2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHIL 220 - Science and Pseudoscience (3 credits)


This course is an introduction to critical reasoning skills useful in practical contexts involved with scientific and pseudoscientific claims. Cases analyzed may include typical examples of pseudoscience such as miracle cures, medical quackery, superstition, precognition, repressed memories, and conspiracy theories. The course may also examine popular representations and misrepresentations of science and its results. Critical thinking tools introduced may include techniques for evaluating inductive reasoning, identifying logical fallacies, evaluating statistical claims, and for recognizing and resisting perceptual and cognitive biases. Offered as needed.



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