PHIL505 CONFIRMATION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES I
| Course Code: |
2410505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ÞEREF HALÝL TURAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The hypothetico-deductive, Bayesian, and bootstrapping models of theory confirmation. Importance of idealizations and approximations for confirmation in science. The problem of old evidence.
