Philosophy – patrick 林香麟

Post-Kuhn: The Age of Molecular Biology

I argue here that Kuhn’s observations of scientific practice are inadequate as a rational take on scientific nature. Kuhn’s reliance on human psychology during ‘normal science’ causes him to confuse sociology with logical development. ———- Before the writings of Thomas Kuhn, science was generally seen as the cumulative growth of human knowledge. Kuhn was opposed to this perspective; he believed that science was dividedContinue reading “Post-Kuhn: The Age of Molecular Biology”

The ‘Integral Psychology’ of Sri Aurobindo

Recently, while travelling in Nepal I stopped for lunch in a quaint mountain town called Bandipur, located a few miles southeast of Pokhara. In one restaurant I noticed a grey-bearded man with long hair writing intently on notebooks strewn about his table. This level of main-character energy is pretty rare so I felt compelled toContinue reading “The ‘Integral Psychology’ of Sri Aurobindo”