Epistemologie

Inleiding

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Content

The first part of this course offers a "big picture" history of science in terms of Crombie's six "styles" of scientific thinking, that is:
- the deductive style,
- the experimental style,
- the hypothetical style,
- the taxonomical style,
- the statistical style, and
- the evolutionary style.
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The second part of this course discusses four episodes of the rise and fall of "classical philosophy of science", that is:
- The roots of the Vienna Circle
- The Vienna Circle and Quine
- Popper versus Kuhn
- Lakatos, Laudan and Feyerabend.

Lectures will not be recorded.  Seminars are not obligatory.

Prior knowledge

Prior knowledge is not necessary. 

Language

Dutch

Period

Bachelor 2, Block 1A: 29 August until 28 September 2022

Courseguide & literature

For more information please consult the course guide. The timetables will be published by the end of July.