Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Philosophy
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-175059 PHIL 152-1 Science and Reason Fall 2024 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1025 AM 1140 AM Gavett Hall Room 312 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
24 		Capacity     
48
Instructors: Ur Staff
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: This is a course about understanding the methodologies and styles of reasoning employed in the sciences. The course will provide insight into testing of hypotheses as well as inductive and probabilistic reasoning and their applications in science and in everyday life. We will discuss case studies in the history of science as well as contemporary examples that raise the question of how we should apply reasoning to scientific questions, such as how to assess research carried out by private corporations, or how to weigh expert testimony in support of conspiracy theories.  Topics may also include the distinction between science and non-science, whether science makes progress, what the role of values are in science, and the relationship between science and religious belief. 
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-154595 PHIL 152-1 Science and Reason Fall 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1025 AM 1140 AM Gavett Hall Room 312 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
38 		Capacity     
50
Instructors: Mark Povich
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: This is a course about understanding the methodologies and styles of reasoning employed in the sciences. The course will provide insight into testing of hypotheses as well as inductive and probabilistic reasoning and their applications in science and in everyday life. We will discuss case studies in the history of science as well as contemporary examples that raise the question of how we should apply reasoning to scientific questions, such as how to assess research carried out by private corporations, or how to weigh expert testimony in support of conspiracy theories.  Topics may also include the distinction between science and non-science, whether science makes progress, what the role of values are in science, and the relationship between science and religious belief. 
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-134056 PHIL 152-1 Science and Reason Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1025 AM 1140 AM Gavett Hall Room 312 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
46 		Capacity     
48
Instructors: Mark Povich
Description: The nature of science and its relationship to religion: Are there criteria that distinguish science from non-science? Is there such a thing as the scientific method? Has knowledge advanced steadily through the history of science? What role do values play in science? Do science and religion conflict? Is intelligent design science?
Offered: Fall Spring Summer