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Apr 17, 2024
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2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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PHL 285 - Philosophy of ScienceThree Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
A study of basic philosophical questions pertaining to the scientific endeavor and its methodology. Topics for discussion include: the foundations of science and the criteria for distinguishing science from non-science; conditions for the emergence and development of scientific theories; reductionism and the unity of science project; skepticism and limitations of the scientific method; implications of the scientific viewpoint for our understanding of the world in which we live and of the human condition (social and political implications of science).
Prerequisite(s): (or Philosophy First-Year Seminar equivalent).
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