The Philosophy of Science

A blog that reminds us that science is a branch of philosophy, with all that it entails. I am especially interested in the "hidden" assumptions made by scientists and the connections of scientific conclusions to the larger philosophical framework. We all get told all the time what science tells us, but how do we know? I hope to shed light on all these issues and more.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Back from a short hiatus with Frank Herbert

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Due to various happenings in my personal life, I have not posted for almost a week and a half. I hope to keep such long stretches without p...
Friday, August 20, 2010

The Value of Experience

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I was thinking earlier today about the value of experience. By this, I mean the value that an individual places on a particular experience....
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Guest Blog!!

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The folks over at Spirituality for Living were kind enough to invite me to be a guest blogger for them.  I happily agreed.  Check out my art...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

My Credentials

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It just occurred to me that I have not given my readers any idea of what authority (if any really is needed) I have to be writing this blog....

The Nature of Belief

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There are those whose attraction to science is its apparent (but not real) void of belief.  That is to say, that some look at science and be...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Media dangers

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I was talking with my wife yesterday about how scientific information gets distributed.  For those of you that have not been exposed to the ...
Saturday, August 7, 2010

Self-evidence

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Self-evidence is a standard that has been applied to various ideas as being something that makes that idea somehow superior to accept withou...
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