Tag: aesthetics
Remembering Freeman Dyson and the Enduring Lesson of “Dyson’s Hypothesis”
Dyson points out that the highly improbable is actually quite probable by invoking “Littlewood’s law of miracles.”
Philosophers Want Back into Science
One might call the 20th century a “philosopher of the gaps” period, with scientists basking in the headlines and philosophy finding less and less to do.
Mission Impossible: Darwinizing Beauty
The ease of ascribing beauty to intelligent design contrasts with the impossibility of explaining its origin by material causes.
The Chin Enigma
A scientific theory that on principle refuses to see the obvious is an achievement of which only humans are capable.
Do Animals Recognize Beauty?
One must separate beauty from mate choice in order to tell if animals recognize beauty.