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Published March 5, 2019 | Version Published
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Why science needs philosophy

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Institut Gustave Roussy
  • 3. ROR icon University of Roehampton
  • 4. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 5. ROR icon University of Cambridge
  • 6. ROR icon IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
  • 7. ROR icon William Harvey Research Institute
  • 8. ROR icon University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 9. ROR icon University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • 10. ROR icon University of Bordeaux

Abstract

A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.

Additional Information

© 2019 National Academy of Sciences. Published under the PNAS license. T.P. has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Grant 637647 – IDEM. M.M.-N. is funded by NIH Grants R37 AI050661 and R01 OD011024. R.A. is funded in part by NSF Grant BCS-1845958. L.L. and P.M. contributed equally to this work. The authors declare no conflict of interest. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this work are those of the authors and have not been endorsed by the National Academy of Sciences.

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PMC6410828
Eprint ID
93529
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CaltechAUTHORS:20190305-142404531

Funding

European Research Council (ERC)
637647
NIH
R37 AI050661
NIH
R01 OD011024
NSF
BCS-1845958

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2019-03-05
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