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  1. A pragmatic approach to the demarcation problem.B. D. - 2000 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 31 (2):249-267.
    The question of how to distinguish between science and non-science, the so-called ' demarcation problem', is one of the most high-profile, perennial, and intractable issues in the philosophy of science. It is not merely a philosophical issue, however, since it has a significant bearing on practical policy questions and practical decisions. This essay develops a pragmatic approach to the demarcation problem: it argues that while there are some core principles that we can use in distinguishing between science and non-science, particular (...)
     
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  2. Is the precautionary principle unscientific?B. D. - 2003 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 34 (2):329-344.
    The precautionary principle holds that we should not allow scientific uncertainty to prevent us from taking precautionary measures in response to potential threats that are irreversible and potentially disastrous. Critics of the principle claim that it deters progress and development, is excessively risk-aversive and is unscientific. This paper argues that the principle can be scientific provided that (1) the threats addressed by the principle are plausible threats, and (2) the precautionary measures adopted are reasonable. The paper also argues that one (...)
     
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  3. New books. [REVIEW]Alice Woods, G. A. Johnston, W. W., C. W., H. R. Mackintosh, R. F. Alfred Hoernlé, A. S., W. Anderson, F. C. S. Schiller, B. D. & P. E. B. Jourdain - 1915 - Mind 24 (94):264-276.
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    Belief and Faith. [REVIEW]B. B. D. - 1964 - Review of Metaphysics 17 (3):481-481.
    Contrary to the English title's suggestion, Pieper does not distinguish belief from faith, but rather develops the interpersonal character of an assent to what another says. Philosophically and sensitively, Pieper delineates the facets of an act certain yet never secure, leaping beyond knowledge yet actively presupposing it. The act is completely free because directed more to the person than to what he says, and hence perfectly warranted only if God himself has spoken.--D. B. B.
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    Civilization and Progress. [REVIEW]B. D. - 1974 - Review of Metaphysics 28 (1):140-141.
    Civilization and Progress presents an analysis of the development of the idea of progress and continues the tradition with a further development of the idea. The first part of the book is historical; its purpose is to trace the doctrine of progress from its roots to its contemporary expositions. The second part is philosophically creative; its goal is to re-formulate the progressive interpretation of history in a way which takes account of the fact that "the confident reliance that spreading enlightenment (...)
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    Christ's Redemptive Sacrifice. [REVIEW]B. B. D. - 1964 - Review of Metaphysics 17 (3):477-477.
    Part of a series designed to present theology to college students in a relevant and incisive fashion, this particular monograph fails to come to grips with the crucial issues of soteriology raised by a philosophic study of man, and contents itself with a rehearsal of scriptural and doctrinal data. When theological reasoning occurs--as in the final chapter--it is seriously marred by its failure to deal with counterpositions.--D. B. B.
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    Linee Fondametale d'una Filosofia dello Spirito. [REVIEW]B. B. D. - 1964 - Review of Metaphysics 17 (3):477-477.
    An examination of the contemporary Italian movement associated with M. P. Sciacca, and the serious application of dialectical and phenomenological methods to unveil the structure of "intentionality" or "spirit." An appraisal of Sciacca together with a sample critique of Dante follows a competent summary of the prevailing positions.--D. B. B.
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    Summa Theologiae. [REVIEW]B. D. - 1949 - Journal of Philosophy 46 (7):225-226.
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    The Human Metaphor. [REVIEW]B. B. D. - 1964 - Review of Metaphysics 18 (1):184-184.
    The author examines literary sources, takes poets as subjects, and allows their philosophical implications to emerge. Man is thought, but thought is figuring. Hence man is the figure who figures. And good figuring works. Sewell selects six modern figures for man: temple, labyrinth, gambler, laboratory, language, machine, showing the partiality of each, only to lead into a detailed examination of the cosmic figures: the universe itself, as pole of the I; suffering and effort, as capabilities of the I; love and (...)
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    The Principle of Analogy in Protestant and Catholic Theology. [REVIEW]B. B. D. - 1964 - Review of Metaphysics 18 (1):181-181.
    As a survey of positions on theological language, notably those of Aquinas, Barth and Tillich, this monograph is weighted toward Aquinas, but is generally adequate and up-to-date. Comparative it is: Aquinas wins-"the distinction between modus significandi and res significata is more satisfactory than Barth's... between form and content or Tillich's between literal and symbolic meaning". But critical it is not. The author does not question the modus/res distinction, though Aquinas himself did. Epistemological questions are blanketed by "vague intuition"; semantic and (...)
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    (1 other version)Universalizability. [REVIEW]B. D. - 1982 - Review of Metaphysics 35 (3):625-627.
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    New books. [REVIEW]Howard V. Knox, A. E. Taylor, John Laird, F. C. S. Schiller, Bernard Bosanquet, L. J. Russel, S. W. & B. D. - 1921 - Mind 30 (119):354-374.
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