Remarks by Paul Schwartz

Remarks on the philosophy of mathematics ( 1969 ) Paul

When we compare mathematics with logic in regard to the role assigned to these two domains of knowledge within philosophical thinking, we find a disagreement among philosophers. For some logic is singled out; for them, logic in the broader sense is the λóγoς, that what is rational, and logic in the narrower sense is the inventory of elementary insights which should lie beneath all consideration...

Marc Schwartz

LFA-1 activation plays a major role in reducing the velocity of rolling leukocytes and causing firm adhesion to the endothelium. The signaling cascades that cause LFA-1 activation during this process have been described through mostly correlative experiments, but the precise occurrence and location of LFA-1 activation in response to specific signals has not been directly shown. Tim Springer’s g...

Twins' IQs: a reply to Schwartz and Schwartz.

It is argued that the criticisms by Schwartz and Schwartz of Jensen's analysis of IQ data on monozygotic twins reared apart fall down on two central points, methodological and theoretical: (a) Valid inferences concerning the broad heritability of intelligence can be drawn from analysis of the combined data from several independent studies of MZ twins reared apart, even though the groups differ ...

Spin Cycle By Paul DuguiD

A ccording to Tim Wu, David Sarnoff, president of NBC, liked to spin " vainglorious tales for reporters and historians, " not unlike " the ancient Chinese emperors who rewrote history as soon as they came to power, to prove they had had Heaven's mandate all along. " In The Master Switch, a history of " information empires, " Wu is happy to pierce the vainglory of modern technological emperors l...

Kinetic Theories by Paul Nelson*