Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Historical & Philosophical Inq

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

3 Contact hours

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

A combination of online quizzes, tutorial participation, Mid-Semester Essay and Final Essay

Course enquiries

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

Modern science emerged in the seventeenth century, deepening our understanding of our place in the world by means of theories that offered comprehensive explanations of how nature works. But what exactly is 'science'? From where does science gain its authority? And why should we trust science at all? This is a course for scientifically minded philosophers and philosophically minded scientists (and everyone in between!) that explores topics such as the methodology, and historical development, of contemporary scientific practice, scientific values and biases, and the interface between science and society.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile