There is a scientific method that answers the scientific ideal. It is both more simple (in theory) and demanding (in practice) than usually assumed. Coherence
In natural sciences, “flat-earthers” have come to symbolize those who simply refuse the scientific method. In spite of the considerable and ever-expanding body of evidence
An intimate fascination When I was a child, I had this recurring dream about a huge wave coming towards us all on the beach. It
What is science? A superior kind of knowledge? There is not definite science, but there is an ultimate scientific quest. Science is the quest for
Thomas Kuhn observed that scientific research normally follows a consensual research programme. This programme is based on a consensual understanding of the world that determines
Copernicus’ key arguments presented in On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543) are: Copernicus was prudent not to present his discoveries as such. First,
John Locke proposed the first systematic explanation of the human mind. He published it in 1690 as An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke proposed two
Behind scientific discoveries, Breakthroughs and problems in human sciences, The law of history, The logic of the mind, Understanding scientific revolutions
The quest for the Law of History started with the advent of historical narrative, when human groups became large and complex enough to prompt the
Psychohistory is a scientific field, “historical analysis or interpretation using psychological and psychoanalytic methods”. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) The main source for psychohistory is, however, science-fiction. It