It seems the debate between science and philosophy,
triggered by Stephen Hawking, stubbornly refuses to evaporate, even though it’s a debate where
if one side wins, we all lose.
This time the debate comes in the form of, well, an actual debate,
hosted by iai.
The panel includes: developmental biologist and unrelenting philosophy critic, …
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It seems that PZ Myers and I are in almost total agreement.
Almost. In
his response to my post on the
non-conflict between philosophy and science, he takes exception with my claim that scientists have a rather poor track record when it comes to doing philosophy:
After stating that scientists are philosophers … Continue Reading ››
Forget the challenge of rendering a conciliation between science and religion, more pressing is the growing
schism between science and philosophy.
It’s potentially a fight where, if one side wins, we all lose.
It might seem odd to think of two disciplines defined by a commitment to the rigorous application of reason and evidence, both …
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According to Professor Dean Simonton, scientific genius has gone the way of the
Japanese river otter. It’s a thing of the past. Unlikely to be seen again. Now the subject of historians rather than psychologists, like himself.
In a recent
Nature commentary, Simonton argues that scientific genius – the individual spark that inspires new …
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Science, art, philosophy: rational appreciation of the natural world
