Hi AMod,
I can't say I've been following all this that closely. I thought wolfie had anotated his own title as a boast. Am I wrong - did you change it?
Bullwinkle
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- Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:50 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: A Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 658337
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: A Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 2591
- Views: 658337
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:19 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Three books
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8533
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:52 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Paradigm: A Criterion for Choosing Problems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3736
I think that we place “Science” on too high a pedestal and thereby distort our comprehension of political and social problems. We cannot solve social and political problems like we solve the questions formed by the normal sciences. Do you think that we place Science on too high a pedestal? I have a...
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:36 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: BOOKS to read
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7107
Depends what you are interested in. If you are interested in learning more about why Kuhn was so influential (and perhaps why Polanyi was not) I would recommend Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophical History for our Times by Steve Fuller. Thanks. If memory serves right then a good intro was once, What is Thi...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:53 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: BOOKS to read
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7107
I agree with Bullwinkle about starting with Kuhn. It's why I got into philosophy of science. Polanyi also good but much longer book than Kuhn's, also less important in the history of philosophy of science. Rortabend, I think that your statement is correct. Polanyi seems to have been rather overlook...
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:35 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Acts of Speech
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4009
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Acts of Speech
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4009
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:21 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: BOOKS to read
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7107
- Fri May 02, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Evolution and Domestic Flora & Fauna
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9664
And even if there isn't we would be left with the question where did the universe come from or the question how can the universe have no origin?Psychonaut wrote:And even if there is a God who intelligently created us we would be left with the question of who created him.
Questions, questions.........
Bullwinkle
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: A Non-religious Critique of Darwinism
- Replies: 41
- Views: 22792
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hola from Sally
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8492
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:59 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: A Non-religious Critique of Darwinism
- Replies: 41
- Views: 22792
By the way, you haven't ever read Sheldrake's book on Morphic resonance have you - the way you talk about rubber sheets reminds me of his argument? No I haven't heard of it. Would you recommend it? Yet the fact it is difficult for us to imagine isn't really a compelling objection. I think the best ...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:31 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: A Non-religious Critique of Darwinism
- Replies: 41
- Views: 22792
Hi all, Interesting discussion. I noted that in chapter 4 of his 'God Delusion' Dawkins invoked the anthropic principle for the origin of life. He also acknowledged that it might need to be evoked for the origin of eukaryotic cells and for conciousness because these major developments seemed to be b...
- Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:00 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hi Everyone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4732
Hi Gill, I'm in Edinburgh. Where abouts up North are you? Descartes 'Meditations on First Philosophy' is a good first text. If you're interested in the philosophy of science then I found Thomas Kuhn's 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions' very readable. I'd also recommend John MacMurray's 'Interpret...