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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
philosophy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Aaron Segal
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday 14:30-16:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Aaron Segal
Course/Module description:
We will focus on the metaphysics and epistemology of laws of nature: What is it to be a law of nature? Are there any laws of nature? Can we know what the laws are? If so, how?
Course/Module aims:
To better understand the metaphysics and epistemology of laws of nature
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
not applicable
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lecture + discussion
Course/Module Content:
1) Significance of lawhood
2) Theories of lawhood
a) Humeanism
b) Universals
c) Aristotelianism
d) Counterfactualism
e) Primitivism
3) Are there laws?
4) Epistemology of laws of nature
Required Reading:
Articles and book excerpts by D.M. Armstrong, Helen Beebee, John Carroll, Nancy Cartwright, John Earman, Ned Hall, Tyler Hildebrand, Marc Lange, David Lewis, Barry Loewer, Tim Maudlin, John Roberts, Theodore Sider, Michael Tooley, Bas van Fraassen, and the instructor
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 90 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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