Does Science Think: Science and Ethics
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science, philosophy, mathematical formalization, ethicsAbstract
Does science think or does it not think, this traditionally philosophical dilemma has today become, according to the central thesis of this essay, inherent to science itself. The author argues that it is in the interest of contemporary science itself to affirm itself as thought. It is precisely this perspective of science as thought which implies the ethical dimension of science. This is not to be understood in the sense of the necessity of some prohibitive instance such as an ethical demand, but rather in the sense that science, for its own internal reasons, should not give up regarding its desire: to be, both, an experiment of thought and a condition for thought. Only by being useful for thought can science be useful for something else.Downloads
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2016-03-05
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Riha, R. (2016). Does Science Think: Science and Ethics. Filozofski Vestnik, 26(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/filozofski-vestnik/article/view/4346
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Transformations of Modern Thought
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