James Robert Brown

Brown, James Robert.

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James Robert Brown FRSC (born 1949) is a Canadian philosopher of science. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. In the philosophy of mathematics, he has advocated mathematical Platonism, visual reasoning, and in the philosophy of science he has defended scientific realism mostly against anti-realist views associated with social constructivism. He has also argued for the socialization of medical research (especially pharmaceutical research). He is largely known for his work on thought experiments. -Wikipedia

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Bilim Felsefesi
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Platonism, naturalism, and mathematical knowledge
Representative edition published 2014
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Scientific rationality
Representative edition published 2011
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Constructivism and science
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The laboratory of the mind
Representative edition published 2010
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The laboratory of the mind
Representative edition published 2010
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Philosophy of mathematics
Representative edition published 2008
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Contemporary debates in philosophy of science
Representative edition published 2004
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Who Rules in Science?
Representative edition published 2004
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Smoke and mirrors
Representative edition published 1994
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The laboratory of the mind
Representative edition published 1993
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The Laboratory of the Mind
Representative edition published 1993
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The rational and the social
Representative edition published 1989
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An Intimate relation
Representative edition published 1989
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The Natural philosophy of Leibniz
Representative edition published 1985
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Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments
Representative edition published 2023
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Philosophy of science
Representative edition published 2021
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On Foundations of Seismology
Representative edition published 2017
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Rational and the Social
Representative edition published 2016
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Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
Representative edition published 2015
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Thought experiments in philosophy, science, and the arts
Representative edition published 2012
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Essay on Infant Cultivation
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Philosophy of Mathematics
Representative edition published 2010
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Who Rules in Science?
Representative edition published 2009
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