Prerequisites: graduate standing
Description: Topics discussed include understanding scientific ob- jectivity in the light of the history and sociology of sci- ence; realism and antirealism about scientific theories; scientific methodology and its logic; and the nature of scientific explanation. Students who complete all writing assignments, including a term paper, receive a letter grade; other students receive a
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade. Credit is awarded for only one of PHIL 137 or PHIL 237.