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PHIL 410. Philosophy of Science


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 001827 Grading Basis GRD

This course surveys a number of topics about the nature of science. The topics may include the problem of distinguishing science from pseudoscience, the nature of scientific explanation, the notion of progress in science, and the realism and anti-realism debate.