PHIL 226 - Philosophy of Science

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

(Same as STS 226) This course explores general questions about the nature of scientific inquiry, such as whether science is fully rational, and whether even our best scientific theories really provide us with accurate depictions of the natural order. The course also treats philosophical issues that arise in relation to specific scientific theories. These include whether life originated in a series of unlikely accidents, whether human cognition may be understood in purely computational terms, and whether we should embrace the existence of multiple universes and abandon the requirement that scientific theories be testable. Mr. Winblad.

Prerequisite: one 100-level course in Philosophy.

Two 75-minute periods.