Philosophy
Just discovered this the other day. Check it out.
The Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) aims to create an interdisciplinary community of scholars who approach the philosophy of science with a focus on scientific practice and the practical uses of scientific knowledge.
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- What Science Should We Fund?
A recently released study shows no evidence that people who are prayed for do better after heart surgery than those who received placebo prayers. The long-standing myth of the efficacy of prayer as therapy was tested and the evidence clearly stands against...
- Justice - What Is The Right Thing To Do?
Episode 10. Aristotle's teleological understanding of the universe made him think of social and political institutions in terms of goals and purposes. If you understand the telos of a particular institution or practice, then you would also understand...
- Still Trying To Predict Human Behavior
Abstract... The phrase ‘folk psychology’ refers to the ordinary psychology we use to understand each other and ourselves. Although folk psychology may initially seem to be a rather simple sort of thing, it can actually be surprisingly difficult...
- "in Praise Of Science"--book Review
Sander Bais This is for colleague Tim. "Review - In Praise of Science" by Ioannis Trisokkas April 2010 metapsychology In writing the In Praise of Science, Sander Bais, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam, set himself three...
- "true Function Of Science" Poll
What do you think is the true function of science... Knowledge...2 Technology...0 Both...3 Other...0 Ideally, the true function of science would be the acquisition of knowledge about ourselves and the universe and in many cases that is the primary function...
Philosophy
Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice
Just discovered this the other day. Check it out.
The Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) aims to create an interdisciplinary community of scholars who approach the philosophy of science with a focus on scientific practice and the practical uses of scientific knowledge.
Read more...
- What Science Should We Fund?
A recently released study shows no evidence that people who are prayed for do better after heart surgery than those who received placebo prayers. The long-standing myth of the efficacy of prayer as therapy was tested and the evidence clearly stands against...
- Justice - What Is The Right Thing To Do?
Episode 10. Aristotle's teleological understanding of the universe made him think of social and political institutions in terms of goals and purposes. If you understand the telos of a particular institution or practice, then you would also understand...
- Still Trying To Predict Human Behavior
Abstract... The phrase ‘folk psychology’ refers to the ordinary psychology we use to understand each other and ourselves. Although folk psychology may initially seem to be a rather simple sort of thing, it can actually be surprisingly difficult...
- "in Praise Of Science"--book Review
Sander Bais This is for colleague Tim. "Review - In Praise of Science" by Ioannis Trisokkas April 2010 metapsychology In writing the In Praise of Science, Sander Bais, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam, set himself three...
- "true Function Of Science" Poll
What do you think is the true function of science... Knowledge...2 Technology...0 Both...3 Other...0 Ideally, the true function of science would be the acquisition of knowledge about ourselves and the universe and in many cases that is the primary function...