PHIL 361Philosophy of Science
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1968–69
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1965–66 to 1968–69; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A discussion of structural and substantive aspects of science in general, and of various specialized areas within science. General topics dealt with include the logical structure of scientific laws, theories and explanation. Specialized areas such as the philosophy of social sciences, and the philosopsy of logic and mathematics will also be considered. 3 hours. 362.* Philosophy of Social Science. Problems about the fundamental methods and aims of the social sciences generally, and problems specific to psychology, sociology, political science, etc., and their relations to one another will be considered. Prerequisites: Some previous work in a social science or in Philosophy. 3 hours. Department of Philosophy
As printed in the 1967–68 to 1968–69 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prerequisite: One full of two half Philosophy courses, or consent of instructor.
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1965–66 to 1968–69, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1967–68 to 1968–69 2 calendars
A discussion of structural and substantive aspects of science in general, and of various specialized areas within science. General topics dealt with include the logical structure of scientific laws, theories and explanation. Specialized areas such as the philosophy of social sciences, and the philosopsy of logic and mathematics will also be considered.
3 hours.
362.* Philosophy of Social Science. Problems about the fundamental methods and aims of the social sciences generally, and problems specific to psychology, sociology, political science, etc., and their relations to one another will be considered. Prerequisites: Some previous work in a social science or in Philosophy.
3 hours.
Department of Philosophy
Prerequisite: One full of two half Philosophy courses, or consent of instructor.
1965–66 to 1966–67 2 calendars
Logical analysis of scientific methods and concepts. Some special topics are also considered, e.g., the role of mathematics in empirical science, problems arising from the relations among some of the sciences, such as those employing theoretical as opposed to observational concepts, and comparison of science with other human activities.
3 hours.
Prerequisite: Phiolsophy 240 (which may be taken concurrently), or consent of instructor.