Tag Archives: Pragmatism
A Methodological Science
(This is the third part – of four – of the talk ‘The Science Delusion’ and follows on from the introduction to (conventional, i.e. metaphysical) Physicalism in part 2 to return to the idea of science as a method introduced (through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Realism, Constructivism, Daniel Dennett, Descartes, dog, Human Brain Project, Instrumentalism, Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Michael Polanyi, models, Non-Realism, Objectivity, Paul Feyerabend, Philosophy of Science, physicalism, Pragmatism, Realism, Rupert Sheldrake
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Physicalism
This is the second part – of four – of the talk ‘The Science Delusion’. 4. Physicalism: Not Dualism A central topic of this talk is physicalism. But what is physicalism? To answer that, I will offer a crude comparison with … Continue reading
Knowledge is Personal
This is the second part (of three) of the talk ‘What I Know and Why I Know It’ which tries to provide a physical basis for knowledge. This part largely concerns philosophy. 10. Pragmatism The philosophical movement called ‘Pragmatism’ arose in the … Continue reading
Talk: What I Know and Why I Know It
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” The above quote (typically attributed to John Maynard Keynes but probably not originating from him) makes it sound so easy. So why don’t we all act in this … Continue reading
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Tagged alief, anchoring, coherence theory of truth, correspondence theory of truth, Daniel Kahnemann, Felleman and Van Essen, foundherentism, Isaiah Berlin, Jacques Ranciere, John Dewey, Karl Friston, Michael Polanyi, Philip Tetlock, Pragmatism, Susan Haack, tacit knowledge, Tamar Gendler, The Hedgehog and the Fox, variational free energy, Vernon Mountcastle
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