Introduction to Philosophy of Science
Introduction to Philosophy of Science
Instructor: Arvind Kumar
Credits: 2
Duration:
Day/Time: Weekly sessions will be held on Mondays (10.00 am-1.00 pm, with a break of about 30 minutes).
Course Content:
1. Glossary of some common terms in Philosophy of Science
2. Bacon's notion of the 'scientific method'.
3. Logical positivism
4. Logical empiricism
5. Falsification (Popper)
6. Kuhn; Normal Science and Revolutions
7. Lakatos and Laudan
8. Feyerabend
9. Sociology of Science: Merton, Hull, Kitcher
10. Sociology of Science; The Strong Program
11. Naturalistic philosophy
12. Scientific Realism
References:
(1) Peter Godfrey Smith: Theory and Reality (Univ. of Chicago) 2003
(2) James Ladyman: Understanding Philosophy of Science (Routledge) 2002
Assessment: