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The algorithmic turn in conservation biology: Characterizing progress in ethically-driven sciences.
James Justus,Samantha Wakil +1 more
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In this paper, a case study reveals significant limitations of the predominant epistemic-semantic conceptions of scientific progress and the considerable merits of pragmatic, practically-oriented accounts of conservation biology.About:
This article is published in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.The article was published on 2021-08-01. It has received 2 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Scientific progress.read more
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Introduction to values and pluralism in the environmental sciences: From inferences to institutions.
Zachary Piso,Viorel Pâslaru +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the environmental sciences, a mosaic of fields ranging from restoration ecology to forestry to climatology, unified by its attention to the relationships between humans and their habitats.
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Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences 2022
TL;DR: The history of science and its cultural influence is described in the History of Science and its Cultural Influences (HOSI) publication of the year 2022 as mentioned in this paper , Volume 113, Number S1 December 2022 .
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
TL;DR: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of science and philosophy of science, and it has been widely cited as a major source of inspiration for the present generation of scientists.
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
TL;DR: The Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition vii Preface xi Symbols Used xiii 1. The Importance of Islands 3 2. Area and Number of Speicies 8 3. Further Explanations of the Area-Diversity Pattern 19 4. The Strategy of Colonization 68 5. Invasibility and the Variable Niche 94 6. Stepping Stones and Biotic Exchange 123 7. Evolutionary Changes Following Colonization 145 8. Prospect 181 Glossary 185 References 193 Index 201
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How the laws of physics lie
TL;DR: In this paper, Cartwright argues that fundamental explanatory laws, the deepest and most admired successes of modern physics, do not in fact describe the regularities that exist in nature and draws a novel distinction, arguing that theoretical entities and the complex and localized laws that describe them, can be interpreted realistically, but that the simple unifying laws of basic theory cannot.
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The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the history of science and pseudoscience, and the methodology of scientific research programs, and why Copernicus's research programme superseded Ptolemy's.
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The island dilemma: lessons of modern biogeographic studies for the design of natural reserves
TL;DR: The main conclusions are as follows: the number of species that a reserve can hold at equilibrium is a function of its area and its isolation, and larger reserves, and reserves located close to other reserves, can hold more species.