Philosophy of Science — Guido

Readings, questions and assignments, week by week. Lectures on Mondays, seminars (presentations and discussion) on Thursdays, 13:15–16:00 in BBG 315/317.

Week 1 Induction 14–20 September

Lecture Mon 14 Sep · Seminar Thu 17 Sep · Guido Bacciagaluppi & Marina Passaro

Thu 17 Sep

1955 Induction

The New Riddle of Induction

Nelson Goodman · Week 1, Thursday 17 September

In Fact, Fiction, and Forecast (Harvard University Press), ch. 3

Thu 17 Sep

1748 Induction Empiricism

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume · Week 1, Thursday 17 September

Section IV, parts I & II; Section V, parts I & II

Thu 17 Sep

Induction

Peter Lipton · Week 1, Thursday 17 September