UNSW Handbook Course - Topics in the Philosophy of Science

Topics in the Philosophy of Science - HPSC3200


	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
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Explores central issues in the philosophy of science at advanced level. Topics will be drawn from: scientific change; demarcation; rationality and objectivity; theory and observation; discovery; instrumentalism and realism; cognitive approaches to science; laws of nature; explanation, reduction and causality; underdetermination; justification and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on developing disciplinary skills required for higher level research in the field.

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