| The
Evolution of Scientific Thought
(Spring 2008)
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General Requirement Course Descriptions
This course
fulfills Category II of the General Education Requirement.
Faculty:
Meeting
Times:
| LEC |
PHIL
025 001 |
T & R |
10:30
- 12:00 |
| REC |
PHIL 025 201 |
F |
11:00 - 12:00 |
| REC |
PHIL 025 202 |
F |
12:00 - 1:00 |
Course Description:
“The Evolution of Scientific Thought” is an introductory
course in the history and philosophy of science. Its central focus is
the development of the modern, scientific view of the world. Upon completing
this course, students will have a better sense of the origin of such
central scientific concepts as force, atom, evolution, species, and law
of nature. In addition, they will gain an elementary understanding of
key issues in the philosophy of science including the relationship between
theory and evidence, the nature of scientific explanation, and the status
of unobservable entities. Readings will be drawn from Aristotle, Descartes,
Newton, Darwin, and a number of secondary sources. Although primarily
a reading and writing oriented course, there will be several opportunities
to engage first hand in the process of scientific discovery— in
astronomy, evolutionary biology, chemistry, and modern physics.
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