Week 2: Philosophy of Science

Monday, September 2

NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday.

Wednesday, September 4

  • Russell, Bertrand. 1912 [2001]. “On Induction.” In Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings, eds. Yuri Balashov and Alex Rosenberg, 289-93. London/New York: Routledge. available on Canvas.

  • Popper, Karl. 1963 [2001]. “Science: Conjectures and Refutations.” In Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings, eds. Yuri Balashov and Alex Rosenberg, 294-301. London/New York: Routledge. available on Canvas.

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Friday, September 6

  • Install R (in class)
  • DASS. Chapter 1: pp. 7-14 (stop when you reach section 1.7).