About Author: Brian Earp
Posts by Brian Earp
-
What is it like to be a bee?
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsDo bees have feelings? What would that mean? And if they do have feelings, how should we treat them? Do we have a moral obligation […] -
Can Science Tell Us What’s Objectively True? Part 3
Posted on May 14, 2011 | No CommentsWe finished up the last post with a quote from Charles S. Peirce, founder of pragmatism. In it, he argues that something called a “social […] -
Can Science Tell Us What’s Objectively True? Part 4
Posted on May 14, 2011 | No CommentsPhilosopher (and scientist, mathematician, logician, etc.) Charles Peirce, in a well-known 1877 essay, tried to defend the scientific method on pragmatic grounds alone, saying it’s […] -
Can Science Tell Us What’s Objectively True? Part 2
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsIn this series of blog posts, we’re looking at the philosophical view of science put forward by Charles S. Peirce, the late 19th century American […] -
Can Science Tell Us What’s Objectively True? Part 1
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsCan science tell us what’s objectively true? Or is it merely a clever way to cure doubt—to give us something to believe in, real or […]