Theses - History and Philosophy of Science
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Radical Pluralism, Ontological Underdetermination, and the Role of Values in Species Classification
(2018-05-19)The main claim of this thesis is that value-judgments should play a profound role in the construction and evaluation of species classifications. The arguments for this claim will be presented over the course of five chapters. ... -
The midlife crisis, gender, and social science in the United States, 1970–2000
(2018-04-28)This thesis provides the first rigorous history of the concept of midlife crisis. It highlights the close connections between understandings of the life course and social change. It reverses accounts of popularization by ... -
The aesthetic evaluation of scientific theories
(1989-05-30)
