Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci: Explanation & Causality in the Social & Physical Sciences

source: Philosophical Overdose     2016年6月13日
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY Graduate Center, Plato's Footnote, How To Be a Stoic) have an interesting discussion about the difference between the social and physical sciences. Some of the topics discussed include what constitutes an explanation in the natural sciences, whether there's a categorical difference between natural and social sciences, biological and social explanations of human behavior, the difference between the narratives of social and physical sciences, whether social science explains events or their interpretations, whether a science must have “laws”, and whether there are laws in social science.

Daniel Kaufman's article which was mentioned can be found here:https://theelectricagora.com/2016/01/...
Massimo's article can be found here: http://www.philosophersmag.com/index....
The article by Wilfrid Sellars, Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man, can be found here:http://selfpace.uconn.edu/class/perce...
This is from BloggingHeadsTV and MeaningoLlifeTV. Daniel Kaufman also uploads these discussions on his Youtube channel which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzx...

Introduction to Philosophy--Daniel Kaufman / Missouri State University

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PHI 110: Introduction to Philosophy
This course explores various ways of understanding the human self and its relation to the world. Through a consideration of what can be known, what is worth valuing, what reality is, and how human communities should be composed and regulated, the course deals with central themes that arise from the human quest for a deeper self-understanding.
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Lecture 1 - Introduction 27:31
Lecture 2 - Mind and Body Dualism 36:57
Lecture 3 - Mind and Body Dualism II 52:59
Lecture 4 - Consciousness, Persons and Responsibility 29:24
Lecture 5 - Consciousness, Persons and Responsibility II 45:02
Lecture 6 - A Mentalist Myth? 29:08
Lecture 7 - A Mentalist Myth? II 33:16
Lecture 8 - A New Science of Man 35:20
Lecture 9 - A New Science of Man II 53:26
Lecture 10 - General Remarks on Knowledge 35:16
Lecture 11 - Empiricism 40:36
Lecture 12 - Empiricism II 51:16
Lecture 13 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap 44:01
Lecture 14 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap II 30:31
Lecture 15 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap III 38:42
Lecture 16 - The Limits of Reason and the Philosophy of Common Sense 49:25
Lecture 17 - The Limits of Reason and the Philosophy of Common Sense II 39:34
Lecture 18 - Is Knowledge a State of Mind? 23:24
Lecture 19 - Is Knowledge a State of Mind? II 42:04
Lecture 20 - General Remarks on Ethics & Politics 30:20
Lecture 21 - General Remarks on Ethics & Politics II 35:02
Lecture 22 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good 42:43
Lecture 23 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good II 37:44
Lecture 24 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good III  48:50
Lecture 25 - The Foundations of Ancient Greek Politics 34:24
Lecture 26 - Utilitarianism 45:50
Lecture 27 - Utilitarianism II 39:22
Lecture 28 - Kantian Ethics 44:26
Lecture 29 - Kantian Ethics II 45:33
Lecture 30 - The Foundations of Modern Liberal Politics 24:30
Lecture 31 - The Foundations of Modern Liberal Politics II 47:30