The rise and fall of logical positivism is the most spectacular story of 20 th century philosophy. Logical positivism was wildly successful, and some of its key ideas became widely accepted as ...

Jim Baggott reviews Escape from Shadow Physics: the Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory by Adam Forrest Kay Quantum shadows Adam Forrest Kay’s new book examines the debate over ...

The “replication crisis” talking point in academic psychology represents a very under-developed conception of the scientific method that fails to grasp the sequence of stages or the complexity of ...

In criminology, positivism shifted focus away from moral blame and toward scientific explanations, examining how biology, psychology, and environment shape criminal behavior. White House draws out ...