Peter Godfrey-Smith's Philosophy of Biology (Princeton University Press), may not sound like the kind of book even science enthusiasts want to crack open for pleasure, but it's a great way to get up ...

This is the first in a new series of articles on “Science and Philosophy”. The School of Athens Source: Raphael (1483–1520) Public Domain “A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background ...

Attentive readers of this blog may have noticed that those who post comments to my entries often show two interesting and complementary attitudes: a fundamental distrust of (if not downright contempt ...

The Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science (CHPS) at the University of Colorado, Boulder seeks to bring together scholars from the sciences and the humanities in order to promote ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

“Evacuate the city. The latest numbers from the predictive model show that the hurricane might hit in two days and cause major devastation.” This was not the balanced approach of an emergency manager, ...

Philosophy of science examines how scientific knowledge is created, tested and applied. It asks foundational questions about evidence, explanation, models and scientific reasoning across disciplines ...

SINCE 1945 one of the features of the scientific life of Great "Britain has been a growing interest in the 'philosophy of science'. The Philosophy of Science Group of the British Society for the ...

Philosophy of science examines the foundations, methods and implications of scientific inquiry. It addresses questions about how theories are formulated, tested and justified; how observations are ...