Kingfisher Concentration - History and Philosophy of Science requirements (9 Credits)
Contact: Kevin Graham, Ph.D., Chair of Philosophy
This interdisciplinary Kingfisher Concentration introduces students to the key historical events in the emergence of science and to the philosophical debates about what counts as science, theories of scientific method, realism and anti-realism, and the role of values in science.
This Kingfisher Concentration has an associated minor that allows for continued study of these topics: History and Philosophy of Science Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose any 3 credits from the list below: | 3 | |
| Philosophical Ideas:Reality, Knowledge, and the Good Life | ||
or PHL 111 | Philosophical Ideas:Law | |
or PHL 112 | Philosophical Ideas:Foundations of the Sciences | |
| Choose 3 credits from the list below: | 3 | |
| History of Political Economy | ||
| The Scientific Revolution | ||
| History and Systems of Psychology | ||
| Social and Cultural Theory | ||
| Choose 3 credits from the list below: | 3 | |
| Philosophy Of The Human Sciences | ||
| Philosophy Of The Natural Sciences | ||
| Science and Religion | ||
| Sciences, Ethics & Society | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |