Philosophy 4500: Philosophy Of Science: Fall 2010 Syllabus ORIENTATION The Garden of Eden was lost for partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, lost not for lust but for curiosity, not for sex but for http://frank.mtsu.edu/~rbombard/RB/Sylab/syl450.html
Extractions: Course Objectives T he course will provide an overview of traditional problems and some recent developments in the philosophy of science. While a number of specific theories and agenda (e.g., relativity theory, quantum mechanics, sociobiology, artificial intelligence) are discussed, emphasis is placed on the conceptual consequences modern science imposes generally on our basic philosophies of knowledge and nature. Topics in both the natural and social sciences will be covered; after considering the experimental and/or theoretical results obtained by selected research communities within the special sciences, students will be encouraged to advance and criticize a variety of philosophical views concerning the aims, methods, and achievements of these sciences.
20th WCP: Philosophy Of Science The Paideia Project Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Archive of contributed papers in the subject area of Philosophy of Science. http://www.bu.edu/wcp/MainScie.htm
Extractions: Philosophy of Science The papers indexed below were given at the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, in Boston, Massachusetts from August 10-15, 1998. Additional papers may be added to this section as electronic versions are aquired and formatted for the archive. These papers will be listed for a period of time at the What's New? page. Regarding browser support: The papers published in The Paideia Archive webmaster and provide details of the difficulty. In addition to browsing the numerous subject indexes, you may also enter a name or subject keyword in the space below and hit the search button. Philosophy of Science Author's Name Affiliation Paper Title David Boersema Pacific University Inductivism, Naturalism, and Metascientific Theories Universidad Central de Venezuela, The Relational Nature of Species Concepts Critical Comments on Laudan's Theory of Scientific Aims Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Gustaaf C. Cornelis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium Is Popularization of Science Possible? Gyorgy Darvas The Institute for Advanced Symmetry Studies, Budapest, Hungary
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Extractions: Register Login Members Calendar New Posts Search ... Help Username: Password: Register Forgot Password Please note: because you're not logged in , you may be viewing older cached versions of pages which are served up to reduce server load. Philosophy Forums Philosophy of Science How should science be done? What philosophical scaffolding does it require or entail? Forum Topics Posts Latest Post Science
Philosophy Of Science: Definition From Answers.com Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry — observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation http://www.answers.com/topic/philosophy-of-science
Philosophy Of Science | Reasons To Believe 6/1/2004 by Krista Bontrager. In his apologetic speaking and writing, Hugh Ross has introduced a concept referred to as the “physics of sin.” He argues that the laws of nature http://www.reasons.org/philosophyreligion/philosophy-science
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Philosophy Of Science Department Salzburg Welcome to the homepage of the Philosophy of Science Department in Salzburg. We are a privately funded research department located in Salzburg, Austria. http://philosophy-of-science.org/Home.html
Philosophy Of Science | ScienceZine The philosophy of science seeks to clarify the objectives and means used by scientists, and what is the reliability of scientific theories. Science is popularly viewed as a http://encyclozine.com/society/philosophy/science
Extractions: Rainbow Spectrum Username: Password: Jump to... Artzia Curious Minds blog Eluzions Illusions Orrery Planet Science Gizmos ScienceZine Solar Radiometers Suns-n-Roses The philosophy of science seeks to clarify the objectives and means used by scientists, and what is the reliability of scientific theories. Science is popularly viewed as a cumulative and progressive activity. However this view has profound philosophical implications, and in fact the effort to define the nature of science is in itself part of the history of philosophy. Aristotle 's writings on nature make him the world's first real scientist, though his conclusions have long been superceded. His contributions are so great that he stands alongside Plato as one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He said, in contrast to Plato, that the material world is real and not a creation of eternal forms. He taught that individual things combine form and matter in ways that determine how they grow and change. Aristotle was also the founder of formal logic.
The LOTA Philosophy Of Science, The Science Debate The LOTA philosophy of science makes certain predictions about the type of signals that can exceed the speed of light. The site provides an introduction to the LOTA philosophy of science, emerging theories and a debate on several hot issues in science, including Superluminal motion. http://www.slenters.ch/lota/debate
Extractions: The science debate: Evolution and / or creation For best comprehension, read first Emerging LOTA theories The LOTA philosophy of science and its emerging LOTA theories describe the evolution of self organizing patterns as a fundamental phenomena that is independent of space-time. It sees Darwinian type evolution theories, which follow the arrow of time in space-time, as a limited one dimensional interpretation of a much more complex pattern of interactions. Indeed, looking through the lens of Darwinian evolution theories, we can be easily fooled through its masking effect on the broader fundamentals of self organization. A broadening in our thinking patterns on evolution would make us aware of the vast amount of literature already available in support of such additional dimension(s) to evolution. Moreover, fundamental to the evolution of all self organizing patterns is the phenomena of Creative-R, the ultimate creative and omnipresent force from which the universe emerges. In short, the creative force of Creative-R and the forces of evolution are both present in our reality. The LOTA philosophy of science views 'creation' and 'evolution' as forces that are both present and complementary.
Uchii Lecture Talk delivered in 2002 by Soshichi Uchii. Considers the current state of the Japanese philosophy of science, prospects for improvement, and historical context. http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~suchii/cntr-lec.html
Extractions: Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh 40th Anniversary Lecture Series March 14, 2002 IS PHILOSOPHY OF SCIECE ALIVE IN THE EAST? A Report from Japan Soshichi Uchii Kyoto University Abstract Here is an Outline: 1. Three Basic Facts (1868-2002) 2. Taketani's Doctrine of the Three Stages (1936-1968) 3. Logical Empiricism (1950-1970) 4. Scientists and Philosophers (1950-2002) 5. "New" Philosophy of Science (1970-1995) 6. What is needed for Japanese Philosophy of Science? (1991-) Thank you Merrilee, for your moving introduction! First of all, I wish to thank the Center for Philosophy of Science, and the Director Jim Lennox, for inviting me to this wonderful Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Center. I am going to talk about what is going on in the field of philosophy of science in my country, Japan. Now let me give you an Outline of my talk (as in the Abstract). It is divided into 6 Sections. After reviewing the history and the peculiarities of Japanese philosophy of science, I would like to say my opinion in the final section, as regards what we have to do in order to improve it. 1. Three Basic Facts
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Philosophy of Science. Course Page . Contents (Click on the section heading to go to the detailed resource page for that section) http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/ph31.htm
Extractions: (Click on the section heading to go to the detailed resource page for that section) Ancient Science and Mathematics The Golden Section Infinity and Continuity Plato and Aristotle ... Assignment 1 Resources : (Tutorials and FAQ's) Extra Credit Assignment 1 (Eratosthenes) Due Feb 24 Extra Credit assignment 2 (Galileo) Due Monday Feb 27 Exam 1 Review Sheet Reading questions from Kuhn Assignment 2 Diagrams for Assignment 2 ... Reading Questions on Dennett Darwins Dangerous Idea Reading Questions on Gould Final Exam Review Sheet Assignment 3 Templates for Assignment 3 answers: DOC Program for Assignment 3 ( selfextracting ... 32 and Life 32 . (Self extracting) Use these for assignment 4. Flash Video Installation Instructions Assignment 4 Flash Video Instructions for Winlife32 Section (Part I) Flash Video Instructions for Life32 (Part II) ... Flash Video Instructions for Extra Credit (Part III, making a survivor) Life Resource page Back to Philosophy Department Back to St. Anselm College Back to Liberal Studies
Oxford Journals | Humanities | British Jnl. For The Philosophy Of Sci. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Society for the Philosophy of Science. Table of contents and abstracts starting from 1996. Full text starting from 1998 (subscribers only). http://bjps.oxfordjournals.org/
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The Nature And Philosophy Of Science THE NATURE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEThis webpage examines the components, limitations, and popular mistaken beliefs of science and the scientific method. It also contains a http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/science.html
Extractions: The Nature and Philosophy of Science Introduction Scientists are unbiased observers who use the scientific method to conclusively confirm and conclusively falsify various theories. These experts have no preconceptions in gathering the data and logically derive theories from these objective observations. One great strength of science is that its self-correcting, because scientists readily abandon theories when they are shown to be irrational. Although such eminent views of science have been accepted by many people, they are almost completely untrue. Data can neither conclusively confirm nor conclusively falsify theories, there really is no such thing as the scientific method, data become somewhat subjective in practice, and scientists have displayed a surprisingly fierce loyalty to their theories. There have been many misconceptions of what science is and is not. Ill discuss why these misconstruals are inaccurate later, but first Id like to begin by talking about some of the basics of what science is. Science is a project whose goal is to obtain knowledge of the natural world. The philosophy of science is a discipline that deals with the system of science itself. It examines sciences structure, components, techniques, assumptions, limitations, and so forth.
British Society For The Philosophy Of Science Publishes the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, sponsors an annual summer conference. With relevant links. http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/BSPS/BSPSHome.html
Extractions: @import "/resource/css/main.css"; @import "/resource/css/homepage.css"; @import "/resource/css/society.css"; @import "/resource/css/bsps.css"; Skip Navigation The purpose of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science is to study the logic, the methods, and the philosophy of science, as well as those of the various special sciences, including the social sciences.
Abstractatom.com This site explains the science, religion, and philosophy of the Jedi. http://abstractatom.com/the_philosophy_science_and_religion_of_the_star_wars_fil
Time - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Time is a common term for the experience of duration, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Article explains time definitions, history of measurements, perceptions in religion, philosophy and science. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time
Extractions: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Time (disambiguation) The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as being between the past and the future Pocket watches are used to keep track of time. Time is a one- dimensional quantity used to sequence events , to quantify the durations of events and the intervals between them, and (used together with space ) to quantify and measure the motions of objects . Time is quantified in comparative terms (such as longer, shorter, faster, quicker, slower) or in numerical terms using units (such as seconds, minutes, hours, days). It is measured using a clock Time is one of the seven fundamental physical quantities in the International System of Units . An operational definition of time, wherein one says that observing a certain number of repetitions of one or another standard cyclical event (such as the passage of a free-swinging pendulum) constitutes one standard unit such as the second , is used in the conduct of both advanced experiments and everyday affairs of life. Investigations of a single continuum called
LPSG Philosophy Of Science 1. The Paper. This course will present some core subject areas of analytical philosophy of science. No indepth knowledge of any science is presupposed for this course, nor are http://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/LPSG/Science.htm
Extractions: PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Last Updated 28/04/05 BACK TO LPSG CONTENTS The Paper General Reading This course will present some core subject areas of analytical philosophy of science. No in-depth knowledge of any science is presupposed for this course, nor are any mathematics beyond basic algebra. The bulk of the course is concerned with general' philosophy of science rather than with the philosophies of specific sciences (such as the philosophy of quantum mechanics or biology). There will however be one lecture on the philosophy of space and time at the end of the course in order to convey the main idea of what the philosophy of a special science amounts to. The first term covers the problem of induction, theories of confirmation, probabilities, the nature of scientific theories, laws of nature, and scientific explanation. The second term covers reductionism, the realism antirealism debate, social constructivism, feminism, causation, and the philosophy of space and time. BACK TO TOP 2. General Reading
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