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Sagp Newsletter 1985.2 (September), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the annual meeting of the Society with the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science, at Baruch College CUNY, October 1985.

Apparent Interactions In Community Models: A Challenge For Theoretical Ecology, Peter J. Taylor

Working Papers on Science in a Changing World

The primary aim of this working paper is to challenge theoretical ecologists to clarify the intended status of any simple model that they use. If we restrict our attention to a subcommunity and treat it as if it were the full community, we need to invoke apparent interactions that incorporate the effects of unspecified or hidden variables as well as direct interactions. This position resembles that of previous discussions of apparent competition (Holt 1977), indirect effects (Lawlor 1979), and ecological abstraction (Schaffer 1981), but my definition of apparent interactions differs from those stated or implied by these authors. I advance …

The Relationship Between Mathematical Expression And Biological Insight: Some Issues In Community Ecology Modeling, Exemplified By The Logistic Equation, Peter J. Taylor

Working Papers on Science in a Changing World

The relationship between mathematical expression and biological insight is a central problem for modelers in community ecology. In this paper I distinguish three interpretations of this relationship: models as redescriptions as observations; models as capturing fundamental or generative biological relations; and models as an aid in exploring how to formulate the inquiries we put to nature. I aim to show that we can reduce ambiguities and confusion and ecological theory if we hold the different interpretations clearly in mind. I conclude by advancing an overall strategy of model building—de/composition—in which each of the interpretations plays a role. The logistic equation, …

Conceptual Frameworks As A Source Of Cultural Distinctions, Viola F. Cordova

Philosophy ETDs

The purpose of this paper is to identify the conceptual frameworks of two distinct and unrelated peoples in order to show that the source of their particular views is a result of incommensurable conceptual frameworks. The peoples that I have chosen are the Native American, primarily the Athabascan (Apache, Navajo) with whom I am most familiar, and the group that the Native American calls the "European" -- those peoples that have the roots of their ancestry in the various nations of Europe.

Book Reviews Of The Responsible Christian: A Popular Guide For Moral Decision Making According To Classical Tradition By Vincent E. Rush -- Come Journey With Me By Russell C. Packard -- Defending The Newborn's Right To Live By Linda Delahoyde -- Death In The Nursery: The Secret Crime Of Infanticide By James Manney And John C. Blattner, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

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Between the Species

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Between the Species

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Prefatory Notes

Between the Species

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If Fish Could Scream, Michael Fox

Between the Species

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Experimenting On Animals: A Reconsideration, Dale Jamieson

Between the Species

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Dialogue: Year 2010, Paulette Callen

Between the Species

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On The Genetic Manipulation Of Animals, Evelyn Pluhar

Between the Species

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Poem By Mark Clayton, Mark Clayton

Between the Species

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A Benefactor Of His Race: Thoreau's "Higher Laws" And The Heroics Of Vegetarianism, Robert Epstein

Between the Species

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Animal Wrongs, Dwight Yates

Between the Species

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Opinion, John Stockwell

Between the Species

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Harvest Newspeak, Paulette Callen

Between the Species

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Superior Instants: Religious Concerns In The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson, Elisabeth Buckner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

When I decided to write a thesis on Emily Dickinson's poetry, my intention was to show that she did, indeed, implement a concrete philosophy into her poetry. However, after several months of research, I realized that this poet's philosophy was ongoing and sometimes inconsistent. Emily Dickinson never discovered the answers to all of her religious and spiritual questions although she devoted her entire life to that pursuit. What Dickinson did discover was that orthodox religion had no place in her heart or mind and she must make her own choices where God was concerned. Immortality was an intense fascination to …

On Animals And Pain, Ann Squire

Between the Species

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Humane Ethics And The Survival Of The Human Species, Michael W. Fox

Between the Species

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Negavit: A Short Novel, George Abbe

Between the Species

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What If Animals Can Think?, Mary Sternberg

Between the Species

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Robert A. Heinlein: A Philosophical Novelist, Marie Guthrie

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Robert A. Heinlein is a key figure in the development of American science fiction. What makes his contribution unique is his emphasis on philosophical speculation. Heinlein's program is based on rationality as a vital element to salvation. Although the importance of rationality is an aspect of many schools of philosophy particular value may be gained by comparing Heinlein's system with the philosophy of Plotinus. An examination of Heinlein's key works (Stranger in a Strange Land. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Time Enough For Love, The Number of the Beast--. And various short stories I provides ample evidence to support …

Annihilation, Steven Luper

Philosophy Faculty Research

Let us assume with Epicurus that death means annihilation. Then can we truthfully say that death is nothing to us? I think not. Nor should we want to believe that the deaths we shall soon face are nothing to us, I shall argue. Once we see what we would have to be like in order to be truly as unconcerned about dying as Epicurus professed to be, we shall see that we are better off dreading our dying day. However, I shall suggest that there are steps we can take to ensure that if luck is on our side, dying …

The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 26 No. 4, Jonathan Rose, Susan L. Carlson, Gregory Waters, Ellen Williamson Kanervo, Richard M. Gardner, Jack D'Amico, Linda Walvoord Girard, Michael Burns, George Gott, Art Homer, Ben Howard, Ernest Kroll, Lolette Kuby, Laurie Sheck, Philip Raisor, Gary A. Schrag, Midwest Quarterly Editors

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

in this issue. . .

The man who created the child-spies of 1984, JONATHAN ROSE makes clear in his examination of George Orwell, was a writer filled with nostalgia for childhood. Assistant Professor of History at Drew University in New Jersey, Rose has recently completed a book-length manuscript on the intellectual history of Edwardian Britain and hopes to launch a scholarly journal devoted to the life and works of George Orwell.

Though current society has distanced them from us, the women of Edwardian problem plays, argues SUSAN L. CARLSON, do have something to tell us about our own social …

Risd Voice May 22, 1985, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

RISD Voice was a long-running student newspaper that ran through the 1980s. This issue, dated May 22, 1985, includes articles on the resignation of Al Wunderlich and the future of the Painting department, the resignation of Tom Ewens from Liberal Arts, the Student Board, VE/Memorial Day, a student trip to Morocco, the embargo on Nicaragua, and rock and roll band The Cramps, along with editorials, comics, notices, and advertisements.

Book Reviews Of Health And Medicine In The Catholic Tradition: Tradition In Transition By Richard Mccormick -- The Call To Wholeness By Kenneth L. Bakken, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

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Risd Voice April 26, 1985, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

RISD Voice was a long-running student newspaper that ran through the 1980s. This issue, dated April 26, 1985, includes articles on Freshman Foundation professor Lee Dajasu, alternative school School One in Providence, a lecture on toxic effects of art materials and precautions, and a new album by The Sisters of Mercy, along with editorials, comics, notices, and advertisements.

Plato's Reply To The 'Worst Difficulty' Argument Of The Parmenides: Sophist 248a-249d, Mark L. Mcpherran

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

I offer a plausible reading of Sophist 248a-249d and its relation to Parmenides 133a-135a. My thesis supports the reconstruction of the 'worst difficulty' as a valid argument, thus allowing it to live up to its description in the text. This view contributes to a portrait of Plato who developed a sophisticated theory of relations, who then had the honesty and insight to see and record the 'worst difficulty' that the theory had for the hard-won theory of Forms, and who then tenaciously worked out a viable and integrated solution to that difficulty. It should come as no surprise - and …

How Does Plato Solve The Paradox Of Inquiry In The Meno?, Michael Morgan

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In this paper I shall focus on a passage in Plato’s dialogue, the Meno, that has received wide and serious attention of late. It is that stretch of the Meno (80d-86c) that incorporates Meno’s eristic puzzle, the doctrine of recollection, Socrates’ interrogation of Meno’s slave-boy, and the sequel to that interrogation. I shall try to show that this text is transitional and doubly so, for, on the one hand, within the context of the Meno it marks the transition between the earlier elenchoi concerning the nature of arete and the employment of the method of hypothesis concerning whether arete is …