Philosophy of Science
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19 10 2011 0900- 1100 Wednesday The Scientific Method: theory and observation; deriving theories from facts, induction and inductivism
21 10 2011 0930-1230 Friday The problem with induction; falsifiability and coherence; so
Okasha, Samir. Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Collins, Harry and Trevor Pinch. The Golem: What Everyone Should Know about Science, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
John Waller, Fabulous Science: Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Robert B. Silvers (Ed.), Hidden Histories of Science, Granta Books, 1995.
Sergio Sismondi, An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
M.H. Salmon (Eds.), Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Prentice Hall, 1992.
19 10 2011 0900- 1100 Wednesday The Scientific Method: theory and observation; deriving theories from facts, induction and inductivism
21 10 2011 0930-1230 Friday The problem with induction; falsifiability and coherence; sophisticated falsificationism and the growth of science
28 10 2011 0930-1130 Friday Revolutionary Change and Rationality: paradigms and normal science; puzzle-solving and the cautiousness of normal science, relativism and reason in science
02 11 2011 0900- 1100 Wednesday Research programmes, testing methodology of research programmes against history; anarchism as epistemological medicine
04 11 2011 0930- 1230 Friday The contested character of science; realism and anti-realism, realism and instrumentalism
09 11 2011 0900- 1100 Wednesday The social constructivist challenge; the strong programme and the politics of knowledge
11 11 2011 0930-1230 Friday Discussion of readings from Pinch; Waller; Silver etc.
16 11 2011 0900- 1100 Wednesday Discussion of readings from Pinch; Waller; Silver etc.
Young India Fellowship
Philosophy of Science 2011
Selected Reading
Chalmers, Alan. What is this Thing Called Science, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Okasha, Samir. Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Collins, Harry and Trevor Pinch. The Golem: What Everyone Should Know about Science, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
John
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