PHIL 270
Philosophy of Science

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Hist&Philosoph Perspect course.

Investigation of the nature of scientific knowledge by examining archetypal examples from physical science (e.g., Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy); nature of scientific truth, validation of theories, nature of scientific theories, evolution of theories, experimental procedure, role of presuppositions, scientific revolutions, etc.