Program Overview

Philosophy of science concerns the logic of scientific inquiry, raising questions such as: what is the best way to use observational evidence to learn about the natural world? How can findings be justified as objectively credible reasons to accept a hypothesis or a theory? How can we spot biases and procedural errors, and control for them to enhance the quality of investigation? What justifies classifying and grouping observational phenomenon when the world does not come pre-labeled? To what degree is truth relevant to the logical grounds to accept a hypothesis?