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Logical Positivism - Introduction Mauro Murzi's pages on Philosophy of Science
saved on 2011-10-21 17:28:22
Also known as logical empiricism and neo-positivism, this philosophical school was born in Austria and Germany during the 1920s, and was primarily concerned with the logical analysis of scientific knowledge. Among its members were Moritz Schlick, the founder of the Vienna Circle, Rudolf Carnap, the leading exponent of logical positivism, Hans Reichenbach, the founder of the Berlin Circle, Alfred Jules Ayer, Herbert Feigl, Philipp Frank, Kurt Grelling, Hans Hahn, Carl Gustav Hempel, Victor Kraft, Otto Neurath, and Friedrich Waismann.Logical positivists denied the soundness of metaphysics and traditional philosophy; they asserted that many philosophical problems are indeed meaningless.During the 1930s, when Nazism gained power in Germany, the most prominent proponents of logical positivism immigrated to the United States, where they considerably influenced American philosophy. Until the 1950s, logical positivism was the leading school in the philosophy of science. Nowadays, the influence of logical positivism persists especially in the way philosophy is practiced. This influence is particularly noticeable in the attention philosophers give to the analysis of scientific thought and to the integration of results from technical research on formal logic and the theory of probability.
Swiss Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science
saved on 2011-10-13 22:22:43
The Swiss Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science SSLPS was founded in Zürich in 1948. The society aims to further the development and study of logic and the philosophy of science, and to bring together those interested in these fields. To this end the society organises a yearly annual conference and various additional courses, and fosters international collabarations.
Why I Am a Naturalist - NYTimes.com
saved on 2011-09-26 14:22:11
Naturalism is the philosophical theory that treats science as our most reliable source of knowledge and scientific method as the most effective route to knowledge. In a recent essay for The Stone, Timothy Williamson correctly reports that naturalism is popular in philosophy. In fact it is now a dominant approach in several areas of philosophy — ethics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and, most of in all, metaphysics, the study of the basic constituents of reality. Metaphysics is important: if it turns out that reality contains only the kinds of things that hard science recognizes, the implications will be grave for what we value in human experience.
The New Atlantis » Philosophy Is Here to Stay
saved on 2011-09-13 15:10:04
Insofar as there is a little bit of Harold and Erica in each of us, The Social Animal can thus help us to know ourselves — an effort in which we can use all the help we can get. But help is one thing, and authority another. On the question of ourselves, we can have philosophers, theologians, poets, and, yes, scientists, for our companions and conversation partners. But the question, in the end, should — must — rest with us.
Colloquim for Young researchers in History and Philosophy of Science
saved on 2011-08-26 17:32:09
"History of science without philosophy of science is blind ... philosophy of science without history of science is empty"というN. R. ハンソンの言葉にもあるように，従来科学史と科学哲学は密接な結びつきをもって展開されてきました．これは，各地の科学史・科学哲学の学部やセンターなどが両者を合わせたものであることにも反映されています．しかし残念なことに，科学史が社会史を重視するようになり，なおかつ科学哲学が個別科学の哲学へと移行する中で，このような結びつきが薄れてきてしまった感があります．この研究会では，この失われた接点を再度探りながら，科学史科学哲学研究のさらなる発展を目指すことを目的としています．
Is Personal Philosophy more important than your child's health? - Journal of Skepticism - Dan Buzzard
saved on 2011-08-21 23:23:31
Looks like that public health menace is at it again. Meryl Dorey has just sent out an email to her followers complaining about a Government Health care initiative. I couldn't find a source for it, but according to Dorey the government is going to require welfare parents to take their children to a GP in order to check the child's health. If the parent is not looking after their child's medical needs then they could lose the taxpayer funded handout. (citation needed)
Northern Institute of Philosophy
saved on 2011-08-15 23:07:55
The 10-Minute Puzzle is a podcast series dedicated to presenting in a clear, concise, and accessible manner central problems that engage contemporary philosophy. Podcasts are freely available for download and will be uploaded every three weeks, starting April 15th, 2011. The first series will consist of ten episodes.
Alfred Ayer - Language, Truth and Logic : Alfred Ayer : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
saved on 2011-08-13 00:53:53
Classic introduction to objectives and methods of schools of empiricism and linguistic analysis, especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle. Topics: elimination of metaphysics, function of philosophy, nature of philosophical analysis, the a priori, truth and probability, critique of ethics and theology, self and the common world, more.
CiNii Article - Can Cartwright's model theory make any impacts on scientific realism debate?
saved on 2011-06-30 12:51:29
カートライトのモデル論は科学的実在論論争に変化をもたらしうるか
EPR3 – 2011
saved on 2011-06-29 08:42:11
This conference is the third in our biennial series of conferences on the general theme Expressivism, Pragmatism and Representationalism. Speakers at this year's meeting will include Bob Brandom (Pittsburgh), Matthew Chrisman (Edinburgh), Paul Horwich (NYU), Jenann Ismael (Arizona), James Ladyman (Bristol), John MacFarlane (Berkeley), John Maier (ANU/Sydney), Huw Price (Sydney), Greg Restall (Melbourne), Mike Ridge (Edinburgh), Lionel Shapiro (UConn), Amie Thomasson (Miami) and Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins). The meeting will explore some of the same themes as the two previous conferences (details of which are available here and here); with a particular focus on expressivist approaches to modality, and associated issues.
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