Philosophy and Modern Science

The Post‐Modern Transcendental of Language in Science and Philosophy

In this chapter I discuss the deep mutations occurring today in our society and in our culture, the natural and mathematical sciences included, from the standpoint of the “transcendental of language”, and of the primacy of language over knowledge. That is, from the standpoint of the “completion of the linguistic turn” in the foundations of logic and mathematics using Peirce’s algebra of relatio...

On the Impact of Deterministic Chaos on Modern Science and Philosophy of Science: Implications for the Philosophy of Technology?

The modern concept of deterministic chaos arises from the mathematical and physical investigation of the topological and dynamical properties of deterministic systems. The notion of deterministic chaos is frequently used in an increasing number of scientific as well as non-scientific contexts, ranging from mathematics and the physics of dynamical systems to all sorts of complicated time evoluti...

Review of "Unmodern Philosophy and Modern Philosophy"

Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry

In this paper I assess the relation between philosophy of chemistry and (general) philosophy of science, focusing on those themes in the philosophy of chemistry that may bring about major revisions or extensions of current philosophy of science. Three themes can claim to make a unique contribution to philosophy of science: first, the variety of materials in the (natural and artificial) world; s...

On science and philosophy.

I have noticed that those who comment on my writings often show two interesting and complementary attitudes: a fund amental distrust of philosophy, coupled with an overly enthusiastic endorsement of science. Since my personal career has been marked by experiences in both fields and by a strong belief that the two enterprises are complementary and not adversarial, I feel it is time to make some ...