PHIL 24. Science and Pseudoscience (4 units)
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Description
The differences among good science, bad science, and pseudoscience. Topics include the philosophical and practical demarcation problems; science and values; probabilistic fallacies, cognitive biases, and perceptual illusions; causation versus correlation, the placebo effect; why and when science is trustworthy; and case studies ranging from ESP to homeopathy to climate change denialism. May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite courses
PHIL 24 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have PHIL 24 as a prerequisite.