Geology and Sanitary Science1

Foundations of Data Science1

Asepsis and Bacteriology: A Realignment of Surgery and Laboratory Science1

This paper examines the origins of aseptic surgery in the German-speaking countries. It interprets asepsis as the outcome of a mutual realignment of surgery and laboratory science. In that process, phenomena of surgical reality were being modelled and simplified in the bacteriological laboratory so that they could be subjected to control by the researcher's hands and eyes. Once control was achi...

The Roles of Philosophy in Cognitive Science1

What does philosophy contribute to cognitive science? This question is addressed indirectly, by describing some of the many roles philosophers play. These include Pioneer, Building Inspector, Zen Monk, Cartographer, Archivist, Cheerleader and Gadfly. As a preparatory exercise, philosophers are characterized in terms of their primary methods: argument, conceptual analysis, and historical perspec...

Environmental Geology and Planning

Medical Research and Sanitary Engineering