<p>A discussion the positivist positions of the equivalentists and the energetists as represented in the ideas and writings of Marcellin Bertholot, Ernst Mach, Wilhelm Oswald and Pierre Duhem. From this the instrumentalism of American philosopher John Dewey is developed and contrasted with scientific realism.</p>

A discussion the positivist positions of the equivalentists and the energetists as represented in the ideas and writings of Marcellin Bertholot, Ernst Mach, Wilhelm Oswald and Pierre Duhem. From this the instrumentalism of American philosopher John Dewey is developed and contrasted with scientific realism.

Episode 2.27: Philosophical Epilogue, Part #2-Instrumentalism

An examination of scientific inquiry through a discussion of the history and philosophy of the scientific endeavor.

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Episode 2.27: Philosophical Epilogue, Part #2-Instrumentalism

Episode 2.27: Philosophical Epilogue, Part #2-Instrumentalism