Course Details
Country:
Turkey
Institution:
Sabanci University
Course Title:
Philosophy of Science
Course Number:
300
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the main issues in the philosophy of
science with some emphasis on the historical evolution of science. Topics to be covered are the emergence of science; the Scientific Revolution in the 16th and 17th centuries; scientific hypotheses, theories and their testing; aims of science; the problem of demarcation; the problem of induction; the nature of scientific explanation; objectivity and rationality of science; and the relationship between science and values.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
PHIL 271
Attachment Files:
Sabanci_PHIL300.pdf
