## 1260 **THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO** **COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL THOUGHT** **SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE** **Winter Quarter, 1965** **TUESDAYS, 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.** **ROOM 320, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY** **PROFESSOR ERNEST NAGEL** **February 2** Introduction: The Scope and Character of the Philosophy of Science. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 1.

**February 9** The Logic of Scientific Explanation. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 2.

**February 16** Laws, Theories, and Models. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 3.

**February 23** The Unity of Science. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 10.

**March 2** Confirmation and Scientific Evidence. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 4.

**March 9** The Foundations of Scientific Knowledge. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 5.

**March 16** Methodology of the Social Sciences. Reading: Nagel, *The Structure of Science*, Ch. 11.