교양(기초)교육으로서의 논리학 및 과학기술철학의 현황과 그 확대 방안

Abstract

In this article, I will argue that logic is the core in human thinking and constructing knowledge systems and it must be a compulsory subject as a general education or a basic of sciences, human or social or natural, in college curricula. And I will also argue that when in addition to logic as a formal science philosophy of science-technology is set up both subjects really become so substantial in the forms and their contents that the general or basic capacity education will have efficacy and effectiveness in universities. The subject Logic(Logic and Thinking, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Arguments and Criticism and so on) is the universal methodology of sciences. And The subject Philosophy of Science-Technology is the method of philosophying their contents or the contents-tropical discipline. Both disciplines are the central core in consumer-centered curricula or knowledge/science-centered curricula in the comtemporary science-technological age of the so called knowledge-based society or knowledge-and-information society. Although that is very fire-clear, Logic or Philosophy of Science and Technology is not installed as compulsory subjects at most of colleges and universities in Korea, and if any, as selective subjects nowadays. I eventually argue that Logic and Philosophy of Science-Technology should not be ignored as general educations. And I also argue that by recognizing the right concepts about general education and by implementing the general education curricula in accordance with the regulations which a logician or a philosopher of science suggests at the council of general education Logic and/or Philosophy of Science-Technology will be installed increasingly as a compulsory or a selective in colleges and universities. And I argue that for the purpose of those enlargement of installing Logic and/or Philosophy of Science-Technology both should be included into graduation certificate requirements and that we must make the institution of Test of Logical Thinking.