Scientific Philosophy: From Kant to Kuhn and Beyond

2–4 credits · Graduate

Examines the development of scientific philosophy from Kant, through the Naturphilosophie of Schelling and Hegel, to the neo-Kantian scientific tradition initiated by Hermann von Helmholtz and the neo-Kantian history and philosophy of science of Ernst Cassirer and Thomas Kuhn. Proposes a post-Kuhnian approach to the history and philosophy of science in light of these developments. Prerequisite: Phil 225 (Kant's First Critique) or equivalent. 2 unit option is only for Philosophy PhD students beyond the second year.