Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science by Krause, Décio; Videira, Antonio;

Long description:

This volume, The Brazilian Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, is the first attempt to present to a general audience, works from Brazil on this subject. The included papers are original, covering a remarkable number of relevant topics of philosophy of science, logic and on the history of science. The Brazilian community has increased in the last years in quantity and in quality of the works, most of them being published in respectable international journals on the subject. The chapters of this volume are forwarded by a general introduction, which aims to sketch not only the contents of the chapters, but it is conceived as a historical and conceptual guide to the development of the field in Brazil. The introduction intends to be useful to the reader, and not only to the specialist, helping them to evaluate the increase in production of this country within the international context.

Table of Contents:

Preface – D. Krause & A. A. P. Videira –

Introduction by Michel Paty

1) Newton and Inverse Problems – André K. T. Assis

2) The metaphysics of non individuality – Décio Krause

3) Einstein, Gödel, and the mathematics of time – Francisco A. Dória & Manuel Dória

4) A contemporary view of population genetics in evolution, João Carlos M. Magalhães & Cedric Gondro

5) On the Nature of Mathematical Knowledge, Jairo José da Silva

6) The etiological approach to the concept of biological function, Karla Chediak

7) Echoes from the past: the persisting shadow of classical determinism in contemporary health sciences, Kenneth Rochel de Camargo, Jr.

8) Natural Kinds as Scientific Models, Luiz Henrique Dutra

9) Regeneration as a Difficulty for the Theory of Natural Selection: Morgan’s Changing Attitudes, 1897-1932, Lilian Al-Chueyr Pereira Martins

10) Sciences in Brazil: an overview from 1870 – 1920, Dantes, Maria Amélia, Figueirôa, Silvia & Lopes, Maria Margaret

11) Functional explanations in biology, ecology, and Earth system science: Contributions from philosophy of biology, Nei Freitas Nunes-Neto and Charbel Niño El-Hani

12) Continuity and change: charting David Bohm’s evolving ideas on quantum mechanics, Olival Freire Junior

13) The Causal Strength of Scientific Advances, Osvaldo Pessoa Jr.

14) Galileo and Modern Science, Pablo Rubén Mariconda

15) Human Evolution: Compatibilist Approaches, Paulo C. Abrantes

16) Isaac Newton, Robert Hook, and the mistery of orbit, Penha Dias & Teresinha J. Stuchi

17) Freudian Psychoanalysis as a Model for Overcoming the Duality Between Natrual and Human Sciences, Richard Theisen Simanke

18) Henri Becquerel and radioactivity: a critical revision, Roberto de Andrade Martins

19) On Darwin, Knowledge and Mirroring,Renan Springer de Freitas

20) The qualitative analysis of differential equations and the development of dynamical systems theory, Tatiana Roque

21) Contextualizing the Contexts od Discovery and Justification: How to do Science Studies in Brazil, Antonio A. P. Videira & André L. de O. Mendonça

22) Quasi-Truth and Quantum Mechanics, Newton da Costa & Otavio Bueno

23) Jean Antoine Nollet’s contributions to the institutionalization of physics during the 18^th century, Cibelle Celestino da Silva,