Ep. 294: Quine on Science vs. Epistemology (Part One) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus next week's supporter-only part 3. On W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). What justifies scientific theory? Not theory-free observations, as Quine shows us by considering how we figure out foreign languages. Instead of basing science on epistemology, Quine thought we need to make epistemology part of science. The post Ep. 294: Quine on Science vs. Epistemology (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philo...