Studies in History and Philosophy of Science最新文献

Hume and the rotting turnip 休谟和腐烂的萝卜。

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.006

Michael Jacovides

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Is interdisciplinarity a synonym for the search for alternative views of nature? 跨学科是寻找自然的另类观点的同义词吗？

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.002

Giora Hon

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Measurement requires compromises: the case of economic inequality 衡量需要妥协：经济不平等的例子

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.005

Alessandra Basso , Anna Alexandrova

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What are consumer sentiment indicators a measure of? 消费者信心指标衡量的是什么？

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.07.004

Matti Sarkia

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Standing out or looking for cover? Strategies for defending public funding for the social sciences in the U.S. 是突出还是寻找掩护？捍卫美国社会科学公共资金的策略

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.007

Emily Hauptmann

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The individualized niche: A case study in scientific conceptual change 个体化生态位：科学观念变迁的个案研究

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.003

Katie H. Morrow , Marie I. Kaiser

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Boas and the metaphysics of race in the biological race debate 鲍亚士与生物种族辩论中的种族形而上学

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.010

Yotam Harel

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How the cambrian exploded: Contingency in the history of science and life 寒武纪是如何爆发的：科学史和生命史中的偶然性

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.008

Max Dresow

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The contributory role of local knowledge in climate research 本地知识在气候研究中的贡献作用

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.009

Ryan E. McCoy

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William Herschel's defense of speculative inquiry 威廉·赫歇尔对思辨研究的辩护

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2025.08.004

Frank Cabrera

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