S1 Ep 5 - Greg Radick on 'Counterfactual History of Science'
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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The Importance of Counterfactuals in the History of Science
Greg: What do you think a more general audience can gain from appreciating the use of counterfactuals in the history of science? samara greenwood: I think why counterfactual history of science can be controversial is that it has a whiff of subversion about it. greg: In some ways just as one hps mission is to make science more relatable to wider audiences I think when you add a counterfactual dimension it just increases the human relatability of science for wider audiences.
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