Selected Publications

Reviews, Papers, and Books

Laura Lander Hall on the Lander University Campus

Book Reviews:

Numerous reviews of books in the History and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics in Zygon, Dialogue, American Scientist, and Choice.

Papers and Books

"Some Applications of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Neutron Activation Analysis and Column Chromatography for Clinical Medicine," Maryland Journal for Medical Technologists, with E. A. Levri and N. D. Brown, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Fall, 1968), 1-8.
The Philosophical Argument in Berkeley’'s Essay , Fayetteville, Ark.: University of Arkansas, 1973.
"William James' Distinction of Philosophical Temperaments," Dialogue, Vol. 16, No. 2/3 (January-May, 1974), 31-36.
"Contributions of Philosophy for Mankind’s Betterment Since World War II," Philosophic Research and Analysis, Vol. V, No. 4 (Spring, 1974), 10. Prize-winning essay.
"Evolutionary Levels of Phenomena as a Guiding Hypothesis for Research and Man’s Future," Philosophic Research and Analysis, with G. E. Archie, Vol. VI, No. 3 (Summer, 1976), 5-8.
"Evolutionary Levels of Phenomena as a Guiding Hypothesis for Research and Man’s Future," republished in Philosophy Folio Reprints (Boulder, Colorado: Contemporary Philosophy, 1982).
"A Simple Defense of Material Implication," The Relevance Logic Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3 (September, 1976), 119-122.
"A Broadly Controlled Pluralistic Democracy: A Viable Solution to Mankind’s Betterment," Philosophic Research and Analysis, with G. E. Archie, Vol. VI, No. 5 (Early Winter, 1986), 7-9.
"A Broadly Controlled Pluralistic Democracy: A Viable Solution to Mankind’s Betterment," republished in Philosophy Folio Reprints (Boulder, Colorado: Contemporary Philosophy, 1982).
"Transitivity and the Hypothetical Syllogism," International Logic Review, Vol. 8, No. 1 (June, 1977) 102-104.
Hume, Kant, and Contemporary Analyses of Causation , Fayetteville, Ark.: University of Arkansas, 1977.
" A Note on the Truth Table for ‘If p then q’," Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, Vol. XVIII, No. 4 (October, 1977), 596-598.
" A Self-Directed Graduate Seminar," Metaphilosophy, with B. G. Hurdle, Jr., Vol. 9, No. 1 (January, 1978, 86-94. Also, published by the National Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Union College, August 1976.
"A Critique of ‘A Simple Defense of Material Implication’," Zentralblat fur Mathematik (Spring, 1978) No. 634676.
"Symbolic and Cultural Activity: A Central Problem for the Humanistic Society," Philosophic Research and Analysis, Vol. VI, No. 12 (Late Winter, 1979, 5-7.
"Symbolic and Cultural Activity: A Central Problem for the Humanistic Society." republished in Philosophy Folio Reprints (Boulder Colorado: Contemporary Philosophy, 1982).
" A Simple Defense of Material Implication," Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, Vol. XX, No. 2 (April, 1979), 412-414.
College Seminar Handbook: Methods of Critical Thinking, Lander College (Fall, 1981), Also the revised edition with new exercises (Fall, 1982) and the Teacher’s Edition with answers to exercises (Fall, 1982).
"Evolutionary Levels of Phenomena as a Guiding Hypothesis for Research and Man’s Future," in the Philosophy of the Humanistic Society, ed. by Alfred E. Koenig (New York: Humanities Press, 1982).
"The No-Alternative Paradox and the Possibility of Metaphysics," Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January-February, 1995), 13-20.
"An Analysis of ‘The Hobbes Game’," Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 18, No. 3 (September, 1995), 257-268.
Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader , with John Archie. Open Source: GFDL, 2003.
Reading for Philosophical Inquiry: A Brief Introduction to Philosophical Thinking , with John G. Archie, Open Source: GFDL, 2004.
" Hume's Considered View on Causality," History of Philosophy of Science ID=2247, PhilSci-Archive (March, 2005) 1-17.
Readings in Eastern Philosophy: An Open Source Text , with John G. Archie, Open Source: GFDL, 2005.
Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha: An Open Source Reader , with John G. Archie, Open Source: GFDL, 2006.
Reading in the History of Aesthetics: An Open Source Reader with John G. Archie, Open Source: GFDL, 2006.

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