PHIL 4130 - Philosophy of Science

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor.
Description
An examination of philosophical problems associated with the nature, scope, and significance of the sciences. Topics may include: scientific versus non-scientific world views; explanation and its limits; confirmation; paradigms, laws, and theories; intertheoretic reduction; realism versus antirealism; science and human values. Global Scholars course.