Knowledge, Nature, and Science

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces the study of philosophy in the Western tradition through an investigation of how and why humans come to know the natural world. Readings will include historical and contemporary sources. Specific topics may include the development of science, the relation between humans and nature, the relation between science and technology, and the nature of ideas like progress, realism, truth, pseudoscience, explanation, objectivity, responsibility, and justice. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: Any version of PHIL 1651 previously offered with a different title)