AGST Module 1 (Environmental policy & Rural development studies) will hold a series of special lectures titled “Agricultural Science and Society” from October 14 to 23, 2015.
[Instructor]
Ir. JAN SCHAKEL
Wageningen University & Research Centre (WUR)
[Schedule]
(1) October 14 (Wednesday) 9:00-12:00
(2) October 16 (Friday) 9:00-12:00
(3) October 21 (Wednesday) 9:00-12:00
(4) October 23 (Friday) 9:00-12:00
[Venue]
Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics East Bldg. Room 102
[Lecture Title]
Agricultural Science and Society
[Contents]
1. Agriculture and Modernisation; the ‘Horizon of Relevance’
2. The Rise and Fall of Agricultural Modernisation
3. Philosophy of the (Agricultural) Sciences (1)
4. Philosophy of the (Agricultural) Sciences (2)
5. Technology: Instrumentalism,Pragmatism and Moralism
6. Assignments for Group Work and Individual Papers
7. Presentation of Group Work, Discussion and Feedback
8. Agricultural Sciences and Society: Reflections
