Learner Reviews & Feedback for Philosophy of Science by University of Pennsylvania
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Interesting information, well presented. The course gave me new ways of looking at scientific studies and research that will, I believe, make me a more sophisticated consumer of science reporting.
This course opened me up to all sorts of perspectives and ideas that I never thought about. I was unaware of the field of the philosophy of science. I really appreciated the exposure!
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By Keith S A
•Great job! Very good, but just not nearly long enough!
By bassam1010
•An excellent crash course in the philosophy of science
By Viv R
•I'd recommend this course to any scientist.
By Richard D V
•This is a great course in Science. Thanks.
By Xiomara N
•I loved this course and all the material.
By Philip W
•i am looking forward to more training!
By Laura G
•Very interesting. I loved to do it.
By Charlotte d V
•Thank you!
By Edgar H C L
•Excellent
By Harris C
•Well structured course, Prof. Weisberg's videos were clear, articulate, Vanessa of the teaching staff was very supportive, encouraging, and engaged in participants' comments. I wish there could have been some opportunity to contrast other lines of inquiry about the world in which we live, broadly speaking "the arts," which I think could help us better understand the inquiry about the "the sciences." To carry this a bit further, the legal system has elements of the scientific inquiry (e.g., "peer review" via jury, rules of evidence, cross examination) yet it isn't, and perhaps shouldn't be "scientific. And what are the structure and rules of inquiry in a subject such as history that allow "truth" to be discovered? I present these points also to indicate that this course got me thinking.
By Lauri E
•The course was very well done: the lectures were coherent, concise, and well articulated, the readings were interesting but easy to grasp. Perhaps the quizzes were a bit too easy, and in a weird way detailed, asking about very small specifics at times. Naturally, a course like this can only scratch the surface of the topic, but at least I feel I myself got some new tools to dig deeper into the world of philosophy of science.
By Paul T
•I found the material of the course very interesting as I have a background in physics and astronomy. The discussion on bias and methods for reducing it was well done.
I did have difficulty navigating the course material at times. It did not feel very intuitive to me, but I caught on after a while.
Thanks you for an over-all good experience.
By Arun V
•This was a very brief overview of a few key concepts in the philosophy of science. However, the course doesn't go into any significant detail at all. It has nonetheless whetted my appetite for further reading on the topic, to which there is no substitute in philosophy.
By Sophie A
•Great for scientist who are new to philosophy. The lecturer is fantastic, he's very inspiring and successfully inspires you to read and learn more about philosophy. Be prepared to begin questioning everything you hold as true.
By Broney J
•Gives clear insight into "What science is... and how it is done by scientists", if you have a tendency to criticize the scientific methods, I would recommend this course.
By Masoud H A
•Enjoyed doing the course and certainly have learned a few principles related to the Philosophy of Science.
By James W M
•Very intellectually stimulating considering the relatively few hours involved.
Tough quizes!
By Victoria F
•a good course for undergrad students, well put together and entertaining.
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