Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will:
(i) have an understanding of the central ideas in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of social science;
(ii) have a philosophical understanding of some of the fundamental ideas used in Economics and in Social/Political Theory;
(iii) be able to develop their own arguments about how to employ these fundamental ideas;
(iv) be able to express these arguments in a clear, coherent and well-informed way.
Indicative Module Content:
Philosophy of Science; Scientific Methodology; Scientific realism; Philosophy of Economics; Utility; Rational Choice Theory; Social epistemology.