Naslov
Science, Philosophy and Society

Autori
Kožnjak, Boris

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, stručni

Skup
International Conference of Physics Students - ICPS 2015

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 12.08.2015. - 19.08.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
science, philosophy, society

Sažetak
There was a time when philosophers of science were being accused of 'subversive’ and 'hostile' activities toward science. What was behind these accusations and are they still current? And, what is philosophy of science anyway? In this workshop we will discuss some of the basic questions and claims of the philosophy of science, like whether the history of science is indeed a linear ‘convergence to truth’ achieved by the ever increasing acceptance of 'right' and rejection of 'wrong' theories, what is the role of experience and experiments in this process, why it is always possible to save the rejected hypotheses, is there really something like 'neutral scientific facts', how to understand the success of science, and why it is not possible to understand science and its development without a wider social context.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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