I tell them that science proceeds by induction, the practices of drawing on past observations to make general claims about what has not yet been observed, but that philosophers see induction as inadequately justified, and therefore problematic for science. After this, I explain some concepts that will be central to the course: induction, evidence, and method in scientific enquiry. I begin by explaining to them that philosophy addresses issues that can’t be settled by facts alone, and that the philosophy of science is the application of this approach to the domain of science. On the first day of the semester, I try to give them an impression of what the philosophy of science is about. Most of the students take my courses to satisfy general education requirements, and most of them have never taken a philosophy class before. Each semester, I teach courses on the philosophy of science to undergraduates at the University of New Hampshire.
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