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historyofknowledge.net
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| | One way to scry the future of philosophy is to look at its past. However, the history of philosophy - both as a field of academic study and in more popular literature - tends to tell a rather narrow and parochial story. This story predominantly focuses on Europe to the exclusion of almost everywhere else....
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| | [AI summary] The article discusses the intersection of science and philosophy, highlighting the importance of empirical evidence and the scientific method in advancing knowledge. It critiques postmodern science studies for lacking scientific rigor and credibility, referencing the Sokal hoax as a key example. The piece also touches on the contributions of non-Western societies to science and the need for diversity in the scientific community. Ultimately, it concludes that while philosophical reflection has value, it should not replace the empirical foundation of scientific research.
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| | The "historical turn" in the philosophy of science in the 1960s and 1970s gave most of its attention to the development of the physical sciences -- especially physics itself. (See Tom Nickles' essay "Historicist Theories of Scientific Rationality" in theStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyfor a detailed account of this development in the philosophy of science;link.) Historian-philosophers...
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