Philosophy TV 2 Sep 2010 We’ve had bloggingheads.tv, and wotnot, but now we have hit the motherload; the real thing! Philosophy TV! Not enough philosophy of science yet, but subscribe in the hope… Philosophy Philosophy
Biology Evidence and Evolution 23 Jul 2009 I have just finished doing a review (for Systematic Biology) that took me six months. It was not because I was slack. It was because I had to read it in three page segments. The book is “Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science” (Elliott Sober) Read More
Biology Are humans just animals? 2 Jul 20133 Jul 2013 Yesterday I heard on the radio a discussion by neuroscientist turned philosopher Raymond Tallis, who was arguing that humans are not just animals, and that consciousness is not just what happens in the brain. He went on at length about “Darwinitis”, a disease of intellectuals who wish to explain everything… Read More
History Copernicus did not demote humanity 5 Dec 2009 Stephen Jay Gould was fond of observing that of the two revolutions identified by Freud as having dethroned humanity – Copernicus, and Darwin’s – that Darwin’s was the more revolutionary, because (as he put it) Copernicus and Galileo merely changed our real estate, while Darwin changed our essence. But it… Read More
John, The philosophy of science is coming. We haven’t recorded yet, but the following have agreed to do episodes: Sober, PGS, Mitchell, Okasha, Griffths, and Neander. And that is just for the upcoming phil bio. It’ll take a bit to get those recorded (still sorting out topics). There are also a range of formal epistemology/phil science people and mind/cog sci people in the pipe. Thanks for the plug!
It seems to be interesting. I have been thinking about doing it as-well, but then in a more cozy atmosphere.