On the Practice of Science
We look at three papers from the EPW Archives that pose questions about the practice of science, philosophy of science, and how the category of science has been used in India. For the 51st Anniversary, we are taking these articles out of paywall.
In the "March for Science" on 9 August, 2017 across varies cities in India, thousands of scientists, students, and science enthusiasts came out on the streets to demand adequate funding for scientific research, to denounce the "propagation of unscientific, obscurantist ideas and religious intolerance, and develop scientific temper, human values and spirit of inquiry." Last week, the march led to a series of debates on the nature of scientific method and scientific practice.
We look at three papers from the EPW Archives that pose questions about the practice of science, philosophy of science, and how the category of science has been used in India.
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