Philosophy of Science - Some Initial Thoughts

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 Soup, the Second Helping

With the Fall semester fully in swing there are great articles and discussions abound. Here are some for your consideration:
In his most recent post, Efficiency and Value, Richard from Philosophy, Etc. wonders whether supporting high-efficiency superstores provides more value than less efficient craft oriented systems.
Over at Brains, the most recent post is a [...]

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Our Body: The Universe Within

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.

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Colbert Using Ockham’s Razor

… to clarify his take on the theory of evolution in a discussion with Kenneth Miller (Brown). Enjoy the whole interview here.

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God’s Existence and the Standard Model of Particle Physics: An Entailment Relation?

In Faith and Philosophy (January 2007), Elliott Sober once again takes up the question of intelligent design (ID) theory, arguing that the minimalist ID (mini-ID) theory–despite what its proponents claim–has theological implications. Here is how Sober describes mini-ID theory:

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Werkmeister Conference: On the Origin of Species

… at FSU March 23rd and 24th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz

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Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy

[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.

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Science in Humanities - Humanities in Science- Human Scientists Conference

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/

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SUNY-Buffalo Grad Student Conference

… 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

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Congratulations to FSU’s Al Mele!

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

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