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33Science and Multiculturalism: Some Questions Still RemainAnnals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 10 (3): 91-108. 2001.
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11Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen, Personal Value, Oxford University Press: Oxford: 2011, 185 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-960,378-7 € 59,99 (review)Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 19 (4): 1061-1063. 2016.
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28Methodological Foundations of Relativistic Mechanics. Marshall Spector (review)Philosophy of Science 40 (3): 459-461. 1973.
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8Some Problems of Ought-Utilitarianism, Valuation, and Deontic LogicIn Mario Augusto Bunge (ed.), The Methodological Unity of Science, Reidel. pp. 219--241. 1973.
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2Science, nature, and ethics: critical philosophical studies (edited book)Eburon Publishers. 2001.
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91Tautologie, methodologische waarschuwing of noodverklaring ? Een kritische bespreking Van enkele antropische principesTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 56 (3). 1994.The Anthropic Principle (AP), in its many versions, has received diverging assessments. I mainly examine the less speculative weak (WAP) and strong (SAP) versions and their assessments. I argue, among others, the following points. The construal of the WAP asa consistency requirement or a truth of (Bayesian) confirmation theory, while correct, does not quite capture its spirit. The charge of its being a tautology, which occasionscomparisons with the Principle of Natural Selection (PNS), is overst…Read more
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14Two Forms of DeterminismPSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1974. 1974.
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18The Problem of the Reference ClassAnnals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 4 (5): 289-299. 1975.
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33Reciprocity in the uncertainty relationsPhilosophy of Science 40 (1): 52-58. 1973.A philosophical interpretation of quantum mechanics presupposes a clear understanding of what is asserted by this theory. The aim of this paper is to help clarify one specific theorem of quantum mechanics, namely the so-called uncertainty relations. The surprisingly wide spread belief that these relations generally imply a reciprocal or inversely proportional relationship between the respective uncertainties is shown to be mistaken. Several reasons why this mistaken belief has been embraced are …Read more
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11Stability Implies ChanceAnnals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 5 (2): 73-80. 1977.
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29Science and its metaphysical interpretationsStudies in East European Thought 11 (3): 186-195. 1971.
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9Science, norms, and brains on a cognitive approach to the paradigm of knowingAnnals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 9 (1): 1-15. 1996.
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30Symmetries and reflections: Scientific essaysStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 4 (2): 193-207. 1973.