Michael Bradie
Biographic Data
| ID | 447223 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Bradie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Bradie |
| SIGNATURE | BRADIE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowling Green State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4489-9452 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evolutionary Epistemology
What's Wrong with Methodological Naturalism
What's Wrong with Methodological Naturalism? The compatibility of Darwinism with religious beliefs has been the subject of vigorous debate from 1859 to the present day. Darwin himself did not think that there was any incompatibility between his theory of natural selection and the existence of God. However, he did not think that appeals to the direct or indirect activity of a Creator substantially increased our understanding of any natural phenome…
Lndividualism and Holism in the Social Sciences
Harold Kincaid’s Individualism and the Unity of Science is a subtle and nuanced analysis of the interlocking themes and issues surrounding the struggle between ‘holists’ and ‘individualists’ in the social sciences. Two major claims, one substantial and one methodological, emerge from this analysis. The substantial claim is a defense of a ‘non-reductive unity’ of the sciences. The methodological claim is that the disputes between reductionists and…
Beyond Evolution
1. Mind and Nature 2. Immanent and Transcendent Dimensions of Reason 3. Self-Conscious Belief 4. Evolutionary Epistemology 5. Evolution and Epistemological Pessimism 6. Morality and Politics 7. Beauty and the Theory of Evolution 8. Conclusions Bibliography Index
Explanation as Metaphorical Redescription
That scientists employ metaphors is not disputed. Metaphors serve as heuristic tools for suggesting new hypotheses, new areas of research, and new research strategies. They also function as rhetorical devices for the communication of scientific ideas. What has been contested is the role of metaphors in the more "cognitive" areas of science, those dealing with descriptions of data and providing and evaluating explanations. In this article, I argue…
Models and Metaphors in Science
Ontic Realism and Scientific Explanation
Wesley Salmon defends an ontic realism that distinguishes explanatory from descriptive knowledge. Explanatory knowledge makes appeals to (unobservable) theoretical acausal mechanisms. Salmon presents an argument designed both to legitimize attributing truth values to theoretical claims and to justify treating theoretical claims as descriptions. The argument succeeds but only at the price of calling the distinction between explanation and descript…
Taking Darwin Seriously
Adequacy conditions and event identity
The Development of Russell's Structural Postulates
From 1914 on Russell's epistemology was dominated by the attempt to show how we come by our knowledge of the external world. As he gradually became aware of the inadequacies of the “pure empiricist” approach, Russell realized that his program was viable only insofar as certain postulates of inference were allowed. In this paper I trace the development of the structural postulates from Analysis of Matter to Human Knowledge . The basic continuity o…
The Causal Theory of Perception
On Writing Popperian History
Polanyi on the Meno Paradox
In [1] Michael Polanyi argues that in order to understand how scientists come to recognize problems as problems, we must invoke a concept of “tacit knowing.” Tacit knowledge is a kind of knowledge of which we are aware but which cannot be made explicit. Polanyi argues that a paradox discussed in the Meno cannot be solved without appeal to this notion of tacit knowledge. Here I want to argue, quite simply, that Polanyi's formulation of the “parado…
Gerd Buchdahl. Metaphysics and the philosophy of science . Oxford
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Beyond Evolution
1. Mind and Nature 2. Immanent and Transcendent Dimensions of Reason 3. Self-Conscious Belief 4. Evolutionary Epistemology 5. Evolution and Epistemological Pessimism 6. Morality and Politics 7. Beauty and the Theory of Evolution 8. Conclusions Bibliography Index
The Causal Theory of Perception
Polanyi on the Meno Paradox
In [1] Michael Polanyi argues that in order to understand how scientists come to recognize problems as problems, we must invoke a concept of “tacit knowing.” Tacit knowledge is a kind of knowledge of which we are aware but which cannot be made explicit. Polanyi argues that a paradox discussed in the Meno cannot be solved without appeal to this notion of tacit knowledge. Here I want to argue, quite simply, that Polanyi's formulation of the “parado…
Gerd Buchdahl. Metaphysics and the philosophy of science . Oxford
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Polanyi on the Meno Paradox
In [1] Michael Polanyi argues that in order to understand how scientists come to recognize problems as problems, we must invoke a concept of “tacit knowing.” Tacit knowledge is a kind of knowledge of which we are aware but which cannot be made explicit. Polanyi argues that a paradox discussed in the Meno cannot be solved without appeal to this notion of tacit knowledge. Here I want to argue, quite simply, that Polanyi's formulation of the “parado…
The Causal Theory of Perception
On Writing Popperian History
The Development of Russell's Structural Postulates
From 1914 on Russell's epistemology was dominated by the attempt to show how we come by our knowledge of the external world. As he gradually became aware of the inadequacies of the “pure empiricist” approach, Russell realized that his program was viable only insofar as certain postulates of inference were allowed. In this paper I trace the development of the structural postulates from Analysis of Matter to Human Knowledge . The basic continuity o…
Adequacy conditions and event identity
Taking Darwin Seriously
Ontic Realism and Scientific Explanation
Wesley Salmon defends an ontic realism that distinguishes explanatory from descriptive knowledge. Explanatory knowledge makes appeals to (unobservable) theoretical acausal mechanisms. Salmon presents an argument designed both to legitimize attributing truth values to theoretical claims and to justify treating theoretical claims as descriptions. The argument succeeds but only at the price of calling the distinction between explanation and descript…
Explanation as Metaphorical Redescription
That scientists employ metaphors is not disputed. Metaphors serve as heuristic tools for suggesting new hypotheses, new areas of research, and new research strategies. They also function as rhetorical devices for the communication of scientific ideas. What has been contested is the role of metaphors in the more "cognitive" areas of science, those dealing with descriptions of data and providing and evaluating explanations. In this article, I argue…
Models and Metaphors in Science
Beyond Evolution
1. Mind and Nature 2. Immanent and Transcendent Dimensions of Reason 3. Self-Conscious Belief 4. Evolutionary Epistemology 5. Evolution and Epistemological Pessimism 6. Morality and Politics 7. Beauty and the Theory of Evolution 8. Conclusions Bibliography Index
Lndividualism and Holism in the Social Sciences
Harold Kincaid’s Individualism and the Unity of Science is a subtle and nuanced analysis of the interlocking themes and issues surrounding the struggle between ‘holists’ and ‘individualists’ in the social sciences. Two major claims, one substantial and one methodological, emerge from this analysis. The substantial claim is a defense of a ‘non-reductive unity’ of the sciences. The methodological claim is that the disputes between reductionists and…
What's Wrong with Methodological Naturalism
What's Wrong with Methodological Naturalism? The compatibility of Darwinism with religious beliefs has been the subject of vigorous debate from 1859 to the present day. Darwin himself did not think that there was any incompatibility between his theory of natural selection and the existence of God. However, he did not think that appeals to the direct or indirect activity of a Creator substantially increased our understanding of any natural phenome…
Evolutionary Epistemology
Epistemology (14 works) · Philosophy (14 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (10 works) · Philosophy of science (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Metaphysics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)