Metaphysical Foundationalism: Consensus and Controversy

Acupuncture analgesia: areas of consensus and controversy.

The clinical practice of acupuncture is growing in popularity world-wide. In parallel, interest in the scientific basis of acupuncture has been increasing, as reflected by a dramatic rise in the number of scientific publications on acupuncture and related techniques (ART) in the recent decade [16]. After 40 years of extensive studies, compelling evidence has been obtained to support acupuncture...

The Neurobiology of Decision: Consensus and Controversy

We review and synthesize recent neurophysiological studies of decision making in humans and nonhuman primates. From these studies, the basic outline of the neurobiological mechanism for primate choice is beginning to emerge. The identified mechanism is now known to include a multicomponent valuation stage, implemented in ventromedial prefrontal cortex and associated parts of striatum, and a cho...

Internalist Foundationalism

I provide a construal of the epistemic regress problem and I take issue with the contention that a foundationalist solution is incompatible with an internalist account of warrant. I sketch a foundationalist solution to the regress problem that respects a plausible version of internalism. I end with the suggestion that the strategy that I have presented is not available only to the traditional v...

Adaptive phenotypic plasticity: consensus and controversy.

Phenotypic plasticity is an environmentally based change in the phenotype. Understanding the evolution of adaptive phenotypic plasticity has been hampered by dissenting opinions on the merits of different methods of description, on the underlying genetic mechanisms, and on the way that plasticity is affected by natural selection in a heterogeneous environment. During much of this debate, the au...

Investigational treatments: coverage, controversy, and consensus.