16.7 3rd year To be advised. Second semester Up to three hours of lectures, seminars or tutorials a week. Some background in Philosophy, normally 161-102 or 136-202 or 136-203 or 161-221. Students completing this subject should :

• become familiar with central technical concepts and issues in the philosophy of science;
• be prepared for research in the philosophy of science.

A selection of more advanced problems in the Philosophy of Science. A maximum of two essays totalling 5,000 words. 16.7 Dr N Thomason At least two 200-level HPS subjects or an approved equivalent. First semester One 2 hour lecture/seminar a week. The student will learn to deal with two of the fundamental issues in philosophy of science, and more broadly, the philosophy of rationality. The first is the ways in which our concepts evolve under rational criticism. The second is the relationship between informal assessment of scientific theories as, for example, "probable" and the mathematical theory of probability. A selection of more advanced problems in the Philosophy of Science. One mini-paper per tutorial and one major paper of at least 3,000 words at the end of the semester. Salmon M et. al. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science