Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
When the lines between philosophy and science start to blur, new insights are possible. Philosophers of science can draw on sociology and biology to better understand the processes of science.
This lecture explores the ideas of David Hull, Philip Kitcher and Michael Strevens, as they try to understand what motivates individual scientists to dedicate their efforts to a particular research program, how the social structure of science can incentivize good (and bad) science, and what the optimal distribution of scientific labor should be.
When the lines between philosophy and science start to blur, new insights are possible. Philosophers of science can draw on sociology and biology to better understand the processes of science.
This lecture explores the ideas of David Hull, Philip Kitcher and Michael Strevens, as they try to understand what motivates individual scientists to dedicate their efforts to a particular research program, how the social structure of science can incentivize good (and bad) science, and what the optimal distribution of scientific labor should be.
