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Scientific Functionalism Versus Empiricism

This paper addresses the statement: functionalism is a scientifically suspect theory, quite apart from concern about its empirical...

Earthquake Protection and Prediction Scientific Advances

This paper consists of five pages and considers how technology can assist in minimizing earthquake damage through prediction. The...

Scientific Impressionism of George Seurat

In three pages this essay discusses the statement that 'the ultimate example of an artist as a scientist' within the context of Se...

Scientific Community and Fascism's Rise

In six pages this essay discusses fascism's rise and science's role. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn

In five pages this research paper analyzes the revolutionary theories featured in this 1962 text by Thomas S. Kuhn. Three sources...

Scientific Knowledge on Sharks' Attacking Humans

staying up all Sunday night and writing it, just so I didnt have to miss all day Sunday sun-burning my nose, while paddling around...

Scientific Negativity in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

claim that advances in the field would enhance quality of life as it could eradicate genetic disease, for example (Castle PG). It ...

Evolutionary and Creation Scientific Theories

were placed upon the earth. The Darwinian theory of natural selection states, in effect, that creatures adapt to their sur...

Economics and its Scientific Development

In six pages this paper examines how economics developed as a science with the contributions of John Locke, John Maynard Keynes, M...

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...

High Altitude Flights and Flight and Cabin Crew In Flight Ionization Radition Scientific Forecasting

In twelve pages this paper presents an overview and study methodology on this topic....

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...

Developing Scientific Learning in Children

A research proposal consisting of five pages centers on infant cognitive capabilities with the study proposal, hypothesis, and var...

Administrative Law and Emerging Scientific Discoveries

judicial review in the context of agency action (Warren, 2004). There is an obvious emphasis on procedural due process, the impo...

Psychology as an Independent Scientific Discipline

there are numerous disadvantages inherent in restricting psychological investigations to the hard and fast rules of science. Psyc...

The Scientific Revolution and the Protestant Reformation

held by the Church. This refutation of long held religious beliefs was something that turned on end the way people thought. It c...

Relationship Between Baconian And Cartesian Philosophy During The Scientific Revolution

his theory of mind/body separation. His desire to achieve such an all-encompassing objective was meant to start at the beginning ...

Articulations of Race

claims; both accept that "cultural features and identity claims" fail to adhere to any standard of predictability (Bentley 25). Wh...

Scientific Management

and not the position: Two-tiered compensation system where a workers paper trail garnered better pay and was not to tell anyone ho...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

individual is an "open system," which includes "distinct, but integrated physiological, psychological and socio-cultural systems" ...

MAOA and Conduct Disorder

the correlation between incidences of maltreatment and increased risk for antisocial behavior (Sluzki, 2007). The Caspi, et al, s...

Global Warming and the Shortcomings of Scientific Investigation

Is global warming real? Can science either prove or disprove that fact? There are three sources listed in this three page paper. ...

Scientific Tests Demonstrate the Validity of Global Warming

This paper argues that it reasonable to conclude that government agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (N...

Scientific Questions Concerning Robots, Asteroids, and Uncertainty Principle

This 3 page paper gives an answer to three questions one involving the laws of robotics, the second about asteroids, and the other...

Wild Imagination Sometimes Spawns Phenomenal Scientific Breakthrough

This paper examines the value fiction has in formulating ideas that can actually evolved to real-world technology, real-world tech...

Intelligent Design and Scientific Evidence

This essay argues in favor of intelligent design by drawing heavily on Michael J. Behe's book "Darwin's Black Box." Three pages in...

Evaluating Scientific Method and Sources for Research

of the research, but does not inherently define objectivity as a component of research. The peer-review process does ensure that...

The Bilingual Education Debate

There is also evidence that bilingualism actually provides benefit to culturally diverse students. Sheng, McGregor and Marian cond...

American Imperialism and its Roots in the Republican - Federalist Debates

time was that he "magnified the authority of the Court" to be able to interpret the constitutionality of actions and rule upon it ...

Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios, The Debate

to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...