Philosophy (PHIL)
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
PHIL 3301 [0.5 credit]
Issues in the Philosophy of Science
Main currents in the philosophy of natural and/or social science. Topics may include: comparative scientific methods in the natural and social sciences, realism, instrumentalism, anti-realism, constructivism, scientific reductions, theories of explanation, naturalism, and the social, political and ethical dimensions of science and scientific institutions.
Prerequisite:
PHIL 2301 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.