ASU Department of Philosophy: Philosophy of Science

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Philosophy of Science

Course Number	Course Title	Time and Day	Footnotes	Honors Credit Offered?
PHI 314	Philosophy of Science	MWF 10:40-11:30		Yes
Schedule Line Number	Instructor	Office Location	Office Phone	Email Address
25466	Prof. Brad Armendt	Coor 3350/ LSC 284	(480) 965-5695/ (480) 727-3142	armendt@asu.edu

Texts:
Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Godfrey-Smith
Philosophy of Biology, 2nd edition, Sober
Additional readings from a local copy center

This course is an introduction to some of the central topics in the philosophy of science: the nature of scientific laws, the testing of theories, scientific explanation, the reduction of one scientific theory to another, the historical development of scientific knowledge; scientific realism and anti-realism; probability and induction.

Course work and grading: Two tests, occasional quizzes or homework assignments, and a comprehensive final exam. The final exam will have two components, classroom and take-home.

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