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Philosophy of Science

These essays examine the philosophy of science, looking at a specific branch of philosophy not covered in our philosophy section. Alongside essays on philosophers of science we have introductions to basic concepts and critiques of philosophical claims about science.

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Proliferation

Jun 24 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
By Paul Newall (2005)

Arguments for proliferation as a methodological principle are often associated with the philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend (1999) but they date back at least to J.S. Mill (1869 [1991]) and take the same form.
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Thomas Kuhn: Assassin of Logical Positivism or ...

Jun 02 2010 07:00 PM | Campanella in Philosophy of Science
By Awet Moges (2010)

In the beginning, there was nothing but
fuzzy logic, imaginary mathematics, and monolithic science.
Then the philosophy gods said, “Let Kuhn be!” And all was light.

Introduction
Th...
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Anything Goes: Feyerabend and Method

Sep 22 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
By Paul Newall (2005)

Perhaps one of the least understood arguments in the philosophy of science, Paul Feyerabend's reductio ad absurdum of specific rationalist conceptions of scientific method is at once a subtle critique of rigidity ...
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Lakatos and the Demarcation Problem

Aug 17 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
By Paul Newall (2005)

According to lore, Imre Lakatos was an excellent speaker and a highly amusing one. (He would often listen in on Paul Feyerabend's talks from his office and shout rejoinders if the latter got too carried away.) He ...
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Underdetermination

Jun 03 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
By Paul Newall (2005)

A familiar sight in the philosophy of science is reference to the underdetermination of theories by the available evidence. In this short paper we will explore some examples of this phenomenon and the reasons why it i...
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Confirmation

Jun 02 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
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Theory-ladenness

Jun 01 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
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Ockham's Razor

Jun 24 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
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The mechanical philosophy and God

Jun 11 2007 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
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Falsificationism

Jun 01 2005 09:00 PM | Hugo Holbling in Philosophy of Science
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