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    Law Week 2006.Larry King, Elenore Eriksson, Bill Redpath, Councillor Bill Coombes, Wayne Sharwood, Janean Richards, Vice President Julie Dobinson & Act Wla - forthcoming - Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology.
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  2. Probabilities in Statistical Mechanics.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2016 - In Alan Hájek & Christopher Hitchcock (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Probability and Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 573-600.
    This chapter will review selected aspects of the terrain of discussions about probabilities in statistical mechanics (with no pretensions to exhaustiveness, though the major issues will be touched upon), and will argue for a number of claims. None of the claims to be defended is entirely original, but all deserve emphasis. The first, and least controversial, is that probabilistic notions are needed to make sense of statistical mechanics. The reason for this is the same reason that convinced Maxwell, Gibbs, and (...)
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  3. The Natural History of Religion.David Hume, A. Wayne Colver & John Valdimir Price - 1956 - Religious Studies 14 (1):125-126.
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    The soft constraints hypothesis: A rational analysis approach to resource allocation for interactive behavior.Wayne D. Gray, Chris R. Sims, Wai-Tat Fu & Michael J. Schoelles - 2006 - Psychological Review 113 (3):461-482.
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  5. You can’t always get what you want: Some considerations regarding conditional probabilities.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2015 - Erkenntnis 80 (3):573-603.
    The standard treatment of conditional probability leaves conditional probability undefined when the conditioning proposition has zero probability. Nonetheless, some find the option of extending the scope of conditional probability to include zero-probability conditions attractive or even compelling. This article reviews some of the pitfalls associated with this move, and concludes that, for the most part, probabilities conditional on zero-probability propositions are more trouble than they are worth.
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  6. On peaceful coexistence: is the collapse postulate incompatible with relativity?Wayne C. Myrvold - 2002 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 33 (3):435-466.
    In this paper, it is argued that the prima facie conflict between special relativity and the quantum-mechanical collapse postulate is only apparent, and that the seemingly incompatible accounts of entangled systems undergoing collapse yielded by different reference frames can be regarded as no more than differing accounts of the same processes and events. Attention to the transformation properties of quantum-mechanical states undergoing unitary, non-collapse evolution points the way to a treatment of collapse evolution consistent with the demands of relativity. r (...)
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  7. Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics: A Maxwellian view.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2011 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 42 (4):237-243.
    One finds, in Maxwell's writings on thermodynamics and statistical physics, a conception of the nature of these subjects that differs in interesting ways from the way that they are usually conceived. In particular, though—in agreement with the currently accepted view—Maxwell maintains that the second law of thermodynamics, as originally conceived, cannot be strictly true, the replacement he proposes is different from the version accepted by most physicists today. The modification of the second law accepted by most physicists is a probabilistic (...)
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    Ontology for Collapse Theories.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2018 - In Shan Gao (ed.), Collapse of the Wave Function: Models, Ontology, Origin, and Implications. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
    In this chapter, I will discuss what it takes for a dynamical collapse theory to provide a reasonable description of the actual world. I will start with discussions of what is required, in general, of the ontology of a physical theory, and then apply it to the quantum case. One issue of interest is whether a collapse theory can be a quantum state monist theory, adding nothing to the quantum state and changing only its dynamics. Although this was one of (...)
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    Welcome to Cognitive Science: The Once and Future Multidisciplinary Society.Wayne D. Gray - 2019 - Topics in Cognitive Science 11 (4):838-844.
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    Rawls on Markets and Corporate Governance.Wayne Norman - 2015 - Business Ethics Quarterly 25 (1):29-64.
    ABSTRACT:Like most egalitarian political philosophers, John Rawls believes that a just society will rely on markets and business firms for much of its economic activity—despite acknowledging that market systems will tend to create very unequal distributions of goods, opportunities, power, and status. Rawls himself remains one of the few contemporary political philosophers to explore at any length the way an egalitarian theory of justice might deal with fundamental options in political economy. This article examines his arguments and conclusions on these (...)
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  11. Epistemic values and the value of learning.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2012 - Synthese 187 (2):547-568.
    In addition to purely practical values, cognitive values also figure into scientific deliberations. One way of introducing cognitive values is to consider the cognitive value that accrues to the act of accepting a hypothesis. Although such values may have a role to play, such a role does not exhaust the significance of cognitive values in scientific decision-making. This paper makes a plea for consideration of epistemic value —that is, value attaching to a state of belief—and defends the notion of cognitive (...)
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  12. Modal interpretations and relativity.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2002 - Foundations of Physics 32 (11):1773-1784.
    A proof is given, at a greater level of generality than previous 'no-go' theorems, of the impossibility of formulating a modal interpretation that exhibits 'serious' Lorentz invariance at the fundamental level. Particular attention is given to modal interpretations of the type proposed by Bub.
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    On some early objections to Bohm's theory.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2003 - International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 17 (1):7 – 24.
    Recent literature on Bohm's alternative to mainstream quantum mechanics may create the misleading impression that, except for perfunctory dismissals, the theory was ignored by the physics community in the years immediately following its proposal. As a matter of fact, Einstein, Pauli, and Heisenberg all published criticisms of Bohm's theory, explaining their reasons for not accepting the theory. These criticisms will be discussed and evaluated in this article.
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  14. Soft constraints in interactive behavior: the case of ignoring perfect knowledge in-the-world for imperfect knowledge in-the-head*1, *2.Wayne D. Gray & Wai-Tat Fu - 2004 - Cognitive Science 28 (3):359-382.
    Constraints and dependencies among the elements of embodied cognition form patterns or microstrategies of interactive behavior. Hard constraints determine which microstrategies are possible. Soft constraints determine which of the possible microstrategies are most likely to be selected. When selection is non-deliberate or automatic the least effort microstrategy is chosen. In calculating the effort required to execute a microstrategy each of the three types of operations, memory retrieval, perception, and action, are given equal weight; that is, perceptual-motor activity does not have (...)
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    Are "Gap-Fillers" Missing Premisses?Wayne Grennan - 1994 - Informal Logic 16 (3).
    Identifying the missing or unstated premisses of arguments is important, because their logical quality depends on them. Textbook authors regard enthymematic syllogisms (e.g., "Elvis is a man, so Elvis is mortal") as having an unstated premiss - the major premiss (e.g., "All men are mortal"). They are said to be such because these syllogisms become formally valid when the major premiss is added (i.e., it is a gap-filler). I argue that unstated major premises are not gap-fillers: they support a part (...)
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    Constructing Expertise: Surmounting Performance Plateaus by Tasks, by Tools, and by Techniques.Wayne D. Gray & Sounak Banerjee - 2021 - Topics in Cognitive Science 13 (4):610-665.
    Acquiring expertise in a task is often thought of as an automatic process that follows inevitably with practice according to the log‐log law (aka: power law) of learning. However, as Ericsson, Chase, and Faloon (1980) showed, this is not true for digit‐span experts and, as we show, it is certainly not true for Tetris players at any level of expertise. Although some people may simply “twitch” faster than others, the limit to Tetris expertise is not raw keypress time but the (...)
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    Is There ‘a Point’ to Markets? A Response to Martin.Wayne Norman - 2014 - Business Ethics Journal Review:22-28.
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    The Ethics of Secession as the Regulation of Secessionist Politics.Wayne Norman - 1998 - In Margaret Moore (ed.), National Self-Determination and Secession. Oxford University Press.
    This chapter argues that just‐cause theories of secession are superior to nationalist and choice rivals because only it represents a reasonable institutional response to secessionist politics. It also examines the possibilities for a secession clause within domestic constitutions.
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    12 The Evolutionary Origins of Volition.Wayne Christensen - 2007 - In David Spurrett, Don Ross, Harold Kincaid & Lynn Stephens (eds.), Distributed Cognition and the Will: Individual Volition and Social Context. MIT Press. pp. 255.
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    Case Study: Don't I Count?Eileen Amari-Vaught & Wayne Vaught - 1997 - Hastings Center Report 27 (2):23.
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    Criterion change in continuous recognition memory.Wayne Donaldson & Bennet B. Murdock Jr - 1968 - Journal of Experimental Psychology 76 (3p1):325.
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    Ontology of Relativistic Collapse Theories.Wayne C. Myrvold - unknown
    If some sort of dynamical collapse theory is correct, what might the world be like? Can a theory of that sort be a quantum state monist theory, or must such theories supplement the quantum state ontology with additional beables? In a previous work, I defended quantum state monism, with a distributional ontology along the lines advocated by Philip Pearle. In this chapter the account is extended to collapse theories in relativistic spacetimes.
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    Consolidation and retroactive interference in short-term recognition memory for pitch.Wayne A. Wickelgren - 1966 - Journal of Experimental Psychology 72 (2):250.
  24. Computability in Quantum Mechanics.Wayne C. Myrvold - 1995 - In Werner DePauli-Schimanovich, Eckehart Köhler & Friedrich Stadler (eds.), The Foundational Debate: Complexity and Constructivity in Mathematics and Physics. Dordrecht, Boston and London: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 33-46.
    In this paper, the issues of computability and constructivity in the mathematics of physics are discussed. The sorts of questions to be addressed are those which might be expressed, roughly, as: Are the mathematical foundations of our current theories unavoidably non-constructive: or, Are the laws of physics computable?
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    The Science of ΘΔcs{\Theta \Delta }^{\text{cs}}.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2020 - Foundations of Physics 50 (10):1219-1251.
    There is a long tradition of thinking of thermodynamics, not as a theory of fundamental physics, but as a theory of how manipulations of a physical system may be used to obtain desired effects, such as mechanical work. On this view, the basic concepts of thermodynamics, heat and work, and with them, the concept of entropy, are relative to a class of envisaged manipulations. This article is a sketch and defense of a science of manipulations and their effects on physical (...)
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    Locke and Demosthenes.Kenneth Wayne Sayles - 2013 - In Kevin S. Decker (ed.), Ender's Game and Philosophy. Malden, MA: Wiley. pp. 187–201.
    Ender's Game explains how Peter and Valentine Wiggin use their world's online nets to get weighty political influence. Peter and Valentine earn money from their online writing, get invited to important discussions, and learn more than the average citizen about political matters. And they continue to build the influence of Locke and Demosthenes, in a public arena. Anonymous is an Internet entity very much like Locke and Demosthenes in the sense that average users are listening to Anonymous without knowing whose (...)
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  27. Guided imagery and immune system function in normal subjects: A summary of research findings.John Schneider, C. Wayne Smith, Chris Minning, Sara Whitcher & Jerry Hermanson - 1990 - In Robert G. Kunzendorf (ed.), Mental Imagery. Plenum Press. pp. 179-191.
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    Champions of a Free Society: Ideas of Capitalism's Philosophers and Economists.Edward Wayne Younkins - 2008 - Lanham: Lexington Books.
    This book is written for individuals who want to learn about the philosophical foundations of political and economic freedom. It is an introduction and a guide to the principal theoretical ideas on liberty produced by the most influential and creative thinkers in history, with chapters on Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, and Carl Menger.
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    Flourishing & Happiness in a Free Society: Toward a Synthesis of Aristotelianism, Austrian Economics, and Ayn Rand's Objectivism.Edward Wayne Younkins - 2011 - Lanham, Md.: Upa.
    This book emphasizes the compatibility of Aristotelianism, Austrian economics, and Ayn Rand's Objectivism, arguing that particular ideas from these areas can be integrated as a potential paradigm of human flourishing and happiness in a free society. It constructs an understanding from various disciplines into a clear, consistent, and systematic whole.
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  30. The social implications of neurobiological explanations of resistible compulsions.Adrian Carter & Wayne Hall - 2007 - American Journal of Bioethics 7 (1):15 – 17.
    The authors comments on several articles on addiction. Research suggests that addicted individuals have substantial impairments in cognitive control of behavior. The authors maintain that a proper study of addiction must include a neurobiological model of addiction to draw the attention of bioethicists and addiction neurobiologists. They also state that more addiction neuroscientists like S. E. Hyman are needed as they understand the limits of their research. Accession Number: 24077921; Authors: Carter, Adrian 1; Email Address: adrian.carter@uq.edu.au Hall, Wayne 1; (...)
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  31. The Decision Problem for Entanglement.Wayne C. Myrvold - 1997 - In Robert Sonné Cohen, Michael Horne & John J. Stachel (eds.), Potentiality, Entanglement, and Passion-at-a-Distance: Quantum Mechanical Studies for Abner Shimony. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 177--190.
  32. Fetishism and Ideology: A Reply to Dimoulis and Milios.Mike Wayne - 2005 - Historical Materialism 13 (3):193-218.
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    An ethics committee explores restraint use and practices.Wayne Vaught & Ruth M. Lamdan - 1998 - HEC Forum 10 (3-4):306-316.
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    Parents, Lies, and Videotape: Covert Video Surveillance in Pediatric Care.Wayne Vaught - 2004 - Journal of Clinical Ethics 15 (2):161-172.
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    Philosophy, Christianity, and revolution in Eric Voegelin and eugen rosenstock‐huessy.Wayne Cristaudo - 1999 - The European Legacy 4 (5):58-74.
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    Kant's Psychologism, Part I.Wayne Waxman - 1999 - Kantian Review 3:41-63.
    In this paper, I shall argue that the most moderate and balanced way to view Kant's transcendental philosophy is as a species of psychological investigation analogous to Hume's, but refounded on a doctrine of pure sensibility, such as Hume never allowed himself . This might seem to fly in the face of what many interpreters of Kant deem conventional wisdom: that the burden of proof is on one who claims that psychology is essential to transcendental philosophy. On this view, there (...)
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    Leo and His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli by Annie Cohen-Solal (review).Wayne Andersen - 2013 - Common Knowledge 19 (2):384-385.
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    Repetition and the memory stores.Wayne H. Bartz - 1969 - Journal of Experimental Psychology 80 (1):33.
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    Two factors affecting stimulus generalization on a spatial dimension.Wayne O. Evans - 1961 - Journal of Experimental Psychology 61 (2):142.
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    Balancing Virtues and Values.Wayne Vaught - 2008 - Metascience 17 (2):287-292.
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    Introduction to Volume 12, Issue 4 of topiCS.Wayne D. Gray - 2020 - Topics in Cognitive Science 12 (4):1050-1052.
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  42. A simple solution to Mortensen and Priest's truth teller paradox.J. Wayne Smith - 1984 - Logique Et Analyse 27 (6):217.
     
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  43. Constructivism, Computability, and Physical Theories.Wayne C. Myrvold - 1994 - Dissertation, Boston University
    This dissertation is an investigation into the degree to which the mathematics used in physical theories can be constructivized. The techniques of recursive function theory and classical logic are used to separate out the algorithmic content of mathematical theories rather than attempting to reformulate them in terms of "intuitionistic" logic. The guiding question is: are there experimentally testable predictions in physics which are not computable from the data? ;The nature of Church's thesis, that the class of effectively calculable functions on (...)
     
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  44. Waiting for the Word: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Speaking about God.Frits de Lange & Wayne Whitson Floyd - 2000
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    Experimental evidence for a minimalist account of English resumptive pronouns.Dana McDaniel & Wayne Cowart - 1999 - Cognition 70 (2):15-24.
    In this article we provide evidence for a Minimalist account of English-type resumptive pronouns. Our findings provide empirical support for syntactic theories that, like Minimalist accounts, allow for competition among derivations. According to our account, resumptive pronouns are spell-outs of traces. For reasons of economy, the resumptive pronoun surfaces only when the derivation with the trace is precluded by syntactic principles. This account predicts that resumptive pronouns should only improve violations of constraints on representation, and not violations of constraints on (...)
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  46. Relativistic Markovian dynamical collapse theories must employ nonstandard degrees of freedom.Wayne C. Myrvold - 2017 - Physical Review A 96:062116.
    The impossibility of an indeterministic evolution for standard relativistic quantum field theories, that is, theories in which all fields satisfy the condition that the generators of space-time translation have spectra in the forward light-cone, is demonstrated. The demonstration proceeds by arguing that a relativistically invariant theory must have a stable vacuum and then showing that stability of the vacuum, together with the requirements imposed by relativistic causality, entails deterministic evolution, if all degrees of freedom are standard degrees of freedom.
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    An introduction to human problems.Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin - 1930 - [Boston]: Houghton Mifflin company.
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  48. The Logical Limits of Science.Joseph Wayne Smith - 1989 - Epistemologia 12 (1):153.
  49. The recent case against physicalist theories of mind: A review essay.Joseph Wayne Smith - 1989 - Explorations in Knowledge 6 (1):13-30.
     
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    Logic Crystallized.Donald Wayne Viney - 1997 - Teaching Philosophy 20 (2):143-154.
    This paper presents, explains, and addresses the pedagogical utility of the “Wachter crystal,” a three-dimensional representation of basic principles of logic designed and created by Thomas Wachter in 1992. The author first discusses a way of understanding relations of logical inference which groups propositions possessing identical truth tables into the same class (that is, a way of conceptualizing rules for replacement). Next, the author presents and explains a 16 x 16 matrix, the most basic figure for representing the inferential relations (...)
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