PHIL505 CONFIRMATION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES I
| Course Code: | 2410505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ŞEREF HALİL TURAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
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.