This is the homepage for PL 3094 - Philosophy of Science - Spring Semester 2007, Polytechnic University.  Choose from the selection below.  This page will be updated periodically.
 

• Syllabus
• Study Questions
• Paper Topics
• Turninit Instructions
  
• Paper #1 (due Thurs March 1)
• Paper #2 (due Tues April 10)
• Paper #3 (due Thurs April 26)
  

• Paper Guidelines
  
• Lectures
• 01. Course Introduction
• 02. Explanation. Part 1
• 03. Laws of Nature
• 04. Explanation. Part 2
• 05. Explanation: Alternatives to DN
  
• 06. Confirmation: HD and Instance
• 07. Probability and Bayesian Confirmation
• 08. Induction
• 09. Kant and Logical Positivism
• 10. Scientific Change
• 11. Conceptual Foundations of QIT
  

• Links
• Relevant articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• "Scientific Explanation"
• "Laws of Nature"
• "Interpretations of Probability"
  
• "Bayes' Theorem"
  
• "Bayesian Epistemology"
• "The Problem of Induction"
  
• "Vienna Circle"
• "Scientific Realism"