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What is knowledge?
In the discussion on the last post on measurement, the definition of knowledge came up a few times. That’s dredged up long standing thoughts I have about knowledge, which I’ve discussed with some of you before, but that I don’t … Continue reading
Are there things that are knowable but not measurable?
It’s a mantra for many scientists, not to mention many business managers, that if you can’t measure it, it’s not real. On the other hand, I’ve been told by a lot of people, mostly non-scientists, and occasionally humanistic scholars including philosophers, … Continue reading
What do scientific theories actually tell us about the world?
One of the things that’s exciting about learning new things, is that often a new understanding in one area sheds light on what might seem like a completely separate topic. For me, information about how the brain works appears to have shed … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Science
Tagged Brain, Consciousness, Epistemology, Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of science, Science, Scientific theory
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The evolution of the scientific method.
Empiricism, the idea that sensory experience is a source of knowledge, is ancient. People have obviously learned through sensory experience as long as there have been people. Studying the night skies gave ancient humans insight into the flow of the … Continue reading
How do you separate the objective from the subjective?
So, I’m a skeptic, and I’ve had my share of debates on comment threads with people about purported phenomena without scientific evidence. One of the claims often asserted is that so many people have experienced it, there must be something … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Epistemology, Justification, Knowledge, Mind, Perception, Philosophy, Thought
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