PHIL 467 - Topics in History of Philosophy:Science and Metaphysics in 17th Century

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Hatfield, Detlefsen. Prerequisite(s): Previous course in Philosophy or History and Sociology of Science. An examination of the interplay between the rise of modern natural science and the genesis of a new philosophy in the seventeenth century. Readings will be drawn from the works of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Bacon, Boyle, Locke, and Newton. Philosophical issues include the justification for a mathematical approach to nature, differing grounds for drawing a distinction between primary and secondary qualities, and contrasting conceptions of scientific method and of the role of sensory experience in attaining knowledge of nature.

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3.00

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www.upenn.edu

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(215) 898-5000

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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