The functional approach: Scientific progress as increased usefulness

Y Shan - New philosophical perspectives on scientific progress, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The functional approach to scientific progress has been mainly developed by Kuhn, Lakatos,
Popper, Laudan, and more recently by Shan. The basic idea is that science progresses if …

The extended evolutionary synthesis: An integrated historical and philosophical examination

Y Shan - Philosophy Compass, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Among biologists and philosophers, there is an ongoing debate over the Modern Synthesis
and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis. Some argue that our current evolutionary biology …

Three essays on the notion of trust in economics

N Camilotto - 2023 - theses.hal.science
The examination of the social bond that unites individuals within a society is a broadand
recurrent subject of research in the social sciences. Concepts such as interest …