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Janina Hosiasson and the value of evidence 雅尼娜-霍西阿松与证据的价值

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-06-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.013

Christian Torsell

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Some reflections on Robert Batterman's a middle way 对罗伯特-巴特曼《中间道路》的一些思考

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-06-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.021

James Woodward

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Redefining a discovery: Charles Bell, the respiratory nervous system and the birth of the emotions 重新定义一项发现查尔斯-贝尔、呼吸神经系统和情感的诞生

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-06-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.04.003

James Bradley

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From the philosophy of measurement to the philosophy of classification: Generalizing the problem of coordination and historical coherentism 从测量哲学到分类哲学：概括协调与历史一致性问题

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-06-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.020

François Papale

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Berkeley on true motion 真实运动中的伯克利

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.015

Scott Harkema

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Descartes on certainty in deduction 笛卡尔关于演绎法中的确定性

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.014

Jacob Zellmer

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Bringing thought experiments back into the philosophy of science 让思想实验回归科学哲学

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.04.002

Arnon Levy , Adrian Currie

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Delayed-choice entanglement swapping experiments: No evidence for timelike entanglement 延迟选择纠缠交换实验：没有证据表明存在时间纠缠

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.04.001

Jørn Kløvfjell Mjelva

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The problem of context revisited: Moving beyond the resources model 重新审视背景问题：超越资源模式

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.012

Samara Greenwood

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R.A. Fisher, indeterminism, and the fundamental theorem of natural selection R.A.费舍尔、非决定论和自然选择基本定理。

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.05.006

Brian McLoone

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