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37Aristotle and Ancient Anticipations of the Law of InertiaPhilosophical Studies (Dublin) 13 (n/a): 53-65. 1964.IT has been affirmed frequently that Aristotle’s Physics contains no concept of inertia. Indeed this character, coupled with his great subsequent influence up to the Renaissance, is often considered a key reason for the charge that Aristotle produced a set-back of one thousand years in the development of physics. Our purpose here is to attempt to put in a balanced perspective the Aristotelian doctrine and ancient anticipations of the concept of inertia; no attempt is made to study the medieval p…Read more
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13Teilhard’s View of Nature and Some Implications for Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Ethics 10 (4): 329-346. 1988.Teilhard’s cosmological speculation is a valuable basis for an environmental ethics that perceives individual natural objects as good in themselves and the world as good in itself. Teilhard perceives man as fundamentally part of a cosmic environmental whole that is greater than mankind taken individually or collectively. His holistic views on human biological and psychological and social evolution are, I argue, compatible with a biocentric environmental ethics. I discuss some similarities and di…Read more
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22Teilhard’s View of Nature and Some Implications for Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Ethics 10 (4): 329-346. 1988.Teilhard’s cosmological speculation is a valuable basis for an environmental ethics that perceives individual natural objects as good in themselves and the world as good in itself. Teilhard perceives man as fundamentally part of a cosmic environmental whole that is greater than mankind taken individually or collectively. His holistic views on human biological and psychological and social evolution are, I argue,compatible with a biocentric environmental ethics. I discuss some similarities and dif…Read more
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50The Mission to Spain of Pierre Soulé, 1853-1855 (review)Thought: Fordham University Quarterly 9 (3): 511-512. 1934.
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17Practical Aspects of Teilhard’s Vision of EvolutionPhilosophical Studies (Dublin) 27 159-175. 1980.
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7Practical Aspects of Teilhard’s Vision of EvolutionPhilosophical Studies (Dublin) 27 159-175. 1980.
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5Practical Aspects of Teilhard’s Vision of EvolutionPhilosophical Studies (Dublin) 27 159-175. 1980.
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34Desertion of the Alabama Troops From the Confederate Army (review)Thought: Fordham University Quarterly 9 (2): 329-331. 1934.
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13Commonwealth schemes for the advancement of learningBritish Journal of Educational Studies 16 (1): 30-42. 1968.
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12Commonwealth Schemes for the Advancement of LearningBritish Journal of Educational Studies 16 (1). 1968.No abstract
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13Practical Aspects of Teilhard’s Vision of Evolution (review)Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 27 159-175. 1980.
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16A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (review)Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 23 283-287. 1974.
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9A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (review)Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 23 283-287. 1974.
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2A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of SciencePhilosophical Studies (Dublin) 23 283-287. 1974.