The main objective of this monograph is to incorporate history and philosophy of science in the chemistry curriculum in order to provide students an overview of the dynamics of scientific research, which involves controversies, conflicts and rivalries among scientists, that is the humanising aspects of science. A major thesis of this book is the parallel between the construction of knowledge by the students and the scientists. In looking for this relationship, it is not necessary that ontogeny recapitulate phylogeny, but rather to establish that students can face similar difficulties in conceptualising problems as those faced by the scientists in the past. Given the vast amount of literature on students' alternative conceptions (misconceptions) in science, it is plausible to suggest that these can be considered not as mistakes, but rather as tentative models, leading to greater conceptual understanding. Just as scientists resist changes in the 'hard-core' of their beliefs by offering 'auxiliary hypotheses', students may adopt similar strategies. Conceptual change, in science education can thus be conceptualised as building of tentative models that provide greater explanatory power to students' understanding.
Presents information on the "Journal for General Philosophy of Science" (ISSN 0925-4560), published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Notes that the journal provides a forum for the discussion of a variety of attitudes concerning the philosophy of science. Includes subscription information, as well as submission instructions for prospective authors. Offers access to an online copy and a search engine for tables of contents and article information. Lists the editor. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Links to the home page of Kluwer.
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"This title was first published in 2002. This volume is devoted to John Stuart Mill's general philosophy. The majority of the papers are concerned with epistemological and ethical issues, but Mill's work also covered a wide range of themes, therefore economics, political philosophy, religion and the theory of poetry are also covered."--Provided by publisher.
This book deals with the role and place of the general will in modern and contemporary political thought. This project is carried out at the crossroads of the history of ideas and political philosophy. It extensively develops historical and philosophical themes, showing modifications to the idea of the general will in the writings of thinkers who sometimes represent very distant epochs. The author tracks down the birth and the development of the idea of the general will in ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary times, devoting most of the book to the thoughts of Jean Jacques Rousseau and nineteenth and twentieth century British idealists.
"This title was first published in 2000: Hume is regarded as one of the most important philosophers to have written in the English language. The essays collected in this volume focus almost entirely on Hume's philosophy as found in Book I of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)."--Provided by publisher.
The essays collected in this volume focus almost entirely on Hume's philosophy as found in Book I of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)."--Provided by publisher.
