BJPS Short Reads
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
BJPS articles, but shorter. Also louder.
Episodes
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Aug 29, 2022 • 9min
The Perfect Time to Reform Peer Review
Liam Kofi Bright and Remco Heesen ask how we determine what to pay attention to.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SW
Aug 22, 2022 • 7min
What If Light Doesn’t Exist?
Mario Hubert on how an investigation of the initial-value problem challenges our view of electromagnetism.
Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z
May 2, 2022 • 9min
Haecceitism, Rigid Designation, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium
Michael te Vrugt asks if exchanging two indistinguishable particles changes anything.
Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z
Mar 23, 2022 • 8min
How to Open Two Locks with One Key
Eddy Keming Chen offers a new solution to the puzzles of time’s arrow and quantum ontology.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-20r.
Mar 10, 2022 • 10min
Why History Matters in Biology
Justin Garson on the study of mechanisms and the study of history.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1LN.
Mar 4, 2022 • 7min
Mind the Gap
Elanor Taylor on what makes a good explanation.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1IZ
Feb 23, 2022 • 9min
Blurring the Line between Laws and Initial Conditions
Caspar Jacobs on what's wrong with the pristine interpretation.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TD
Feb 14, 2022 • 10min
Why 'Not'?
Luca Incurvati and Giorgio Sbardolini on the evolution of negation.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TT.
Feb 7, 2022 • 10min
On the Limits of Scientific Objectivity
Richard Healey on whether there are objective facts in the quantum world.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SZ.
Jan 30, 2022 • 7min
Tune in and Find Out
Florian J. Boge explains why it may be epistemically acceptable to tune models for experimental analysis.
Read essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1U9.
