Lectures

Lecture notes will be added after each lecture. 

Date  

Subject Notes (pdf) Reading

sep 13

Introduction, Popper Download Lecture 1

Ladyman 5.3.3

Walliman 1

sep 17 Induction, falsificationism, HD-method Download Lecture 2

Ladyman 1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.2, 4.5

Walliman 2

sep 24 Explanations and Causes Lecture 3

Ladyman 3.3-3.6, 7.1-7.2

 

oct 9 What is Science Lecture 4

Ladyman 1.2, 4.1-4.4, 4.7

 

oct 30 Deductive methods Lecture 5
nov 6 Realism and Anti-realism Lecture 6

Ladyman 5.1-5.2, 6.1, 8

 
nov 13 Methodology 1 Lecture 7

Walliman 9,10

nov 20 Methodology 2 Lecture 8

 

Walliman 3,5,6,7,8

nov 27 Ethics Lecture 9

 

Walliman 4

dec 4

Kimmo Eriksson was ill and could not give the lecture. We spent most of the time on repetition (see lecture notes).

Lecture 10