Exercises:

I. Comprehension Questions.

1. What is the subject matter of philosophy of science?

2. What does it investigate?

3. With what disciplines is it closely connected?

4. How does contemporary philosophy define engineering?

5. When was the Department opened?

6. What optional courses does the Department offer?

7. Name some prominent specialists in the sphere of philosophy of science.

II. Word Study.

1. Find synonyms in the text for the following words:

basics	field
in joint authorship	investigation
problem	recognition
sort	student
to consist of	to open

2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of loan words with the combination -ch-:

mechanism

psychogenesis

s cholarship words of Greek origin

technical

technology

machine a word of French origin

Look up these words in a dictionary and check their pronunciation.

3. Learn the pronunciation and remember the following words:

acknowledgement /ək'nɒlıʤmənt/, n	aegis /'i:ʤıs/,n
axiological /ˌæksıə'lɔʤıkəl/,a	consciousness /'kɒnʃəsnəs/,n
cybernetics /ˌsaıbə'netıks/,n	emphasize /'emfəˌsaız/,vt
existentialism /ˌegzı'stenʃəˌlızm/,n	hermeneutics /ˌhə:mə'nju:tıks/,n
issue /'ıʃu:/,n	methodology /ˌmeθə'dɒləʤi]/, n
phenomenology /fənɒmı'nɒləʤi/, n	phenomenon (pl. -a) /fə'nɒmınən/, n
quantum /'kwɒntəm/, n	science /ˈsaɪəns/, n
sphere /sfıə/, n	supervisor /'sju:pəˌvaızə/, n
synergism /'sınəʤızm/, n	synthesis /'sınθəsıs/, n
theme /'θi:m/, n	to abound in /'əbaυnd/, vi
to affiliate /ə'fıliˌeıt/, vt	to enable /ı'neıbl/, vt
to highlight /'haılaıt/, vt

4. Note the difference between a Russian word “техника” and its English equivalents: technique, technology, technics, engineering.

Technique - a method of doing something that needs skill, especially in art, music, literature, etc.

Technology - 1) a branch of knowledge dealing with scientific and industrial methods and their practical use in industry; practical science.

E.g. nuclear technology / a high level of agricultural technology, etc.

2) machinery, methods, etc., based on this knowledge.

E.g. The printing plant uses the very latest technology.

Engineer - a person who is professionally trained to plan the making of machines, roads, bridges, electrical equipment, etc.

Engineering - the science or profession of an engineer.

5. Translate into English:

1. акварельная техника

2. изучать технику в колледже

3. инженерное искусство

4. наука и техника

5. новый технический прием

6. продвинутые компьютерные технологии

7. техника бега

8. технические науки