Increments
Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem
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#33 (C&R Series, Ch. 3) - Instrumentalism and Essentialism
October 25th, 2021 | 40 mins 10 secs
essentialism, instrumentalism, language, politics, progress
We discuss Popper's delicious criticism of two dominant approaches to knowledge in physics and philosophy departments: instrumentalism and essentialism.