Essay 2: Philosophy of the Sciences

Due date: 5pm Thursday 22 December

Length: 2500 words (within 10%)

This essay will constitute 50% of your final mark. You must both hand in a hard copy version of their paper to the philosophy office and email an electronic version of your essay to PHIL2130@y7mail.com.

Note I will be marking the electronic version since I will be overseas. So you must email me an electronic version or you will not be marked!

Late essays will not be accepted.

Essay Questions

1. Evaluate one or more theories of probability

2. Evaluate one or more attempted solutions to Goodman's grue paradox

3. What is an explanation?

4. Is scientific realism true?