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PHIL223 - Introduction to Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Description

Philosophical issues in and raised by research in the social sciences. Topics may include: What is supposed to be scientific about the social sciences? How do the social sciences differ from the natural sciences and from the humanities? What makes a phenomenon "social"? Are some approaches and methodologies more suited to social investigation than others? Is objectivity possible or desirable in the study of social phenomena?

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Course offered by

Department of Philosophy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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