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Should I study philosophy of science directly, or after understanding other branches of philosophy?

Philosophy Asked by taha fen on October 25, 2021

I wanted to learn philosophy of science and started with reading A historical introduction to the philosophy of science but found it surprisingly hard because a lot of concepts were unfamiliar to me. So I read a few books about Epistemology, and general philosophy, and used Plato encyclopedia of philosophy . However, now that six months passed, I made no progress: I couldn’t fully understand it when I read it second time.

The question is:

  • Is it okay to study philosophy of science with no Philosophical background? if so, can you recommend an easy introductory book? if not, what are the branches that I should study before approaching Philosophy of science? Where should I start? (and please recommend me books for this as well).

Thank you for your feedback.

One Answer

Good news: One may start studying philosophy of science without being familiar with other branches of philosophy.

Bad news: One will not have any benefit from studying philosophy of science without an education in science before. I recommend at least a bachelor in physics or mathematics. Without doing science oneself one cannot judge or asset philosophical statements of other persons about science.

Answered by Jo Wehler on October 25, 2021

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