PHIL 420

Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

This course deals (at a more advanced level than in 220) with the methodology, epistemology, and ontology of science. Topics may include the logic of explanation, the logic of confirmation, the rationality of theory acceptance, the rationality of scientific revolutions, the unity of science, or the reality of theoretical entities.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 420, 222A, 320.

Formerly: 320

Prerequisites: 220 or permission of the department.

Undergraduate course in Philosophy offered by the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities.