History and philosophy of science in physics education

Physics education in the Danish upper secondary school system has undergone a major reform, starting in August 1988. The earlier science‐centred physics curriculum has given way to a presentation of physics as a human activity, one way of obtaining this aim being through a compulsory introduction to elements of the history and philosophy of science. Following a brief presentation of the main reasons for including the historical‐philosophical dimension in physics teaching, this article describes how this dimension‐‐which was unfamiliar to most physics teachers‐‐was implemented in daily teaching practice. The implementation took place in three steps: (1) the development of a comprehensive teachers’ guide, (2) a nationwide in‐service teacher training programme, and (3) the publication of a number of students’ books written according to the guidelines of the committee responsible for all aspects of the implementation programme.     

Gender and physics: feminist philosophy and science education

Physics education reform movements should pay attention to feminist analyses of gender in the culture of physics for two reasons. One reason is that feminist analyses contribute to an understanding of a ‘chilly climate’ women encounter in many physics university departments. Another reason is that feminist analyses reveal that certain styles of doing science are predominant in the culture of physics. I introduce recent philosophical work in social epistemology to argue that the predominance of certain styles of doing science is not good for science. Scientific communities would benefit from greater diversity in styles of doing science.

Michel Serres: a troubadour for science, philosophy and education

When all the people of the world finally speak the same language and commune in the same message or the same norm of reason, we will descend, idiot imbeciles, lower than rats, more stupidly than lizards. The same maniacal language and science, the same repetitions of the same in all latitudes–an earth covered with screeching parrots. (Serres, 1997, p. 124)
The goal of instruction is the end of instruction, that is to say invention. Invention is the only true intellectual act, the only act of intelligence. The rest? Copying, cheating, reproduction, laziness, convention, battle, sleep. Only discovery awakens. Only invention proves that one truly thinks what one thinks, whatever that may be. (Serres, 1997, pp. 92–93)     

Lifelong education and philosophy of education

Problems of scale lead to the use of lay tutors in education for trade union members. These tutors need support from their organization. The design of this support is far from easy. A Dutch research project reveals some of the problems of providing support for these educational volunteers. Some results of this research are reported in this article. First, attention is devoted to some ideas about trade union education, based on British and Dutch literature. Second, the article concentrates on the investigated practices: local trade union education in the Netherlands, lay tutors and their tasks. In order to decipher the role of support activities, the elements of a model of volunteer activities are proposed. With a view to the diffusion of Dutch experience, a model of the support activities of trade unions related to the tasks of lay tutors is described. Five support environments for lay tutors are subsequently sketched.

Although some aggregation has been achieved, the level of knowledge remains quite low. Fundamental knowledge on support does not, as yet, exist. Knowledge is still far too limited to be able to provide advice on which environment to choose in a specific situation. Creating finely tuned support for lay tutors cannot be reduced to making a choice or to the combination of certain elements. If creating support is not the same as making a choice, this implies a design task. To assist efforts in designing support activities for lay tutors ten recommendations are made. Finally, their quality is briefly discussed.     

海德格尔对现代技术形而上学思考的内在根据

本期论坛主要讨论科学哲学学科建设的立足点、科学理论的进化结构、海德格尔的技术哲学思想以及费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学。曹志平博士认为 ,科学哲学从哲学思潮到哲学学科 ,是一个树立范式 ,消解范式 ,进而寻找范式的过程 ;胡光博士认为 ,把科学理论视为一种进化结构为现代科学认识论提供了一个具体的发展模式 ;宋文新博士认为 ,海德格尔的技术批判的宗旨是克服形而上学 ,寻找哲学发现的新方向 ;王书明博士则将费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学定性为有限理性论。     

寻找范式:科学哲学从思潮到学科

本期论坛主要讨论科学哲学学科建设的立足点、科学理论的进化结构、海德格尔的技术哲学思想以及费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学。曹志平博士认为 ,科学哲学从哲学思潮到哲学学科 ,是一个树立范式 ,消解范式 ,进而寻找范式的过程 ;胡光博士认为 ,把科学理论视为一种进化结构为现代科学认识论提供了一个具体的发展模式 ;宋文新博士认为 ,海德格尔的技术批判的宗旨是克服形而上学 ,寻找哲学发现的新方向 ;王书明博士则将费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学定性为有限理性论。     

论科学理论的进化结构

本期论坛主要讨论科学哲学学科建设的立足点、科学理论的进化结构、海德格尔的技术哲学思想以及费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学。曹志平博士认为 ,科学哲学从哲学思潮到哲学学科 ,是一个树立范式 ,消解范式 ,进而寻找范式的过程 ;胡光博士认为 ,把科学理论视为一种进化结构为现代科学认识论提供了一个具体的发展模式 ;宋文新博士认为 ,海德格尔的技术批判的宗旨是克服形而上学 ,寻找哲学发现的新方向 ;王书明博士则将费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学定性为有限理性论。     

后现代语境中的费耶阿本德哲学

本期论坛主要讨论科学哲学学科建设的立足点、科学理论的进化结构、海德格尔的技术哲学思想以及费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学。曹志平博士认为 ,科学哲学从哲学思潮到哲学学科 ,是一个树立范式 ,消解范式 ,进而寻找范式的过程 ;胡光博士认为 ,把科学理论视为一种进化结构为现代科学认识论提供了一个具体的发展模式 ;宋文新博士认为 ,海德格尔的技术批判的宗旨是克服形而上学 ,寻找哲学发现的新方向 ;王书明博士则将费耶阿本德的后现代科学哲学定性为有限理性论。     

Europe,Continental philosophy and the philosophy of education

On what might a comparative discussion of philosophy of education that takes Europe as one of its terms be based? This paper begins by addressing the complexity that attaches to the name 'Europe' in this context in order to lay the way for a more detailed consideration of so-called 'Continental' philosophy--specifically of poststructuralism. It makes reference to the ways in which the work of poststructuralist thinkers has often been interpreted in 'postmodern' educational theory and seeks to reveal certain errors in this regard. Distinctions are drawn between postmodernity, postmodernism and poststructuralism, illustrating the last of these in terms of two influential strands of thought drawn from Levinas and Nietzsche, and indicating their value for education. In conclusion, some brief remarks are offered regarding the institutionalization of philosophy of education in Europe.     

论蒙田的教育思想

对16世纪法国启蒙思想家蒙田的教育思想进行系统研究，深入分析其对有关教育目的、内容、方法以及教师的一系列见解。蒙田这些教育观点不仅在当时是非常进步的，对于17世纪后西方现代教育思想的演进起到了非常重要的奠基作用，对今天我国的教育和教学改革事业也有着非常重要的启发甚至是指导意义。