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Downes, Stephen M. | Herbert Simon's computational models of scientific discovery | Herbert Simon's work on scientific discovery deserves serious attention by philosophers of science for several reasons. First, Simon was an early advocate of rational scientific discovery, contra Popper and logical empiricist philosophers of science (Simon 1966). This proposal spurred on investigati... | Android epistemology; Psychological processes; Cognitive individualism | 1990 |
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Kachi, Yukio | Review article on A.C. Graham, Reason and Spontaneity | This is a book review of A. C. Graham's Reason and Spontaneity, a book that advances the proposal to ground all values, whether prudential, moral, or aesthetic, in the imperative 'Be aware'. The empirical thesis concerns causal connections between awareness and motivation. | Book review; Values; Metaphysics | 1990 |
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White, Nicholas P. | Review of M. Schofield and G. Striker, eds., 'The Norms of Nature' | This is a review of of The Norms of Nature: Studies in Hellenistic Ethics, edited by Malcom Schofield and Gisela Striker. The book contains nine studies on Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic views on value and ethics. | Book review; Values; Epicureans (Greek Philosophy;); Stoics; Philosophy;, Ancient | 1990 |
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Battin, Margaret P. | Seven caveats concerning the discussion of euthanasia in Holland | As the discussion of voluntary active euthanasia heats up in the United States (indeed, I believe it will be the major social issue of the next decade, replacing abortion in that role), increasing attention is being given to its practice in the Netherlands. Proponents of the view that the United Sta... | 1990 | |
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White, Nicholas P. | Stoic values | RM: Copyright © 1990, The Monist: An International Journal of General Philosophical Inquiry, Peru, Illinois, U.S.A., 61354, reproduced by permission. Discusses the values of Stoicism which say noting concrete about how a virtuous person should go about making choices and examines the Stoics im... | Virtuous; Indifferent; Worth | 1990 |
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