Jonathan Bain
Dept. of Technology, Culture and Society
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University
STS-UY.3254 Philosophy of Science

Courses

Syllabus

Lecture Slides:
01. Introduction
02. Logic and Empiricism
03. Induction and Confirmation
04. Popper
05. Kuhn: Immature Science
06. Kuhn: Normal Science
07. Kuhn: Crises
08. Kuhn: Revolutions
09. After Kuhn
10. Sociology of Science
11. Actor Network Theory
12. Feminism, Science, and Technology
13. Naturalism and Social Structure
14. Scientific Realism
15. Laws of Nature
16. Scientific Explanation. I
17. Scientific Explanation. II

Study questions:
Set 01
Set 02
Set 03
Set 04
Set 05

Paper topics:
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Paper Guidelines
 

Homework:
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hw02
hw03
hw04
hw05
hw06
hw07
hw08
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 Relevant articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
"Logical Empiricism"
"Confirmation"
"Problem of Induction"
"Scientific Revolutions"
"Incommensurability"
"Historicist Theories of Scientific Rationality"
"Social Constructivism"
"Feminist Perspectives on Science"
"Naturalism"
"Scientific Realism"
"Laws of Nature"
"Scientific Explanation"

Additional Resources:
Wright, K. (2021) 'Busting the "Men are Better at Physics" Myth', Physics 14, 22.
EL-Deghaidy, H. (2021) 'Why More Women Study Physics in Muslim Countries', Physics 14, 33.
Dasgupta, N. (2016) 'How Stereotypes Impact Women in Physics', Physics 9, 87.
Moss-Racusin, C., et al. (2012) 'Science Faculty's Subtle Gender Biases Favor Male Students', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109, 16474.
Martin, E. (1991) 'The Egg and the Sperm: How Science has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male-Female Roles', Journal of Women in Culture and Society 16, 485.