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Here, Sahar Joakim interviews Dr. Berman on his book, Platonism and the Objects of Science.
0:15 why objects of “science” instead of objects of knowledge
2:45 Nominalism explanation and criticism (example of redness)
4:47 How Platonism explains what nominalism can’t
5:59 kinds of things, universals, commonality
7:30 to have scientific knowledge, something must exist that is non spaciotemporal
8:04 the scientist is experiencing things in the world and then using abductive reasoning to discover commonalities (tallness as a relation, three fingers example)
9:41 Constructivism explanation and criticism (example of humanness)
12:51: three types of constructivism
15:30 How Platonism explains what constructivism can’t
16:21 Why is Platonism so unpopular if it came before Aristotelianism, nominalism, constructivism and was right all along?
18:30: What are the objects of science in Platonism?
22:40 Is Ethics a kind of quantity? To be explained in Dr. Berman’s next book
For articles, books, and contact, see his faculty page: https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/faculty/berman-scott.php
Professor Berman's book is available here: bloomsbury.com/us/platonism-and-the-objects-of-science-9781350080232
Here, Sahar Joakim interviews Dr. Berman on his book, Platonism and the Objects of Science.
0:15 why objects of “science” instead of objects of knowledge
2:45 Nominalism explanation and criticism (example of redness)
4:47 How Platonism explains what nominalism can’t
5:59 kinds of things, universals, commonality
7:30 to have scientific knowledge, something must exist that is non spaciotemporal
8:04 the scientist is experiencing things in the world and then using abductive reasoning to discover commonalities (tallness as a relation, three fingers example)
9:41 Constructivism explanation and criticism (example of humanness)
12:51: three types of constructivism
15:30 How Platonism explains what constructivism can’t
16:21 Why is Platonism so unpopular if it came before Aristotelianism, nominalism, constructivism and was right all along?
18:30: What are the objects of science in Platonism?
22:40 Is Ethics a kind of quantity? To be explained in Dr. Berman’s next book
For articles, books, and contact, see his faculty page: https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/faculty/berman-scott.php
Professor Berman's book is available here: bloomsbury.com/us/platonism-and-the-objects-of-science-9781350080232
