Fall 2022  |  PHIL 5601 Section 001: History of the Philosophy of Science (32559)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Wed 03:00PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 731
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 26 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
History of logical empiricism, from its European origins in first half of 20th century to its emergence as nearly universal account of science in post-war Anglo-American philosophy. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:
Margaret Cavendish and Criticisms of the New Science According to the received, canned history of the scientific revolution, luminaries like Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and Robert Hooke developed a new experimental and mathematical methodology that was rapidly adopted as the preferred approach to science, an approach that is, to some extent, still with us today. However, the new methodology pioneered by these figures was controversial in its day, and debates about the optimal procedures for achieving knowledge of nature were vitriolic. In this course, we consider this countercurrent in the history of philosophy of science, particularly by delving into the natural philosophy of Margaret Cavendish, who offered some of the most pointed criticisms of the new science.
Class Description:
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