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41Is Scientific Realism a Contingent Thesis?PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1972. 1972.
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38Metaphors and mechanisms in vehicle-based selection theoryBehavioral and Brain Sciences 17 (4): 612-612. 1994.
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35Scaling the metaphorical brick wallBehavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (6): 947-948. 1999.Palmer argues that functionalist accounts of the mind are radically incomplete in virtue of a “metaphorical brick wall” that precludes a complete treatment of qualia. I argue that functionalists should remain unmoved by this line of argument to the effect that their accounts fail to do justice to some “intrinsic” features of experience.
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35The problem of mooted models for analyses of microbiome causalityBiology and Philosophy 34 (6): 1-6. 2019.Lynch, Parke, and O’Malley highlight the need for better evaluative criteria for causal explanations in microbiome research. They propose new interventionist criteria, show that paradigmatic examples of microbiome explanations are flawed using those criteria, and suggest numerous ways microbiome explanations can be improved. While we endorse their primary criticisms and suggestions for improvements in microbiome research, we make several observations regarding the use of mooted causal models in …Read more
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34The development of Russell's structural postulatesPhilosophy of Science 44 (3): 441-463. 1977.From 1914 on Russell's epistemology was dominated by the attempt to show how we come by our knowledge of the external world. As he gradually became aware of the inadequacies of the "pure empiricist" approach, Russell realized that his program was viable only insofar as certain postulates of inference were allowed. In this paper I trace the development of the structural postulates from Analysis of Matter to Human Knowledge. The basic continuity of Russell's thought is established. Certain confusi…Read more
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30Individualism and the unity of science, Harold Kincaid. Rowman & Littlefield, 1997, VII + 165 pages (review)Economics and Philosophy 16 (1): 147-174. 2000.
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26The problem of mooted models for analyses of microbiome causalityBiology and Philosophy 34 (6): 57. 2019.Lynch, Parke, and O’Malley highlight the need for better evaluative criteria for causal explanations in microbiome research. They propose new interventionist criteria, show that paradigmatic examples of microbiome explanations are flawed using those criteria, and suggest numerous ways microbiome explanations can be improved. While we endorse their primary criticisms and suggestions for improvements in microbiome research, we make several observations regarding the use of mooted causal models in …Read more
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25Coming of age in the philosophy of biologyInquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 30 (4). 1987.No abstract
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24Ayer and Russell on Naive RealismPSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1976. 1976.In this article Ayer's criticisms of Russell's defense of scientific realism and his criticisms of Russell's rejection of naive realism are discussed. It is argued that Ayer's criticisms either lack force or depend for their validity on the assumption of existence of a clear cut distinction between conventional and factual issues, an assumption which is question begging with respect to his discussion of Russell.
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19The Evolution of Scientific LineagesPSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1990. 1990.The fundamental dialectic of Science as a Process is the interaction between two narrative levels. At one level, the book is a historical narrative of one aspect of one ongoing problem in systematics. At the second level, Hull presents a theoretical model of the scientific process which draws heavily on invoked similarities between biological and scientific change. I first situate the model as one alternative among several which loosely fit under the umbrella of 'evolutionary epistemologies.' Se…Read more
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18Letters: the Grand Competition ContinuesRussell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 12. 1992.
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18Russell's Scientific RealismRussell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 8 (1): 195-208. 1988.
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18The Secret Chain: Evolution and EthicsState University of New York Press. 1996.Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 Ethics and Evolution The Secret Chain Epistemology from an Evolutionary Point of View Ethics from an Evolutionary Point of View Morals and Models Evolution and Ethics 2 Altruism, Benevolence, and Self-Love in Eighteenth Century British Moral Philosophy Introduction Benevolence and Self-Love from Hobbes to Mackintosh The Eighteenth Century Legacy 3 The Moral Realm of Nature: Nineteenth Century Views on Ethics and Evolution Introduction Natural Facts and Natural …Read more
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18Beyond Evolution (review)Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 62 (1): 235-238. 2001.Anthony O’Hear’s target is the claim that Darwinism provides a complete explanation of what it means to be human. The gist of his argument is that there are key normative dimensions to being human that escape the explanatory net of Darwinian or other naturalistic explanations. This is not to say that Darwinian and evolutionary accounts are not relevant to understanding what it means to be human. The point rather is that these accounts do not provide “complete” explanations. That human beings hav…Read more
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18Letters: the Grand Competition ContinuesRussell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 12. 2014.
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17Book Review:Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science Gerd Buchdahl (review)Philosophy of Science 39 (2): 267-. 1972.
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16Taking Darwin Seriously: A Naturalistic Approach to Philosophy by Michael Ruse (review)Isis 79 286-287. 1988.