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| Title | Creator | Description | Subject | Date | ||
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| 1 |  | Herbert Simon's computational models of scientific discovery | Downes, Stephen M. | 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 |
| 2 |  | Units of decision | Thalos, Mariam G. | I shall introduce the units of decision problem in the theory of decision, which as I shall explain is a sibling to the units of selection problem in evolutionary theory. And I shall present an argument to the effect that, contrary to Bayesian wisdom on the subject, undertaking decision in group set... | Decision theory; Collective will; Cooperation; Individualism | 1999-09 |
| 3 |  | Trouble with superselection accounts of measurement | Thalos, Mariam G. | Argues that the superselection accounts of measurement exploit excess structure illegitimately and in the process become self-contradictory. Superselection rule in the quantum-mechanical treatment of phenomena; Representation of indicator states of detectors by eigenspaces of superselection operatio... | Superselection; Quantum mechanics | 1998-11 |
| 4 |  | Education, society, and human nature: an introduction to the Philosophy; of education (book review) | Hanna, Patricia Lee | A review of the book "Education, society, and human nature: an introduction to the Philosophy; of education" by Anthony O'Hear. | Books, reviews; Education, Philosophy | 1982-07 |
| 5 |  | Adaptive complexity and phenomenal consciousness | Nichols, Shaun | Focuses on epiphenomenalism problems in arguments about evolutionary function of phenomenal consciousness. Implications of cognitive neuropsychology evidence for the structure of phenomenal consciousness; Distinction of different kinds of epiphenominalist arguments; Provision of a developmental basi... | Cognitive neuroscience; Cognizant; Exceptional | 2001-09-11 |
| 6 |  | Age-rationing and the just distribution of health care: Is there a duty to die? | Battin, Margaret P. | The author analyzes the argument that a policy involving distributive justice in the allocation of scarce health care resources, based on the strategy of rational self interest maximation under a veil of ignorance (Rawls/Daniels), would result in an age rationing system of voluntary, socially encour... | Health care providers; Death; Euthanasia | 1987-01 |
| 7 |  | Plato's Ethics (Book Review) | White, Nicholas P. | Reviews the book `Plato's Ethics,' by Terence Irwin. | Books; Plato; Ethics | 2001-09-16 |
| 8 |  | Poverty of the Linnaean Hierarchy: a philosophical study of biological taxonomy (book review) | Haber, Matthew | The article reviews the book "The Poverty of the Linnaean Hierarchy: A Philosophical Study of Biological Taxonomy," by Marc Ereshefsky. | Biology, classification; Books, reviews; Nonficiton | 2005-12-15 |
| 9 |  | Book review: Candace Vogler's, John Stuart Mill's Deliberative Landscape | Millgram, Elijah | This is a review of Candace Vogler's John Stuart Mill's Deliberative Landscape. Vogler's explores Mill's mental breakdown and its effect on his Philosophy;. In addition, Vogler's treatment is an intervention in the contemporary debate about practical reasoning. Both in its impressive control of t... | Book review; Determinism; Moral Philosophy | 2002 |
| 10 |  | Evolution of agency and other essays (book review) | Downes, Stephen M. | Reviews the book 'The Evolution of Agency and Other Essays,' by Kim Sterelny. | Agent, Philosophy;; Books, nonfiction | 2002-11-13 |
| 11 |  | Explanation in classical population genetics | Plutynski, Anya | The recent literature in Philosophy; of biology has drawn attention to the different sorts of explanations proffered in the biological sciences--we have molecular, biomedical, and evolutionary explanations. Do these explanations all have a common structure or relation that they seek to capture? This... | Biology, Philosophy;; Explanation; Genetics; Life sciences; Population genetics; Science | 2005-12 |
| 12 |  | Can scientific development and children's cognitive development be the same process? | Downes, Stephen M. | Assesses the value of the developmental psychology of science proposed by Alison Gopnik and Andrew Meltzoff to the understanding of scientific development. Role of distinctions between ontogeny and phylogeny when appealing to biology for theoretical support; Conception of cognition as a set of verid... | Cognition; Developmental psychology; Ontogeny; Phylogeny; Science, Philosophy | 2001-09-11 |
| 13 |  | Socializing naturalized Philosophy; of science | Downes, Stephen M. | Presents an approach to naturalized Philosophy; of science that considers the nature of scientific practice. Cognitive individualism; Three-level model of the social nature of scientific practice. | Individualsim; Science, Philosophy | 2001-09-11 |
| 14 |  | Odd couple: the compatibility of social construction and evolutionary psychology | Mallon, Ronald | Examines the significance of evolutionary psychology and social constructionism in social sciences. Role of philosophical disputes in generating universal and local emotional phenomena; Relevance of adopting different theories of meaning and reference; Competition between philosophical disputes and ... | Emotions; Genetic psychology; Social Sciences, Philosophy | 2001-09-11 |
| 15 |  | On the genealogy of norms: a case for the role of emotion in cultural evolution | Nichols, Shaun | Argues that emotional responses constitute one important set of mechanisms that affects the cultural viability of norms. Historical evidence indicating that 16th century etiquette norms prohibiting disgusting actions were much more likely to survive than other 16th century etiquette norms; Need for ... | Emotions; Etiquette; Social change; Social norms; Social aspects | 2002-07-29 |
| 16 |  | On the track of the fugitive Gods: Heidegger, Luther, Holderlin | Crowe, Benjamin D. | At each of the decisive turning points in his philosophical career, Heidegger found inspiration in Holderlin. More recently, commentators have raised questions about the role that his reading of Holderlin played in Heidegger's political actions of the 1930s. It has been suggested that Heidegger's... | Philosophy;; Theology; Religion; Nationalism | 2007 |
| 17 |  | Ontogeny of information: developmental systems and evolution (Book Review) | Downes, Stephen M. | A review of the book "Ontogeny of information: developmental systems and evolution" by Susan Oyama. | Information theory, biology; Books; Developmental systems; Evolution | 2001-06-23 |
| 18 |  | Ethical Marxism and its radical critics | Landesman, Bruce M. | Wilde defends what he calls Ethical Marxism. This is a familiar view, which many refer to as Marxist Humanism. According to Wilde, Marx holds that there is a human essence which involves freedom and the development of each individual's creative potential. This is achievable, however, only under cond... | Marxism; Book review | 2000 |
| 19 |  | Marxism and philosophy in the twentieth century: a defense of vulgar Marxism (Book Review) | Landesman, Bruce M. | A review of "Marxism and philosophy in the twentieth century: a defense of vulgar Marxism" by Richard Hudelson. | Books; Marxism; Philosophy | 1991-10 |
| 20 |  | Whose child? children's rights, parental authority and state power (Book Review) | Hanna, Patricia Lee | A review of the book "Whose Child? Children's Rights, Parental Authority and State Power" edited by William Aiken and Hugh LaFollette. | Books, reviews; Children's rights | 1981-10 |
| 21 |  | Having children: philosophical and legal reflections on parenthood (Book Review) | Hanna, Patricia Lee | A review of the book "Having Children: Philosophical and Legal Reflections on Parenthood". | Books, reviews; Parenthood; Philosophy; Law | 1981-07 |
| 22 |  | More than victims: battered women, the syndrome society, and the law (Book Review) | Stark, Cynthia A. | Review of the book "More than Victims: Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law" by Donald Alexander Downs. | Books; Philosophy; Domestic Violence | 1998-07 |
| 23 |  | Ethical Marxism and its radical critics (book review) | Landesman, Bruce M. | Reviews the book `Ethical Marxism and Its Radical Critics,' by Lawrence Wilde. | Books; Marxism; Philosophy | 2000-01 |
| 24 |  | Equal rights for children (book review) | Hanna, Patricia Lee | A review of the book "Equal Rights for Children" by Howard Cohen. | Books, reviews; Equal rights; Children | 1982-04 |
| 25 |  | Democracy beyond borders: justice and representation in global institutions | Chatterjee, Deen | A book review of Andrew Kuper's Democracy Beyond Borders: Justice and Representation in Global Institutions. | Book review; Democracy; Global governance | 2006-04 |