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13The Right to Subsistence in a ‘Lockean’ State of NatureSouthern Journal of Philosophy 27 (4): 561-568. 1989.
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12Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious?Journal of Philosophical Investigations 17 (42): 317-331. 2023.This paper argues that it is not reasonable for a critical rationalist to be a religious believer in the Abrahamic tradition. The argument is distinctive, in that it takes seriously the critical rationalist view that we should abandon ‘justificationist’ argument. What this means, is that the structure of argument then becomes a matter of offering theories as resolutions of problems, and then judging how they fare in the face of ongoing critical appraisal. The paper surveys issues in several area…Read more
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12Joseph Agassi’s Contribution to PhilosophyPhilosophy of the Social Sciences 52 (6): 327-328. 2022.Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Ahead of Print.
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11Agassi’s “Sensationalism” and Popper on the Empirical BasisPhilosophy of the Social Sciences 53 (1): 39-48. 2023.This paper discusses Agassi’s critique of Popper’s theory of the “empirical basis”. It argues that Popper’s theory should be interpreted with emphasis on its realism and anti-subjectivism, and as stressing a tentative inter-subjective consensus as to what is observed when tests are made. It agrees with Agassi’s critique of “sensationalism”, disagrees that there are residues of “sensationalism” in Popper’s approach, and argues that Popper’s view should be supplemented by a tentative realist metap…Read more
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11Agassi’s “Sensationalism” and Popper on the Empirical BasisPhilosophy of the Social Sciences 53 (1): 39-48. 2023.This paper discusses Agassi’s critique of Popper’s theory of the “empirical basis”. It argues that Popper’s theory should be interpreted with emphasis on its realism and anti-subjectivism, and as stressing a tentative inter-subjective consensus as to what is observed when tests are made. It agrees with Agassi’s critique of “sensationalism”, disagrees that there are residues of “sensationalism” in Popper’s approach, and argues that Popper’s view should be supplemented by a tentative realist metap…Read more
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11The Cambridge Companion to Popper (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2016.Karl Popper was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. His criticism of induction and his falsifiability criterion of demarcation between science and non-science were major contributions to the philosophy of science. Popper's broader philosophy of critical rationalism comprised a distinctive philosophy of social science and political theory. His critique of historicism and advocacy of the open society marked him out as a significant philosopher of freedom and reason. …Read more
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11Koplin, Titmuss and the social tail that wags the dog: Commentary on Koplin, “From blood donation to kidney sales”Monash Bioethics Review 33 (2-3): 123-129. 2015.This paper is a commentary on Koplin’s “From Blood Donation to Kidney Sales”. While appreciative of his paper, it argues that an argument from social solidarity to a Titmussian donor system is problematic. It reviews weaknesses in Titmuss, discusses problems about Titmussian blood donation as a vehicle for solidarity, and explores problems about extending a Titmussian approach to organs.
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9Hayek and the future of political philosophyJournal des Economistes Et des Etudes Humaines 9 (2-3): 437-454. 1999.
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7A Sceptical Theory of Scientific Inquiry: problems and Their Progress (edited book)Brill. 2020._A Sceptical Theory of Scientific Inquiry: Problems and Their Progress_ presents a striking re-interpretation of Popper’s ‘critical rationalism’. Briskman stresses methodological argument rather than metaphysics, develops a ‘Popperian’ response to the Meno Paradox, and takes further Briskman’s approach to problems concerning creativity.
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7Book Reviews : Jon Elster and Karl Ove Moene, eds., Alternatives to Capitalism. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989. Pp. viii, 179. $29.95 (cloth), $9.95 (paper (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 22 (3): 381-384. 1992.
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6Ian C. Jarvie, Critical Rationalism and Methodological IndividualismIn Raphael Sassower & Nathaniel Laor (eds.), The Impact of Critical Rationalism: Expanding the Popperian Legacy Through the Works of Ian C. Jarvie, Springer Verlag. pp. 129-143. 2019.Popper’s methodological individualism faces some problems. It is not clear if we should interpret it as Weberian or along the lines of rational choice theory. As contrasted with what was done in Ian C. Jarvie’s admirable The Revolution in Anthropology, the theory was not addressed to concrete problem situations in social theory and does not fit well with Popper’s early ideas about methodological rules or his later ideas about metaphysical research programs. Further, its defenders–including Jarvi…Read more
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5Book Reviews : Gordon C. Winston and Richard F. Teichgraber III, eds., The Boundaries of Economics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988. Pp. xi, 122, $27.50 (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 22 (1): 142-143. 1992.
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5The use of knowledge in organizations: A preliminary explorationKnowledge, Technology & Policy 13 (3): 30-48. 2000.
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4Karl PopperIn John Shand (ed.), Central Works of Philosophy, Volume 4: The Twentieth Century: Moore to Popper, Mcgill-queen's University Press. pp. 262-286. 2006.
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3David Miller, Critical Rationalism: A Restatement and Defence Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 15 (2): 125-126. 1995.
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2Our Place in NatureIn Leemon McHenry (ed.), Science and the Pursuit of Wisdom: Studies in the Philosophy of Nicholas Maxwell, Ontos Verlag. pp. 169-182. 2009.
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Popper versus analytical philosophy?In Philip Catton & Graham Macdonald (eds.), Karl Popper: Critical Appraisals, Routledge. 2004.
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David Miller, Critical Rationalism: A Restatement and Defence (review)Philosophy in Review 15 125-126. 1995.
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Gerard Radnitzky and Gunnar Andersson, "The Structure and Development of Science" (review)Philosophical Quarterly 32 (28): 289. 1982.
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Ideas in PoliticsTeaching Co.. 2001.lecture 1. Setting the table -- lecture 2. Liberalism introduced -- lecture 3. Liberalism -- lecture 4. Liberalism in dispute -- lecture 5. Libertarianism -- lecture 6. Conservatism, part 1 -- lecture 7. Conservatism, part 2 -- lecture 8. How society works -- lecture 9. Social capital, part 1 -- lecture 10. Social capital, part 2 -- lecture 11. Socialism -- lecture 12. Non-Marxist socialism -- lecture 13. Socialism, problems & objections -- lecture 14. Ecological ideas, part 1 -- lecture 15. Eco…Read more
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Toute vie est résolution de problèmes, vol. 2Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 190 (4): 539-540. 2000.
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Preferences, cognitivism, and the public sphereIn Christi Favor, Gerald F. Gaus & Julian Lamont (eds.), Essays on Philosophy, Politics & Economics: Integration & Common Research Projects, Stanford Economics and Finance. 2010.
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