• K. Brad Wray: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Thomas Kuhn, and Scientific Realism #6

  • Jul 1 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
  • Podcast

K. Brad Wray: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Thomas Kuhn, and Scientific Realism #6

  • Summary

  • Do you like philosophising? Then this conversation is for YOU! 🫵🏻

    Brad Wray (https://shorturl.at/gY9Oh) is Associate Professor at Aarhus University, and together we tackle deep philosophical questions.

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    Outline

    00:35 - Philosophy of Science

    01:17 - Definition of knowledge

    01:52 - How do scientific discoveries shape our understanding of reality?

    02:26 - Metaphysics

    09:56 - God in Philosophy

    11:41 - Limitation of human knowledge

    13:52 - Theory of everything

    19:45 - How is knowledge acquired?

    29:24 - Role of epistemic communities for knowledge acquisition

    34:40 - Disruptive science and increase of scientific papers

    46:03 - Academic vs technological development

    51:38 - Artificial intelligence and technology

    01:00:44 - Collaborating with other researchers

    01:04:15 - Thomas Kuhn

    01:06:02 - Paradigm in science

    01:13:30 - Kuhn cycle

    01:20:19 - Revolutionising paradigm shifts: Copernican revolution and Plate tectonics

    01:32:15 - Incommensurability in scientific revolutions

    01:40:18 - Planck's principle

    01:45:55 - Role of theories in understanding reality

    01:52:11 - Is scientific progress linear?

    01:52:55 - Scientific realism

    01:58:25 - Antirealist perspective

    02:05:40 - Death

    02:09:25 - Nuclear weapons

    02:16:27 - Conclusion

    Enjoy Back to the Stone Age!

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