Philosophy of Science

Semester: 

Second Term

Offered: 

2019

This course explores key issues in scientific knowledge, methodology, and enterprise. These issues include the extent to which science differs from other ways of knowing, scientific accounts of reality, the nature and limits of scientific method and explanation, probability, scientific theory-change. The course also introduces related areas, including philosophy of biology, philosophy of information, and philosophy of social science. (Course syllabus available on UVLe)