Constructive Natural Theology. Newman Smyth. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1913. Pp. viii, 123. $1.00.

Profile of Charles M. Newman.

O n the surface, CharlesNewman’s mathematical research looks abstract, but his models are never far from potential application to the real world. Newman specializes in models of disordered systems that condensed-matter physicists use to understand the behavior of materials as they change phases. His work has also provided insight into apparent discontinuities in the fossil record and the potent...

2005. Pp. viii+532.

Unfortunately, most linguists take this equivalence to mean that one should adopt a model which is either rules-only or constraints-only, for the sake of theoretical sanitation. Thus, proponents of Optimality Theory (OT) employ only constraints, while proponents of classical generative phonology (see, for example, Kenstowicz & Kisseberth 1979) employ only rules. At last, someone recognizes that...

A Modern Natural Theology?

In memoriam: charles miller fisher, MD (1913-2012).

W hen Charles Miller Fisher, MD, died on April 14, 2012, the field of neurology lost one of its 20th century giants. Fisher was born one of 9 children in 1913 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School, soon after marrying his life’s love, Doris. In 1940, as war engulfed Europe, he volunteered for the Canadian Navy but was transferred on lo...

Natural Theology and the Qur’an

Natural theology is reading the book of nature, not the book of revelation, for knowledge of God. Natural theology, as a category employed by practitioners, originated within the history of Christianity, as passages from the New Testament such as Romans 1:20 raised the possibility of knowledge about God without revelation. The best-known work of natural theology is William Paley’s (d. 1805 AD) ...