Edward R. Dougherty

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October 5, 2018

Hannah Arendt, Between Future and Past

Edward R. Dougherty

Hannah Arendt envisioned the collapse of Western civilization. Are we living through it? How near to truth was her prediction?

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July 23, 2018

Why Non-Scientists Need To Study the Philosophy of Science

Edward R. Dougherty

NAS Member Edward R. Dougherty writes on what all students should know about scientific epistemology.

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October 30, 2017

Why Scientists Need to Study the Philosophy of Science

Edward R. Dougherty

NAS Member Edward R. Dougherty writes on the epistemological crisis confronting modern science.

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December 19, 2016

Debating Scientific Epistemology

Edward R. Dougherty

Professor Dougherty discusses the dangers of modeling complex systems in response to Professors Gilley and Goldstein.

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February 29, 2016

Beach Books: Readings for the Last Man

Edward R. Dougherty

A professor reflects on the childish fare being fed to today's college students.

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September 9, 2015

Book Review: Will and Ariel Durant, The Lessons of History

Edward R. Dougherty

The Lessons of History offers a "stimulus to seriousness" in the study of history. 

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