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On the Social Responsibility of Philosophers of Science

By Wayne Myrvold A few weeks ago, I gave a talk at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science. The title was “On the Social Responsibility of Philosophers of Science.” The idea behind the talk was simple, as it pretty much had to be, given the time constraints. [...]

Wayne2013-09-26T09:26:16-04:00June 18th, 2012|Climate Change, Philosophy of Science, Science and Society|

Science & Values Link round-up — Nic McGinnis

Jesse Prinz (CUNY) asks "Why Are Men So Violent?" in Psychology Today, suggesting the answer is to be found in historical, and not biological, factors. (As a follow-up, I recommend Corey Robin's piece on arch-libertarian Ludwig von Mises' views of gender.) The journal Nature has a fascinating series of articles on the ethical and scientific [...]

Nicolas McGinnis2016-01-29T12:20:41-05:00February 16th, 2012|Climate Change, Science and Society|

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