The beginnings: Aristotle on science and
the universe.
Historical case study: The development of
physics by Galileo, Kepler, and Newton.
17th Century views on
science: Copernicus,
Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Boyle, Huygens, Newton.
20th Century philosophy of
science: The "received view" and Kuhn's
Structure of scientific revolutions.
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