I n a 2020 essay critiquing academic philosophy’s norms against aestheticizing or personalizing one’s writing, the philosopher and critic Becca Rothfeld observed that “to slice ornament away is to ...

A general introduction to the problems and methods of philosophy drawing on classic and contemporary texts. Topics covered may include the existence of God and nature of religious belief, what it ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this article, we reflect on the use of formal methods in the philosophy of science. These are taken to comprise not just methods from logic ...

This conference brings together thinkers exploring philosophical methodology from different viewpoints. The focus is on the question of what kind of methodology could foster progress in philosophy, ...

Explore general questions about the nature of science as well as specific foundational issues related to the individual sciences in this rigorous programme. With a deep and rigorous programme of ...

Gain critical knowledge of economic and social scientific methods and explore ethical questions regarding the use of science in the civil society and policies. The MSc in Philosophy of Economics and ...

Philip C. LaPorte ’22, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Apley Court. But that’s not true, I argue, of philosophy. Can we live deep lives without ever considering why racism and prejudice are wrong ...