Ecological sciences and conservation have philosophical implications |
Philosophy and especially ethics and epistemology can provide practical ways to investigate crucial questions: - How science is actually working? Why science is said "objective"? - What is the meaning of concepts and methods used in science? - Should scientists advocate? - Why nature must be protected? Working on these questions helps me to better understand the reasonings and values at stake in my scientific research. I have therefore started a master degree in philosophy with a specific focus on the topic of objectivity in scientific research. I have addressed whether objectivity was reached at the following stages of the scientific research: the scientific language itself, the scientific method, and the scientific community |
For my master degree of philosophy I have worked on: |