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1989

Selected Works

Philosophy

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Chernobyl Revisited, Michael Pritchard Sep 1989

Chernobyl Revisited, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

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Logic : Analyzing And Appraising Arguments, Harry Gensler, S.J. Dec 1988

Logic : Analyzing And Appraising Arguments, Harry Gensler, S.J.

Harry J. Gensler, S.J.

This volume uses tools of both formal logic (syllogistic, propositional, quantificational, and modal logic) and informal logic (inductive reasoning, meaning and definitions, fallacies, etc.) to clarify reasoning on real issues.

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Reciprocity Revisited, Michael Pritchard Dec 1988

Reciprocity Revisited, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard


Introduction: I had the pleasure of meeting Lawrence Kohlberg just two months before his tragic and untimely death. He told me that he had prepared some written comments on my article, "Reciprocity," which appeared in Analytic Teaching, Vol. 4, No. 2. I mentioned an article I had written about his work. We agreed to make an exchange. I jokingly said, "Stage 2. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." I sent him my paper, but he did not send his. At first I amused myself with the thought that Lawrence Kohlberg, of all people, had failed to satisfy even …

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Aristotle's Critique Of Plato's Ideal States, David J. Depew Dec 1988

Aristotle's Critique Of Plato's Ideal States, David J. Depew

David J Depew

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Evolution In Thermodynamic Perspective: An Ecological Approach, Bruce H. Weber, David J. Depew, C Dyke, Stanley N. Salthe, Eric D. Schneider, Jeffrey S. Wicken, Robert E. Ulanowicz Dec 1988

Evolution In Thermodynamic Perspective: An Ecological Approach, Bruce H. Weber, David J. Depew, C Dyke, Stanley N. Salthe, Eric D. Schneider, Jeffrey S. Wicken, Robert E. Ulanowicz

David J Depew

Recognition that biological systems are stabilized far from equilibrium by self-organizing, informed, autocatalytic cycles and structures that dissipate unusable energy and matter has led to recent attempts to reformulate evolutionary theory. We hold that such insights are consistent with the broad development of the Darwinian Tradition and with the concept of natural selection. Biological systems are selected that re not only more efficient than competitors but also enhance the integrity of the web of energetic relations in which they are embedded. But the expansion of the informational phase space, upon which selection acts, is also guaranteed by the properties of …

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