Barry Gower
Biographic Data
| ID | 4281814 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry Gower |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry |
| FAMILY NAME | Gower |
| SIGNATURE | GOWER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Introduction 1
In seeking to appreciate how one man could be characterised in very different ways, this book explores the exceptional political, intellectual and cultural contexts in which Socrates lived. Whether direct or indirect, Socrates' experience of the effects of Athens' aggressive foreign policy in these years before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War will have made it plain to him that, as a result of exploitation of its controlling position, the a…
Scientific Method
The central theme running throughout this outstanding new survey is the nature of the philosophical debate created by modern science's foundation in experimental and mathematical method. More recently, recognition that reasoning in science is probabilistic generated intense debate about whether and how it should be constrained so as to ensure the practical certainty of the conclusions drawn. These debates brought to light issues of a philosophica…
Colin Howson and Peter Urbach, Scientific Reasoning
O'Hear's Introduction
Hume on Probability
Mellor on Inductive Scepticism
Journal Article Mellor on Inductive Scepticism Get access Barry Gower Barry Gower University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 159, April 1990, Pages 233–240, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219814 Published: 01 April 1990
Chalmers on Method
An Introduction to the Historiography of Science
Planets and probability
Speculation in physics
Speculation in physics
Planets and probability
Chalmers on Method
An Introduction to the Historiography of Science
Mellor on Inductive Scepticism
Journal Article Mellor on Inductive Scepticism Get access Barry Gower Barry Gower University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 159, April 1990, Pages 233–240, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219814 Published: 01 April 1990
Hume on Probability
O'Hear's Introduction
Colin Howson and Peter Urbach, Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Method
The central theme running throughout this outstanding new survey is the nature of the philosophical debate created by modern science's foundation in experimental and mathematical method. More recently, recognition that reasoning in science is probabilistic generated intense debate about whether and how it should be constrained so as to ensure the practical certainty of the conclusions drawn. These debates brought to light issues of a philosophica…
Introduction 1
In seeking to appreciate how one man could be characterised in very different ways, this book explores the exceptional political, intellectual and cultural contexts in which Socrates lived. Whether direct or indirect, Socrates' experience of the effects of Athens' aggressive foreign policy in these years before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War will have made it plain to him that, as a result of exploitation of its controlling position, the a…
Computer Science (7 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Library science (5 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works) · Science and Climate Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · History of Science and Natural History (2 works)