Introduction to Philosophy of Science. Lecture 1, part 1

Lecture series delivered by Professor Paul Hoyningen-Huene at Leibniz Universität Hannover, winter term 2010

[@erdwaenor]

Real lecture (Introduction) starts at 21:55. Video content before is just presentation and formalities.

[@giorgivachnadze1461]

Wish I read this comment before actually watching half the lecture :'(

[@truthlover3667]

Thanks.

[@teleofunctionality9246]

Thank you for your service !

[@Baraa.K.Mohammad]

Such an elegant tutor! I study Medicine. Our professors are full of themselves and so arrogant and blatantly rude! They feel like some superior form of entities that is doing us poor peasants favour by enlightening us how we could deal with other peasants' diseases and illnesses! That's the most accurate way to describe what I've gone through, to be honest. I would be more than grateful and honored to be taught by such a Professor. Unfortunately, that's not the case in the shitty country I was obliged to study in. Well... at least now I can indulge knowledge with joy! Thanks Prof. Hoyningen!

[@uncoiled0furnace]

Thank you Dr. Hoyningen-Heune for uploading these lectures. Many of us rely heavily on free internet content for our education, so these clear and knowledgeable lectures are very helpful.

[@benjiprice8822]

taking a class from Europe in Mexico is Awesome, im starting my masters this autumn, and this class just got me more motivated. Many thanks Dr Phoyningen, I wish i was in your classroom

[@ryanchidley7225]

I think these 11 lectures comprise essential knowledge for any graduate student in the social or physical sciences. The concepts are well explained.

[@healthyintellect]

I just signed up for this class today not knowing what to expect. This lecture makes me happy that I did.

[@musliariani6518]

Wow.... thank you Prof.... I have got a good grasp of Philosophy of Science from your lecture. The video has really led me to my understanding of research methodology better.

[@ThousandYearsInthySight]

Exploring the philosophy of science is always mind-expanding. Great insights on how we perceive and understand the world around us!

[@trubass23]

I look forward to listening to more of these! I find your structural approach very interesting

[@mohamedaminebelyamani4174]

+P.Houningen Professor I feel lucky that i have the chance to see these Lectures . I have just started it and i can't stop it's a very interesting Topic that i seek to explore . Again thank u . M.A.Belyamani

[@veedix]

Much more enjoyable way to gain the information than reading Chalmers' book, thanks to your lively presentation.

[@sudha3161]

Wonderful lecture series! Thank you very much Professor. :) I hope to join this course soon if I get lucky!

[@hhijazi6296]

This professor's teaching style is really good

[@ouadiehamdi5527]

Traduction in inglish

[@vivekpilot]

One of the finest lectures I ever heard...Thank you sir

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing PHoyningen

[@laflaca5391]

Professor you forgot the precise definitions of "theory" and "model" given by logic. Thanks for sharing your lectures, they are going to be very useful for my studies

[@WisdomisPower-10inminute-dn5no]

Seeing such thoughtful dialogue here is inspiring. It's similar to the conversations we have on my channel about these complex subjects.

[@yellowburger]

The man is a genius.

[@dromgarvan]

Thank you for these clear lectures, they are a treat.

[@PHoyningen]

Thank you!

[@bayisajiru5864]

My name is Bayissa From the origin of humankind Etiopia and I am the judge of the court I like this lecture so much 10 Q U very much 4 ur highly qualified lecturer🍇💐💐💐💐💐

[@vincentboleha1782]

21:54 starts ...

[@nataliabranco9544]

A really nice lecture :) thank you for posting it on youtube

[@PHoyningen]

My pleasure, Natália!

[@asifkar]

This is what i was looking for. Thank you.

[@PHoyningen]

Great!

[@juvilee]

Is there any textbook correlated with this lecture?

[@FaizKhan-xp4mp]

really very nice...i wish he would be my teacher...

[@adamuppsala1931]

Professor , please come to France and change this county! your teaching style is very good!

[@PHoyningen]

+Ikea Uppsala: Thank you! I have given lectures in France and will come again once I receive an Invitation!

[@FirstRisingSouI]

Actually, we can see the big bang, or at least close to it. Because when we look out into space, it takes time for the light to get to us. Because of this, the farther away we look, the further back in time we see. We can see extremely close to the big bang, to a place called the surface of last scattering, where the cosmic microwave background comes from.

[@RoachKai]

Thank you!

[@muhammadnoumankhan286]

Thank you very much Sir, you are a very great teacher

[@PHoyningen]

Thank you!

[@MsTommyknocker]

Logic cacn be applied to everything is also a very general statement.

[@vlicks]

Professor, have you by any chance published a syllabus os this course with indicated readings? Thank you!

[@PHoyningen]

Only the slides on academia.edu, section "teaching documents"

[@Azenzar74]

i'm from morroco and i think you have the best methode to explain philosophical matters! i love your lectures my prof i wish to go to germany for study philosophy but i don't speak german language!! can i study in english in germany?

[@PHoyningen]

+idriss aalouane Thank you very much! Yes, some places offer English classes. Paul Hoyningen

[@Azenzar74]

thank you paul!

[@srs1659]

21:52 Lecture starts

[@MsTommyknocker]

How can something that is not observable be a singular statement??

[@joshuandulinga313]

Super explanation!

[@PHoyningen]

Thank you!

[@MsTommyknocker]

general statements dont have to be certain as long as they are testable. That's why I think it is silly to distinguish between theory and hypothesis.

[@martinwilliams9866]

Is it testable that it's silly?

[@lnbartstudio2713]

What is the scientific reason for the BELIEF ( he said it, not I ) that attending this class will provide what is expected, desired necessary and appropriate?

[@Oners82]

studio2020 Who said there was a scientific reason?

[@martinwilliams9866]

So, all scientists shared the same expectations, as do engineers, even though those groups differ from each other to some degree? Before one can answer the question "What is Science?", one should answer the embedded question "What is, What is?" "What is the Method of Science?", is empirically incorrect, as the methodologies are plural not singular.

[@anthonycaine5962]

Lecture begins around 35:00

[@fredwelf8650]

Hoyningen-Huene, P.(1993),Reconstructing ScientificRevolutions: ThomasS.Kuhn’s Philosophy of Science, University of Chicago Press.

[@z0uLess]

thank you for reminding me what is wrong with universities. my god, why do people think this is an efficient way of learning?

[@SocialDem86]

Because very intelligent people have been doing it for centuries?

[@Dragonfang0011]

If you want a serious answer, because its been around for a very long time and old systems tend to be difficult to replace. The idea is rooted in the Greek and particularly the Socratic teaching model - or even earlier if you want to relate it to apprenticeship and education in trades. The theoretical ideal is for every student to have their own teacher dedicated to their development into a thinking and intelligent human being. What we have nowadays in colleges is kind of the natural conclusion of this model stretched to accommodate an enormous amount of students and a limited supply of teachers.

[@z0uLess]

Dragonfang0011 yes, exactly. I tend to be a vocal idealist, but sometimes you just need to point out things you dont agree with or else things will never go forward.

[@z0uLess]

wbiro well, yes. I was thinking more in terms of every student need to figure out how they learn best. no matter how inappropriate something is, you need to present an alternative. as an example, I could consume instructional videos on youtube and learn 3-4 times more in the same timeframe than I would when traveling to lectures.

[@ricomajestic]

Dragonfang0011 The Socratic teaching model requires that the teacher interacts with every student in the classroom!

[@gabriels2395]

For online learners it starts in 22:00

[@wbiro]

How far can one stretch-out "Science is arriving at answers without make-believe or politics?" but that is the 'method' of science (set by philosophy). The current philosophy of science is, "Knowledge is valuable" - without which science would not be pursued. So discovering values is the realm of philosophy, and cause-effect the realm of science. In other words, philosophy seeks answers outside of science, but which affect science; and science seeks answers outside of philosophy, but which affect philosophy. Ah - I see I commented on this video already...

[@unRompecabezas]

Numi Who "Science is arriving at answers without make-believe or politics" The problem is that, like any human endeavor, science is prone to cultural and personal biases. If we think that Science is some kind of value-free, factual, objective and universal form of inquiry, maybe we're indulging in make-believe too.

[@Hythloday71]

WARNING - LONG PRE-AMBLE - START 0:21:50

[@yankumar5280]

thanks for sharing PHoyningen

[@Tritdry]

Is it possible to get the lecture slides for all these lectures?

[@ZuiNguyen]

i think this might be helpful to you www.academia.edu/6386913/Introduction_to_Philosophy_of_Science_winter_term_2010

[@16baad]

What book is this course based on?

[@PHoyningen]

+Baadsha Baadsha Unfortunately, there is no book.

[@16baad]

:-(.

[@fredwelf8650]

+Baadsha Baadsha Allen F Chalmers "What is this thing called Science." 199

[@16baad]

AAA, Thank You very much. It is now in my reading list. Thanks once again

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

Does he have to keep on saying "Right?" all the time?

[@PHoyningen]

Right!

[@pillbox1240]

If you don't love it, leave it

[@bimmjim]

The product of Engineering is things. The product of Science is ideas/knowledge. . .

[@PHoyningen]

I never disagreed!

[@wbiro]

Or, the activity of science is discovering, and the activity of engineering is creating (though sometimes engineers discover, and sometimes scientists create (usually a bunch of theoretical BS!)

[@andrewmoser3828]

wbiro The activity of science is hardly 'discovering' - all so-called facts are social constructions arising from the socio-political conditions of the time period that dictate what criteria are to be considered convincing evidence (think of Kuhn's notion of a paradigm). When Galileo proposed the Copernican model of the universe he was opposed by the Catholic Church whose teachings were being overturned, and so his ideas were not taken up for an extended time. Our understanding of physics has been constantly revamped in the 20th century as we develop new 'facts' which may themselves be disregarded in the near future. I cannot recount the details of these experiments off the top of my head but surely you can see the point I'm making!

[@bimmjim]

Andrew Moser Yes, I get your point. You have wasted many years getting a degree in the Humanities and have to attack science without knowing what science is. That's your point, right?

[@andrewmoser3828]

bimmjim I study neuroscience and the philosophy of science. I've also worked in a cancer research lab that was working on a new drug (the mechanism of which was epigenetic silencing of DNA-repair genes such as BRCA1 & 2) to potentiate existing cytotoxic drugs, which in this case could reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapeutic treatments. I know what science is but some scientists are wed to the idea that they practice objective and impartial investigation of 'nature' when it is a far more biased and socially-oriented process than we realize. Also, fun fact, undergraduates in philosophy, arts & lit., and the humanities do the best of any major, on average, in the verbal reasoning and oral components of graduate/professional school programs. Thus those three majors are better prepared in terms of transferable skills across such areas as Law, Medicine, Business and Graduate work, with the exception of mathematical reasoning. What was the point of your comment anyhow? Are you intending to say that science is something different than what I said?

[@naftalibendavid]

27:35

[@krushnapathade5354]

35:00 inductivism

[@sachinyadav22]

Anyone else think he sounds like Mr.mackey for south park? when he says "okay"

[@brightajuk6597]

Hi

[@igorjee]

24:20 The latent Western Superiority Complex is strong in this professor, and he doesn't even realize it's a problem. He could've just talked about the topic without belittling other cultures. Singling out 'Vodou' as an example betrays his attitude.

[@PHoyningen]

You may be right. Please explain in more details.

[@igorjee]

​@@PHoyningen I appreciate your willingness to reflect on a possible blindspot inherited from the past. To my ears, the wording and imagery of your speech depicting young people from underdeveloped places coming to Europe to learn science felt condescending. Especially the 'Vodou' part, you could've hardly found a more stereotypical example of what a European 100 years ago would've come up with to illustrate the primitive, gullible and barbaric nature of those outside the European cultural circle. It is OK to criticize all cultural practices or ideas. or think that science has its own merits, etc., and it is another thing to echo the stereotypes and the colonial, 'white man's burden' type things that some bigot from the past might've said. Fortunately, this is getting rarer. It is my opinion, please ask others how they feel about that segment.

[@PHoyningen]

@@igorjee You may be a little fast with your suspicion. The voodoo example stems from a discussion with African students in that class on traditional and Western medicine practices, I was not aware that this example may contain colonial overtones. - Please consult council.science/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Science-traditional-knowledge.pdf for my collaborative work in UNESCO regarding the relationship between traditional and scientific knowledge.

[@davidpeters44]

I miss chalkboards.

[@MsTommyknocker]

Singular statements are rarely testable.

[@JustAnotherLady]

Does he ever, ever get to the point ?! So much small talk so less useful information

[@selim73]

may its long way to understand better Philosophy of science.

[@overtonwindowshopper]

What “point” are you looking for, Aristotle?

[@ahojahojish]

WTF?! thats a horrible cardigan somebody call the FASHION POLICE!! :D

[@PHoyningen]

Yes - I see your Point! :-)

[@ctech42851]

fuck 30 minutes into it and he still hasn't talked about anything useful....