Research management and science foundations

The student has multiple sources of information at his or her disposal, generally constituting a random mosaic of knowledge, as opposed to that logically dispensed by books and lectures. Lectures can structure reasoning, but often erase the originality of the knowledge taught. The History of Science courses offered in this module therefore aim to restore the historical and epistemological foundations of Science, so that students understand that scientific knowledge emerges in a precise context, with multiple dimensions (social, philosophical, economic, political, scientific, etc.).Secondly, the Foundations of Science project aims to develop individual reflection and personal acquisition, which are truly formative. The objectives are as follows:To restore science to its historical and epistemological foundations.To show that scientific knowledge emerges in a precise context with multiple dimensions (social, philosophical, economic, political, scientific... etc.)To develop the critical spirit of future engineers in relation to science and technologyTo establish strong links between the science courses given to future engineers and society in its multi-dimensionality.

General culture and curiosity

Presentation of the MFRDS project: 1h20
Lecture on ethics in the workplace: 2h
History of science, content subject to change depending on the speaker: 3h

Stories of science

Scientific history of science Philosophical history of science

The historian's history of science. Is the history of science continuous or discontinuous? Scientific progress according to Auguste Comte (law of three states) (1830)

 Gaston Bachelard's epistemological obstacles/ruptures (1938)

 How science works (paradigms, crises, scientific revolutions, etc.) according to Thomas Kuhn (1962) The work of Paul Feyerabend.