Robert Klee
Biographic Data
| ID | 1043404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Klee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Klee |
| SIGNATURE | KLEE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ithaca College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Watch out for those Decision Vectors
The Revenge of Pythagoras
Recent developments in astrophysical cosmology have revived support for the design argument among a growing clique of astrophysicists. I show that the scientific/mathematical evidence cited in support of intelligent design of the universe is infected with a mathematical sharp practice: the concepts of two numbers being of the same order of magnitude, and of being within an order of each other, have been stretched from their proper meanings so as …
Problems With Formal Models Of Epistemic Entrenchment As Applied To Scientific Theories
Anomalous Monism, Ceteris Paribus and Psychological Explanation
Davidson has argued that there can be no laws linking psychological states with physical states. I stress that this argument depends crucially on there being no purely psychological laws. All of this has to do with the holism and indeterminacy of the psychological domain. I criticize this claim by showing how Davidson misconstrues the role of ceteris paribus clauses in psychological explanation. Using a model of how ceteris paribus clauses operat…
Micro-Determinism and Concepts of Emergence
Contemporary scientific theories assume a primarily micro-deterministic view of nature. This paper explores the question of whether micro-determinism is incompatible with the alleged emergence of properties and laws that some biologists and philosophers assert occurs in various biological systems. I argue that a preferable unified treatment of these emergence claims takes properties, rather than laws, to be the units of emergence. Four distinct c…
Micro-Determinism and Concepts of Emergence
Contemporary scientific theories assume a primarily micro-deterministic view of nature. This paper explores the question of whether micro-determinism is incompatible with the alleged emergence of properties and laws that some biologists and philosophers assert occurs in various biological systems. I argue that a preferable unified treatment of these emergence claims takes properties, rather than laws, to be the units of emergence. Four distinct c…
Micro-Determinism and Concepts of Emergence
Contemporary scientific theories assume a primarily micro-deterministic view of nature. This paper explores the question of whether micro-determinism is incompatible with the alleged emergence of properties and laws that some biologists and philosophers assert occurs in various biological systems. I argue that a preferable unified treatment of these emergence claims takes properties, rather than laws, to be the units of emergence. Four distinct c…
Anomalous Monism, Ceteris Paribus and Psychological Explanation
Davidson has argued that there can be no laws linking psychological states with physical states. I stress that this argument depends crucially on there being no purely psychological laws. All of this has to do with the holism and indeterminacy of the psychological domain. I criticize this claim by showing how Davidson misconstrues the role of ceteris paribus clauses in psychological explanation. Using a model of how ceteris paribus clauses operat…
Problems With Formal Models Of Epistemic Entrenchment As Applied To Scientific Theories
The Revenge of Pythagoras
Recent developments in astrophysical cosmology have revived support for the design argument among a growing clique of astrophysicists. I show that the scientific/mathematical evidence cited in support of intelligent design of the universe is infected with a mathematical sharp practice: the concepts of two numbers being of the same order of magnitude, and of being within an order of each other, have been stretched from their proper meanings so as …
Watch out for those Decision Vectors
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works) · Academic Writing and Publishing (1 work) · Anthropic principle (1 work) · Astronomy (1 work) · Biotechnology and Related Fields (1 work)