SISP 202
Fall 2009 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
PHIL 287 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies, Informatics and Modeling, Environmental Studies |
This course is a fast-moving introduction to the philosophy of science. Topics include the relation between finished theories or explanations and ongoing research; the recognition and dissemination of discoveries; the justification of scientific claims; conceptual and technical (revolutionary) change in the science; the significance of instrumentation, experiment, and artifice in science; the places of laws, models, and causal relations in scientific understanding; and whether various sciences differ fundamentally in their aims, methods, and achievements. Considerable attention will be given to examples of scientific practice, both historical and contemporary. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA SISP |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(EDST)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(INFO-MN)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus)(PSYC) |
Major Readings:
Carl Hempel, PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Thomas Kuhn, THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS
Ian Hacking, REPRESENTING AND INTERVENING
David Papineau, ed. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Plus reserve reading on-line.
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Examinations and Assignments:
One take-home expository/comparative essay, two medium-length papers, short ungraded papers weekly; informed participation in class discussion. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This is a required course for students in the Science in Society Program, and a core "Mind and Reality" course in Philosophy, but is not limited to SISP or Philosophy students. |
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