Historicism 17 Nov 202417 Nov 2024 I have made my latest Substack post available to all. In which I defend myself from heinous charges and calumnies, and defend a kind of historicism. Book History Science
Epistemology Classification and the DSM 24 Dec 201227 Jan 2013 More from my forthcoming book with Malte Ebach. Last post for the year, folks. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders This text, known by its acronym the DSM (-I, -II-, III or -IV, and -V due in 2013), is the main standard classification of mental illness and disorders… Read More
History Reality, academe and the liberal bias 21 Feb 2008 The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article discussing a study as to why there are so few conservative academics, in the light of the campaign by conservative activist David Horowitz to propose and “academic bill of rights”. The answer? John Stuart Mill put it best: What I stated was,… Read More
Epistemology tautology 1a: corrections 21 Aug 2009 So Gary Nelson reminded me of his paper on “The Two Wallaces” (2009) in which he points out that Wallace used the tautology argument himself, and responded to criticisms as early as 1873. Wallace also used the term “fitness” in a general sense. Read More