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Philosophy of Science Core
Comprehensive Course Guide
Underdetermination and Objectivity
Realism
Explanation
An Experiment and its Consequences
1. Popper, K. Selection from Conjectures and Refutation. In Philosophy of science : the central issues, edited by Curd, M. and , Cover, J.A. W.W. Norton, 1998.
2. Goodman, Newlson “The New Riddle of Induction”. Journal of Philosophy. 1966; 63: 281.
3. Earman and Salmon “The Confirmation of Scientific Hypotheses” parts I and II . In Introduction to the Philosophy of Science edited by Salmon et. al., 1992).
4. Kuhn, T.The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press, 1970.
5. Kuhn, T. “Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice” in The Essential Tension. University of Chicago Press, 1977.
6. Earman and Salmon “The Confirmation of Scientific Hypotheses” parts III and IV. In Introduction to the Philosophy of Science edited by Salmon et. al., 1992).
7. Salmon “Rationality and Objectivity in Science or Tom Kuhn Meets Tom Bayes" in Scienctific Theories, edited by Savage, C.W. University of Minnesota Press, c1990.
1. Duhem, Pierre. “Physical Theory and Experiment”, In Aim and Structure of Physical Theory. New York : Atheneum ; 1974, c1954
2. Quine W.V.O. “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”. Reprinted in From a Logical Point of View. Harvard University Press, 1953
3. Bogen, J and Woodward, J. “Saving the Phenomena”. Philosophical-Review 1988; 97: 303-352.
2. Van Fraassen, B. “Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism”. In Philosophy of science : the central issues, edited by Curd, M. and , Cover, J.A. W.W. Norton, 1998.
3. Hacking “Experimentation and Scientific Realism”. Philosophical-Topics. 1982; 13: 71-88.
4. Fine, Arthur. “The Natural Ontological Attitude”, reprinted in Boyd, Gasper, and Trout (eds.) Philosophy of Science. MIT Press, 1991.
1. Wesley Salmon “Explanation” (from Introduction to the Philosophy of Science edited by Salmon et. al., 1992).
2. Hempel, C. “Two Basic Types of Scientific Explanation". In Philosophy of science : the central issues, edited by Curd, M. and , Cover, J.A. W.W. Norton, 1998.
3. Scriven “Explanations, Predictions, and Laws” (1962?).
4. Cartwright “The Truth Doesn’t Explain Much”. American-Philosophical-Quarterly. 1980; 17: 159-163.
1. Dretske, Fred. “Laws of Nature”. Philosophy-of-Science. 1977; 44: 248-268.
2. Mellor, H. “Necessities and Universals in Natural Laws”. In Philosophy of science : the central issues, edited by Curd, M. and , Cover, J.A. W.W. Norton, 1998.
3. Cartwright, Nancy. “Do the Laws of Physics State the Facts?”. Pacific-Philosophical-Quarterly. 1980; 61: 75-84.
1. Ashmore “The Theatre of the Blind: Starring a Promethean Prankster, a Phoney Phenomenon, a Prism, a Pocket, and a Piece of Wood”, Social Studies of Science Vol. 23 (2993) 67-106.
2. Nye “N-rays: An Episode in the History and Psychology of Science” Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences, Vol. 11 (1980) 125-56