Minor in the Philosophy of Science and Knowledge Production
Students who wish to complete a Minor in the Philosophy of Science and Knowledge Production need to take six courses. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions about this minor: katharina.stevens@uleth.ca.
Required courses:
Philosophy 2002 - Belief, Truth, and Paradox
Philosophy 2100 - Knowledge and Communities: Practical and Theoretical Issues in Social Epistemology
One of:
Philosophy 2233 - Philosophy and the World View of Science: Earth and Life Sciences
Philosophy 2234 - Philosophy and the World View of Science: Space, Time and Matter
Two of:
Philosophy 2236 - Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy 3270 - Theory of Knowledge Philosophy
Philosophy 3412 - Philosophy of Science
One of:
Biology 2500 - Biology and Society
Chemistry 2320 - History of Chemistry
Liberal Education 2500 - Scientific Knowledge Across Disciplines
Liberal Education 3500 - Natural versus Human Sciences
Liberal Education 3700 - Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859)
Physics 2020 - The Physics of Everyday Life
Sociology 2300 - Committing Sociology
Women and Gender Studies 2700 - Feminist Approaches to Research
Alternative courses may be counted toward the minor provided (1) they are clearly related to theories of science or knowledge and (2) they are approved by the Chair of the Department of Philosophy.