I just finished Plato’s Timaeus, which is often regarded as the first major philosophy of science. It used to be considered a much more important book—maybe even Plato’s most important—but at a certain point it fell out of favor; probably because of the rise of modern science, which made Plato’s philosophy of science seem somewhat quaint. In Raphael’s (the painter not the Ninja Turtle) famous painting
What is philosophy of science?
What is philosophy of science?
What is philosophy of science?
I just finished Plato’s Timaeus, which is often regarded as the first major philosophy of science. It used to be considered a much more important book—maybe even Plato’s most important—but at a certain point it fell out of favor; probably because of the rise of modern science, which made Plato’s philosophy of science seem somewhat quaint. In Raphael’s (the painter not the Ninja Turtle) famous painting