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PREMIUM-Ep. 281: Paul Feyerabend's Anarchist Philosophy of Science (Part Two)
Continuing on Against Method (1975) about the non-rational progress of science.
Given that according to F., epistemological conformity can't proceed …
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 281: Paul Feyerabend's Anarchist Philosophy of Science (Part One)
On Against Method (1975). In dialogue with Lakatos, Feyerabend claimed that scientific progress can not be explained rationally, so how does it prog…
4 years, 11 months ago
PREMIUM-Ep. 280: Imre Lakatos on Scientific Progress (Part Two)
Continuing on "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" (1970).
We distinguish various kinds of falsificationism and give…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 280: Imre Lakatos on Scientific Progress (Part One)
On "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" (1970).
In what way is scientific progress rational? Lakatos splits the diff…
4 years, 11 months ago
PREMIUM-Ep. 279: Aristotle's "Categories" of Being (Part Two)
Continuing on the Categories, considering artifacts, social construction in cutting up the world, different kinds of properties, and more.
If you're …
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 279: Aristotle's "Categories" of Being (Part One)
On the Categories (ca. 350 BCE), which purports to describe all the types of entities that exist. We mostly talk about substances, as A's presentatio…
5 years ago
PREMIUM-Ep. 278: Derrick Bell on the Dynamics of Racism (Part Two)
Continuing on Faces At the Bottom of the Well (1992), with guest Lawrence Ware. We discuss "The Racial Preference Licensing Act" (ch. 3).
If you're n…
5 years ago
Ep. 278: Derrick Bell on the Dynamics of Racism (Part One)
On Faces At the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (1992), a foundational text in critical race theory that presents thought experiments in…
5 years ago
PREMIUM-Ep. 277: Hegel on Our Understanding of Physics (Part Two)
Continuing on The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, "Force and the Understanding."
We start off by considering the players in force: the thing exerting…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 277: Hegel on Our Understanding of Physics (Part One)
On The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, "Force and the Understanding."
What is "force" as physics describes it? And scientific law? Do these terms den…
5 years, 1 month ago