During most of my early adulthood, philosophy had little appeal to me. I lasted no more than three weeks in a Philosophy 101 class in college, perplexed and bored by the way that far-fetched ...

This article discusses the Philosophic; which is easily understood and interconnected with contemporary realities of mankind living in the biosphere of planet Earth. I will present the philosophical ...

Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie, Vol. 40, No. 2 (December 2009), pp. 227-258 (32 pages) In this essay, I attempt to assess Henk de Regt and ...

Avid readers of Physics World will know that we have for many years published a monthly column called “Critical Point” written by Robert P Crease, a historian and philosopher of science from Stony ...

This is the first in a new series of posts, on “ Science and Philosophy," featuring interviews with influential scientists and philosophers of science. Bas van Fraassen leaving the philosopher's ...

This is the first in a new series of posts, on “Science and Philosophy," featuring interviews with influential scientists and philosophers of science. Bas van Fraassen leaving the philosopher's ...

Philosophy majors are a favorite punching bag for university critics—including past, Floridian Republican presidential candidates. In the early 2010s, there were annually about 7,800 philosophy ...