BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20170101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180219T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180219T210000
DTSTAMP:20240513T151009Z
CREATED:20180204T161510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T151009Z
UID:171-1519066800-1519074000@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:We will be reading chapter 8 of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. This chapter goes into the details of his attempts to define what is meant by probability as it is used in science. It is a long chapter and includes some mathematics. Knowing that there are some who would prefer not to tackle this\, we are offering an alternative: another reading – of your choice – related to the book. This means that it should cover the same topics Popper seems most concerned about here. \nIn general\, these are: induction – a problem first raised by Hume and which Popper claims to have solved\, at least with respect to science; demarcation – how do you distinguish science from non-science\, pseudo-science\, and metaphysics; scientific method – is there one\, and if so\, what is it; and verification/falsification – how do scientists justify their conclusions\, the main theme of the book. \nAs usual the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, and Wikipedia have numerous entries on these topics\, and more articles can be found elsewhere. Here are some suggestions: \nInterpretations of Probability\nKarl Popper (a general article on the SEP)\nKarl Popper: Philosophy of Science (a general article on the IEP)\nKarl Popper (a general article on Wikipedia)\nThe Problem of Induction\nConfirmation and Induction\nConfirmation\nDemarcation Problem\nScience and Pseudo-science\nSimplicity in the Philosophy of Science\nScientific Method\nScience as Falsification (from a talk by Popper)\nFalsifiability\nFalsification (from a talk by David Miller\, a supporter of Popper) \nWhen you get done reading all these you will be so ready to read chapter 8 that the excitement will keep you from doing anything else.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-1-4/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnindependentscholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Logic-of-Scientific-Discovery.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR