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Grundlagenreflexionen Zur Thematik Anthropomorpher Schnittstellen, Rudolf Kaehr Dec 1999

Grundlagenreflexionen Zur Thematik Anthropomorpher Schnittstellen, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

Report for the EMBASSI Project


What Is The Thing Called “Humanistic Mathematics?”, Tamar Apel Dec 1999

What Is The Thing Called “Humanistic Mathematics?”, Tamar Apel

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


A Reflection On The Word: Remembering The Word “Word” Is Reflexive, Paul Fjelstad, Ivan Ginchev Dec 1999

A Reflection On The Word: Remembering The Word “Word” Is Reflexive, Paul Fjelstad, Ivan Ginchev

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


A Collection Of Ideas On Systems And Their Extensions, Paul Fjelstad Jul 1999

A Collection Of Ideas On Systems And Their Extensions, Paul Fjelstad

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


An Informal History Of Classical Rhetoric For Mathematicians (Plato And Aristotle), Phillip Keith, Sandra Z. Keith Jul 1999

An Informal History Of Classical Rhetoric For Mathematicians (Plato And Aristotle), Phillip Keith, Sandra Z. Keith

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: What Is Mathematics, Really? By Reuben Hersh, Harald M. Ness Jul 1999

Book Review: What Is Mathematics, Really? By Reuben Hersh, Harald M. Ness

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Difference Between Pure And Applied Mathematics, Adrian Riskin Mar 1999

The Difference Between Pure And Applied Mathematics, Adrian Riskin

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


To My Students, Alvin White Mar 1999

To My Students, Alvin White

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Leibniz: His Philosophy And His Calculi, Eric Ditwiler Mar 1999

Leibniz: His Philosophy And His Calculi, Eric Ditwiler

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Moral Significance Of Indetectable Effects, Sven Ove Hansson Mar 1999

The Moral Significance Of Indetectable Effects, Sven Ove Hansson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

A reassessment of Parfit's fifth "mistake in moral mathematics."


Problems With Peirce's Concept Of Abduction, Michael H.G. Hoffmann Jan 1999

Problems With Peirce's Concept Of Abduction, Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Abductive reasoning takes place in forming "hypotheses" in order to explain "facts." Thus, the concept of abduction promises an understanding of creativity in science and learning. It raises, however, also a lot of problems. Some of them will be discussed in this paper: After analyzing the difference between induction and abduction (1), I shall discuss Peirce's claim that there is a "logic" of abduction (2). The thesis is that this claim can be understood, if we make a clear distinction between inferential elements and perceptive elements of abductive reasoning. For Peirce, the creative act of forming explanatory hypotheses and the …


Critique Of A.C. Graham's Reconstruction Of The Neo-Mohist Canons, Jane Geaney Jan 1999

Critique Of A.C. Graham's Reconstruction Of The Neo-Mohist Canons, Jane Geaney

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

A. C. Graham's Later Mohist Logic, Ethics, and Sciences (1978) is the only Western-language translation of the obscure and textually corrupt chapters of the Mozi that purportedly constitute the foundations of ancient Chinese logic. Graham's presentation and interpretation of this difficult material has been largely accepted by scholars. This article questions the soundness of Graham's reconstruction of these chapters (the so-called "Neo-Mohist Canons"). Upon close examination, problems are revealed in both the structure and the content of the framework Graham uses to interpret the Canons. Without a more reliable framework for interpreting the text, it seems best to remain skeptical …