8204001 Philosophy of Science
| Numbering Code | U-LET32 28204 LJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.3 | |
| Instructor name | ISEDA TETSUJI (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Philosophy of science is a field that analyzes science from philosophical points of view. This class introduces various subfields of this increasingly diversifying discipline, so that it functions as an entrance from which attendants can proceed to study topics that interest them more deeply in the future. In this Part II, we look at the issues of scientific realism, scientific change, and science and value, looking also at application of those topics in particular fields. | |||
| Course Goals | Understanding basic concepts and way of thinking in philosophy of science, especially in terms of scientific realism, scientific change and science-value relationship. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
We will spend two or three weeks on each of the following subjects. The lectures will be given in Japanese. 1. Scientific Realism and Anti-realism (3 meetings) 2. The Realism Issue in Particular Sciences (3 meetings) 3. Scientific Change and Scientific Revolutions (3 meetings) 4. The Issue of Change in Particular Sciences (2 meetings) 5. Science and Values (3 meetings) Feedback (1 meeting) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | The evaluation will be based on two writing assignments (50% each). The criteria are the level of attainment of the class goal. Be careful that if the attendant fail to submit one of two assignments, that will automatically mean a failing grade. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Attendants are expected to read relevant portions of the textbook before the class meeting. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha, (Oxford University Press), The lectures will be based on the Japanese translation of this book. | ||
