse philosophical and ethical concepts, theories, and issues that are relevant to how new research findings are evaluated, used, and communicated
• present research findings to an audience outside the academic world
• develop a theoretically informed and in-depth argumentation in specific problem areas concerning philosophical and ethical issues within policy work
• formulate advanced theory-based political recommendations and assessments of normative issues within policy areas based on new research

Content

A central task in investigative and policy work is the ability to interpret, explain, and use new research findings. The course aims to provide both in-depth and broad for these three abilities. The course covers methods in ethics and philosophy of science from the history of philosophy. The focus is on explaining new research literature, where a central task is presentation techniques and knowledge dissemination, as well as explaining new research in the philosophy of science or applied ethics to other students. The course also addresses the use of new research results on one's own new questions within policy development.