As the semester begins I find myself looking forward into one of my courses with some particularly well-formed expectations and questions.
There seems to be a romanticized folk-notion of Science that has already come into question in the earliest of our readings. Last session, we briefly discussed “naive-inductivism,” which seems to fairly well capture the [...]
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Philosophy of Science - Some Initial Thoughts
Posted in Philosophy of Science on January 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Our Body: The Universe Within
Posted in General Interest, Philosophy of Science on August 26, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I went to an exhibit at the Orlando Science Center with my brother and my daughter on Saturday. The exhibit is called Our Body: The Universe Within and it features actual human bodies in various states of dissection, preserved using polymer impregnation (see plastination), presenting and focusing on each system of the human body.
Colbert Using Ockham’s Razor
Posted in General Interest, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science on August 3, 2007 | No Comments »
… to clarify his take on the theory of evolution in a discussion with Kenneth Miller (Brown). Enjoy the whole interview here.
Werkmeister Conference: On the Origin of Species
Posted in Conferences, News & Notes, Philosophy of Science on March 20, 2007 | No Comments »
… at FSU March 23rd and 24th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy
Posted in Grad School, Philosophy of Science on March 15, 2007 | No Comments »
[ADMIN NOTE: Moving to the front. Originally posted 03/05/07.]
The Seminar is intended for outstanding undergraduates who are considering graduate school in philosophy. The aim is to introduce students to the atmosphere of a graduate-level seminar, giving participants a chance to explore and sharpen their philosophical abilities before they commit to a graduate program.
Science in Humanities - Humanities in Science- Human Scientists Conference
Posted in Conferences, News & Notes, Philosophy of Science on February 28, 2007 | No Comments »
March 2, 2007, University of South Florida
Business Building, Room 1301, 9am-7pm
Organized by
Dr. Pablo Brescia, Department of World Languages
Dr. Adriana Novoa, Department of Humanities and American Studies
Dr. Alex Levine, Department of Philosophy
http://humanitiesscience.org/
SUNY-Buffalo Grad Student Conference
Posted in Conferences, News & Notes, Philosophy of Science on February 7, 2007 | No Comments »
… on the Philosophy of Science, April 2007. The keynote speaker will be Stephen Leeds (U. of Wisconsin-Madison). The call for papers is available here. The deadline for submissions is February 16th.
- Rico Vitz
Congratulations to FSU’s Al Mele!
Posted in Action Theory, News & Notes, Philosophy of Science on January 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Congratulations to Al Mele for winning an NEH Fellowship for work on his upcoming project, Intentions in Action: Action Theory and Action Science! More details are available here.
- Rico Vitz