HPS 1702 Junior/Senior Seminar for HPS Majors
HPS 1703 Writing Workshop for HPS Majors

Schedule
Spring term 2018


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Schedule updated January 26, 2018. Old schedule.


Week Date Class discussion New Topic Introduced Reading for this week Discussion assignments due this week Research assignment due this week
1
Jan. 10
Introduce yourself Introduction

History of science: sources and context
slides

Interviews:
George Gamow
  Audio
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
  Audio
(As background: John D. Norton, "Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity and the Problems in the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies that Led him to it.")


2
Jan. 17
Your example of sources and context in history of science Philosophy of science: thesis and argument
What is philosophy of science?

Identifying an argument and thesis: "Philosophical Significance of the Special Theory of Relativity:Skeptical Morals."

Point of Intractability
1. History of Science: Sources and Context

3
Jan. 24
Class cancelled due to instructor illness.



4
Jan. 31
Your example of philosophy of science: thesis and argument
Integrating history and philosophy of science
slides

2. Philosophy of Science: Thesis and Argument
5
Feb. 7
Your example of integrating history and philosophy of science
Corrections in history of science
slides
"How Einstein Did Not Discover" 3. Integrating History and Philosophy of Science A. Short history of science paper
6
Feb. 14
Your example of a historical correction
Corrections in philosophy of science
"Skepticism about science" and "Time is the Fourth Dimension" in "Philosophical Significance of the Special Theory of Relativity" in Einstein for Everyone

"What is Time?" Goodies Page
4. Corrections in History of Science
7
Feb. 21
Your example of a philosophical correction
The discipline
slides

Scholarly publishing
slides





5. Corrections in Philosophy of Science B. Long history of science paper
8
Feb. 28
Your example of the experience of peer review Evidence for the Basic Principles of Science.

A little survey of inductive inference.
Slides

Poster forum presentation sign up starts.
Evidence for the Basic Principles of Science

"A Little Survey of Induction".
6. The Experience of Peer Review C. Short philosophy of science paper

Mar. 7
Spring break


9
Mar. 14
Your example of evidence in science Inference to the best explanation

Poster forum
8. Inference to the Best Explanation: The General Account.

9. Inference to the Best Explanation: Examples.
7. Evidence in Science D. Synthesis sketch
10
Mar. 21
Presentations:
content sketch

1. Nicholas Giangiulio
2. Chandler Mitchell
3. Safiye Unlu
4. Renata Mitchell
5. Emily Messer
6. Andin Fosam




11
Mar. 28
Presentations:
content sketch

1. Sana Mahmood
2. Brianna Scalzo
3. Nikko O'Brien
4. Morgan McArthur
5. Rishi Gupta
6. Elizabeth Winters
Well designed poster



12
Apr. 4
Presentations:
draft poster

1. Nicholas Giangiulio
2. Chandler Mitchell
3. Safiye Unlu
4. Renata Mitchell
5. Emily Messer
6. Andin Fosam



E. First draft of term paper. Swap draft with your assigned editor

Who edits whom?
13
Apr. 11
Presentations:
draft poster

1. Sana Mahmood
2. Brianna Scalzo
3. Nikko O'Brien
4. Morgan McArthur
5. Rishi Gupta
6. Elizabeth Winters
Printing your poster



14
Apr. 18
Department of HPS: Undergraduate Majors' Poster Forum, Center for Philosophy of Science, 817 CL.

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Apr. 20
Last day of classes




Final, revised version of term paper


John D. Norton, Spring 2018