BJPS Short Reads
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
BJPS articles, but shorter. Also louder.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 22, 2021 • 10min
Models of Scientific Explanation and Inference to the Best Explanation
Yunus Prasetya on what substantive accounts of explanation say about inference to the best explanation.
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Nov 11, 2021 • 8min
Digital Humanities and the Philosophy of Science
Oliver M Lean, Luca Rivelli, and Charles H Pence on what philosophers can learn from a ‘distant reading’ of science journals.
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Nov 11, 2021 • 10min
Against Authorship
Josh Habgood-Coote on whether authorship is an obstacle to recognising the division of labour in science.
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Nov 11, 2021 • 8min
COVID-19, Induction, and Social Epistemology
Igor Douven on evolutionary modelling and trust in science.
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Nov 11, 2021 • 9min
Does Economics Need Micro-foundations?
Nadia Ruiz and Armin W Schulz offer a complexity-based reconceptualization of the debate.
Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1J4
