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60The Role of Imagination in Ernst Mach’s Philosophy of Science: A Biologico-economical ViewHopos: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science 11 (1): 241-261. 2021.Some popular views of Ernst Mach cast him as a philosopher-scientist averse to imaginative practices in science. The aim of this analysis is to address the question of whether or not imagination is compatible with Machian philosophy of science. I conclude that imagination is not only compatible but essential to realizing the aim of science in Mach’s biologico-economical view. I raise the possible objection that my conclusion is undermined by Mach’s criticism of Isaac Newton’s famous “bucket expe…Read more
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50The Role of Imagination in Ernst Mach’s Philosophy of Science: A Biologico-economical ViewHopos: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science 11 (1): 241-261. 2021.Some popular views of Ernst Mach cast him as a philosopher-scientist averse to imaginative practices in science. The aim of this analysis is to address the question of whether or not imagination is compatible with Machian philosophy of science. I conclude that imagination is not only compatible, but essential to realizing the aim of science in Mach’s biologico-economical view. I raise the possible objection that my conclusion is undermined by Mach’s criticism of Isaac Newton’s famous “bucket exp…Read more
University of Notre Dame
PhD, 2022
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Medicine, Misc |
Health and Illness |
Science and Values |
General Philosophy of Science |