PHIL 318 - Philosophy of Science

(3 credits)

This course will focus on the foundations, assumptions and implications of science, dealing in particular with the central metaphysical and epistemological problems of science as a whole. Such questions include, but are not limited to: What are the aims of Science? How are Scientific interpretations to be interpreted? What is the standard of truth and certainty in science? To what degree can science be said to explain a phenomenon? Does objectivity in science exist? What are the grounds of validity of scientific reasoning? These questions will be contextualized within a larger historical framework in order to show how our perceptions of scientific truth have changed along with our innovations in science.