PHIL 242
Problems in Philosophy of Science
Jennifer S. Jhun
Description from DukeHub
The principal philosophical problems of scientific practice. Explanation, confirmation, instrumentalist and realist conceptions of scientific theory. Laws and indeterminism in modern science.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "laws"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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