| Call Number | 14175 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
MW 4:10pm-5:25pm To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | David Albert |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Philosophical problems within science and about the nature of scientific knowledge in the 17th-20th centuries. Sample problems: causation and scientific explanation; induction and real kinds; verification and falsification; models, analogies and simulations; the historical origins of the modern sciences; scientific revolutions; reductionism and supervenience; differences between physics, biology and the social sciences; the nature of life; cultural evolution; human nature; philosophical issues in cosmology. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Philosophy |
| Enrollment | 47 students (60 max) as of 4:05PM Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Number | UN3551 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, General Studies |
| Section key | 20251PHIL3551W001 |