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Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science

An account of recent works

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 290)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Michel Paty
    Pages 1-56
  3. Galileo and Modern Science

    • Pablo Rubén Mariconda
    Pages 57-69
  4. Newton and Inverse Problems

    • A.K.T. Assis
    Pages 71-76
  5. Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and the Mystery of the Orbit

    • Penha Maria Cardoso Dias, Teresinha J. Stuchi
    Pages 77-94
  6. Sciences in Brazil: An Overview from 1870–1920

    • Maria Amélia Mascarenhas Dantes, Silvia Figueirôa, Maria Margaret Lopes
    Pages 95-105
  7. Henri Becquerel and Radioactivity: A Critical Revision

    • Roberto de Andrade Martins
    Pages 107-117
  8. Natural Kinds as Scientific Models

    • Luiz Henrique Dutra
    Pages 141-150
  9. On the Nature of Mathematical Knowledge

    • Jairo José da Silva
    Pages 151-160
  10. Human Evolution: Compatibilist Approaches

    • Paulo C. Abrantes
    Pages 171-183
  11. On Darwin, Knowledge and Mirroring

    • Renan Springer de Freitas
    Pages 201-209
  12. The Causal Strength of Scientific Advances

    • Osvaldo Pessoa Jr
    Pages 223-231
  13. The Metaphysics of Non-individuality

    • Décio Krause
    Pages 257-267

About this book

This volume,  The Brazilian Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science,  is the first attempt  to present to a general audience,  works from Brazil on this subject. The included papers are original, covering  a remarkable number of relevant topics of philosophy of science, logic and on the history of science. The Brazilian community has increased in the last years in quantity and in quality of the works, most of them being published in respectable international journals on the subject.  The chapters of this volume are forwarded by a general introduction, which aims to sketch not only the contents of the chapters, but it is conceived as a historical and conceptual guide to  the development of the field in Brazil.   The introduction intends to be useful to the reader, and not only to the specialist,  helping them to evaluate the increase in production of this country within the international context.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Philosophy, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil

    Décio Krause

  • , Department of Philosophy, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Antonio Videira

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