participation is mandatory
08:00 am - 09:00 am Lecture
09:00 am - 11:00 am Practical fire protection exercises outdoors, so please wear weatherproof clothing and sturdy shoes!

Parts of the exercise will be held as a seminar (dates and time slots upon agreement with the students).

Enrolment by E-Mail at:
oliver.romberg@dlr.de
Please name Your course of study
Enrolment only until 2019-10-31
Place of the course:
Concurrent Engineering Facility (CEF)
DLR Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme
Robert-Hooke-Str. 7
In case of too many enrolments: Students from Master Space Engineering will be prefered, particularly if they are advanced

Anmeldung per Mail bei:
oliver.romberg@dlr.de
Geben Sie bitte Ihren Studiengang mit an
Verbindlicher Anmeldeschluß: 31.10.2019
Veranstaltungsort:
Concurrent Engineering Facility (CEF)
DLR Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme
Robert-Hooke-Str. 7
Bei zu vielen Anmeldungen: Studierende aus dem M Space Eng werden bevorzugt, insbesondere aus höheren Semestern

Course Content:

This course covers philosophical questions about cosmology and about the exploration of terra incognita related to space. First, we cover the meaning of exploration for mankind in general (exploration of new territories as well as of laws of the physical world and laws in general). Second, we specialize to questions related to space: What is the idea behind a finite or infinite world? What does the exploration of space mean for the “position” of mankind within the Universe, for the world view of human beings? What would it mean for mankind if the search for extraterrestrial life will be successful? In what sense can cosmology missions “uncover” the dynamics of the universe from the Big Bang to the far future? What concept of time is involved here and what counts as evidence and why?

Learning outcome/learning goals:

• Knowledge of basic notions from the philosophy of the natural sciences (natural law, space, time, infinity, …)
• Basic insights into the aims of scientific inquiry and the generation of scientific knowledge (by means of examples from the history of cosmology)
• Ideas involved in human self-understanding related to “other worlds” or extraterrestrial life
• Basic knowledge of cosmology.

Literature:
[Will be announced at the beginning of the course.]