2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

PHIL 335 Philosophy of Science

An examination of the role and limits of science with special attention to the necessary role of philosophy in any scientific enterprise. Topics discussed include Kuhnian, Popperian, and verificationist approaches to science. Particular attention will be paid to the role of explanatory theories, causal laws, epistemology, and the questions that science raises for Christian belief.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PHIL 201, PHIL 250, or PHIL 251

Offered

Spring semester of odd calendar years