PHIL 1400 - Philosophy and the Sciences uri icon

Overview

description

  • Considers philosophical topics and concepts related to the natural sciences, such as the following: science and pseudo-science; scientific method; the nature of explanation, theory, confirmation, and falsification; the effect of science on basic concepts like mind, freedom, time, and causality; ethics of experimentation; and the relation of science to society.

instructor(s)

  • Cleland, Carol  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
  • Demarest, Heather  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
  • Fileva, Iskra  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
  • Kopeikin, Zak Alexander  
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2019
  • Rupert, Rob  
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Summer 2024
  • Shear, Ted  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
  • Zerella, Michael  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024