Objectivism and the Philosophy of Science March 10, 2011

For our first March meeting Phoenix Objectivists will continue it's series on Postmodernism by listening to a pre-recorded lecture by Dr. Glenn Fletcher entitled: "Objectivism and the Philosophy of Science".

The objectivity of science has been attacked on many fronts. In this first part of a two part lecture, Dr. Fletcher will introduce key problems that have been raised in Philosophy of Science and show how these problems can be addressed by applying the Objectivist metaphysics and epistemology.

Topics that will be covered in the lectures include: the problem of induction, theory and observation, Karl Popper, scientific realism, and Thomas Kuhn. Relevant work done by Objectivist scholars, including David Harriman, David Kelley, Tibor Machan, Leonard Peikoff, and Ayn Rand, will be discussed.

Glenn Fletcher works as a Medical Physicist in the Radiology Department at The Washington University Medical School. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University.

***NOTE: Attendees to this meeting must buy something to eat or drink from the restaurant menu.

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