Progress in Medical Science

Science in Progress

One, a discussion of the principles and methods underlying the developmental examination of behavior, is unchanged. Part Two, an analysis of defects and deviations of development, has been expanded to include a section on congenital abnormalities in connection with low-grade amentia; the chapter on convulsive disorders has been revised, and includes additional material on epilepsy; a discussion...

Ontological Progress in Science

In the grand tradition, philosophical ontology was considered logically and epistemologically prior to scientific ontology. Like many contemporary philosophers of science, we consider this a mistake. There is a two-way traffic between philosophical and scientific ontologies; the more we learn about what there actually is, the more we learn about what can be and what must be, and vice versa. But...

The renewal of medical education in Iran: progress and challenge

Progress in Medical Genetics

THIS second volume of PROGRESS IN MEDICAL GENETICS New Series, well illustrates the diversity of subjects which falls within the purview of the medical geneticist. In keeping with previous volumes, there is a mixture of articles of clinical significance, mechanisms of disease and human variation. There are six reviews by a number of authorities. One of the most interesting topics is the review ...

Compression-Driven Progress in Science

The construction of an artificial scientist, a machine that discovers and describes the general rules governing a variety of complex environments, can be considered an important challenge for artificial general intelligence. Recently, a computational framework for scientific investigation has been postulated in the theory of compression-driven progress. Here, I propose an implementation of an a...