Thomas H Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 78375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas H Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas H |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH T H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8798-7228 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Metaphors Guide, Teach and Popularize Science
Metaphors are essential to scientists themselves and strongly influence science communication. Through careful analyses of metaphors actually used in science texts, recordings, and videos, this book explores the essential functions of conceptual metaphor in the conduct of science, teaching of science, and how scientific ideas are promoted and popularized. With an accessible introduction to theory and method this book prepares scientists, science …
Joint Commitment
I defend some of Gilbert’s central claims about our capacity jointly to commit ourselves, and what follows from an exercise of it. I argue that, to explain these claims, we do not need to suppose, as Gilbert does, that we ever are jointly committed, that is, jointly in a state of being committed. I offer a diagnosis of why the gratuitousness of this supposition has been overlooked
Shared Agency on Gilbert and deep continuity
I compare Bratman's theory with Gilbert's. I draw attention to their similarities, query Bratman's claim that his theory is the more parsimonious, and point to one theoretical advantage of Gilbert's theory
Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas
Journal Article Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas Get access Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas. By Lewis Willie Newbury. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1984. vii + 137 pp. Illustrations. $12.95.) Thomas H. Smith Thomas H. Smith Dallas County Heritage Society Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 1985, Page 213, https://doi.org/1…
The Mapping of Ohio
The Renascence of Local History
Shared Agency on Gilbert and deep continuity
I compare Bratman's theory with Gilbert's. I draw attention to their similarities, query Bratman's claim that his theory is the more parsimonious, and point to one theoretical advantage of Gilbert's theory
The Renascence of Local History
The Mapping of Ohio
Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas
Journal Article Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas Get access Willie, a Girl from a Town Called Dallas. By Lewis Willie Newbury. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1984. vii + 137 pp. Illustrations. $12.95.) Thomas H. Smith Thomas H. Smith Dallas County Heritage Society Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 1985, Page 213, https://doi.org/1…
Shared Agency on Gilbert and deep continuity
I compare Bratman's theory with Gilbert's. I draw attention to their similarities, query Bratman's claim that his theory is the more parsimonious, and point to one theoretical advantage of Gilbert's theory
Joint Commitment
I defend some of Gilbert’s central claims about our capacity jointly to commit ourselves, and what follows from an exercise of it. I argue that, to explain these claims, we do not need to suppose, as Gilbert does, that we ever are jointly committed, that is, jointly in a state of being committed. I offer a diagnosis of why the gratuitousness of this supposition has been overlooked
How Metaphors Guide, Teach and Popularize Science
Metaphors are essential to scientists themselves and strongly influence science communication. Through careful analyses of metaphors actually used in science texts, recordings, and videos, this book explores the essential functions of conceptual metaphor in the conduct of science, teaching of science, and how scientific ideas are promoted and popularized. With an accessible introduction to theory and method this book prepares scientists, science …
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Advanced Algebra and Logic (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work) · Archaeology and Natural History (1 work)