MLS 593 - History & Philosoph of Science

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

MLS - Master of Lib Studies

Description:

This course examines the major philosophies of science (logical empiricist, realist, phenomenological, feminist, and constructivist) and their implications for the relation of science and technology. We will focus particularly on the question of whether science possesses a univocal, universal, and neutral rationality or must always be governed by the values that are more directly related to a particular society or historical period than to the way things are. Some of the thinkers we will consider are Hempel, Kitcher, Boyd, Kuhn, Bloor, Laudan, Biology and Gender Study Group, Keller, Merleau-Ponty, Rouse, Feyerabend, and Foucault.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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