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Reason & Revolution in Science: T.S.Kuhn & Beyond - ARTS3303
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: Contact School
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Enrolment in a major or minor in History and Philosophy of Science and 72 uoc overall including 12 uoc at Level 2 in the major or minor
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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Subject Area: History and Philosophy of Science

This course surveys some central themes in the history and philosophy of science during the past three generations. It starts with the proposition, variously conceived by Popper, Kuhn and Bachelard, that the history of science is marked by periodic revolutions. The work of Kuhn is examined in considerable textual detail, as well as the debates about the progress and rationality of science triggered by Kuhn and his critics. We then turn to new perspectives about how historians and sociologists of science should examine 'discovery', 'experiment' and 'scientific method' which emerged in the aftermath of those debates.

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