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Localism vs. Individualism for the Scientific Realism Debate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Localism is the view that the unit of evaluation in the scientific realism debate is a single scientific discipline, sub-discipline, or claim, whereas individualism is the view that the unit of evaluation is a single scientific theory.
Block Ned   +10 more
core   +4 more sources

From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Critical is Realism? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The author explores the role of critical realism as the dominant epistemology in the science-and-religion dialogue. He presents the historical and philosophical peculiarities of this approach that have lead to its preeminence.
Maslowe, Gregory A.
core   +1 more source

Violation of Bell's inequalities in a quantum realistic framework

open access: yes, 2016
We discuss the recently observed "loophole free" violation of Bell's inequalities in the framework of a physically realist view of quantum mechanics, which requires that physical properties are attributed jointly to a system, and to the context in which ...
Auffèves, Alexia, Grangier, Philippe
core   +3 more sources

A Holistic Social Constructionist perspective to Enterprise Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose – Drawing on the Gestalt approach this article proposes a holistic framework for enterprise education (EE) research based on Social Constructionism, illustrating how the latter supports research into experiential learning in EE in 7 UK Higher ...
Deema Refai   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Multitasking Smart Intestinal Capsule Robot: A Cutting‐Edge Platform for Sampling, Diagnosis, and Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive science and epistemic openness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Recent findings in cognitive science suggest that the epistemic subject is more complex and epistemically porous than is generally pictured. Human knowers are open to the world via multiple channels, each operating for particular purposes and according ...
Anderson, Dr. Michael L.
core  

CORRESPONDENCE AGAIN? INTERNAL REALISM AND THRUTH

open access: yesProblemos, 1998
The paper deals with the relation between realism and (neo)pragmatism in the contemporary philosophy of science by investigating two rival positions: Ilkka Niiniluoto’s "critical scientific realism" and Hilary Putnam’s "internal realism." The crucial ...
Sami Pihlström
doaj   +12 more sources

Rôle et légitimité de la notion de schème conceptuel dans le réalisme de Quine

open access: yesPhilosophia Scientiæ, 2009
Quine’s mathematical and scientific realism is based upon the supposition of an all-inclusive conceptual scheme, presented as a continuation of the elementary concepts and truths acquired during the process of language learning.
Xavier Sabatier
doaj   +1 more source

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