Philosophy Of Science
Essays

It is a shame that in scientific debate philosophies of holism and reductionism have been considered mutually exclusive, when a combined approach is plausible and even logical. Hempel himself admits to subjectivity…

Nightingales realist philosophy of science," Sam Porter discusses the philosophy of science of Florence Nightingale, in terms of her adherence to positivism and scientism, determinism, naturalism, and epistemological…

Before one can get into an evaluation of the merits of Kuhn's concept of scientific revolutions, one must first understand the basic assumptions underlying Kuhn's theories. According to Kuhn, there are certain…

¶ … philosophy of science as developed by empiricists such as David Hume and completed by the logical positivist group. Why do they think truth can be best found by using the senses, the experimental method, and…

Must every scientific explanation contain a law of nature? For those who support the Deductive-Nomological Account, the answer is yes. Discuss critically the arguments for and against this view, and present your own…