Transcription of Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Science?
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Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Science?
Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Science? Christopher Hitchcock What is the Philosophy of science? It is the application of philosophical methods to philosophical problems as they arise in the context of the sciences . That's not a par- ticularly helpful answer as it stands, but at least it allows us to break our original question into parts: What are the methods of Philosophy ? What are philosophical problems? How do these problems arise within different scientific fields? Philosophical Methods The first question is the most difficult. In the first half of the twentieth century, a prominent school of thought (particularly associated with the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein) held that the philosopher's task was to clarify the meanings of words.
Some have argued that the exclusion of such alternative voices has harmed science by narrowing its vision. To provide just one more example of ethical issues concerning science, let us remind ourselves that scientific research costs money. The funding that is necessary to support C'-• 8 c: ·c:; Q) CJ) 0 >.c: c. ~ .2 :c a. Q) .c ...
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