- New Article on Scientism Published!
The paper “Epistemological scientism and the scientific meta‐method”, written by Helsinki Circle members Petri Turunen, Ilmari Hirvonen, and Ilkka Pättiniemi, was published in European Journal for Philosophy of Science on 8 June 2020.
Read it if you are interested in why the proponents of scientism must answer the demarcation problem and what kind of epistemic evaluability science requires.
The article is an open-access publication, and it can be read here.
- New Article on the Demarcation Problem Published!
The paper “Demarcation without Dogmas” written by Helsinki Circle members Ilmari Hirvonen and Janne Karisto was published in Theoria on 13 February 2022.
Read it if you are interested in how the proposed answers to the demarcation between science and pseudoscience have developed over the decades. In addition, Hirvonen and Karisto give suggestions on how demarcation could be possible or at least what it does not require.
(Errata: Negation signs are missing from footnote 20. The examples 2. and 4. should have ¬p in them.)
The article is an open-access publication and it can be read here.
- New Article on Scientism Published!
The paper “How Not to Criticise Scientism” written by Helsinki Circle members Johan Hietanen, Petri Turunen, Ilmari Hirvonen, Janne Karisto, Ilkka Pättiniemi, and Henrik Saarinen was published in Metaphilosophy on 21 July 2020. The article is an open access publication and it can be read here.
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