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 ...

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 ...

The world needs flexible thinkers who confront complex situations and help resolve problems in positive ways that are neither narrowly political nor purely profit-driven. Drexel University’s Bachelor ...

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 ...

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 ...