Graduate Course Descriptions

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5312. Seminar in the Philosophy of Science

3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.

Prerequisites: Open to graduate students in Philosophy, others with consent.

Grading Basis: Graded

A discussion of selected current, methodological issues in the philosophy of science. Topics may include scientific realism versus nonrealism; theories of scientific explanation; the nature of scientific revolutions; theories of the lawfulness of nature; and feminist theories of science.

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