Massimo Pigliucci ~ How to Tell Science from Bunk
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I should point out that when relating my previous conversation about knowledge with Dr. James Alcock, in addition to the comment about content and the degree of conviction, Dr. Alcock did speak of Plato's justified true belief rubric.
Massimo Pigliucci PhD., (patreon.com/PlatoFootnotes) has a doctorate in Genetics from the University of Ferrara, a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from UConn, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He is currently the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of NY. He has published in the New York Times, Philosophy Now, and The Philosopher’s Magazine, among others. He has 142 technical papers in science and philosophy, and is the author or editor of 10 technical and public outreach books including:
Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk; and
How to be a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern Life.
He has several free downloads available on such topics as philosophy, science, and skepticism at platofootnote.wordpress.com - Věda a technologie
Very inspirational. Thank you both.
Regarding the Dorian example, I rushed through it as it was already a long setup. I know that McCoy Tyner did not play on "Kind of Blue". My point was that there are relatively simple dorian melodies and triad songs, such as "Gilligan's Island", ye olde "Scarborough Fair" and others; and that there are more complex dorian melodies and chord voicings, such as "So What", and 7th chord voicings in fourths.
very very engaging, thank you
The Earth going around the Sun: err, no, rotation around a centre of gravity (like the Earth and Sun) is not original to general relativity; it's a basic concept in classical mechanics (Newton and later).
Massimo Pigliucci has the flexibility and clarity of reasoning to explain complex ideas with little jargon and tortured arguments. It would take someone like Sam Harris to belabor the E
nglish language to arrive at the same insight. I like Sam but he is tedious.