16.7 2nd and 3rd years To be advised. Normally 12.5 points of first-year HPS. First semester Up to three hours of lectures, seminars or tutorials a week. Students completing this subject should:

• acquire an understanding of such philosophical/scientific issues as 'what is the nature of space and time'; can biology be 'reduced' to physics?', or 'do good scientists sometimes ignore scientific evidence?';
• acquire an understanding of how method and theories in the sciences have changed over the centuries;
• gain a background in the philosophy and history of science on which to base further study in the area.

This subject will explore the history and logic of such major scientific theories as Newtonian mechanics or evolution. It will critically examine both scientists' actual behaviour and philosophical accounts of how science should be done. In 1996 the subject will focus on Space, Time and Cosmology. Written work totalling 5,000 words. 16.7 Dr B Ellis First semester 39 hours of lecture/seminars (approximately three hours a week) Students completing this subject should

• have an understanding of such philosophical/scientific issues as: "What is the nature of space and time?"; "Can chemistry be 'reduced' to physics?"; or "Do good scientists sometimes ignore scientific evidence?";
• have an understanding of how method and theories in the sciences have changed over the centuries;
• have a background in the philosophy and history of science on which to base further study in the area.

Historical study of conceptions of the 'scientific method' and its relation to the development of scientific knowledge and scientific practice. Up to two essays and prescribed class assignments, totalling up to 5,000 words.