Philosophy of science or science studies?
Footnotes to Plato
The philosopher and biologist, Massimo Pigliucci, wrote a number of articles for the online version of The Philosophers’ Magazine. They are collected together here.
Biology vs Physics: Two Ways of Doing Science?
Do physics and biology work in fundamentally different ways? Why?
Should Academics Stay Out of Political Activism?
The fine line between a credible expert and a biased activist.
Turns Out, Utilitarians Are Not Psychopaths
Utilitarians, it turns out, are not psychopaths.
Are Races “Real”?
Races are real, they are not real, and they are conventions — at the same time!
The Trouble with Cultural Evolution
Is cultural evolution a Darwinian process?
String Theory vs the Popperazzi
There is trouble in the fundamental physics community. Can philosophers help?
God and the Source of Morality — Part II
More on the non-godly origin of morality.
God and the Source of Morality — Part I
God wills right because he wills it, or God wills what he wills because it is right?
On Wisdom
What is wisdom? And why do modern philosophers hardly talk about it?
