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A Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: Science Communication from the Perspective of the Philosophy of Scientific Practice

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.23
A Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: Science Communication from the Perspective of the Philosophy of Scientific Practice
**Science Communication from the Perspective of Philosophy of Scientific Practice** 2007-03-16 11:38:45 http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/48c5bb42010008zr#comment Science Communication from the Perspective of Philosophy of Scientific Practice Jiang Jinsong Institute for Science, Technology and Society, Tsinghua University 100084 Science Studies, 2007 (1), 9-13 *[Date received]: 2006-04-14, revised date: 2006-7-20 Funded by: National Social Science Fund project (05BZX029) [Author bio] Jiang Jinsong (1965–), male, PhD in philosophy, associate professor, research interests: philosophy of science and the relation between science and religion. Abstract: From the perspective of philosophy of scientific practice, science is local knowledge that originates in the laboratory. Scientific knowledge is, in the sense of Foucault, a power relation that shapes the scene. Science…
science philosophy of science science communication power
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2007年3月23日
On the Discussions on the Teachers’ Blogs: Tsinghua University Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology Salon, Session 61

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.22
On the Discussions on the Teachers’ Blogs: Tsinghua University Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology Salon, Session 61
http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/48c5bb42010008s4 61st Session of the Tsinghua University Salon on Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology 2007-02-28 10:05:18 61st Session of the Tsinghua University Salon on Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology Topic: Beyond Technological Optimism and Technological Pessimism Speaker: Wu Guosheng (Professor, Department of Philosophy, Peking University) Commentator: Gao Lianghua (Associate Professor, Institute for Science, Technology and Society Studies, Tsinghua University) Time: Saturday, March 10, 2007, 3:00–5:30 p.m. Address: Room 335, Xinzhai, Tsinghua University (north of the library) Contact number: 62794966 or 62798443 ext. 228, 62773013 Contacts: Chen Yijin, Shi Qixian STS Office Comments(14)┆Quote┆Read(108)┆Circle┆Print┆Rewarded reporting Article Comments The comments below represent only the views of the individual netizens…
science philosophy of science human nature Wu Guosheng
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2007年3月22日
On Discussions on the Teachers’ Blogs: Zeller, Lovelock, and the Gaia Hypothesis

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.22
On Discussions on the Teachers’ Blogs: Zeller, Lovelock, and the Gaia Hypothesis
Zell, Lovelock, and the Gaia Hypothesis 2007-02-02 22:33:32 Zell, Lovelock, and the Gaia Hypothesis Liu Huajie Dorion Sagan and Lynn Margulis once enthused: “The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific view of life on Earth; it expresses a new biological worldview. In philosophical terms, this new worldview is closer to Aristotelian philosophy than to Platonic philosophy. This new idea is based on the facts of the Earth rather than on conceptual abstractions, though it certainly also contains some metaphysical implications. This new biological worldview (of which the Gaia hypothesis is the principal part) accepts the logic of life cycles and of engineering systems, while casting aside the Greek-Western tradition of ultimate…
philosophy science Liu Huajie Gaia
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2007年3月22日
On the Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: Defining Is Not So Easy

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.22
On the Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: Defining Is Not So Easy
http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/485ea879010006su It’s Not So Easy to Set Definitions: A Critique of Fang Zhouzi’s Definition of Pseudoscience 2007-02-06 21:34:33 It’s Not So Easy to Set Definitions: A Critique of Fang Zhouzi’s Definition of Pseudoscience Liu Huajie Fang Zhouzi rails against pseudoscience with great certitude, as if the matter of pseudoscience were easy to explain clearly. In “Pseudoscience in the Age of Science (Part II)” (see http://www.shunz.net/2005/11/321.html), Mr. Fang Zhouzi quite confidently defined “pseudoscience.” A few days ago, Teacher Jin Wulun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences had already commented on this definition in the Science Times, and today I will say a few words as well. Mr. Fang put it…
science philosophy of science Liu Huajie logic
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2007年3月22日
A Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: As Lao Zhao Put It

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.22
A Discussion on the Teachers’ Blogs: As Lao Zhao Put It
The disciplines are the same. There are two important differences between the natural sciences and the humanities: 1. Scientific papers must be innovative. Scientific papers have a set format; in the first chapter after the abstract, they explain what innovations the paper contains. A paper with no innovation is utterly worthless and cannot be accepted by academic journals. The humanities are different: even peddling some foreign trash can become a paper. 2. The natural sciences do not permit nonsense; the humanities do. No matter how innovative your idea may be, if it lacks evidence and is merely subjective conjecture, scientific academic journals will not publish it. For example, Jianyi’s theory…
science Scientific Revolution Liu Huajie Kuhn
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2007年3月22日
Jiang Xiaoyuan, Liu Bing: “A Babel of Voices—A Dialogue on the Relationship between Science and Culture”

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.15
Jiang Xiaoyuan, Liu Bing: “A Babel of Voices—A Dialogue on the Relationship between Science and Culture”
Jiang Xiaoyuan, Liu Bing: South Accent, North Tune——A Dialogue on the Relationship between Science and Culture, Peking University Press, 1st edition, January 2007, 32 yuan—☆ As soon as I arrived in Beijing this semester, I went to the bookstore to look for this book (of course I also bought many other new books). I read it as soon as I bought it, but after reading half of it in one sitting, for some reason I put it aside. Today, when I thought of it, I read the second half in one sitting as well. An introduction to this book can be found on Teacher Liu Huajie’s blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/485ea879010006j1. What I…
book reading culture notes Liu Huajie
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2007年3月15日
[U.S.] Steve Silverman: “Einstein’s Refrigerator—A Different Kind of Story Collection”

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.13
[U.S.] Steve Silverman: “Einstein’s Refrigerator—A Different Kind of Story Collection”
[U.S.] Steve Silberman: *Einstein’s Refrigerator—An Alternative Collection of Stories*, translated by Yang Rongxin, Nanhai Publishing Company, March 2003 I recently discovered that the special-price books sold by Welan are pretty good. Many worthwhile academic books—the ones that sell at a 25% discount at places like Boyatang, and so on—are marked down to 35% off; even more books that are normally sold at 50–60% off in ordinary discount bookstores (for example, books from Jiangsu People’s Publishing House) are sold at 70% off. Well worth picking up a batch~~ Among them there is one very interesting book, and as soon as it arrived I read it at once: *Einstein’s Refrigerator*. In fact,…
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2007年3月13日
Philosophy of Science as a Disciplinary Philosophy and as a Philosophical Character?

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.09
Philosophy of Science as a Disciplinary Philosophy and as a Philosophical Character?
Regarding “XX philosophy,” I once said that, in general, its core question is “What is XX?” But after listening to Wu-laoshi speak, I suddenly realized that this kind of philosophy often has two layers of meaning: one is philosophy as a departmental discipline, and the other is philosophy as a basic philosophical disposition. The so-called core question of “XX philosophy” being “What is XX?” refers mainly to it as a departmental philosophy—that is to say, as one part of “philosophy,” one field among others, where, because philosophers have their own specialized areas, some people focus on discussing topics related to technology. But the other kind, which is often the form…
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2007年3月9日
[Eng] Thomas Marent: “The Rainforest—A Photographer’s Footsteps”

History of Science & Scholarship2007.02.14
[Eng] Thomas Marent: “The Rainforest—A Photographer’s Footsteps”
[Eng.] Thomas Marent: "Rainforest—A Photographer’s Footsteps" Xingding posted on 2007-02-14 21:49:20 [Eng.] Thomas Marent: "Rainforest—A Photographer’s Footsteps," translated by Hao Xiaojing, Hope Publishing House, October 2006 http://www.joyo.com/static/lll_061107_bk_rdyl.asp?source=w-90003370 I quite like books like photographic collections, though they’re usually expensive, so I rarely buy them. This book was an impulsive purchase, and it is very good-looking. The rainforest is a marvelous place. In the rainforests, which cover 6% of the Earth’s land area, live more than half of the world’s species; on a warm and humid night, in a not-too-large patch of rainforest, you can hear 80 different kinds of frogs croaking, while all of Europe has only 53 species of frogs;…
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2007年2月14日
[Dutch] R. Hooykaas: “Religion and the Rise of Modern Science”

History of Science & Scholarship2007.01.29
[Dutch] R. Hooykaas: “Religion and the Rise of Modern Science”
[Dutch] R. Hooykaas: *Religion and the Rise of Modern Science*, translated by Qiu Zhonghui, Qian Futing, and Xu Liemin; edited by Qiu Zhonghui, Sichuan People’s Publishing House, 2nd edition, June 1999 I read this a long time ago, and have just read it again. This book mainly starts from religion, rather than, like Brooke’s *Science and Religion*, placing more emphasis on the history of science. Lately I’ve been reading some very thick books that are impossible to finish in a single day, so I’m just reading these little books on the side to make up the numbers; I won’t write many notes. January 29, 2007, 3:12 p.m.
book reading notes history of science religion
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2007年1月29日