Donald Gillies
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 445282 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Donald Gillies |
| NOMBRES | Donald |
| APELLIDO | Gillies |
| FIRMA | GILLIES D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9219-8899 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 126 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1971 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Evidence of mechanism in the evaluation of streptomycin and thalidomide
Technological Origins of the Einsteinian Revolution
Policy in transition
This paper explores, from a Foucauldian perspective, the emergence and nature of the current EU education policy priority issue of ‘early school leaving’. The paper suggests that a number of problematisations developing from the failure to secure Lisbon Strategy objectives have served to create a much stronger focus on the issue of young people deemed to be leaving education and training early in EU states. In examining how EU policy discourse po…
Visiting good company
The importance of the concept of reflective practice within the teaching profession has been stressed heavily in recent decades. How it is enacted and how beginning teachers, in particular, have been encouraged to exercise it remains somewhat unclear, with the risk that it becomes a cursory, ill-informed exercise in self-affirmation rather than a central pillar of professional life. In this paper, Hannah Arendt's thinking on judgement, drawn from…
Mechanisms and the Evidence Hierarchy
A new branch of philosophy of science
Knowledge activism
How research can better inform policy and how policy can have a better research base are longstanding issues both in educational research and across public policy generally. Drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt, this article argues that progress in increasing the impact of research can be made through a clearer understanding of the nature of politics. Arendt’s identification of ‘persuasion’ as the defining activity of the political sphere is used…
Educational Leadership and Michel Foucault
Drawing from the ideas of Michel Foucault, this book offers a critical examination of today‘s dominant discourse of educational leadership. Foucault‘s understanding of critique is as apermanent ethos in which humans explore the nature of their existence but at the same time query the limits imposed upon them, and probe opportunities for increasi
Why did bloodletting decline? (reviewing K. C. Carter, The decline of therapeutic bloodletting and the collapse of traditional medicine)
Foucault and educational leadership
Foucault and educational leadership: disciplining the principal, by Richard Niesche, Abingdon, Routledge, 2011, 163 pp., £75.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-415-57170-8 A Foucauldian perspective on educa
Untimely Meditations on the Disciplines of Education
The aim of this article is to explore what the concept of interdisciplinarity can bring to our developing understanding of education as a field of enquiry. We shall draw upon some recent writing on the disciplines of education in order to explore the potentially negative consequences of the way in which the disciplines are institutionalised and territorialised. We also assign some prominence to a personal account of an eminent anthropologist's pe…
Meno-like Discoveries in Mathematics and Science
Questo articolo inizia con l'analisi di come Platone considera il problema della scoperta nel . L'analisi č poi posta in relazione ad alcune scoperte del XX secolo nelle scienze e nella matematica. Ciň porta alla caratterizzazione di un tipo particolare di scoperta come . In conclusione il lavoro sostiene che il principio di Pasteur che «la fortuna favorisce la mente preparata» fornisce una spiegazione migliore di tali scoperte che non la teoria …
Agile bodies
Modern business discourse suggests that a key bulwark against market fluctuation and the threat of failure is for organizations to become 'agile', a more dynamic and proactive position than that previously afforded by mere 'flexibility'. The same idea is also directed at the personal level, it being argued that the 'agile' individual is better placed to secure employment and to maintain their economic worth within globalized, rapidly changing mar…
Hasok CHANG Inventing Temperature
Quality and equality
Two key themes of recent UK education policy texts have been a focus on ‘quality’ in public sector performance, and on ‘equality’ in the form of New Labour’s stated commitment to equality of opportunity as a key policy objective. This twin approach can be seen at its most obvious in the concept of ‘excellence for all’. This paper contends that in recent policy texts the vocabularies of quality management discourse and egalitarian discourse have b…
Developing governmentality
This article examines education policy and the policy process in the light of two key concepts. The first is the concept of ‘governmentality’ from the work of Michel Foucault (1991 Foucault, M. 1991. “Governmentality”. In The Foucault effect, Edited by: Burchell, G., Goedon, C. and Miller, P. 87–104. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [Google Scholar]). The second is the concept of ‘political spectacle’ from the work of Murray Edelman (198…
Hempelian and Kuhnian approaches in the philosophy of medicine
An Action-Related Theory of Causality
The paper begins with a discussion of Russell's view that the notion of cause is unnecessary for science and can therefore be eliminated. It is argued that this is true for theoretical physics but untrue for medicine, where the notion of cause plays a central role. Medical theories are closely connected with practical action (attempts to cure and prevent disease), whereas theoretical physics is more remote from applications. This suggests the vie…
Causality, Propensity, and Bayesian Networks
An Empiricist Philosophy of Mathematics and Its Implications for the History of Mathematics
Varieties of Propensity
The propensity interpretation of probability was introduced by Popper ([1957]), but has subsequently been developed in different ways by quite a number of philosophers of science. This paper does not attempt a complete survey, but discusses a number of different versions of the theory, thereby giving some idea of the varieties of propensity. Propensity theories are classified into (i) long-run and (ii) single-case. The paper argues for a long-run…
Philosophy of Science in the Twentieth Century
Part I: Inductivism and its Critics: 1. Some Historical Background: Inductivism, Russell and the Cambridge School, the Vienna Circle and Popper. 2. Popper's Critique of Inductivism. 3. Duhem's Critique of Inductivism. Part II: Conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine Thesis: 4. Poincare's Conventionalism of 1902. 5. The Duhem Thesis and the Quine Thesis. Part III: The Nature of Observation: 6. Observation Statements: (a) the Views of Carnap, Neurath, …
CHARLES S. CHIHARA, Constructibility and Mathematical Existence . Clarendon Press Oxford 1990.
Medicine as unsuccessful inquiry
Should we distrust medical interventions
Agile bodies
Modern business discourse suggests that a key bulwark against market fluctuation and the threat of failure is for organizations to become 'agile', a more dynamic and proactive position than that previously afforded by mere 'flexibility'. The same idea is also directed at the personal level, it being argued that the 'agile' individual is better placed to secure employment and to maintain their economic worth within globalized, rapidly changing mar…
In Defense of the Popper-Miller Argument
In their 1983 article, Popper and Miller present an argument against inductive probability. This argument is criticized by Redhead in his 1985 article. The aim of the present note is to state one form of the Popper-Miller argument, and defend it against Redhead's criticisms
Developing governmentality
This article examines education policy and the policy process in the light of two key concepts. The first is the concept of ‘governmentality’ from the work of Michel Foucault (1991 Foucault, M. 1991. “Governmentality”. In The Foucault effect, Edited by: Burchell, G., Goedon, C. and Miller, P. 87–104. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [Google Scholar]). The second is the concept of ‘political spectacle’ from the work of Murray Edelman (198…
Varieties of Propensity
The propensity interpretation of probability was introduced by Popper ([1957]), but has subsequently been developed in different ways by quite a number of philosophers of science. This paper does not attempt a complete survey, but discusses a number of different versions of the theory, thereby giving some idea of the varieties of propensity. Propensity theories are classified into (i) long-run and (ii) single-case. The paper argues for a long-run…
Hempelian and Kuhnian approaches in the philosophy of medicine
A Falsifying Rule for Probability Statements
A Bayesian Analysis of Hume's Argument Concerning Miracles
give a shorter and simpler treatment of the question, and one which, we think, makes clearer the difference between Hume and his contemporary critic Price. Our analysis is based on a general Bayesian account of testimony given by Dawid.2 In the course of expounding it, we shall explain the points where it differs from the earlier analyses of Sobel and Owen
Visiting good company
The importance of the concept of reflective practice within the teaching profession has been stressed heavily in recent decades. How it is enacted and how beginning teachers, in particular, have been encouraged to exercise it remains somewhat unclear, with the risk that it becomes a cursory, ill-informed exercise in self-affirmation rather than a central pillar of professional life. In this paper, Hannah Arendt's thinking on judgement, drawn from…
Operationalism
Keynes as a Methodologist
Evidence of mechanism in the evaluation of streptomycin and thalidomide
Quality and equality
Two key themes of recent UK education policy texts have been a focus on ‘quality’ in public sector performance, and on ‘equality’ in the form of New Labour’s stated commitment to equality of opportunity as a key policy objective. This twin approach can be seen at its most obvious in the concept of ‘excellence for all’. This paper contends that in recent policy texts the vocabularies of quality management discourse and egalitarian discourse have b…
An Action-Related Theory of Causality
The paper begins with a discussion of Russell's view that the notion of cause is unnecessary for science and can therefore be eliminated. It is argued that this is true for theoretical physics but untrue for medicine, where the notion of cause plays a central role. Medical theories are closely connected with practical action (attempts to cure and prevent disease), whereas theoretical physics is more remote from applications. This suggests the vie…
Intersubjective Probability and Confirmation Theory
This paper introduces what is called the intersubjective interpretation of the probability calculus. Intersubjective probabilities are related to subjective probabilities, and the paper begins with a particular formulation of the familiar Dutch Book argument. This argument is then extended, in Section 3, to social groups, and this enables the concept of intersubjective probability to be introduced in Section 4. It is then argued that the intersub…
Policy in transition
This paper explores, from a Foucauldian perspective, the emergence and nature of the current EU education policy priority issue of ‘early school leaving’. The paper suggests that a number of problematisations developing from the failure to secure Lisbon Strategy objectives have served to create a much stronger focus on the issue of young people deemed to be leaving education and training early in EU states. In examining how EU policy discourse po…
The Subjective Theory of Probability
Untimely Meditations on the Disciplines of Education
The aim of this article is to explore what the concept of interdisciplinarity can bring to our developing understanding of education as a field of enquiry. We shall draw upon some recent writing on the disciplines of education in order to explore the potentially negative consequences of the way in which the disciplines are institutionalised and territorialised. We also assign some prominence to a personal account of an eminent anthropologist's pe…
Intersubjective probability and economics ∗
The aim of this article is to analyse the role of probability and uncertainty in economics. A distinction is made between interpretations of probability in which probability is regarded as objectivei.e., a property of the external world, and those in which probability is regarded as epistemologicali.e., as a measure of belief, or rational belief, or knowledge. A new epistemological interpretation, the intersubjective is introduced and then applie…
A Bayesian Proof of a Humean Principle
A Falsifying Rule for Probability Statements
Operationalism
Reply to De Maré
The Subjective Theory of Probability
An Objective Theory of Probability
Part One: The Special Sciences in General 1. Von Mises' Philosophy of Science: Its Machian Origins 2. Force and Mass 3. Conceptual Innovation in the Exact Sciences Part Two: The Axiomatic Superstructure 4. Probability and Frequency 5. Repeatability and Independence 6. Deduction of the Law of Excluded Gambling Systems: The Role of Randomness in Probability Theory 7. Probabilities of Single Events: Popper's Propensity Theory Part Three: A Falsifyin…
The Development of Mathematics
Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics. BY Hugh Lehman. [A.P.Q. Library of Philosophy.] (Oxford: Blaokwell. 1979. Pp. 177. Price £8.50.) D. A. Gillies D. A. Gillies Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 119, April 1980, Pages 166–168, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219289 Published: 01 April 1980
Phenomenology and the Infinite in Mathematics
Karl Menger as a Philosopher
Wittgenstein and Revisionism
Frege
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Frege: An Introduction to His Philosophy. By Gregory Currie. (Sussex: Harvester, 1982. Pp. 212.) D. A. Gillies D. A. Gillies Chelsea College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 137, October 1984, Pages 518–520, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219078 Published: 01 October 1984
Frege, Dedekind, and Peano on the Foundations of Arithmetic
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Frege, Dedekind, and Peano on the Foundations of Arithmetic. By D. A. Gillies (Assen: Van Gorcum, 1982. Pp. x + 106. Price pb. Dfl. 19.50.) J. P. Mayberry J. P. Mayberry University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 136, July 1984, Pages 424–425, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218773 Published: 01 July 1984
Frege
The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge. BY Philip Kitcher. Oxford: O.U.P., 1983. Pp. ix + 287. Price £15.00) Donald Gillies Donald Gillies Chelsea College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 35, Issue 138, January 1985, Pages 104–107, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219556 Published: 01 January 1985
In Defense of the Popper-Miller Argument
In their 1983 article, Popper and Miller present an argument against inductive probability. This argument is criticized by Redhead in his 1985 article. The aim of the present note is to state one form of the Popper-Miller argument, and defend it against Redhead's criticisms
Keynes as a Methodologist
A Bayesian Analysis of Hume's Argument Concerning Miracles
give a shorter and simpler treatment of the question, and one which, we think, makes clearer the difference between Hume and his contemporary critic Price. Our analysis is based on a general Bayesian account of testimony given by Dawid.2 In the course of expounding it, we shall explain the points where it differs from the earlier analyses of Sobel and Owen
The Turing—Good Weight of Evidence Function and Popper's Measure of the Severity of a Test
Intersubjective probability and economics ∗
The aim of this article is to analyse the role of probability and uncertainty in economics. A distinction is made between interpretations of probability in which probability is regarded as objectivei.e., a property of the external world, and those in which probability is regarded as epistemologicali.e., as a measure of belief, or rational belief, or knowledge. A new epistemological interpretation, the intersubjective is introduced and then applie…
Intersubjective Probability and Confirmation Theory
This paper introduces what is called the intersubjective interpretation of the probability calculus. Intersubjective probabilities are related to subjective probabilities, and the paper begins with a particular formulation of the familiar Dutch Book argument. This argument is then extended, in Section 3, to social groups, and this enables the concept of intersubjective probability to be introduced in Section 4. It is then argued that the intersub…
A Bayesian Proof of a Humean Principle
CHARLES S. CHIHARA, Constructibility and Mathematical Existence . Clarendon Press Oxford 1990.
Philosophy of Science in the Twentieth Century
Part I: Inductivism and its Critics: 1. Some Historical Background: Inductivism, Russell and the Cambridge School, the Vienna Circle and Popper. 2. Popper's Critique of Inductivism. 3. Duhem's Critique of Inductivism. Part II: Conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine Thesis: 4. Poincare's Conventionalism of 1902. 5. The Duhem Thesis and the Quine Thesis. Part III: The Nature of Observation: 6. Observation Statements: (a) the Views of Carnap, Neurath, …
An Empiricist Philosophy of Mathematics and Its Implications for the History of Mathematics
Varieties of Propensity
The propensity interpretation of probability was introduced by Popper ([1957]), but has subsequently been developed in different ways by quite a number of philosophers of science. This paper does not attempt a complete survey, but discusses a number of different versions of the theory, thereby giving some idea of the varieties of propensity. Propensity theories are classified into (i) long-run and (ii) single-case. The paper argues for a long-run…
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