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Philosophy of Science:

Abuddhas Memes

Weblog dedicated to science, philosophy, education and freedom.

http://www.drmenlo.com/abuddha/bookmark.htm

Incommensurability Literature

Bibliography on incommensurability and related matters.

http://www.zeww.uni-hannover.de/inc.conf.html

Intertheory Relations in Physics

Discussion of theory reduction in science; by Robert Batterman from the Stanford Encyclopedia.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-interrelate/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Laws of Nature

Philosophical theories about what it is to be a law; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by John W. Carroll.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laws-of-nature/

The Nature and Philosophy of Science

Examines the components, limitations, and popular mistaken beliefs of science and the scientific method. The web page also includes a section on scientific legitimacy.

http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/science.html

Philosophy of Science

Essays on philosophy of science from the Proceedings of the Friesian School, Fourth Series.

http://www.friesian.com/science.htm

Philosophy of Science Events

A list maintained by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science.

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/BSPS/Events.html

Philosophy of Science Resources

Resource page supplementing Bruce Janz' philosophy of science course.

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/science/

Philsci Archive

An electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science.

http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/

Science and Spirituality

Article examines relations between two modes of cognition: rational-scientific and intuitive-spiritual.

http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/00002680/01/spiritualitysystems.html

Science and the Philosophy of Science

Directory devoted to the field includes definitions, examples (with swans!), glossary, books, induction, deduction and abduction. By Martin Sewell.

http://www.science.gb.net

Science Studies Web Server

Resource site at the University of Missouri.

http://scistud.umkc.edu/

Scientific Explanation

Philosophical theories about the nature of explanation in science; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by James Woodward.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/

Scientific Realism

Stanford Encyclopedia entry on thesis that science discovers truths about a theory-independent reality; by Richard Boyd.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-realism/

Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge

Discussess the impact of social relations and values on scientific research; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Helen Longino.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-knowledge-social/

Theories of Explanation

Entry on explanation in the sciences from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/explanat.htm

What Is Science?

Overview of the theory of science from an anthroposophical point of view.

http://hem.passagen.se/thebee/SCIENCE/Science.htm

WSRC - Critical Realism

An independent site highlighting the development, interrogation, explication, and application of critical realist methods and analyses; features a bibliography, a glossary, and an archive of papers.

http://www.raggedclaws.com/criticalrealism/

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Asia continues plunge in shares

Asian stocks open down sharply amid investor panic that global governments may not be able to stem the financial crisis.

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New 'safer' test for Down's syndrome

Scientists develop a blood test that could tell pregnant women if their unborn baby has Down's syndrome.

news.bbc.co.uk

England confident over $20m match

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news.bbc.co.uk

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news.bbc.co.uk

Widow forgives dead police chief

The widow of a police chief found dead days after he revealed an extra-marital affair says she has forgiven him.

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