Sensory input makes limited contribution to our body of knowledge; inferences we draw constitute the majority of the information we utilize in navigating our way around the world, and in expanding our social and scientific understanding of its regularities.
Learn more about this courseIan Hacking is credited with bringing a historical approach to the philosophy of science. In this course, we will discuss some of his main works, including Representing and Intervening and related works on the laboratory style, The Taming of Chance, his analyses of social kinds, and his contributions to historical epistemology.
Learn more about this courseThis course explores how scientists use models and simulations to study and explain the world. Through examples from fields like biology, climate science, physics, AI, and neuroscience, students will examine how models represent reality, support experiments, and help scientists draw conclusions.
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