Theses - History and Philosophy of Science
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Framed and Framing Inquiry: Development and Defence of John Dewey's Theory of Knowledge
This thesis develops Dewey’s theory of inquiry and provides a novel perspective on what realists consider to be Dewey’s most controversial claims: his rejection of the view that inquiry aims at providing an accurate ... -
Merlin, the Brain, and the Market: Intelligent Machines and Global Order in Public Debates in Britain 1945-50
During and immediately after World War Two (1939-1945), influential public debates in Britain concerned the postwar settlement. This was a global war and Britain was a global empire in its final epoch. A crucial aspect of ... -
Why Gauge? Conceptual Aspects of Gauge Theory
This thesis is about conceptual aspects of gauge theories. Gauge theories lie at the heart of modern physics: in particular, they constitute the standard model of particle physics. At its simplest, the idea of gauge ... -
Constructing Science and Status in Charles Darwin’s Cross-Class Correspondence Network
This dissertation uses the letters exchanged between Charles Darwin and individuals of differing socio-economic statuses to examine problems of social definition and intellectual categorisation in science in mid- to ...
