UNSW Handbook Course - Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Science - HPSC2200


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy of Science
	Contact: Corones,Anthony
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: HPST2011, HPST2116
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

An examination of central issues in the philosophy of science. Introduces students to the nature and scope of the discipline, and through the examination of central issues prepares students to undertake work not only on the issues examined, but also across the discipline more broadly. Issues include: scientific method; inductivism and deductivism; scientific progress; explanation; causality; confirmation and evidence; values; scientific realism.

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