history and philosophy of science textbook

... understood and before a new area of science develops Occasionally, however, there are leaps in scientific progress Such leaps represent major discoveries that 259 – HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE ... the foundations of understanding and lead to new modes of thinking Thomas Kuhn, philosopher of science, called such discoveries paradigm shifts Here are some major advances in science ■ ■ ■ ■ ... – HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE – almost seems to be innate, and the thrill that comes from understanding nature or making a new experiment work is...

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... conceptualisation of metaphor or the treatment of science (and philosophy of science) as a process of ongoing ‘rectification and critique’ III We can best get a sense of what is distinctive about Derrida’s ... identifiable author of a system’, and which moreover is produced ‘in the separation between philosophy or dialectics on the Deconstruction, Postmodernism and Philosophy of Science 41 one hand and (sophistic) ... brought to the light of language And yet Deconstruction, Postmodernism and Philosophy of Science 45 – such is our problem – the theory of metaphor remains a theory of meaning and posits a certain...

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... both science and philosophy of science continue to evolve Not surprisingly there exists what may be called a cultural lag between the evolution of science and the development of philosophy of science, ... considered in a philosophy of science: the aim of science, explanation, criticism, and discovery He offers several statements of the aim of science One sets forth the "biological task of science" , ... either science or philosophy of science Positivists believe that all sciences share the same methodological concepts and philosophy of science, and their ideas are based on examination of the...

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... of what philosophy of mind might learn from contemporary philosophy of science, at forums sponsored by the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and the Boston Center for the Philosophy and History ... and supervenience This book also undertakes a limited amount of philosophy of science Most of this is framed at the level of exposition of several currents of existing work in philosophy of science ... Reductionism in Philosophy of Science, 47 Part II Philosophy of Mind and Post-Reductionist Philosophy of Science Reductionism and Eliminativism Reconsidered, 67 The Explanatory Gap and Dualism Reconsidered,...

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... discovered the islands of Disappointment, George's, Prince of Wales's, the isles of Danger, York Island, and Byron Island He returned to England the 9th of May, 1766, and, in the month of August following, ... there; and of Omai, one of the Natives, coming away in the Adventure, XIII Arrival at, and Departure of the Ships from, Ulietea: With an Account of what happened there, and of Oedidee, one of the ... Arrival of the Ships at Amsterdam; a Description of a Place of Worship; and an Account of the Incidents which happened while we remained at that Island III A Description of the Islands and their...

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... kinds of stadia are calculated upon, will give respectively the latitude of the south of Greenland, of the north of Iceland, or of the west coast of Jutland; or, in other words, the limit of Pytheas' ... adaptation of great learning and sound judgment, and not less worthy of respect and imitation for his candour and liberality: we allude to Dr Vincent, the illustrator of the Voyage of Nearchus, and ... the country of China, and of Sila, the uttermost parts of Turkestan, and the country of the Chozars, and then it enters at the strait, till it washes the shore of Syria The proof of this is deduced...

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... consist of stones and gravel, often of a flinty nature, and often also containing particles of iron Some basaltic appearances in one of the districts into which the island is divided, and several ... number of rivulets of excellent water, and covered with fruit-trees of various kinds, some of which are of a stately growth and thick foliage, so as to form, one continued wood; and even the tops of ... middle of the island, and there form mountains, which may be seen at the distance of sixty miles: Between the foot of these ridges and the sea, is a border of low land, surrounding the whole island,...

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... Straits of Banca View of the Island of Sumatra Straits of Sunda Occurrences there Description of the Island of Cracatoa Prince's Island Effects of the Climate of Java Run to the Cape of Good ... GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER: FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, ... Beering's Strait History of the Voyage resumed Pass the Island of St Laurence The Island of Mednoi Death of Captain Clerke Short Account of his Services V Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint...

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... account of Shoals Natives come off to the Ships Death of Mr Anderson; his Character; and Island named after him Point Rodney Sledge Island, and Remarks on landing there King's Island Cape Prince of ... Sea Animals Sea and Water Fowls, and Land Birds Land Animals and Vegetables Manner of burying the Dead Resemblance of the Natives on this Side of America to the Greenlanders and Esquimaux Tides ... Peculiarities of the neighbouring Islands Names of their Gods Names of Islands they visit Extent of their Navigation, 10 X Progress of the Voyage, after leaving the Society Islands Christmas Island discovered,...

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... the islands of Banda and Molucca, under command of Antonio de Breu and Francis Serrano, with an hundred and twenty men Passing through the Straits of Saban, and along the island of Sumatra, and ... the island of Borneo to Malacca They came in sight of the islands of Manada and Panguensara, and thence through the strait of Treminao and Taquy to the islands of St Michael, in 7° S and then ... Spain, and went from Flanders into England and Scotland, being at the courts of the kings of these countries; after that he returned into Flanders, and travelled through Zealand, Holland, Brabant,...

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... Gibraltar, and the Canary islands, Lord and Lady of Biscay and Molina, Duke and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria, Count and Countess of Boussillon and Cerdagne, Marquis and Marchioness of Oristan and ... GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS PART II BOOK II HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THE EARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD ***** CHAP I HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF ... the said employments of admiral of the said ocean, and viceroy and governor of the said islands and continent, by you discovered and found out, and of the other islands and continent that shall...

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... account of the number of the enemy and of the nature of the command enjoyed by its general The army now opposed to us consisted of the troops or quotas of five great chiefs, each consisting of 10,000 ... both dressed and undressed, sandals, manufactures of the roots and fibres of nequen, and so forth In one place great numbers of male and female slaves were exposed for sale, most of whom were ... of Cortes, crying up his generosity to the skies, and made a magnificent report of the riches of our soldiers, many of whom had ornaments of gold on their arms, and some of them gold chains and...

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... province and the island of Formosa, without discovering the existence of that island. E.] [Footnote 45: Probably the island of Tchang-to-huen, to the S.W of the bay of Canton, the situation of which ... Voyage to Chusan, and short Notices of that Island §2 Ancient and modern State of the Country, and coming of the English to reside there §3 Manner of cultivating Tea in Chusan §4 Of the famous Medicinal ... the island of Bachian, and four redoubts in the isle of Moteer The civil wars have so wasted the population of these islands, that vast quantities of cloves perish yearly for want of hands to...

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... _Grant by Edward VI of a Pension, and the Office of Grand Pilot of England to Sebastian Cabot_[18] Edward the Sixth, by the Grace of God king of England, France, and Ireland, to all believers ... called out of England by the Catholic king of Castille, on the death of Henry VII of England, he was made one of the assistants of our council respecting the affairs of the new found Indies, and waits ... cost of Henry VII of England, and took the way towards Iceland from beyond the Cape of Labradore, until he reached the lat of 58° N and better Even in the month of July, the weather was so cold and...

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... Project Gutenberg Etext of The History and Practice of the Art of Photography THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY; OR THE PRODUCTION OF PICTURES THROUGH THE AGENCY OF LIGHT CONTAINING ... inventors, and France has the "glory of endowing the whole world of science and art with one of the most surprising discoveries that honor the land." Notwithstanding this, it has been patented in England ... awarding the honor of its complete adaptation to practical purposes, to MM Niepce and Daguerre of France, and to Professors Draper, and Morse of New-York These gentlemen MM Niepce and Daguerre pursued...

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... Society, for raising and establishing a fund for the relief and benefit of widows and children of surgeons and apothecaries, and of indigent members of the profession, in Norfolk and Norwich, instituted ... stone roof of the nave was constructed, and adorned with sculptures of scripture history; and shortly after, the stone roof over the choir was erected, and adorned in a similar manner; and about ... Concise History and Directory of the City by C Berry A CONCISE HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF THE CITY OF NORWICH; For 1811: Containing besides the LISTS, A VARIETY OF LOCAL INFORMATION, USEFUL and INTERESTING...

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... battle and the bloody corpses of the slain; all these bespeak an active pursuit of trade, and at the same time a peculiar sense of propriety and comfort, which brought several of these goods and ... pasture-land, vineyards, and plantations, we have two thousand eight hundred and eighty square miles for the nine thousand lots of the Spartans; each of which accordingly amounted to 72/225 of a ... song of Hybrias the Cretan, that "with lance and sword and shield he reaped and dressed his vines, and hence was called lord of the Mnoia."(202) In this island, however, different classes of dependents...

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