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As science cannot critically verify its assumptions, should we resort to 'pre-understanding' referring to previous interpretations of reality itself?

Language, as an expression of the various 'knowledge' is subject to continuous transformations. I’d like to focus in particular on one of them in the field of scientific research. As science can...

09 February 2016 5,137 11 View

Can you really deteriorate brilliant scientific ideas with a poor command of English? Can a brilliant mind be obscured/masked by its Working Language?

It is obvious that English is currently the working language for scientists worldwide, and that those who publish must do it mostly in English, even if they don´t speak it at all. It is also clear...

05 February 2016 5,180 18 View

As science cannot critically verify its assumptions, should we resort to 'pre-understanding' referring to previous interpretations of reality itself?

Language, as an expression of the various 'knowledge' is subject to continuous transformations. I’d like to focus in particular on one of them in the field of scientific research. As science can...

02 February 2016 3,218 12 View

Is there any relationship between Schrodinger cat experiment and His equations ?

I want to know if there is any relationship between Schrodinger cat experiment and His equations . And if there are books talk about the subject in an interesting way , I welcome all suggestions...

02 February 2016 3,210 7 View

Do scientists tend to gain preferably informations which confirm their opinion and fade out contradictory statements?

I heard (Süddeutsche Zeitung, February 6/7th 2016), that people like to sit in a "reverberation chamber", they are consuming only informations which confirm their opinions, because it feels good...

02 February 2016 7,744 29 View

What are the basic components of life of an organism which need to be prioritised for a sustainable and longer life?

Bioenergetically growth and reproduction are two main compartments of life. Present life style is unable to yield a sustainable longer life.

02 February 2016 1,715 8 View

Is health research hopelessly corrupt?

Academic publishing is a fundamental requirement for career advancement as an academic. However, much research makes use of the unpaid input of patients, students and the general public. They...

02 February 2016 8,367 7 View

Praxis versus academic noises?

Karl Marx states in "Theses on Feuerbach" that "The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." (Thesis Eleven) I must admit that I'm all...

02 February 2016 5,190 50 View

Why in conventionalism the concept of axiom lost any reference to the idea of value and the intuitive meaning of the term contained in the principles?

Conventionalism is a philosophical concept whereby some principles or propositions, both cognitive and ethical- political are conventions, based on an agreement or a choice (even implicitly), can...

15 January 2016 3,193 5 View

Has any endocrinologist read Laboratory Life from Latour and his views on the 'construction of scientific facts'?

I start a paper on many of the flaws in this fundament of science studies...any English spaeker-endocrinologist interested to join? The work of the endocrinologists Roger Guillemin and Andrew V....

11 January 2016 8,858 14 View

Should empirical psychology proceed purely deductively or purely inductively?

Both inductive empiricism / positivism and deductive falsificationism seem to struggle with philosophical problems (problem of induction, Quine-Duheme-Thesis). Is one of these paradigms superior...

06 January 2016 7,203 15 View

What is the origin of the laws and principles of nature?

More precisely, "what is the origin of the regularities in nature which are represented (or purported to be represented) in our various recognized or accepted laws and principles regarding nature...

04 January 2016 7,912 98 View

If you had a research diary (or a collection of them), would you allow it to be read by posterity? Why?

It seems to me that there is always the private aspect to research ("inner workings") and the public aspect (externalization).Two instances come to mind when I consider the impact of research...

01 January 2016 3,770 2 View

Why in conventionalism the concept of axiom lost any reference to the idea of value and the intuitive meaning of the term contained in the principles?

Conventionalism is a philosophical concept whereby some principles or propositions, both cognitive and ethical- political are conventions, based on an agreement or a choice (even implicitly), can...

01 January 2016 6,574 6 View

Do you support genetically modified organisms?

This should not only concern everyone, scientist and layperson alike, but should also anger you, for this is something that should not have happened, plus, I truly fear, this portends far greater...

01 January 2016 7,595 39 View

Should empirical psychology proceed purely deductively or purely inductively?

Both inductive empiricism / positivism and deductive falsificationism seem to struggle with philosophical problems (problem of induction, Quine-Duheme-Thesis). Is one of these paradigms superior...

01 January 2016 9,750 16 View

Has any endocrinologist read Laboratory Life from Latour and his views on the 'construction of scientific facts'?

I start a paper on many of the flaws in this fundament of science studies...any English spaeker-endocrinologist interested to join? The work of the endocrinologists Roger Guillemin and Andrew V....

01 January 2016 3,360 15 View

What is the origin of the laws and principles of nature?

More precisely, "what is the origin of the regularities in nature which are represented (or purported to be represented) in our various recognized or accepted laws and principles regarding nature...

01 January 2016 2,797 99 View

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30 December 2015 1,964 35 View

What texts are people currently using for 1st/2nd year graduate research design courses?

I teach a first semester design course in Psychology covering a mix of philosophy of science, experiments, surveys, quasi-experiments, and touching briefly on qualitative designs. There are also...

16 December 2015 7,280 7 View

What is your definition of a 'forest'?

It's all in the question Thanks!

12 December 2015 6,151 98 View

In what cases the dialectic thinking can reduce success of research?

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12 December 2015 3,473 36 View

What texts are people currently using for 1st/2nd year graduate research design courses?

I teach a first semester design course in Psychology covering a mix of philosophy of science, experiments, surveys, quasi-experiments, and touching briefly on qualitative designs. There are also...

12 December 2015 6,606 7 View

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