Thanks a lot for offering this class Hakob. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to learn from you and hope to take one of your classes again sometime!
Professor Hakob, it was a great honour and pleasure to listen to these lectures. I learnt a lot and was really amazed to have been introduced to your Theory of Scientific Change. It does help quite a bit to shed some light on approaching truth. I wish you all the very best in life.
Thank you so much Professor for your insight and dedication to this course. I've learned many interesting concepts here and hope to take another one of your courses in the near future! Your lecture slides are the best!
Hakob, I'm in my fourth year at UofT and I can honestly say this is my favourite course that I've taken in my undergrad. You are an excellent teacher and really made learning enjoyable. Thank you so much! Alicia
Loved the course, the way it was taught and evaluated. Amazing professor and amazing TAs. Thank you for a wonderful semester and hope this course continues to be a favourite among students!
Thank you so much for the lecture. I really enjoy the the way Hakob teach. Hope I have the opportunity to take your class in the future. Greatest professor ever!
Professor, I've already filled out the course evaluations (which I rarely ever do) and just hope you can stay at the University of Toronto for the rest of your professional academic career. Please do not leave to anywhere else!
Thank you for the wonderful lectures! This was my first experience in an online course, and I really enjoyed it. I hope to have the opportunity to take HPS250 in the future. I've learned more about HPS than I thought a humanities student could.
Thank you for an enriching and interesting course, Hakob! I'm sad that the exam is tomorrow, not because it's stressful, but because it'll mean that this course is over. Best wishes!
This was a helpful, yet ultimately flawed presentation. (1) Knowing the history of science, philosophy of science, is useful. (2) This course just ignores a major aspect of that history - Kant and German idealism (he gets one sentence in the last chapter of the book), changes in logic (never mentioned), naturalistic theories (Quine, etc.), rejections of the analytic/synthetic distinction, and no interaction with Kuhn and Polanyi (even if wrong, their influence merits discussion). (3) In the end, I wouldn't even push this as a high school course unless the above glaring problems are changed. (4) The course does better in one area than all other courses in this area - it covers Cartesian science vastly better than every other text. I would use this area to keep for further study.
Can it be that the reason scientists no longer explicitly state their metaphysics and why theology has quietly slipped away from the mosaic be that today’s scientists are simply less educated in philosophy? Back in the day of natural philosophers, they all understood assumptions. Perhaps today we have a more intellectually impoverished breed of scientist, working in ignorance of the assumptions and presuppositions to their work.
Thank you for your comment, Gil. Your hypothesis strikes me as very reasonable and is clearly worth pursuing. I'd say what we have here is a nice topic for a detailed scientonomic study.
By far one of the most interesting courses I have taken conducted by one of the best professors at the University of Toronto. Thank you, Hakob.
Thank you, Zaid!
Wow, what a compelling course. Hakob is incredibly articulate. This course has completely changed the way I think about science. Thank you!
Thank you, Nicole!
the real star of these lectures is Hakob's wardrobe
Thanks a lot for offering this class Hakob.
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to learn from you and hope to take one of your classes again sometime!
+Brandon
Thank you, Brandon! Hope to see you in class soon!
I just finished my entire course. It is the best course about HPS. Very precious resources in Internet. Thanks!
Professor Hakob, it was a great honour and pleasure to listen to these lectures. I learnt a lot and was really amazed to have been introduced to your Theory of Scientific Change. It does help quite a bit to shed some light on approaching truth. I wish you all the very best in life.
This course has taught me that Hakob is a boss, great presenter!
+AaIRoIN
:)) thanks.
Gonna miss this class. Thanks Professor Hakob!
+Ramez F
Thank you, Ramez!
Thank you so much Professor for your insight and dedication to this course. I've learned many interesting concepts here and hope to take another one of your courses in the near future! Your lecture slides are the best!
+Ibraheem Aziz
Thank you, Ibraheem! Hope to see you in class!
Loved this course! It was organized extremely well. Going to miss the fun and boggling my mind!
+Amber C
Thank you, Amber!
Professor this course is truly one of the most interesting and eye opening courses I've ever taken. Thank you for an amazing term
Thank you, George!
Hakob the real MVP.
+Oscar Ma
:)
Thank you, Oscar!
Hakob,
I'm in my fourth year at UofT and I can honestly say this is my favourite course that I've taken in my undergrad. You are an excellent teacher and really made learning enjoyable. Thank you so much!
Alicia
Just finished the entire course. The scientific laws of change have changed my world. Thank you for expanding my worldview professor.
Thank you! I am glad you liked the course.
Loved the course, the way it was taught and evaluated. Amazing professor and amazing TAs. Thank you for a wonderful semester and hope this course continues to be a favourite among students!
Thanks prof Hakob, I really enjoyed this course, it is very interesting
+appselon
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the lecture. I really enjoy the the way Hakob teach. Hope I have the opportunity to take your class in the future. Greatest professor ever!
OMG he just picked up my test from the exam! I feel like i met a celebrity :)). Thank you for the year! I really enjoyed the course
Thank you, Alex!
By far my favourite course, thank you Hakob! Hope to see you in person at the final exam on Monday!
Thank you, Tristan!
Thanks for such a great course! One of my favourite courses I've taken so far! Hope to take one of your courses in person next year!
Thank you, Carrie!
This may be the best explanation of science metaphysical components!! Wow!!
Thank you!
OH!.. what a great lecture it was amazing!. all the 12 slides were tremendously wonderful!
warm regards!. prof. Hakob.
Thank you for your kind words, Paul!
Thank you Professor Hakob! Really interesting and enjoyable course!
Thank you so much!
Professor, I've already filled out the course evaluations (which I rarely ever do) and just hope you can stay at the University of Toronto for the rest of your professional academic career. Please do not leave to anywhere else!
+JinJinnJinny
Thank you for your kind words, Jinny! I do intent to stay at the UofT. The only question is whether the UofT want me to stay.
I'll definitely be pursuing HPS! Thanks for a fantastic course!
Thank you, Becca!
gonna miss this class. thanks hakob!!
If you're having trouble hearing him, this can be read here
hakobsandbox.openetext.utoronto.ca/
A great end to a great course
I'm gonna miss this course, took this to fill my breadth requirement, but it was surprisingly entertaining and thought provoking.
Thank you for the wonderful lectures! This was my first experience in an online course, and I really enjoyed it. I hope to have the opportunity to take HPS250 in the future. I've learned more about HPS than I thought a humanities student could.
Thank you, Vanessa!
Thank you for an enriching and interesting course, Hakob! I'm sad that the exam is tomorrow, not because it's stressful, but because it'll mean that this course is over. Best wishes!
Thank you Hakob, very cool!
Great course
Awesome course! Thank you!
Thank you, Vincent!
Whatever they're paying you Professor Barseghyan, it's not enough.
Enjoyed this very much. :)
Thank you, Giann!
aw im gonna miss you buddy
+Zlota Cartman
Thanks Zlota!
never thought of science this way.
This was a helpful, yet ultimately flawed presentation.
(1) Knowing the history of science, philosophy of science, is useful.
(2) This course just ignores a major aspect of that history - Kant and German idealism (he gets one sentence in the last chapter of the book), changes in logic (never mentioned), naturalistic theories (Quine, etc.), rejections of the analytic/synthetic distinction, and no interaction with Kuhn and Polanyi (even if wrong, their influence merits discussion).
(3) In the end, I wouldn't even push this as a high school course unless the above glaring problems are changed.
(4) The course does better in one area than all other courses in this area - it covers Cartesian science vastly better than every other text. I would use this area to keep for further study.
Can it be that the reason scientists no longer explicitly state their metaphysics and why theology has quietly slipped away from the mosaic be that today’s scientists are simply less educated in philosophy? Back in the day of natural philosophers, they all understood assumptions. Perhaps today we have a more intellectually impoverished breed of scientist, working in ignorance of the assumptions and presuppositions to their work.
Thank you for your comment, Gil. Your hypothesis strikes me as very reasonable and is clearly worth pursuing. I'd say what we have here is a nice topic for a detailed scientonomic study.
You know, I may give that a shot. It's an intriguing question.