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Philosophy
of Science
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 Complexity
: Life at the Edge of Chaos
by Roger Lewin
"Put together one of the world's best science
writers with one of the universe's most fascinating subjects and you are
bound to produce a wonderful book. . . . The subject of complexity is
vital and controversial. This book is important and beautifully
done."--Stephen Jay Gould
"[Complexity] is that curious mix of complication
and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds:
the workings of a cell, the structure of the brain, the behavior of the
stock market, the shifts of political power. . . . [I]t is time science
. . . think about meaning as well as counting information. . . . This is
the core of the complexity manifesto. Read it, think about it . . . but
don't ignore it."--Ian Stewart, Nature
Complexity theory holds that at the root of
all complex systems lie a few simple rules that will yield a
grand unification of the life sciences. Lewin personalizes a
dramatic story of scientific discovery that includes
explorations by such diverse scientists as Stephen Jay
Gould,
Edward O. Wilson, and James
Lovelock.
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Brian Tissue maintains
this hypermedia page in the Department of Chemistry,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Site Includes:
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Hopos is an informal, international working group of scholars
who share an interest in promoting serious, scholarly research on the history of the
philosophy of science and related topics in the history of the natural and social
sciences, logic, philosophy, and mathematics. We interpret this statement of shared
interest broadly, meaning to include all historical periods and diverse methodologies. We
aim to promote historical work in a variety of ways, including the sponsorship of meetings
and conference sessions, the publication of special issues of journals, the dissemination
of information about libraries, archives and collections, and, as more ambitious projects
become feasible, the preparation of bibliographies and finding guides. Site
Includes:
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From the Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy. Site Includes:
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Maintained by Malcolm
R. Forster. Articles online written or co-authored by Malcolm R. Forster, Professor of
Philosophy University of Wisconsin-Madison. Subjects include philosophy of
science, simplicity and parsimony, foundations of statistics, causal modeling, and the foundations of physics.
Forster also maintains Philosophy of Science, Wisconsin Style,
with information about graduate studies in the philosophy of science at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison, plus general links to science and philosophy of science
resources.
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Vincent F. Hendricks
Meant to entice students and fellow researchers, this
well organized and aesthetically austere website is an introduction to modal
operator theory. Based upon the work of Vincent Hendricks and Stig
Andur Pedersen, this site introduces the applications
of modal logic and formal learning theory to epistemology, methodology and
philosophy of science.
Books by Hendricks and Pedersen:
Proof
Theory : History and Philosophical Significance (Synthese Library, V. 292)
by Vincent F. Hendricks (Editor), Stig Andur
Pedersen (Editor), kla Jrgensen
Coming Soon from Vincent F. Hendricks:
The Convergence of Scientific Knowledge - A View
from the Limit, (Trends
in Logic, Studia Logica Library), Kluwer Academic Publishers,
2001
Operators in Philosophy of Science,
University of Pittsburgh Press
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Compiled by Pete
Mandik.
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By Wladimir Guglinski
This book by Guglinski is of interest to philosophers
and all those interested in the history of the development of
science. The author analyzes the evolution of the scientific method
from Newton to the present age, claiming that Werner Heisenberg introduced
a new scientific method which represents a degeneration of the
science's research in the field of Fundamental Physics.
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From the Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy. Excerpt:
Paul Feyerabend (b.1924, d.1994), having studied science at the University of Vienna,
moved into philosophy for his doctoral thesis, made a name for himself both as an
expositor and (later) as a critic of Karl Popper's `critical rationalism', and went on to
become one of this century's most famous philosophers of science. An imaginative maverick,
he became a critic of philosophy of science itself, particularly of `rationalist' attempts
to lay down or discover rules of scientific method.
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A variety of papers covering topics from Scientific Explanation, Popper
and Hacking, Mental States, Fodorian Language of Thought and Quine/Putnam on Meaning as well as a proposed etiology of Autism and
Asperger Syndrome based on the modularity of mind thesis.
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The essays at this site range from the fully annotated and
technical to more informal and discursive discussions, often written for undergraduate
classes. Many items therefore should be intelligible to those not familiar with all the
arcana of academic philosophy. Such a range of submissions is acceptable and desired,
since the trend, by which academic philosophy has obscured and esotericized itself, and
mostly dropped out of popular and literate culture, should be resisted. Site Includes:
Essays
Book Reviews
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By Father Jerome, OA/OWB, D.Th.(In Esse - the Theology of Reality), D.Sc.(Quantum Physics)
A text-only (NO graphics) science education website for 5 yr. old "scientists", it explains in detail what the
human MIND is and how consciousness works, using established Quantum Mechanical, Psychological, Spiritual and
other scientific principles, in a Philosophical discourse which promulgates both a new Unified Field Theory of
Quantum Mechanics and a new Psychology-of-Consciousness theory. NOTE: Although Quantum Physics is used to explain
the workings of consciousness, the Christian SPIRITUAL Theology of Reality is also used to explain
the realities of consciousness. In this case, Spirituality is to be distinguished from "Religion", in that this
website has NO religious affiliation NOR does it promote ANY religious viewpoint.
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Created and
Maintained by Team 27314, represented by Niccolò Dalla Palma.
This interesting and innovative site (a semifinalist for the international
ThinkQuest competition), helps
those who want to know more about this difficult but interesting subject:
radiology. You can test your knowledge with the tests and quizzes.
Available in Italian, French,
English or German.
Site Includes:
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Reactive science communication from award-winning British science
writer David Bradley, features news and views
and features including links to external work including his weekly Catalyst column on
ChemWeb.
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Prepared by: Catherine McCabe, Melanie O'Neil and Karen
Rowswell School of Library and Information Studies University of Alberta Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. Site Includes:
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This is a page of extensive links to STS Related Websites
from NC State University. Site includes:
Activism:
Computers and Information Technologies:
Environment and Ecology:
Ethics in Science:
Genetics:
Women and Minorities in Science:
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Alejandro Vega, Representante de STARLAB para Latino
America
A portable planetarium is a powerful tool for astronomy
education. It consists of a inflatable, fabric dome, a projector, and
projection cylinders and curriculum materials. Inside the dome, the
planetarium projector can project a star field of 3,000 stars, the Sun,
the moon, moon phases, planets, deep sky objects, as well as the
constellations as seen by many cultures including Greek, Chinese, African,
Egyptian, and more.
The interactive presentations are so realistic, they simulate the true sky
in ideal conditions from any point on Earth. In addition, the planetarium
is so versatile, it can also be used to teach subjects across the
disciplines including biology (with the Biological Cell cylinder), geology
(with the Ocean Currents, Weather, Earth or Plate Tectonics Cylinders) as
well as mythology, literature and art.
Website in Spanish.
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From the Mathematics Department at Fairfield University
Excerpt:
...Today there is a great deal of interest among
scholars in the contributions of Jesuits to science and here we celebrate
some of these Jesuit mathematicians and scientists who embody the Jesuit
tradition of scholarship, dedication and service...
Site Includes this history of Jesuit Scientists:
| José
de Acosta, S.J. - 1600: Pioneer of the Geophysical Sciences |
| François
De Aguilon, S.J. - 1617: and his Six books on Optics |
| Roger
Joseph Boscovich, S.J. - 1787: and his atomic theory
Christopher
Clavius, S.J. - 1612: and his Gregorian Calendar |
| Honoré
Fabri, S.J. - 1688: and his post-calculus geometry
Francesco
M. Grimaldi, S.J. - 1663: and his diffraction of
light |
| Paul
Guldin, S.J. - 1643: applications of Guldin's Rule |
| Maximilian
Hell, S.J. - 1792: and his Mesmerizing encounters |
| Athanasius
Kircher, S.J. - 1680: The Master of a Hundred Arts |
| Francesco
Lana-Terzi, S.J. - 1687: The Father of Aeronautics |
| Francis
Line, S.J. - 1654: the hunted and elusive clock maker |
| Juan
Molina, S.J. - 1829: The First Scientist of Chile |
| Jerôme
Nadal, S.J. -1580: perspective art and composition of place |
| Ignace
Pardies, S.J. - 1673: and his influence on Newton |
| Andrea
Pozzo, S.J. - 1709: and his perspective geometry |
| Vincent
Riccati, S.J. - 1775: and his hyperbolic functions |
| Matteo
Ricci, S.J. - 1610: who brought scientific innovations to China |
| John
Baptist Riccioli, S.J. - 167I: and his long-lived selenograph |
| Girolamo
Saccheri, S.J. - 1733: and his solution to Euclid's blemish |
| Theorems
of Saccheri, S.J. - 1733: and his non Euclidean Geometry |
| Johann
Adam Schall von Bell, S.J. - 1669: Astronomy and the calendar |
| Christopher
Scheiner, S.J. - 1650: sunspots and his equatorial mount |
| Gaspar
Schott, S.J. - 1666: and the experiment at Magdeburg |
| Angelo
Secchi, S.J. - 1878: the Father of Astrophysics |
| Joseph
Stepling, S.J. - 1650: symbolic logic and his
research academy |
| André
Tacquet, S.J. - 1660: and his treatment of infinitesimals |
| Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin, S. J. - 1955: and The Phenomenon of man |
| Ferdinand
Verbiest, S.J. - 1688: an influential Jesuit scientist in China |
| Juan
Bautista Villalpando, S.J. - 1608: and his version of Solomon's
Temple |
| Gregory
Saint Vincent, S.J. - 1667: and his polar coordinates |
| Nicolas
Zucchi, S.J. - 1670: the renowned telescope maker |
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