Undergraduate Course: Philosophy of Science 1 (PHIL08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The lecture content is divided into Three Parts.
Part One focuses on the scientific method and will introduce some classic topics in philosophy of science, such as the old and new problem of induction, Popper's falsificationism, Kuhn's structure of scientific revolutions, Lakatos's methodology of scientific research programs, and Feyerabend's methodological anarchism.
Part Two will provide an introduction to the literature on scientific realism and antirealism: starting with Putnam and Boyd's original definition of scientific realism, we will move on to Bas van Fraassen's constructive empiricism and Ian Hacking's experimental realism.
Part Three will discuss laws of nature, scientific explanation and scientific models. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 150 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 mid-term essay (1500 words) and 1 exam at the end of the semester. Coursework counts for 25%; exam for 75%.
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
to introduce the student to characteristically philosophical ways of thinking
to enable the student to express philosophical ideas and arguments
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alasdair Richmond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3656
Email: A.Richmond@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Menzies
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: Sophie.Menzies@ed.ac.uk |
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