Paul L. Murphy 1923–1997

Robert G. Loudon and Raymond L. H. Murphy

Our knowledge of lung sounds is based largely on empirical observation. Laënnec (1) knew that the sounds heard by applying the ear directly to the chest provided useful information, and he was delighted when he found that a device intended to preserve decorum unexpectedly presented better information. With enormous industry, and with access to a large population of pulmonary patients both clini...

Murphy McCaleb

This paper examines small ensemble interaction from the perspective of reflective practice. Current research on ensembles has increasingly focused on determining communicative properties of performers’ physical gestures. Interpretative coordination, although mentioned by Goodman (2002) and Williamon and Davidson (2002), has not been extensively explored. I argue that interpretative ensemble col...

Murphy Was an Optimist

The Murphy Clinics

we may orientate the position of any calculi and that the radiograph should be of both kidneys. Speaking of sarcomata which are inoperable he has had excellent results from the combined use of Coley's fluid, cacodylate of sodium, and X-rays. Sodium cacodylate is given hypodermically, 2, 3, or 4 grains being administered daily and then increasing the dose to 10 grains every third or fourth day. ...

L. A. Paul Truth Conditions of Tensed Sentence Types

Quentin Smith has argued that the new tenseless theory of time is faced with insurmountable problems and should be abandoned in favour of the tensed theory of time. Smith’s main argument attacks the fundamental premise of the tenseless theory: that tenseless truth conditions for tokens of tensed sentences adequately capture the meaning of tensed sentences. His position is that tenseless truth c...