Tag: "philosophy of science"

Mary Midgley (September 13, 1919 - October 10, 2018)

Carol Nicholson on a remarkable ethicist and Philosophy Now contributor.
[Issue 129 :: December 2018 / January 2019 :: Obituary]

Foucault’s Elephant

Thomas Morrison looks hard at Michel Foucault’s problem with science.
[Issue 127 :: August/September 2018 :: Continental Thoughts]

Teleology Rises from the Grave

Stephen Asma says biology needs to understand the purpose – the ‘telos’ – of organisms and systems.
[Issue 126 :: June/July 2018 :: Articles]

Philosophy of Nature by Paul Feyerabend

Massimo Pigliucci says the bad boy of philosophy of science has done it again, posthumously.
[Issue 126 :: June/July 2018 :: Books]

Defending Humanistic Reasoning

Paul Giladi, Alexis Papazoglou, & Giuseppina D’Oro say we need to recognise that science and the humanities are asking and answering different questions.
[Issue 123 :: December 2017 / January 2018 :: Articles]

Spinoza’s Metaphysics & Its Relevance For Science Today

Zoran Vukadinovic thinks Spinoza could help us with our enquiries.
[Issue 117 :: December 2016 / January 2017 :: Rebel Realities]

Was Einstein Right? by Clifford M. Will

Tim Wilkinson answers the question Was Einstein Right? about general relativity with a “Yes!”.
[Issue 117 :: December 2016 / January 2017 :: Books]

Will We Ever Philosophise With E.T.?

Malcolm E. Brown & Steve Hubbard argue that it’s unlikely.
[Issue 116 :: October/November 2016 :: Articles]

Philosophy & Science

by Grant Bartley
[Issue 114 :: June/July 2016 :: Editorial]

Chaos & An Unpredictable Tomorrow

Peter Saltzstein finds that Chaos Theory yields unexpected philosophical results.
[Issue 114 :: June/July 2016 :: Philosophical Science]

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