Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science

Preface – D. Krause & A. A. P. Videira –

.- Introduction by Michel Paty

.- 1) Newton and Inverse Problems – André K. T. Assis

.- 2) The metaphysics of non individuality – Décio Krause

.- 3) Einstein, Gödel, and the mathematics of time – Francisco A. Dória & Manuel Dória

.- 4) A contemporary view of population genetics in evolution, João Carlos M. Magalhães & Cedric Gondro

.- 5) On the Nature of Mathematical Knowledge, Jairo José da Silva

.- 6) The etiological approach to the concept of biological function, Karla Chediak

.- 7) Echoes from the past: the persisting shadow of classical determinism in contemporary health sciences, Kenneth Rochel de Camargo, Jr.

.- 8) Natural Kinds as Scientific Models, Luiz Henrique Dutra

.- 9) Regeneration as a Difficulty for the Theory of Natural Selection: Morgan’s Changing Attitudes, 1897-1932, Lilian Al-Chueyr Pereira Martins

.- 10) Sciences in Brazil: an overview from 1870 – 1920, Dantes, Maria Amélia, Figueirôa, Silvia & Lopes, Maria Margaret

.- 11) Functional explanations in biology, ecology, and Earth system science: Contributions from philosophy of biology, Nei Freitas Nunes-Neto and Charbel Niño El-Hani

.- 12) Continuity and change: charting David Bohm’s evolving ideas on quantum mechanics, Olival Freire Junior

.- 13) The Causal Strength of Scientific Advances, Osvaldo Pessoa Jr.

.- 14) Galileo and Modern Science, Pablo Rubén Mariconda

.- 15) Human Evolution: Compatibilist Approaches, Paulo C. Abrantes

.- 16) Isaac Newton, Robert Hook, and the mistery of orbit, Penha Dias & Teresinha J. Stuchi

.- 17) Freudian Psychoanalysis as a Model for Overcoming the Duality Between Natrual and Human Sciences, Richard Theisen Simanke

.- 18) Henri Becquerel and radioactivity: a critical revision, Roberto de Andrade Martins

.- 19) On Darwin, Knowledge and Mirroring,Renan Springer de Freitas

.- 20) The qualitative analysis of differential equations and the development of dynamical systems theory, Tatiana Roque

. 21) Contextualizing the Contexts od Discovery and Justification: How to do Science Studies in Brazil, Antonio A. P. Videira & André L. de O. Mendonça

22) Quasi-Truth and Quantum Mechanics, Newton da Costa & Otavio Bueno

23) Jean Antoine Nollet’s contributions to the institutionalization of physics during the 18th century, Cibelle Celestino da Silva,