Clarifying and Justifying Scientific Realism
BackSummary of the video
1) Most realists are not Objectivists at all. The kind of realism Objectivists defend are not advocated by the mainstream analytic philosophers, and scientific realism is the mainstream position.
2) Scientific realism is the only way that does not to explain the success of science as a preposturous miracle. For more information on this, see Putnam's miracle argument.
I am aware of Kuhnian criticism formulated by Laudan, against Putnam's miracle argument. I will discuss this topic in the next video.
3) What are the commitments realists make?
Channel: Education
Uploaded: April 26, 2008 at 3:39 am
Author: ContraWagner
Length: 00:05:06
Rating: 4.22
Views: 1781
Tags: philosophy of science scientific realism antirealism
Video Comments:
dandiacal (October 28, 2008 at 2:15 am)
Boy you guys think you have trouble - try being what I am: a realist-pragmatist, long thought to be incompatible, but true to the original intent of William James.
KUCME (September 20, 2008 at 3:20 am)
Scientific Realism is beautiful and pyramid like. My phoenix counterpart would take issue that the chaos, the remaining unknown, is lonely and wants to have fun!
RamzGT (September 1, 2008 at 2:06 am)
good clarification... no wonder his video confused me a bit
Natalicious0 (August 5, 2008 at 8:22 am)
I loved your video....thank you for posting it! btw, you're terribly cute (even if you have a monotone voice lol)
Israe5l (August 4, 2008 at 10:41 pm)
Two things. Newtonian mechanics is more than approximation. You can actually derive Newtonian equations from Relativity.
Science is not completely approximation. Science becomes approximation when the mesureing is a matter of degree. When the observed objects are a matter of kind, we do know things with certianty.
Science is not completely approximation. Science becomes approximation when the mesureing is a matter of degree. When the observed objects are a matter of kind, we do know things with certianty.
Israe5l (August 4, 2008 at 10:32 pm)
The world independent of mind. No. What about neurons? The mind has somekind of influence on the nuerons.
KUCME (September 20, 2008 at 3:22 am)
nice
Israe5l (August 4, 2008 at 10:30 pm)
Secretsociety123 has a point.
You think science has nothing to say about the Life? When I used to be a scientist I felt that way too. The material world is independent of mind. So the material world is not influenced by the mind. Or vice versa. So, the mind has will and freedom. This is exactly what the realist wants. Which is great.
But we are facing a time when science is attacking our freedom and will. Human science (especialy psychology) is the religion of our time. What can we do?
You think science has nothing to say about the Life? When I used to be a scientist I felt that way too. The material world is independent of mind. So the material world is not influenced by the mind. Or vice versa. So, the mind has will and freedom. This is exactly what the realist wants. Which is great.
But we are facing a time when science is attacking our freedom and will. Human science (especialy psychology) is the religion of our time. What can we do?
KUCME (September 20, 2008 at 3:33 am)
nice, psychology is entrenched in dualism. Gratefully, most psychologists are at least trinitarian. By acknowledging the import of the beautiful nature of the relationship between self----other they escape formal dualism. This "third thing" is a primary focus of true psychologists. From time to time, most psychotherapists use emotional cues in their own and their clients' bodies to investigate/establish latent and/or potent empathic resonance, compassion and/or projective identification.
GodlessPhilosopher (July 18, 2008 at 3:07 am)
ContraWagner,
I recently (2005, I believe) saw a lecture by Putnam and although he now embraces "internal realism" or "pragmatic realism" he still thinks the success of science argument is the best argument for realism.
-Mark
I recently (2005, I believe) saw a lecture by Putnam and although he now embraces "internal realism" or "pragmatic realism" he still thinks the success of science argument is the best argument for realism.
-Mark