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Archimedes’s emblematic death makes sense psychologically and embodies a rich historical picture in a single scene. Transcript Archimedes died mouthing back at an enemy soldier: “Don’t disturb my circles.” Or that’s how the story goes. Is this fact or fiction? We have third-hand ...  Show more

Einstein’s theory of special relativity defines time and space operationally, that is to say, in terms of the actions performed to measure them. This is analogous to the constructivist spirit of classical geometry. Transcript Oh no, we are chained to a wall! Aaah! This is going t ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Laws of Nature. Since ancient times philosophers and physicists have tried to discover simple underlying principles that control the Universe: In the 6th Century BC Thales declared “Everything is water”, centuries later Aristotle claimed that a ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Laws of Nature. Since ancient times philosophers and physicists have tried to discover simple underlying principles that control the Universe: In the 6th Century BC Thales declared “Everything is water”, centuries later Aristotle claimed that a ...  Show more

الوضعية المنطقية و التجريبية المنطقية شكلوا حركة الوضعية التجريبية الجديدة اللى ظهرت في منتصف القرن العشرين كتطور طبيعي للظروف التاريخية في الحضارة الغربية الاوروبية على وجهة التحديد. جوهر الحركة قائم علي نظرية التحقق ونظرية المعرفة اللى أكدت أن الجمل المعرفية ذات المعنى هى الجمل ...  Show more

Bienvenue dans notre quatorzième shot de philo. En moins de 5 minutes, nous allons te donner les clés d'une notion centrale du programme : la science. Qu’est-ce qui définit exactement un discours scientifique ? Est-ce qu'une théorie scientifique est absolue ? Et à quoi sert la sc ...  Show more