Philosophy of Science
SISP 202
Fall 2013
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01
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| Crosslisting:
PHIL 287 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies, Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory, Environmental Studies, Informatics and Modeling, The Study of Education |
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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| 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) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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 (Philosophy of Science) and a core "Mind and Reality" course in Philosophy, but is not limited to SISP or Philosophy students. |
| Instructor(s): Rouse,Joseph T. Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK210; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 33 | | SR major: 13 | JR major: 12 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 9 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
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