The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Hi, I've been reading on the the idea of "mechanism". However I'm struggling to find references on the following idea: "to understand a general mechanism, one need to consider a large population, and constrain the similarities and differences of each experiment/entities" such con...

Hi, I'm soon to be doctor in volcanology. I have been living 4 years in NZ.. and now going back to Europe to find another job. I'm interested in the philosophy in science particularly, and try to understand where science goes, and try to increase the part of science in people day to day life.. i.e. ...