PHIL 008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rudolf Carnap, Pseudoscience, Falsifiability
10 Jun 2020
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General philosophy of science = addresses certain issues that transcends not specific to one field of study vs. specific philosophy = specific to a discipline. General philosophy of science vs. philosophy of a specific scientific discipline. General: issues and questions that transcend specific disciplines. Specific: issues specific to a particular scientific discipline (or particular disciplines) First start with assessing what kind of question it is. You also want to explain what sort of answer is given. General question: e. g. : commonalities and differences in the structure of explanation by mechanism unification across scientific disciplines. The abstract, logical structure of scientific theories and the relationship between. A logical theory of science theory and evidence (old) Rules or procedures that scientists do or should follow. Scientific reasoning processes that led them to something. How knowledge changes and develops over time and the relation between. Means for: of philosophical explications of scientific concepts. : formulating norms for scientists on the basis.
