Phl 570 Philosophy of Science

History and philosophy of the scientific method. Topics include an overview of the major models of the scientific method (inductivism, falsificationism, Kuhnian paradigms, etc.) and issues pertaining to the accuracy of these models and their rationality such as theory- ladenness of observation, testing-holism, and the incommensurability of theory change. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Phl 470 and may be taken only once for credit.