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A Novel Exercise for Teaching the Philosophy of Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Gary Hardcastle  and
Matthew H. Slater
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Abstract

We describe a simple, flexible exercise that can be implemented in the philosophy of science classroom: students are asked to determine the contents of a closed container without opening it. This exercise has revealed itself as a useful platform from which to examine a wide range of issues in the philosophy of science and may, we suggest, even help us think about improving the public understanding of science.

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General Philosophy of Science
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 81 , Issue 5 , December 2014 , pp. 1184 - 1196
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association

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Footnotes

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We thank the participants of our PSA 2012 Symposium and an anonymous referee for this journal for comments.

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