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Systems biology and the integration of mechanistic explanation and mathematical explanation
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The paper discusses how systems biology is working toward complex accounts that integrate explanation in terms of mechanisms and explanation by mathematical models—which some philosophers have viewed as rival models of explanation. Systems biology is an integrative approach, and it strongly...
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Fall 2011
Recent shifts towards spatial issues within education are examined, and mapping is identified as particularly important. The multidisciplinary trend of complexity science is surveyed, in turn, through the lens of physics and education research. The provincial education system of Alberta is...
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Tracking and Controlling Persons: Identification for Control in Cognitive Behaviours and Cultural Practices
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This research aims (i) to demonstrate the unity of the phenomena of person identification and control and (ii) to propose the first philosophical theory that uses a single conceptual framework to describe and explain these phenomena. Chapter 1 introduces the philosophical significance of the...
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2018-01-02
SSHRC IDG awarded 2018: This proposed grant aims to develop a systematic understanding of how the sustainability logic and its associated practices (e.g., sustainability offices, recycling, becoming more energy efficient and clean, buying local food etc.) have spread across North American...