Theses - History and Philosophy of Science
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The Hologram and its Antecedents 1891–1965: The Illusory History of a Three–Dimensional Illusion
(2005-03-05)Since 1962, a photographic invention by Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921), his Nobel Prize winning interference colour photograph of 1891, has been cited by physicists as the antecedent of the three-dimensional hologram. However, ... -
When Physics Became Undisciplined An Essay on Econophysics
(2018-12-01)In the 1990s, physicists started looking beyond their disciplinary boundaries by using their methods to study various problems usually thrown up by financial economics. This dissertation deals with this extension of physics ... -
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. ...
