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28Democracy and Social Injustice: Law, Politics, and PhilosophyRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1995.In this truly interdisciplinary study that reflects the author's work in philosophy, political science, law, and policy studies, Thomas W. Simon argues that democratic theory must address the social injustices inflicted upon disadvantaged groups. By shifting theoretical sights from justice to injustice, Simon recasts the nature of democracy and provides a new perspective on social problems. He examines the causes and effects of injustice, victims' responses to injustice, and historical theories …Read more
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8Language, Mind, and BrainPsychology Press. 1982.First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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6Varieties of Ecological DialecticsEnvironmental Ethics 12 (3): 211-231. 1990.A hierarchical ordering of approaches afflicts environmental thinking. An ethics of individualism unjustly overrides social/political philosophy in environmental debates. Dialectics helps correct this imbalance. In dialectical fashion, a synthesis emerges between conflicting approaches to dialectics and to nature from: Marxism (Levins and Lewontin), anarchism (Bookchin), and Native Americanism (Black Elk). Conflicting (according to Marxists) and cooperative (according to anarchists) forces both …Read more
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23Varieties of Ecological DialecticsEnvironmental Ethics 12 (3): 211-231. 1990.A hierarchical ordering of approaches afflicts environmental thinking. An ethics of individualism unjustly overrides social/political philosophy in environmental debates. Dialectics helps correct this imbalance. In dialectical fashion, a synthesis emerges between conflicting approaches to dialectics and to nature from: Marxism (Levins and Lewontin), anarchism (Bookchin), and Native Americanism (Black Elk). Conflicting (according to Marxists) and cooperative (according to anarchists) forces both …Read more
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37Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin: The Dialectical Biologist (review)Environmental Ethics 10 (3): 279-284. 1988.
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15On Cognitivism's explanations and limitationsBehavioral and Brain Sciences 1 (2): 249-250. 1978.
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43A bayesian marriage of science and politicsSynthese 46 (3). 1981.Some might say that there is a sense in which the very consideration of whether science is equated with rationality is obscene. For far too long science has been dealt with by philosophers within the confines of a protectionist, if not an apologist, policy. Putnam has provided a service by exposing some of the weaker links of the scientism mythology. I have tried to bolster that critique by indicating how, along Bayesian lines, value and holistic considerations could be used to help positively t…Read more
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31On Purposeful Systems. Russell L. Ackoff, Fred E. Emery (review)Philosophy of Science 43 (3): 456-458. 1976.
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1Narratives of Technology TransferBulletin of Science, Technology and Society 13 (2): 63-66. 1993.
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20The Status and Appraisal of Classic Texts: An Essay on Political Theory, Its Inheritance, and the History of IdeasPhilosophical Books 29 (3): 141-144. 1988.
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40Book Review:Purposive Explanation in Psychology Margaret A. Boden; Behavior: The Control of Perception William T. PowersPhilosophy of Science 42 (1): 103-106. 1975.
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