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Dennis Bonnette's Origin Of The Human Species

In a paper consisting of seven pages the philosopher Bonnette is compared with Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in the contention that...

Impact of Isaac Newton and That Apple Tree

the notion of gravity. Although its uncertain if the story is true (Newton was known for observing the fall of apples from his mot...

Workings of Science

probability that is usually scarcely less than complete proof (PG). Sometimes things have been demonstrated by the principles and ...

Agnosticism and Thomas Huxley

had not evolved gradually as Darwin asserted, but had been created by God at a specific time in pre-history and the species which ...

Science Achievement and Gender Differences Proposal

National Science Foundation reported that half of the people working in social sciences were women but only 8 percent of engineers...

Psychology as Science According to Wilhelm Wundt

capabilities and personality. Wundt and Change It has been argued that the contribution of Willhelm Wundt to the establishment ...

Enlightenment and Environmental Creation by the Scientific Revolution

and inextricably a branch of religion. Beginning with the radical Copernicus, who taught that the earth revolved around the sun, E...

Plant Modification Through Genetics

creation of specific plant types through cross-breading was a standard in agricultural research for decades. The introduction o...

Adolescent Suicide and Depression

In six pages scientific research regarding depression and how it is manifested differently among genders and the factors that infl...

Perspectives on Time

Barbour, time is merely an illusion (Anonymous, 2000). In his ruminations on time, Augustine contemplates the subjectivity of tim...

Regulatory and Scientific Work Environments and Communication

In five pages a problem history regarding the poor communication skills that plagued a regulatory work group is discussed along wi...

Frankenstein, Technology, and Society

In 8 pages this paper discusses scientific and social responsibility in a consideration of technology. There is 1 source cited in...

The Structure of the Scientific Revolutions Postscript by Thomas Kuhn

In twelve pages this paper examines Kuhn's postscript and then contrasts and compares the views expressed with Max Weber's sociolo...

Falsification Theories of Karl Popper

In fifteen pages Karl Popper's 1934 The Logic of Scientific Theory is examined in terms of the proof and falsification theories de...

Structure of Scientific Revolutions and the Postscript of Author Thomas Kuhn

In 10 pages the 1969 postscript Thomas Kuhn added to his 1962 text is examined in terms of content with its 7 subsections analyzed...

Nursing and Scientific Paradigms

In twelve pages this paper examines nursing in terms of various rationalistic and naturalistic paradigms. Seventeen sources are c...

Classical Scientific Management Schools and Theorists

he is credited with fourteen principles of management he prescribed for sound management practices" (Sturges, 1999, PG). ...

Paranormal Disproving

been keenly attentive to Gellers presupposition since he first became a celebrity, Geller is nothing more than a good magician who...

Overview of Eclipses

In twenty pages lunar and solar eclipses are presented in an overview of their scientific, cultural, and social significance. Fif...

Science and Marxism

In six pages this paper compares the deductive process represented by the scientific method to the induction of Marxism. Three so...

T.S. Eliot's 'Waste Land' and Its Cultural Influences

In a paper consisting of 10 pages the aethetic, scientific, and sociopolitical influences on Eliot's 1922 masterpiece is considere...

Ivan Pavlov's Contributions

In five pages this paper evaluates Ivan Pavlov's scientific contributions but also examines the animal cruelty criticisms levied a...

European Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th Centuries

in the numbers of scientists and "practitioners" (cartographers), instrumentmakers, navigators, and so on), and the consequent cre...

Scientific Psychology and the Negative Consequences of Dualism of Mind and Body

In two pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes' theory on the dualism between the mind and body had negative consequences fo...

Harman's Views on Scientific and Moral Reasoning

This paper examines the theories of Gilbert Harman pertinent to scientific and moral reasoning. The author addresses how morality...

Life and Contributions of B.F. Skinner

the head of behavioristic psychology. It is a scientific approach. In Skinners view, it is not individual decision-making that s...

Historical Periods the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution and Emergence of the Modern Era

required "nurture" to develop to its highest capacity (Le Van Baumer 106). "Believe me," said Erasmus, a leading theologian of t...

Historical and Contemporary Religious Responses to Science and Technology

empires that would endure for centuries. These initial ties would culminate in a genuinely global integration of human cultures. ...

2 Articles on Cold and Influenza “Cold Warriors” Discover Magazine and Disarming Flue Viruses” Scientific American Magazine

that another pandemic can still strike at any time. While such possibility of widespread influenza is a very real threat, the com...

Revolution Concept of Jacques Ellul

In five pages this paper examines Jacques Ellul's concept of revolution within the context of European history from the sixteenth ...