Syllabus Repository
PSA Syllabus Repository
The PSA International Syllabus Repository is a collection that showcases effective and creative teaching of the philosophy of science that reaches beyond the mainstream. We are seeking to build a library of new ideas and good practices from around the world that will help those who are trying to internationalize the subject and introduce it to new audiences.Any member of the PSA based anywhere in the world may make a submission. We welcome not only the traditional type of syllabi specifying a schedule of lectures or discussion sessions and reading lists, but also descriptions of innovative learning activities that do not fit the usual notion of “course.” Teaching plans at any level from secondary school to PhD programs are eligible.
Innovations to the conventional philosophy of science displayed in the entries may include:
- Application of insights from various non-Anglophone or non-analytic traditions of philosophy to Anglophone analytic philosophy of science;
- Adaptation of traditional issues in the philosophy of science to the sensibilities and conditions of the countries and communities in which the course is taught;
- Selection (or creation) of teaching materials (print or online) with the same purpose;
- Comparative study or synthesis of traditions of philosophy of science from different parts of the world, or from different languages, cultures, or religions;
- Critical examination of the legacies of colonialism and other aspects of international and intercultural politics in the philosophy of science;
- Philosophical examination of interactions between European-origin science (and technology and medicine) and non-European traditions of knowledge;
- Productive combination of sources in multiple languages.
The PSA will be making regular calls for syllabi to be added to this repository, in conjunction with a prize competition. So far we have had two calls, in 2022 and 2024.
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