From Explanation to Understanding: Normativity Lost?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10838-019-09477-3
Abstract: In recent years, scientific understanding has become a focus of attention in philosophy of science. Since understanding is typically associated with the pragmatic and psychological dimensions of explanation, shifting the focus from explanation to understanding… read more here.
Keywords: explanation understanding; philosophy science; philosophy; scientific understanding ... See more keywords
How to Do Digital Philosophy of Science
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DOI: 10.1086/699697
Abstract: Philosophy of science is expanding via the introduction of new digital data and tools for their analysis. The data comprise digitized published books and journal articles, as well as heretofore unpublished material such as images,… read more here.
Keywords: science digital; digital philosophy; philosophy science; philosophy ... See more keywords
Of All Things, Seen and Unseen: Josef Pieper’s Negative Philosophy, Science, and Hope
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DOI: 10.1177/0040563918766726
Abstract: Looking at the relationship between theological, philosophical, and scientific methods within the thought of twentieth-century philosopher Josef Pieper, the author argues that Pieper’s perspective is that theology, philosophy, and science are limited in their ability… read more here.
Keywords: josef pieper; science; seen unseen; things seen ... See more keywords
Brain death debates: from bioethics to philosophy of science
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.109184.2
Abstract: 50 years after its introduction, brain death remains controversial among scholars. The debates focus on one question: is brain death a good criterion for determining death? This question has been answered from various perspectives: medical,… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; philosophy science; death; brain death ... See more keywords
Consensus in Placebo Studies: Lessons from The Philosophy of Science
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DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0053
Abstract: ABSTRACT:In the relatively nascent field of placebo studies, empirical studies have burgeoned. Yet debate about how to define the terms placebo and "placebo effect" has not abated. A number of prominent scholars (drawn from medical… read more here.
Keywords: consensus; philosophy science; philosophy; placebo studies ... See more keywords
Chinese Studies in the Russian (Soviet) Philosophy of Science and Technology
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DOI: 10.21146/0042-8744-2023-3-33-46
Abstract: Since the early 1950s, the first generation of Chinese scientists who studied Engels’ Dialectics of Nature have been dealing with philosophical problems of natural science in the wake of developments in Soviet philosophy. This was… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; science; soviet philosophy; science technology ... See more keywords