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Abstracting Aristotle’S Philosophy Of Mathematics, John J. Cleary

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In the history of science perhaps the most influential Aristotelian division was that

between mathematics and physics. From our modern perspective this seems like an unfortunate deviation from the Platonic unification of the two disciplines, which guided Kepler and Galileo towards the modern scientific revolution. By contrast, Aristotle’s sharp distinction between the disciplines seems to have led to a barren scholasticism in physics, together with an arid instrumentalism in Ptolemaic astronomy. On the positive side, however, astronomy was liberated from commonsense realism for the conceptual experiments of Aristarchus of Samos, whose heliocentric hypothesis was not adopted by later astronomers because …

The Nature Of Science: A Perspective From The Philosophy Of Science, Juli T. Eflin, Stuart Glennan, George Reisch

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In a recent article in this journal, Brian Alters (1997) argued that, given the many ways in which the nature of science (NOS) is described and poor student responses to NOS instruments such as Nature of Scientific Knowledge Scale (NSKS), Nature of Science Scale (NOSS), Test on Understanding Science (TOUS), and others, it is time for science educators to reconsider the standard lists of tenets for the NOS. Alters suggested that philosophers of science are authorities on the NOS and that consequently, it would be wise to investigate their views of current NOS tenets. To that end, he conducted a …

Complementarity And The Scientific Method: A Criticism, Patrick A. Heelan

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In this chapter "Conplementarity and the Scientific Method" of his Quantum Mechanics and Objectivity, Heelan argues that the philosophy of complementarity, although successful in providing physicists with a common language with which to describe quantum phenomena, also contains a theory about scientific method and about human knowing which is open to criticism. Heelan here criticises the following points arising out of the philosophy of complementarity: psycho-physical parallelism; the view that quantum mechanical properties are to be defined classically; and the perturbation theory of measurement. In the course of the criticism, he elaborates the distinction between two types of concepts …

Reality In Heisenberg's Philosophy - Chapter Eight Of Heelan's Quantum Mechanics And Objectivity, Patrick Heelan

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This chapter contains a study of Heisenberg's views of the ontological content of quantum mechanics from I925 until the present day. During the quantum revolution of I925, he began by accepting a Berkeley-type empiricism in which the reality of a quantum mechanical system was reduced to that of a set of observation events, which were, however, acausally connected and in consequence did not constitute a stable phenomenal object of experimental knowledge. After 1955, he professed a modified form of Kantian philosophy whose starting point was the existence of universal and necessary scientific laws. Those universal and necessary scientific laws from …

The Personality Of Educable Mentally Retarded Children As Compared To A General Child Population, Miles Raymond Mciver

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An Analysis Of The Philosophy In The Poetry Of Edwin Arlington Robinson, Jock Wilson

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An Analysis Of The Characteristics Of The Exceptional Child, Thomas Edward Jordan

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A Follow-Up Of The Graduates Of Newport High School From 1935-1949, John W. Park

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A Follow-Up Of The Graduates Of Newport High School From 1935-1949, John W. Park

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of Mecca High School From 1930 To 1949, Charles Roccia

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A Survey Of The Economic Philosophy Of Herbert Hoover, Delbert E. Rice

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of Mecca High School From 1930 To 1949, Charles Roccia

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Criticism Of Anne Brontë'S Two Novels, Betty Jean Johnson

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An Occupational Survey Of The Graduates Of Mattoon High School From 1939 To 1948, Frank Edward Lash

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An Occupational Survey Of The Graduates Of Mattoon High School From 1939 To 1948, Frank Edward Lash

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Montezuma High School Graduates From 1930-1949, John Charles Hill

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Montezuma High School Graduates From 1930-1949, John Charles Hill

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John Galsworthy's Theory Of The Novel, Mary Mcknight

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Recreation Of The Young People Of A Typical Rural Community, Fay Wilson Smith

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Recreation Of The Young People Of A Typical Rural Community, Fay Wilson Smith

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A Study Of The Factual Knowledge Of Current Events Possessed By One Hundred High School Seniors, Vyron Lloyd Jones

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A Historical Study Of The Decker High School Alumni, Frank E. Dick

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A Survey Of The Branches Of Science Pursued By Teachers In Indiana Who Have Been Licensed To Teach General Science, Marguerite Evelyn Taylor

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A Manual For Student-Teachers Of Comprehensive General Shops, Edgar E. Stahl

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A Manual For Student-Teachers Of Comprehensive General Shops, Edgar E. Stahl

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A Study Of The Vocational Pursuits Of Teachers' Children, R. Harold Vancleave

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Trends In The Philosophy Of Supervision Of Instruction, Irma Agnes Kennedy

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The Preparation Of A Supplementary Reader Especially Adapted For Negroes, Evangeline Harris Merriweather

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A Comparative Study Of Two Groups Of Graduates Of Garfield High School Over A Period Of Years, From 1924 To 1934, Nelle Ageng

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College Careers Of High-School Athletes, Dorothy Eaton

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