Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Preparing for Wed 11 Jan

We covered a lot of philosophical ground last class. Do look over your notes and come prepared to ask me questions if you are unclear about anything.

During Wednesday's class, I'll begin by talking about how the development of special relativity influenced the logical positivists. We will then discuss the details of how the logical positivists answer the question "What is a scientific theory?"

To prepare for Wednesday's class, please do the following.

Read

  • Chpt. 1 - Rosenberg
  • Chpt. 2 - Suppe

Think About

  • What are the main philosophical elements of logical positivism?
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