In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Perspectives on Science 11.2 (2003) 282-283



[Access article in PDF]

Notes on Contributors


Patrick McDonald serves as assistant professor of philosophy at Seattle Pacific University. He received his doctorate in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. His paper on Helmholtz's methodology of sensory science appeared in the volume: History of Philosophy of Science: New Trends and Perspectives. He continues to work on questions of experimental epistemology in Helmholtz's physiological acoustics. He also has an interest in issues concerning science and religion.

Jonathan Y. Tsou is a Ph.D. candidate in the Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science (CHSS) at the University of Chicago and has completed an M.A. degree in Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. His research interests include philosophy of science and its history, the history of twentieth century analytic philosophy and logical positivism, and the history and philosophy of psychology. He has recently published articles in Philosophy of Science and Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review.

Koffi Maglo is a visiting assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds a B.A. from the University of Benin in Togo and a Ph.D. from the University of Burgundy in France. He did postdoctoral studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the USA. He currently collaborates with the National Human Genome Center at Howard University. His interests include the history of gravitational theory, the constitution of scientific reality in population genetics, the epistemic status of race concepts in genomic and biomedical research, [End Page 282] and issues of theory justification in both Analytic and Continental philosophy of science.

Henry Bauer is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Science & Technology Studies and Emeritus Dean of Arts & Sciences at Virginia Tech. His research interests include: misconceptions about science; fringe science, populist science, pseudo-science; attacks on science; ethical practice in science; empirical studies of disciplinary characteristics; case studies of controversies. He is the author of several articles and books, including Fatal Attractions: The Troubles with Science(New York: Paraview Press) and Science or Pseudoscience: Magnetic Healing, Psychic Phenomena, and Other Heterodoxies(Urbana: University of Illinois Press).



...

pdf

Share