Learner Reviews & Feedback for Philosophy and the Sciences: Introduction to the Philosophy of Physical Sciences by The University of Edinburgh
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VP
May 29, 2020
The course was fascinating and inspirational. It revealed to me the connection between science and philosophy in the context of cutting edge knowledge.
FA
Aug 31, 2017
A remarkable experience. Great lectures, beautiful surroundings, well chosen readings. I guess I will sign up for the second part of it.
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By Jose M T c
•Jun 11, 2019
Great Curse. Thank you
By Amantaeva J
•Feb 20, 2025
очень интересный курс
By Winston A W
•Nov 25, 2020
Excellent, thank you.
By Anas H
•Sep 3, 2017
Very Useful Course.
By NR A
•Mar 16, 2017
Helpful. Thank you!
By manas s
•Dec 1, 2016
well planned course
By Gary M
•May 29, 2023
Excellent course
By Pooja J
•Jan 8, 2022
very informative
By Tejas p
•Dec 15, 2020
Very nice course
By Monica J
•May 14, 2020
It's very useful
By Jennifer
•Jan 9, 2019
very interesting
By CARLOS C S
•Oct 22, 2020
Muy buen curso.
By Kory H
•Apr 21, 2021
Great course!
By abdalla m
•Aug 8, 2024
mind-blowing
By Rupert M
•Feb 18, 2019
Epic course!
By Violet A F
•Mar 23, 2024
Thank you!
By Sabine B
•May 26, 2020
Thank you!
By Rudolph L
•Nov 5, 2017
Very nice!
By Greta
•Oct 3, 2024
Excellent
By Alvaro W
•Aug 29, 2017
Excelent
By HIMANSHI
•Jan 31, 2021
Good
By Jorge F
•Apr 10, 2022
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By Chaiyawat M
•Feb 5, 2019
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By Sezin S
•Apr 19, 2020
Thank you very much for your hard work on this illuminating course. It has been my first online course experience and I am leaving with a positive impression. Although I appreciate the quality and the amount of information included in these lessons, I have found that some of the content was detached. I have been taking notes in a notebook during the lessons, at times the lecture slides were sufficient and concise, at other times, they were difficult to follow and navigate. The tests have helped me see what's really important, and allowed me to complete my notes with clear definitions. The summary parts at the end of some slide notes were helpful, but sometimes there weren't any. As a philosophy BA and MA graduate, I thought the physics parts were difficult to understand, I couldn't make sense of the formulae, but I think I could follow the lectures with the additional explanations. I also found the references to Stanford Encyc. too obvious, but I have found a rich variety of reading options and videos thanks to you, which will surely expand my knowledge if I continue reading on the subject. Before the lecture, I had already taken philosophy of science classes, so I was familiar with Kuhn, Popper, the history of cosmology, and the main physics theories. Duhem, Quine's web of knowledge, and the application of the theory of underdetermination into this field have all been new to me, so again, thank you very much.
By Hely B
•Jan 29, 2018
The course is quite interesting, bringing to attention many of the most fundamental issues regarding our views of what is science and the philosophy behind it. The lecturers provide great explanations and plenty of additional readings for those more curious about the many topics.
For those with some background in philosophy of science, especially in physics, this may seem a bit too simple. Nevertheless, it is a great introduction to the topic and provide some very interesting insights even for more familiarised researchers. Definitely worth the time investment.