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    When is an Image Not an Image?
    Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 8 (3): 24-33. 2005.
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    Editorial introduction
    Synthese 92 (1): 3-7. 1992.
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    Note from the Editor
    Perspectives on Science 8 (4): 327-327. 2000.
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    A volume of essays concerned with mapping out future domains in philosophy of technology, it will serve as an excellent text in a variety of courses. Since the future belongs to the young, in addition to established scholars there are many fresh voices featured. The scope of the essays range from data discrimination to space junk and beyond. This volume offers a glimpse into the future of philosophy of technology, laying out the land in contemporary philosophy technology. The organization maps o…Read more
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    The dilemma of case studies: Toward a heraclitian philosophy of science
    Perspectives on Science 9 (4): 373-382. 2001.
    What do appeals to case studies accomplish? Consider the dilemma: On the one hand, if the case is selected because it exemplifies the philosophical point, then it is not clear that the historical data hasn't been manipulated to fit the point. On the other hand, if one starts with a case study, it is not clear where to go from there—for it is unreasonable to generalize from one case or even two or three.
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    Thinking Through Technology (review)
    International Studies in Philosophy 33 (2): 147-149. 2001.
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    The myth of science education
    Studies in Philosophy and Education 10 (1): 7-17. 1990.
    It is argued that the manner in which we teach science in the high schools represents an outdated positivistic conception of science. The standard presentation of a year of each of chemistry, biology and physics should be replaced by an integrated science plus history, philosophy, and sociology of science which would take a total of three years to complete. A proper appreciation for the true nature of science is essential to the continued health of the scientific enterprise.
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    Galileo, rationality and explanation
    Philosophy of Science 55 (1): 87-103. 1988.
    It is argued that Galileo's theory of justification was a version of explanationism. Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems is to be read as primarily a defense of his theory of the tides. He shows how, by assuming Copernican motions, he can explain the tides, thereby justifying the endorsement of Copernicus. The crux of the argument rests on Galileo's account of explanation, which is novel in its reliance on the use of geometry. Finally, the consequences of his use of geometry, and h…Read more
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    The Author Replies
    Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 5 (1): 35-47. 2000.
  • Philosophy in Economics
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 48 (4): 665-665. 1986.
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    Wilfrid Sellars' Theory of Probability
    Philosophy Research Archives 2 445-482. 1976.
    Wilfrid Sellars attempts to deflect traditional objections to the straight rule of inductive acceptance by embedding it in a complicated system of levels. This system rests on a theory of probability in which the meaning of "probable" is reconstructed in the context of Sellars' general theory of practical reason. To say a statement is probable means, according to Sellars, that there is good reason for accepting the statement as true. In this paper I examine Sellars' attempt to resuscitate the st…Read more
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    No Title available: Reviews
    Economics and Philosophy 7 (1): 122-128. 1991.
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    Hempel Versus Sellars on Explanation
    Dialectica 34 (2): 95-120. 1980.
    SummaryHempel's Deductive‐Nomological model of explanation is compared to Sellars' brand of essentialism. The source of their differences is shown to lie in their views on the explanatory role of inductively based generalizations. An adequate explanation requires a reasoned account of why an empirical generalization fails. On Sellars' view this entails concentrating on the nature of the things whose behavior is in question. We thereby remove ourselves from the misleading positivist methodology i…Read more
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    Empirical KnowledgeAlan H. Goldman
    Isis 81 (2): 395-395. 1990.
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    Scientific Explanation (review)
    Review of Metaphysics 45 (3): 615-616. 1992.
    The essays in this volume grew out of a seminar examining the possibility of the emergence of a new consensus in the philosophy of science. While that issue is not resolved, we are presented with the most thorough examination of problems associated with the deductive-nomological model of explanation and its variants since the publication of Hempel's Aspects of Scientific Explanation and other Essays in the Philosophy of Science. The discussion begins with Wesley Salmon's monograph-length review …Read more
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    Thinking Through Technology (review)
    International Studies in Philosophy 33 (2): 147-149. 2001.