Category: Natural Sciences

• Two Essays on Philosophy of Science

  Note to the reader: I wrote these two essays as assignments for an online course in philosophy of science. There was a pretty strict word limit, which is why these works are rather packed with ideas and arguments. I decided to leave them here just as they were written, especially since both got a pass…

  armendanielian

  January 8, 2022

  Christianity, Natural Sciences, Philosophy

  Philosophy of Science, Problem of Induction, Pseudoscience

• Four arguments for the irreducibility of mind

  One often reads about the ambitions to explain our minds with chemistry and physics, with algorithmic equations, and the corollary aspirations to create artificial intelligence that would achieve the kind of consciousness and reason that human being possess. Whether such a thing is possible has been a topic of many philosophical debates and discussions. I…

  armendanielian

  January 4, 2022

  Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences

  AI, Mind, Reductionism

• Random Thoughts on Darwinian Evolution

  This post originally appeared as a 3-part series on my Facebook page. I decided to not change anything, and just copy it here. Random Thoughts on Darwinian Evolution It can be discomforting, but also refreshing, to know that scientists are human beings like the rest of us, and can sometimes fall prey to fallacious reasoning…

  armendanielian

  December 26, 2021

  Natural Sciences

  darwin, evolution