Subject Database

Subject Code:	PHI1BAP
Subject Short Title:	PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Credit Points:	15.0
Subject Description:	This subject is a journey from the infinitely big to the infinitely small, from the solar system to the human mind. We will ask what turns a discipline or a research area into a science. We will try to understand if disciplines like psychology and psychiatry are as scientific as well-established sciences like biology and astronomy. We will compare different scientific theories and see how they work and what happens when they fail. This subject will give you a basic understanding of how science works.
Incompatibles:	PHI2HPB
Class Requirements:	One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Student is not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
Essay, 1000 words	25
Essay, 1000 words	25
Oral presentation during tutorials (equivalent to 500 words)	10
Exam 2hr (equivalent to 1,500 words)	40

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	To be announced

Subject Coordinator: Dr Edoardo Zamuner

Subject Availability
BUNDOORA
	Semester 2, Day. Dr Edoardo Zamuner (philosophy@latrobe.edu.au)