Attentive readers of this blog may have noticed that those who post comments to my entries often show two interesting and complementary attitudes: a fundamental distrust of (if not downright contempt ...

Philosophy of science examines how scientific knowledge is created, tested and applied. It asks foundational questions about evidence, explanation, models and scientific reasoning across disciplines ...

Yesterday, the philosopher Richard Yetter Chappell offered a thoughtful reply (see here) to my melancholic reflections on panpsychism, materialism, and the state of philosophy. Unlike me, Dan Dennett, ...

Philosophy of science interrogates the nature, boundaries and assumptions of scientific inquiry. It examines how theories are formulated, tested and ultimately accepted or revised, and explores the ...