QA 52. The real world keeps us honest

  • Posted by Helen Douglas
  • On January 18, 2015
Still thinking about the need for a new mode of thinking… What is the proper relation between philosophy and science now? Last year, citing Stephen (Philosophy-is-Dead) Hawking and Martin Heidegger, I wrote about “the end of philosophy” in the triumph of science. Given the massive productivity of scientific theory and technology and a world in […]
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QA 36. Sept 2012. Knowledge vs wisdom: which leads?

  • Posted by Helen Douglas
  • On September 17, 2012
Someone recently pointed me to Philosophy v science: which can answer the big questions of life? (The Observer, 9 Sept 2012), a conversation between Julian Baggini, philosopher, and Lawrence Krauss, physicist, both well known for accessible writing on complex topics. As philosophy’s champion, Baggini concedes far too much ground. His basic position is that “it […]
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