| Class Id | 9508 |
| Days | MW |
| Start time | 03:00 PM |
| End time | 04:20 PM |
| Building | |
| Room |
| Course Id | 4244 |
| Dept and Number | PHI 321 |
| Area | EC |
| Title | Philosophy of Science |
| Description | First half of course: Theories and space. "Gravity will stop operating tomorrow." All of your evidence is consistent with this claim. So why would it be absurd to believe it? More generally, why is it reasonable for us to favor certain simple or beautiful scientific theories over ugly, artificial ones? What does relativity tell us about the connection between time and space? (Description continues in "Other information".) |
| Prerequisites | One previous philosophy course. |
| Professor | Adam N. Elga |