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Kristin Shrader-Frechette
Researcher at University of Notre Dame
Publications - 201
Citations - 6815
Kristin Shrader-Frechette is an academic researcher from University of Notre Dame. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ecology (disciplines) & Philosophy of science. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 196 publications receiving 6543 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristin Shrader-Frechette include Indiana University & University of New Hampshire.
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Verification, Validation, and Confirmation of Numerical Models in the Earth Sciences
TL;DR: Verification and validation of numerical models of natural systems is impossible because natural systems are never closed and because model results are always nonunique.
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Risk and Rationality: Philosophical Foundations for Populist Reforms
TL;DR: Shrader-Frechette as mentioned in this paper argues that neither charges of irresponsible endangerment nor countercharges of scientific illiteracy frame the issues properly, and argues that risk evaluation as a social process is rational and objective, even though all risk-evaluation rules are value-laden.
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Method in ecology : strategies for conservation
TL;DR: What ecology can and can't do, and a new account of rationality in ecology and a case study: the Florida panther.
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Environmental Justice: Creating Equality, Reclaiming Democracy
TL;DR: Shrader-Frechette as mentioned in this paper argues that burdens like pollution and resource depletion need to be apportioned more equally, and that there are compelling ethical grounds for remedying our environmental problems.
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Nonindigenous Species: Ecological Explanation, Environmental Ethics, and Public Policy
TL;DR: The public is getting a mixed message from ecologists, other scholars, and journalists on the topic of nonindigenous species as discussed by the authors, which are the subset of non-native species that cause economic or environmental damage.