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Thomas Nickles

University of Nevada, Reno
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  • University of Nevada, Reno
    Department of Philosophy
    Professor Emeritus
Princeton University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1969
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
General Philosophy of Science
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Biology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physical Science
General Philosophy of Science
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  • All publications (96)
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    Heuristic appraisal: A proposal
    Social Epistemology 3 (3). 1989.
    Emotions
  •  100
    Criticism and the History of Science: Kuhn's, Lakatos's, and Feyerabend's Criticisms of Critical Rationalism. Gunnar Andersson (review)
    Isis 87 (2): 396-397. 1996.
    Imre LakatosThomas KuhnPaul FeyerabendPopper: Critical Rationalism
  • Scientific Discovery, Logic and Rationality. . Scientific Discovery : Case Studies
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 44 (1): 169-170. 1982.
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    Relativism and Realism in ScienceRobert Nola
    Isis 81 (3): 614-615. 1990.
    Realism and Anti-RealismEpistemic Relativism, MiscScientific Realism, Misc
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    Understanding Inconsistent Science, by Peter Vickers
    Mind 124 (496): 1398-1401. 2015.
  •  81
    On the independence of singular causal explanation in social science: Archaeology
    Philosophy of the Social Sciences 7 (2): 163-187. 1977.
    Philosophy of Archaeology
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