Philosophy and History of Science and Technology
Submitted by Berkich on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 16:30
| Don Berkich |
TR 9:30 - 10:45, CI 128 |
Spring 2012 |
PHIL 4330.001, BIOL 4590.001, BIMS 4590.001, and HONR 4390.002: Philosophy and History of Science and Technology
| Thursday, 01-12-12 |
Introduction: Milestones |
Group Project Prospectus Assigned |
| Tuesday, 01-17-12 |
Pseudoscience I |
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| Thursday, 01-19-12 |
Pseudoscience II |
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| Tuesday, 01-24-12 |
Pseudoscience III |
Problem Set 01 Assigned; Group Project Prospectus Due |
| Thursday, 01-26-12 |
Pseudoscience IV |
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| Tuesday, 01-31-12 |
Scientific Practice and Progress I |
Problem Set 01 Due; Problem Set 02 Assigned |
| Thursday, 02-02-12 |
Scientific Practice and Progress II |
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| Tuesday, 02-07-12 |
Scientific Practice and Progress III |
Problem Set 02 Due; Problem Set 03 Assigned |
| Thursday, 02-09-12 |
Scientific Practice and Progress IV |
Term Paper Prospectus Assigned |
| Tuesday, 02-14-12 |
Underdetermination I |
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| Thursday, 02-16-12 |
Underdetermination II |
Term Paper Prospectus Due |
| Tuesday, 02-21-12 |
Underdetermination III |
Problem Set 03 Due; Problem Set 04 Assigned |
| Thursday, 02-23-12 |
Underdetermination IV |
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| Tuesday, 02-28-12 |
Induction and Prediction I |
Problem Set 04 Due; Problem Set 05 Assigned |
| Thursday, 03-01-12 |
Induction and Prediction II |
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| Tuesday, 03-06-12 |
Induction and Prediction III |
Term Paper Annotated Bibliography Assigned |
| Thursday, 03-08-12 |
Induction and Prediction IV |
Problem Set 05 Due |
| Tuesday, 03-13-12 |
Spring Break |
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| Thursday, 03-15-12 |
Spring Break |
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| Tuesday, 03-20-12 |
Laws of Nature I |
Problem Set 06 Assigned |
| Thursday, 03-22-12 |
Laws of Nature II |
Term Paper Annotated Bibliography Due; Term Paper Rough Draft Assigned |
| Tuesday, 03-27-12 |
Laws of Nature III |
Problem Set 06 Due; Problem Set 07 Assigned |
| Thursday, 03-29-12 |
Laws of Nature IV |
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| Tuesday, 04-03-12 |
Scientific Explanation I
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Problem Set 07 Due |
| Thursday, 04-05-12 |
Scientific Explanation II
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| Tuesday, 04-10-12 |
Scientific Explanation III
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Problem Set 08 Assigned
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| Thursday, 04-12-12 |
Intertheoretic Reduction I |
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| Tuesday, 04-17-12 |
Intertheoretic Reduction II |
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| Thursday, 04-19-12 |
Intertheoretic Reduction III
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Term Paper Rough Draft Due; Term Paper Final Draft Assigned |
| Tuesday, 04-24-12 |
Realism I |
Problem Set 08 Due
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| Thursday, 04-26-12 |
Realism II |
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| Tuesday, 05-01-12 |
Concluding Remarks |
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| Wednesday, 05-02-12 |
Reading Day: Group Project Demonstrations |
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| Thursday, 12-09-12 |
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Term Paper Final Draft Due |
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