PHL 246H - Nature and Rationality - Honors

Institution:

Cleveland State University

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Description:

Prerequisite: Honors standing or permission of university Honors Program. An exploration of the issue of nature's intriguing openness to theoretical description and prediction. Areas of discussion include Pythagoreanism and its presence in the works of Kepler, Copernicus, Galileo and Newton. The implications of advances in evolutionary theory and quantum mechanics will be introduced as challenges to traditional views regarding comprehending a supposedly ordered universe.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csuohio.edu/

Phone Number:

(216) 687-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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