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Susan Haack: Six Signs of Scientism
ABSTRACT Susan Haack's lecture, titled Six Signs of Scientism, discusses the social phenomenon known as scientism, the view that natural science is the most authoritative way of looking at the world, and is superior to other interpretations of life. SPEAKER PROFILE Susan Haack is Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and [...]
Philip Kitcher: Alienation and its Dangers
ABSTRACT Speaking at the official opening of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Dr. Philip Kitcher gave this lecture entitled "Alienation and its Dangers". This was the second of two lectures, under the collective title, "Science in a Democratic Society", engaged with Kitcher’s ideas about the two forces of democracy and science, and how they interact [...]
Philip Kitcher: Authority, Responsibility, and Democracy
ABSTRACT Speaking at the official opening of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Dr. Philip Kitcher gave this lecture entitled "Authority, Responsibility, and Democracy." This was the first of two lectures, under the collective title, "Science in a Democratic Society", engaged with Kitcher’s ideas about the two forces of democracy and science, and how they interact [...]