Attentive readers of this blog may have noticed that those who post comments to my entries often show two interesting and complementary attitudes: a fundamental distrust of (if not downright contempt ...

The last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had l ...

In the last years many eminent scientists declared that physics or science in general can replace the social role of religion. Scientific arguments are also being raised against philosophy which is ...

In 1644, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes formulated several “laws of nature,” which helped lay the groundwork for classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.

Philosophy has come under attack by various scientists in recent years, generally because, well, they just don’t get it. This little essay is my attempt to show why. Lawrence Krauss, an American ...

Kolkata, June 9 (PTI) West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi today said Rabindranath Tagore had deep involvement in matters of science and philosophy. He said this while dedicating a permanent centre for ...

Question 1. Why did you choose LSE and the programme? My undergraduate degree was in Computer Science, but even then, I realised I was more interested in philosophical questions. I became familiar ...

Examine complex problems, challenge ideas, and communicate clearly in RIT’s versatile philosophy degree. Dynamic Curriculum: Provides a thorough grounding in core areas of philosophy (history of ...