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main theories that polarized the discussions of philosophy of science in the last decades: the theories of Popper and Kuhn on the scientific methodology foundations. ... -words: philosophy of science; scientific methodology A História da Ciência procura analisar na sua seqüência os fatos científicos: os contextos das descobertas, as crises teóricas, as
philosophy of postcolonial settler societies “marked by the death and/or dispossession of their original inhabitants.”2 In his fifth book, After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene,3 Duke Law Professor ... the environment, Purdy finds an inextricable link between environmental imagination and political expression.11 He then classifies the evolution of American attitudes towards nature into four categories
in levels of timber harvesting, generating intense political controversy. For a definitive account of the Northwest's timber wars, see STEVEN YAFFEE, THE WISDOM OF THE SPOTTED OWL (1994). 3. Herger
possible the sources of resistance. These sources, in my view, lie in the fragmented political structure of the United States, and in a political culture that includes a large dose of distrust of government ... , both on the political left and on the political right. Consider first the fragmentation of land-use governance. Among economically advanced democracies, historian Kenneth Jackson points out, "Only in
0 Copyright © 2013 Regents of the University of California , USA 1 Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School. J.D. & Ph.D. (Political Science), University of California, Berkeley. I am ... the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. I also the American Political Science Association. Finally, thanks to Matthew Purcell and Philomena Meluch for their excellent research assistance, and to
. Analyzing the potential legal implications of the Undertaking requires an appreciation of the environmental and political problems threatening the conservation of plant genetic resources. In Section I, this ... political conflict surrounding plant breeding by multinational agribusinesses. In Section II, the international efforts to preserve plant genetic resources are analyzed. After discussing the circumstances of
individuals and entities currently engaged in a race to exploit a commons may dominate political institutions designed to combat overexploitation. Because a substantial number of those individuals and entities ... , in other words, may be captured by those with a vested interest in continuing overexploitation. That is the "tragedy" in what I term "the political tragedy of the commons." Regulation of American
sometimes political) and whether faculty at these institutions feel their library’s collection meets their teaching and research needs. Together with results from an online survey, the responses gathered ... political sensitivities—related to collection development at two academic libraries in the Republic of Armenia. The paper presents results of original research conducted among both librarians and teaching
amendment, as opposed to a statute, protects policy judgments from the ebb and flow of the political tide."3 One would predict, based on this, that the public trust doctrine in Wisconsin is fairly insulated ... from political pressure. Given its history and constitutional basis, the development and implementation of Wisconsin's public trust doctrine is fertile ground for study. In Wisconsin, three state
. failed to establish any federal PTD rights, the - case served a valuable role by garnering public attention and contributing legal and political momentum to the movement to address climate change. I ... trust litigation by attracting national media attention.37 This raises the prospect that, with continued legal and political pressure, state courts could expand the PTD to include atmospheric resources
& Kenderdine, 2007). Digital cultural heritage can be viewed as a political concept and practice, the relations between communities and heritage institutions as mediated through technologies, the reshaping of
The aim of this article is to draw up a sketch of the scientific researches about intelligence, starting from the cultural concept, and the recent mind's theory and on the ethic and political ... mind's theory and on the ethic and political consequences. Firstly the endeavor of evaluating the mental age and IQ in Europe and the Unites States is detached. Following the attempt of the factorialists
EditorialA Time to Remember: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São PauloWe are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
The aim of this article is to draw up a sketch of the scientific researches about intelligence, starting from the cultural concept, and the recent mind's theory and on the ethic and political ... mind's theory and on the ethic and political consequences. Firstly the endeavor of evaluating the mental age and IQ in Europe and the Unites States is detached. Following the attempt of the factorialists
Merleau-Ponty approached a philosophical tradition problem that has become critical after the development of human sciences, that is, the discordance between the view man can have of himself through reflection or conscience and the view obtained by relating behavior to the external conditions it depends on. Merleau-Ponty tried to solve this discordance in the light of scientific...
Merleau-Ponty approached a philosophical tradition problem that has become critical after the development of human sciences, that is, the discordance between the view man can have of himself through reflection or conscience and the view obtained by relating behavior to the external conditions it depends on. Merleau-Ponty tried to solve this discordance in the light of scientific...
Merleau-Ponty approached a philosophical tradition problem that has become critical after the development of human sciences, that is, the discordance between the view man can have of himself through reflection or conscience and the view obtained by relating behavior to the external conditions it depends on. Merleau-Ponty tried to solve this discordance in the light of scientific...
tort claims against automakers and electric power companies for injuries the plaintiffs incurred from climate change. Unfortunately, district courts dismissed these cases under the political question ... doctrine, failing to reach the merits of the case. The application of the political question doctrine to these climate change cases, which were in essence complex tort cases, was erroneous. These cases
to society as a whole outweigh the costs-hardly seems consistent with basic libertarian principles. 40 Liberal political philosophy, like libertarianism, takes 35. The term "spillover" refers to the ... Pinchot,3 whom he knew briefly Copyright © 1987 by ECOLOGY LAW QUARTERLY * Research Associate, Center for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland; Ph.D. 1970, University of Rochester; A.B
Mercedes-Benz, in spite of geopolitical insecurities and a volatile semiconductor market, the global demand for vehicles remains robust; nevertheless, due to the unstable political situation and ongoing
