College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Philosophy of Science
Module PHL2026 for 2017/8
Module PHL2026 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2026: Philosophy of Science
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Induction—Justification
Induction—Description
Popper and falsificationism
Kuhn—Paradigms and progress
Kuhn—Incommensurability
Realism and anti-realism
The no-miracles argument
The Pessimistic meta-induction
Theories, models and experiments
The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | The module will be taught as a series of two-hour seminars, organised around open-ended discussion of pre-assigned readings. Students will be required to read and think widely beyond the assigned readings. |
Guided Independent study | 55 | 11 x 5 hours for course |
Guided Independent study | 2 | Preparing for presentations |
Guided Independent study | 36.5 | Reading for and writing of essay 1 |
Guided Independent study | 36.5 | Reading for and writing of essay 2 |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).