philosophy of science

  • The Scientific Genius Myth: Did Immanuel Kant Truly Understand Physics?

    In standard histories of Western thought, Immanuel Kant is celebrated not only as a titan of philosophy, but as a groundbreaking scientific visionary. Popular accounts and academic textbooks routinely credit him with two monumental achievements: proposing the nebular hypothesis of solar system formation—commonly dubbed the „Kant-Laplace hypothesis“—and providing the ultimate, irreversible epistemological foundation for Isaac Newton’s classical mechanics. However, when we subject Kant’s physical and cosmological writings to rigorous examination through modern physics, celestial mechanics, and exact philosophy of science, a startling truth comes to light: Kant’s reputation as a scientific genius is largely a retrospective academic construction….

  • Mario Bunge: The Big Questions come in bundles, not one at time

    Interview with Mario Bunge – philosopher and physicist Enjoying reading his books and philosophical inquiries for years it was a big pleasure and even a greater honor for me to interview Mario Bunge. Those who are not familiar with Bunge’s work, will be interested to read a short and incisive characterization. – Bernulf Kanitscheider – a renowned German philosopher of science – once highlighted the importance of Bunge’s philosophy impressively by using some metaphors: Mario Augusto Bunge is one of the few extraordinary personalities who have managed “to essentially shape the intellectual geography of an era of science”….