Philosophy & Science
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Two Statues: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (Part 1-1)
Added 103 Views / 0 LikesIn the interests of helping people gain a better grasp on the philosophical foundations of science, I'm starting a series that will cover the major developments in the philosophy of science in the 20th century. If well received, I will expand on the basic
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A Brief History of Science: Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages (Part 2-1)
Added 106 Views / 0 LikesThe first part in my brief history of science series, in preparation for my series on the philosophy of science in the 20th century. This part covers the Ancient Greek world, up through the Scholasticism of the late 12th century.
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A Brief History of Science, Part 2: Renaissance to the Copernican Revolution (Part 2-2)
Added 101 Views / 0 LikesThe second part in my three part series on the history of science, in preparation for my series on the philosophy of science in the 20th century. This part covers the Renaissance through the Copernican Revolution.Closing Music: "The Sky Moves Sideways (Al
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A Brief History of Science, Part 3: The Copernican Revolution to the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis (2-3)
Added 135 Views / 0 LikesPart 3 of my 3 part brief history of science, covering The Copernican Revolution to the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis. Up next: Three views on the nature of science.Phlogiston, bitches!: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=574
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How Does Science Work? Three Views (Part 3-1)
Added 112 Views / 0 LikesA quick look at three core elements of science: empiricism, mathematical modeling and the social structure of science.(Sorry some of the editing is choppy, I had to cut 2 minutes to fit the time limit.)This is the first part in my introduction to the phil
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Classical Empiricism and Logical Positivism (Part 4-1)
Added 114 Views / 0 LikesThe first section of the fourth part of my series on the philosophy of science. In this video I cover the basics of the 'classical empiricism' of Locke and Hume, in preparation for discussing Logical Positivism.
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The Rise of Logical Positivism (Part 4-2)
Added 113 Views / 0 LikesThe second section (of three) of the fourth part of my series on the philosophy of science. In this video I cover the rise of logical positivism. I describe the basic concepts and ideas that constitute logical positivism. Up next: the fall of logical posi
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The Fall of Logical Positivism (Part 4-3)
Added 131 Views / 0 LikesThe third and final section of the fourth part of my series on the philosophy of science. In this video I cover the downfall of logical positivism. I describe some of the major problems which has lead positivism to be rejected by nearly all philosophers o
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The Problem of Induction and Russell's Chicken (Lecture 5, video #1 of 3)
Added 96 Views / 0 LikesIn the fifth section of my lecture series on the philosophy of science I discuss a series of related problems concerning the nature of evidence. In this first video I discuss the classic 'problem of induction', as presented by David Hume and Bertrand Russ
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The Hypothetico-Deductive Method and The Ravens Paradox (Lecture 5, Video 2 of 3)
Added 105 Views / 0 LikesThis video (the second of three in this lecture) discusses one way of understanding the relationship between evidence and theory (the Hypothetico-Deductive method) and a major problem for that method (the Ravens Paradox).
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Goodman's New Riddle of Induction (Lecture 5, video #3 of 3)
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesThis third and final video on problems of evidence and confirmation covers Nelson Goodman's 'New Riddle of Induction.'
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Popper on Observation and Hypotheses (Lecture 6, Video 1 of 3)
Added 77 Views / 0 LikesKarl Popper proposes his response to David Hume's problem of induction.
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Popper on Demarcation Science vs Pseudoscience (Lecture 6, Video 2 of 3)
Added 87 Views / 0 LikesKarl Popper's solution to the problem of demarcation: what is the difference between science and pseudoscience?
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Problems with Popperian Falsificationism (Lecture 6, Video 3 of 3)
Added 84 Views / 0 LikesSome problems with Popper's theory of falsification as a means for demarcating science from pseudoscience.Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL67E2553770A6E39E
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Thomas Kuhn on Normal Science (Lecture 7, Part 1 of 2)
Added 121 Views / 0 LikesThomas Kuhn transformed the philosophy of science by examining the actual history of science and showing that science did not work the way scientists, philosophers and science textbooks generally assumed. This lecture covers the 'moderate' claims made by
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Kuhn on Scientific Revolutions (Lecture 7, part 2 of 2)
Added 89 Views / 0 LikesThomas Kuhn transformed the philosophy of science by examining the actual history of science and showing that science did not work the way scientists, philosophers and science textbooks generally assumed. This lecture covers the 'moderate' claims made by
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Thomas Kuhn on the Incommensurability of Paradigms (Lecture 8, Part 1 of 3)
Added 116 Views / 0 LikesSome of the more 'radical' ideas of Thomas Kuhn are introduced, including the incommensurability of paradigms, the theory-ladenness of observation, and the underdetermination of theory by evidence.
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Kuhn on Scientific Progress and Relativism of Truth (Lecture 8, Part 2 of 3)
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Kuhn--"Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice" (Lecture 8, Part 3 of 3)
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