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David E. Roy, Ph.D. deposited Can Whitehead’s Philosophy Provide an Adequate Theoretical Foundation for Today’s Neuroscience? in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 8 months agoThis article shows the high degree of correlation between the ways in which the right and the left hemispheres process and organize information and Whitehead’s understanding of the two pure and direct modes of perception, causal efficacy and presentational immediacy. The neuroscience is drawn from the recent work of Iain McGilchrist and Robert…[Read more]
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Jeannette Vaught deposited Materia Medica: Technology, Vaccination, and Antivivisection in Jazz Age Philadelphia in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 9 months agoDuring the 1920s, the Philadelphia-based American Antivivisection Society turned to racialized metaphors in its circulating periodical, the Starry Cross, to excoriate the expanding practice of vaccination. Since vaccines were then made from animal-derived serums, the involvement of antivivisectionists in antivaccine arguments is not surprising.…[Read more]
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Jeannette Vaught deposited Pageants, Po’ Boys, and Pork on a Stick: Documenting the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 9 months agoThis photoessay documents the 82nd Annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, which took place in Morgan City, Louisiana over Labor Day weekend in 2018. It contains photographs of the festival, including images of pageant queens, food vendors, and the Blessing of the Fleet. The essay documents the authors’ experience of the festival, and c…[Read more]
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Martin Boehnert deposited Linguistisch-philosophische Untersuchungen zu Plausibilität: Über kommunikative Grundmuster bei der Entstehung von wissenschaftlichen Tatsachen in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoPlausibilität spielt in allen Wissenschaftskulturen eine gewichtige Rolle – ob implizit oder explizit. Auffällig ist jedoch, dass es keiner spezifisch geschulten Kompetenz oder der Vermittlung eigenständiger Fähigkeiten bedarf, um einen Sachverhalt als “plausibel” zu beurteilen, während bei verwandten Begriffen wie etwa “logisch” je nach den meth…[Read more]
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Martin Boehnert deposited Philosophie der Tierforschung: Die methodologische Signatur von Forschungsprogrammen in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoDie Tierphilosophie ist eines der lebendigsten Felder der Gegenwartsphilosophie. In ihrem Mittelpunkt standen bislang Fragen nach dem Geist der Tiere, der Tier-Mensch-Unterschied oder Probleme der Tierethik. Die auf drei Bände angelegte »Philosophie der Tierforschung« wirft einen neuen Blick auf dieses Gebiet mit dem Ziel einer strukturierten Un…[Read more]
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Martin Boehnert deposited Philosophie der Tierforschung: Kulturelle und ethische Dimensionen methodischer Tier-Mensch-Interaktionen in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoDie Tierphilosophie ist eines der lebendigsten Felder der Gegenwartsphilosophie. In ihrem Mittelpunkt standen bislang Fragen nach dem Geist der Tiere, der Tier-Mensch-Unterschied oder Probleme der Tierethik. Die auf drei Bände angelegte »Philosophie der Tierforschung« wirft einen neuen Blick auf dieses Gebiet mit dem Ziel einer strukturierten Un…[Read more]
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Martin Boehnert deposited Riot Grrrl Primatology – Über Forscherinnen, Feminismus und feministische Wissenschaften in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoDraft Version des Beitrags: In dem vorliegenden Artikel möchten wir der Frage nach den Möglichkeiten eines weiblichen bzw. feministischen Zugangs zu wissenschaftlicher Forschung in verschiedenen Hinsichten beleuchten. Wir werden uns dem Thema exemplarisch anhand des Forschungsfeldes der Primatologie zuwenden, wobei die Antwort auf die Frage, w…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoWe’re very pleased to announce that Alexandra Hidalgo’s documentary film, Reflections on the Women’s March: A Place at the Table, which was published in the Public Philosophy Journal in January 2018, has received the First Place Documentary Award at the North by Midwest Micro-Budget Film Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The film, featuring the…[Read more]
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Francesco Luzzini deposited Theory, Practice, and Nature In-between. Antonio Vallisneri’s Primi Itineris Specimen in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoIn the summer of 1704, Antonio Vallisneri (1661–1730), the preeminent Italian physician and natural philosopher of his time, traveled with a “daring soul” and “trembling feet” across the “silent horrors” of the northern Apennines: down the hills south of Reggio Emilia to northern Tuscany and the western edge of his native land, the Province of G…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoThere’s a special treat for readers of the PPJ Current this week (March 12-19). Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch will be guest curating content for the topic “Disability and the University: Beyond the Classroom, Beyond Reasonable Accommodation.”
“During my week as Guest Curator, I will share a variety of resources that draw attention to the…[Read more]
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Francesco Luzzini deposited An uncomfortable, yet wonderful journey. Antonio Vallisneri and his exploration of the Northern Apennines in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoin: Nel nome di Lazzaro. Saggi di storia della scienza e delle istituzioni scientifiche tra il XVII e il XVIII secolo, edited by Centro Studi Lazzaro Spallanzani, Bologna, Edizioni Pendragon, 2014, pp. 207-220.
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoWe’re honored to welcome Amanda Fulford, Stefan Sunandan Honisch, and John Altmann as the Public Philosophy Journal’s very first Field Editors. They’ll be engaging as ambassadors to help serve communities working in several areas of education reform and social justice. Watch for exciting things to come!
We continue to welcome all to volun…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoFor the PPJ’s 2018 New Engaged Scholars Program, Heather Stewart (PhD Student at Western University) is developing her project “No Tolerance for Intolerant Speech.” We’d be so grateful for folks to show their support by connecting with Heather and offering formative feedback via the PPJ Current’s comment forum. Thank you for any time you can…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh uploaded the file: Call for PPJ Field Editors to
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoIf you’re an activist or researcher interested in developing your peer networks and helping to organize and advocate for public groups working on an array of social justice issues, we’d love to connect! Learn more about the PPJ Field Editor role here: http://bit.ly/2E6MQxt.
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoCome one, come all! The PPJ Community is currently seeking Field Editors to collaborate with the Editorial Team and Board to create and nurture partnerships with public organizations working in several areas of social and political activism. Learn more, inquire, and please share: http://bit.ly/2E6MQxt
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Andrea Walsh deposited Agenda: Public Philosophy Journal 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoThe Public Philosophy Journal’s 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program, which officially kicks off on February 7th, is designed for doctoral students seeking guided, collaborative opportunities to develop early drafts into publishable content. This is the program agenda.
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoOur New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program officially begins next week! We can’t wait to collaborate with participants on developing their excellent project proposals into publishable, publicly engaged scholarship, as well as to support them as they map and advance their digital peer engagement networks. The tentative program agenda is…[Read more]
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Evina Steinova deposited Nota superponere studui: the Use of technical signs in the early Middle Ages (a dissertation summary) in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 8 years agoThis is the English summary of my dissertation Notam superponere studui: the use of technical signs in the early Middle Ages, which was defended on March 18, 2016 at Utrecht University.
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Evina Steinova deposited Notam superponere studui: the art of using symbols (rather than words) to annotate text in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 8 years agoThis blog post originally appeared on the website of Huygens ING (https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/marginal-scholarship-annoteren-met-behulp-van-tekens-in-plaats-van-woorden/?lang=en) on June 30, 2016. It was published both in Dutch and in English as a part of a four-part series about the Marginal Scholarship project, which was hosted by the Huygens…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoAs this Sunday, January 21st, marks the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March, we are honored to share this newly published documentary and essay by professor and award-winning filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo.
Reflections on the Women’s March: A Place at the Table: h…[Read more]
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