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Papers quoted in Current Contents on project 6-01-243
Quoted papers: 4
Other papers: 8
Total: 12
Title: Science and Politics: Dangerous Liaisons
- Authors:
- Sesardi, Neven (42971)
Journal: Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Volume: 23
Year: 1992
Pages: from 129 to 151
Number of references: 40
Language: engleski
Summary: In contrast to the opinion of numerous authors (e.g. R.
Rudner, P. Kitcher, M. Dummett, N. Chomsky, R. Lewonitn, L.R. Graham) it is
argued here that the formation of opinion in science should be greatly
insulated from political considerations. Special attention is devoted to
the view that methodological standards for evaluation of scientific
theories ought to vary according to the envisaged political uses of these
theories.
Keywords: science, politics, acceptance of theories, dangerous knowledge, self-censorship, objectivity
Title: Egalitarianism and Natural Lottery
- Authors:
- Sesardi, Neven (42971)
Journal: Publica Affairs Quarterly
Number: 1
ISSN: 0887-0373
Volume: 7
Year: 1993
Pages: from 57 to 69
Number of references: 31
Language: engleski
Title: Heritability and Causality
- Authors:
- Sesardi, Neven (42971)
Journal: Philosophy of Science
Number: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 1993
Pages: from 396 to 418
Number of references: 60
Language: engleski
Summary: The critics of "hereditarianism" often claim that any
attempt to explain human behavior by invoking genes is confronted with
insurmountable methodological difficulties. They reject the idea that
heritability estimates could lead to genetic explanations by pointing out
that these estimates are strictly valid only for a given population and
that they are exposed to the irremovable confounding effects of G-E
interacion and G-E correlation. I argue that these difficulties are greatly
exaggerated, and that we would be wrong to regard them as presenting a
fundamental obstacle to the search for genetic explanations. I also show
that, to the extent they are cogent, these objections may prove to be even
more damaging to the "environmentalist" standpoint.
Keywords: genetical explanation, behavior, hereditarianism, genotype, fenotype,
Title: Recent Work on Human Altruism and Evolution
- Authors:
- Sesardi, Neven (42971)
Journal: Ethics
Number: 106
Year: 1995
Number of references: 30
Language: engleski
Summary: The article examines the phenomenon of human altruism from
evolutionary perspective. The paradox of altruism is here construed as
consisting of four positions each of them being seemingly plausible despite
all of them appearing to be mutually incompatible. The problem can be
solved 1) by eliminating at least one of these four propositions, or 2) by
showing that contrary to the appearance the whole statement is perfectly
consistent. After discussing all possible answers it is argued that the
best bet are two forms of reconciliationist strategy.
Keywords: altruism, egoism, inclusive fitness, sociobiology
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