COURSE DECSRIPTION: “This is an introductory survey of the philosophy of science suitable for beginners and nonspecialists. Its point of departure is the question, Why should we believe what science tells us about the World?” (From the text book by Peter Kosso)

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, students will have learned,
basic concepts of philosophy of science, such as theories, virtues of theories, observation, explanation, confirmation, underdetermination, coherence and its relation with truth, evidence.