Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: Any Two courses from HUL2XX category
Allocation Preference: HUL251, HUL258, HUL253, HUL256, Science is regarded as the most significant cognitive enterprise of the modern society. In view of this, the course addresses the question what sets science apart from other epistemic activities. Further It concentrates on debates on the nature of scientific methods, logical reconstruction of scientific explanation, the relation between theories and laws on the one hand, and empirical evidence on the other, the
Description
nature of the justification and the notion of truth involved in scientific knowledge, and the societal influence on scientific practice.