Elements of Greek Scepticism in Richard Feynman’s Views on Science

• Authors: Bogdan Dembiński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article considers some aspects of Richard Feynman’s philosophy of science. The basic assumptions of Feynman’s views on science refer back to the tradition of Greek scepticism. Interestingly, Feynman was probably unaware of this relation, still he became an outstanding modern continuator of this tradition. The analysis is based on Feynman’s lectures included in The Character of Physical Law.

Keywords

EN

philosophy of science; Richard Feynman; criticism; scepticism; ancient scepticism; epistemology; continuity of philosophical tradition

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Folia Philosophica
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 34

Dates

published

2018-05-09

Contributors

author

Bogdan Dembiński