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Radical Relativism contra Realism in Philosophy of Science

In a paper of thirteen pages, the writer looks at radical relativism and realism in philosophy of science. Radical relativism is c...

Creationism v. Theory of Evolution

This research paper pertains to the debate between creationism and theory of evolution and argues that creationism has been comple...

Forensic Science and the Question of Validity

way to widespread use of valid science within the criminal justice system; however, the NAS report indicates that this has failed ...

I am Legend/Matheson

scientific research, as part of his effort to understand the vampires and he discovers the bacterial cause of the vampire plague. ...

The Science of Consciousness

not sound in this matter due to the inability to gather all necessary data prior to the reduction (Cooney, 1999). Without the cor...

Changes in Education: The Field of Science and Social Change

about science instruction that falls into areas of ethics have influenced how many science educators pursue instructional content....

Evolution of Protagonist Kris Kelvin in Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

When the psychologists lofty expectations come crashing down around him, he tries to wash his anxieties away in a symbolic gesture...

Science, Religion, and Being Set Free by Untruths in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

multimillionaire Julian Castle, who now resides on the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo. This impoverished country is also home to...

The Politics and Social Views Concerning Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

Nanotechnology is a relativity recent science. The writer looks at the way it has been received by discussing the political rheto...

Theoretical Foundations for Nursing, Various Issues

and Kramer (2008) to describe the ability of nurses to be cognizant of and reflect upon the wide variety of cultural, social and p...

Development and Environmental Impacts

words ONLY is a little over 9 pgs!!! 11 14 3037 (5-10-10) 3150 12 15 3375 13 16 3600 14 18 15 19 16 20 4500...

Science and Art of Teaching

a more useful graduate" (Patterson, 1990, p. 69). The extent to which educators deal with both internal and external issues is ov...

Management Views of Human Relations and Science

Work was done according to a craft system. Each job was a trade and their secrets and rules were passed down only to those who wou...

Classroom Applications of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In five pages this essay examines the physics, political science, and history classroom discussion that can be initiated by the co...

2 Philosophical Questions Examined

the belief that God created all plants and animals, as well as the universe itself, as recounted in the Old Testament. Evolutioni...

Methodology and Theory in Crisis Intervention

the goal of problem resolution is unattainable, or that the problem may be outside of their capabilities or their ability to cope....

Possible Barriers for MSN Pursuit by Registered Nurses

nurses considering returning to school for a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), the perceived barriers include issues directly r...

Middle Period Islam

of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...

Paul Peterson and Clarence N. Stone on Political Science

the two, as well as illustrating the differences, we turn to Chapter 7 of Petersons book which is titled "The Politics of Developm...

World Knowledge and the Mind

Know You Know? According to Waittenmaker (1999), research has demonstrated that it is an individuals background knowledge that ha...

Science and its Power in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

no avail. Her father explained that the antidote would actually kill her, but she did not want to live being poisonous anyway. The...

An Analysis of Neil Frude's The Intimate Machine

This paper addresses the history of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from both the perspectives of science-fiction and reality. The au...

History of Cloning

Scientists cloned another Jersey calf using the same "standard cell-culturing techniques as compared to the method most commonly u...

Science and 'Realistic' Computer Modeling

of humanity in ways that are sometimes incalculable. From the time of the scientific revolution, the extent to which technologica...

Charles M. Winn and Arthur W. Wiggins' The Five Biggest Ideas in Science Reviewed

researchers have dealt with over the course of time. To answer the question "Do basic building blocks of matter exist, and if so, ...

Marketing Analysis of a Science Communication Journal

market research to assure there was an audience for such a publication. The company had to ensure there was a large enough market ...

Kurt Vonnegut and William Gibson's Science Fiction

cyberworld just ahead of the concern which began to take place in the real world. Unlike many of his predecessors who liked to pre...

Overview of The Five Biggest Ideas in Science by Wynn And Wiggins

Whether it was spending "frigid nights beneath the open observatory dome photographing nebulae" (Parshall et al, 1998, p. PG) or f...

Hair and the Impact of Climate and Weather

of several concentric layers that are largely made up of proteins called keratins (2000). These fibrous proteins are created by a...