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14Antipositivist Theories of the Sciences (review)Review of Metaphysics 39 (2): 377-378. 1985.Perhaps without realizing it, Norman Stockman has here written two books, each quite interesting in itself, but the two not wholly compatible when presented as one. The "first book" is a judicious and well-informed comparison of the three principal theories of science which define themselves by their opposition to positivism: critical rationalism, critical theory, and scientific realism. The "second book" is a vigorous defense of critical theory, especially as a theory of the social sciences, ag…Read more
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11Einstein and the History of General Relativity (edited book)Birkhäuser. 1989.Based upon the proceedings of the First International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held at Boston University's Osgood Hill Conference Center, North Andover, Massachusetts, 8-11 May 1986, this volume brings together essays by twelve prominent historians and philosophers of science and physicists. The topics range from the development of general relativity (John Norton, John Stachel) and its early reception (Carlo Cattani, Michelangelo De Maria, Anne Kox), through attempts to u…Read more
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11Otto Neurath: The Philosopher in the CaveIn Adam Tuboly & Jordi Cat (eds.), Neurath Reconsidered: New Sources and Perspectives, Springer Verlag. pp. 45-65. 2019.The question of philosophy’s relevance to extra-academic concerns is much with us today. Plato tells us that, once the philosopher has seen the truth in the full light of the sun, she must return to the cave, there to put knowledge to work in making a better world, even though, being temporarily unaccustomed to the dark, she risks ridicule from those still in thrall to illusion. This paper reflects upon the life and career of Otto Neurath as a modern exemplification of this ideal of philosophica…Read more
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11Artificial Moral Cognition: Moral Functionalism and Autonomous Moral AgencyIn Thomas Powers (ed.), Philosophy and Computing: Essays in Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Logic, and Ethics, Springer. 2017.This paper proposes a model of the Artificial Autonomous Moral Agent (AAMA), discusses a standard of moral cognition for AAMA, and compares it with other models of artificial normative agency. It is argued here that artificial morality is possible within the framework of a “moral dispositional functionalism.” This AAMA is able to “read” the behavior of human actors, available as collected data, and to categorize their moral behavior based on moral patterns herein. The present model is based on s…Read more
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5The Philosophy of Niels Bohr: The Framework of Complementarity by Henry J. Folse (review)Isis 77 117-118. 1986.
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5Realism and Conventionalism in Einstein's Philosophy of Science: The Einstein-Schlick CorrespondencePhilosophia Naturalis 21 (2/4): 616. 1984.
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4The Philosophy of Niels Bohr: The Framework of ComplementarityHenry J. FolseIsis 77 (1): 117-118. 1986.
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1Emergence in the physical sciences: lessons from the particle physics and condensed matter debateIn Nancey C. Murphy & William R. Stoeger (eds.), Evolution and emergence: systems, organisms, persons, Oxford University Press. 2007.
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1Space-time and Separability: Problems of Identity and Individuation in Fundamental PhysicsIn Robert S. Cohen, Michael Horne & John Stachel (eds.), Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 113--142. 1997.
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1Holism, Separability, and the Metaphysical Implications of the Bell ExperimentsIn James T. Cushing & Ernan McMullin (eds.), Philosophical Consequences of Quantum Theory, University of Notre Dame Press. pp. 224--253. 1989.
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Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics. Festschrift in Honour of John Stachel (edited book)Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2002.
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Review of S. French and D. Krause, Identity and individuality in classical and quantum physics (review)Metascience. forthcoming.
Areas of Specialization
Science, Logic, and Mathematics |
History of Western Philosophy |
Philosophy, Misc |
Areas of Interest
Science, Logic, and Mathematics |
History of Western Philosophy |
Philosophy, Misc |