2012-13 Pomona College Catalog

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PHIL 007 PO - Discovery, Invention & Progress

CrsNo PHIL007 PO

When Offered: Fall 2012.

Instructor(s): L. Perini

Discovery, Invention and Progress: Philosophy of Science and Technology. Introduction to the philosophy of science and technology. Addresses issues such as the difference between science and pseudoscience, how to facilitate objectivity, rationality in science and technology, and evaluation of the neutrality thesis-the view that technology is a neutral instrument that can be used for good or ill.