PHIL 248 - Introduction to Scientific Reasoning

(3.00)

The study of scientific reasoning. Among the central issues are: deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning; the justification of inductive inferences; examples of inductive reasoning, such as statistical inferences with respect to both correlation and causal hypotheses; the nature of science and its evolution; analysis of the roles that models, predictions and evidence play in justifying scientific theories.

Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)