PHIL 466 Reading Schedule and Links


Mar 29
Introductions

Topic 1: Introduction to the philosophy of science
Mar 31
Philosophy of Social Science, pp. 1- top of 10
Apr 2                 
"The Received View" Hempel
Apr 5
The role of laws in scientific explanation Hempel2
Apr 7
Observations and theories Hanson
Apr 9
Normal science  Kuhn1
Apr 12
Kuhn continued Kuhn2
Apr 14
Philosophy of Social Science, pp. 10-15
Apr 16
Wylie, "Philosophical Interlude," pp. 33 to top of 37

Topic 2: Introduction to the philosophy of archaeology
Apr 19
Wylie, Preface and "Philosophy from the Ground Up" (pp. 1 to top of 9)
Apr 21
Sociology of Scientific Knowledge SSK
Apr 23
Naturalism Quine Quine2
Apr 26
Wylie, "Philosophy from the Ground Up" (top of p. 9 to near bottom of 15)
Apr 28
Wylie, "Philosophy from the Ground Up" (bottom of 15 -24)
Apr 30
Scientific revolutions according to Kuhn Kuhn3
May 3
A revolution in archaeology? Wylie, pp. 25-32
May 5
Wylie, pp. 37-41 and pp. 67-77
May 7
Realism vs. social constructivism, Wylie, pp. 42-56
May 10
Positivism and The New Archaeology , Wylie pp. 78-86
May 12
no new reading (do reading questions via link on course web page)

Topic 3: Empiricism vs. realism
May 14
Mayan culture Jamestown American isolationism
May 12
Realism and anit-realism, Wylie pp. 97-105
May 14
Postivist vs. Kuhnian accounts, Wylie, pp. 115-126
May 17
Historical reconstructions and the use of analogy, Wylie, pp. 136-153
May 19
Critical theory and archaeology, Wylie, pp. 154-167
May 21
Enlightened empiricism? Wylie, pp. 161-167
May 24
False dichotomies, Wylie, pp. 169-178
May 26
Foundations or bootstrapping? Wylie, 179-184

Topic 4: Additional issues
May 28
Politics and science: Wylie, pp. 185-199
May 31
No class
June 2
The unity of science, Wylie pp. 200-210
Jun 4
Ethics and archaeology: Wylie, pp. 229-246