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A “Systematic Study” Plan for Philosophy of Science

History of Science & Scholarship2008.08.05
A “Systematic Study” Plan for Philosophy of Science
Recently, a number of friends have gradually found me through KKBBS and blogs and the like, hoping to consult me about the graduate entrance examination and about systematic methods for studying philosophy of science and technology. I’m sorry to say that, as a lazy student admitted by recommendation, I know virtually nothing about the graduate entrance examination; as for studying philosophy of science and technology, while I can hardly claim to have no experience at all, I am still, after all, only at the beginner stage—at most I can offer and share some beginner’s-beginner experience. But most of the people who come seeking help need guidance at the beginner level…
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2008年8月5日
This Episode’s Music: “The Song of Scientism” (Super Star)

Life & Notes2008.02.17
This Episode’s Music: “The Song of Scientism” (Super Star)
What is “scientism”? Anti-scientism can be said to be one of my basic positions, running through all my articles. But Unic still says: too vague. Come to think of it, that makes sense. I basically treat anti-scientism as a default orientation, and in concrete discussions I have never clearly and explicitly targeted the concept of “scientism.” Because philosophy of science is my main line of work, and views on this point especially need to be handled with caution, I do not want to define this thing called “scientism” explicitly for the time being. And I also do not want to get into “two armies confronting each other”; in such a…
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2008年2月17日
What Exactly Does Philosophy Study?

Philosophy & Thought2008.02.14
What Exactly Does Philosophy Study?
Returning home for the Spring Festival inevitably means family gatherings; family gatherings inevitably mean asking after one another, and asking after one another inevitably means asking about me. This time, I was asked: what on earth does philosophy study? Among this round of relatives, my uncle was a college student, and even now he still occasionally reads books; the rest were all the most ordinary people of the market streets and alleys—that is to say, people who do not read books. My uncle was very concerned about me. He mentioned that last time, in Shanghai Book City, he had specially gone looking for books on philosophy of technology. He said…
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2008年2月14日
Tsinghua Philosophy of Science and Technology Salon: What Are Environmental Problems? (December 7)

History of Science & Scholarship2007.12.07
Tsinghua Philosophy of Science and Technology Salon: What Are Environmental Problems? (December 7)
Tsinghua Philosophy of Technology Salon: What Is an Environmental Problem? (December 7) Seventieth Session of the Tsinghua University Salon on Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology Topic: What Is an Environmental Problem? Speaker: Professor Liu Chuang (Department of Philosophy, University of Florida, USA) Commentator: Dr. Jiang Jinsong (Associate Professor, Institute for Science, Technology and Society, Tsinghua University) Time: Friday, December 7, 2007, 3:00–5:30 p.m. Venue: Xinzhai 335, Tsinghua University There were many people at this salon this time, and the discussion was quite lively. Still, it always felt as though the discussion was extremely chaotic: everyone had his or her own train of thought, and when asking questions there…
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2007年12月7日
Keke Forum Lecture 43: Demarcating Science in the Courtroom

History of Science & Scholarship2007.11.16
Keke Forum Lecture 43: Demarcating Science in the Courtroom
The 43rd Lecture of the Peking University Forum on the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Time: Friday, November 16, 2007, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Venue: Academic Lecture Hall, Center for the Study of Society and Science, Chengzeyuan Speaker: Zhang Zengyi (Professor, School of Humanities, Beijing Institute of Technology) Topic: On the Trial of Intelligent Design Theory—The Question of Demarcating Science in the “Dover Case” Commentator: Ren Dingcheng Although it doesn’t seem to have sparked much heated discussion, today Teacher Zhang’s lecture was still splendid~ The original title had been “On the Trial of Intelligent Design Theory—The Question of Demarcating Science in the ‘Dover Case,’” but in the live presentation the…
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2007年11月16日
Lecture 42 of the Science Forum: Science Matters (November 9)

History of Science & Scholarship2007.11.09
Lecture 42 of the Science Forum: Science Matters (November 9)
Science Forum Lecture No. 42: Science Matters (November 9) 2007.11.07 Peking University Forum on the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Lecture No. 42 Time: Friday, November 9, 2007, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Venue: Academic Lecture Hall, Center for the Study of Science and Society, Chengzeyuan Speaker: Lin Lei (Professor, Department of Physics, San Jose State University, California, USA) Topic: Science Matters: The Newest and Largest Interdisciplinary Field Commentator: Wu Guosheng Brief introduction to the talk: What is science? The answer is: “everything in the natural world is part of science.” What are generally called the “natural sciences” are in fact sciences of simple systems; the humanities/social sciences—fields of learning related…
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2007年11月9日
[U.S.] Daniel Hausman, ed.: The Philosophy of Economics

Philosophy & Thought2007.11.07
[U.S.] Daniel Hausman, ed.: The Philosophy of Economics
[U.S.] Daniel Hausman, ed., *The Philosophy of Economics*, translated by Ding Jianfeng, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, Century Publishing Group, January 2007, 38 yuan This book is about the “methodology” of economics, or rather, an inquiry into how it can count as a “science.” It shows the profound connection between economics and the philosophy of science; in fact, as I was reading it, I would sometimes have the illusion that I was reading an introduction to the philosophy of science rather than an introduction to economics. The introduction alone is almost a primer on the philosophy of science, including an overview of the entire line of development in the philosophy of…
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2007年11月7日
[Canada] Sergio Sismondo: An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

History of Science & Scholarship2007.10.21
[Canada] Sergio Sismondo: An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
[Canadian] Sergio Sismondo: Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, translated by Xu Weimin, Meng Qiang, Cui Hailing, and Chen Haidan, Shanghai Century Publishing Group, Shanghai Science and Technology Education Press, August 2007, 25.5 yuan It is a rare introduction to “science and technology studies” (Science and Technology Studies, or, alternatively, scientific and technological studies, science and technology metrology, and so on; since this concept sometimes refers to a transdisciplinary field of study, and sometimes also denotes a certain stance or camp, while its boundaries are fuzzy, it is really hard to pin down… the translators also discuss this in the postface). Because there are still very few comparable Chinese-language books…
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2007年10月21日
Peddling Philosophy of Science and Technology (III)

History of Science & Scholarship2007.10.03
Peddling Philosophy of Science and Technology (III)
The previous two “sales pitches,” as my senior brother put it, attacked only and defended not at all. In fact, philosophy of science and technology of course has its fatal weaknesses. What I want to emphasize is that anyone “can,” “may as well,” and “might as well” do philosophy of science and technology; however, I have not said that it is the most suitable choice for everyone. In fact, if a certain kind of work can be done well by anyone, then it is probably mediocre. The advantage of philosophy of science and technology is precisely its most fatal flaw—being too miscellaneous. Philosophy of science and technology runs through all…
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2007年10月3日
Restating Scientific Pluralism from a Classical Starting Point

Philosophy & Thought2007.09.29
Restating Scientific Pluralism from a Classical Starting Point
When I was being interviewed, Teacher Sun asked me how, after reading so much philosophy of science, I still hadn’t fixed a direction. I hemmed and hawed, dodged and bobbed, and in the end only said that I was interested in the whole field of meta-science, and that I would settle on a specific direction slowly. Was I really completely without a goal? No. Of the main direction I have in mind so far, or rather, of my academic ideal, of course I have one! I just didn’t dare say it during the interview. I only mentioned, “I’ve already made those grand claims in my personal statement,” and Wu-laoshi…
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2007年9月29日