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  • Introduction to "The Development of a People" 

    Gooding-Williams, Robert, and Chike Jeffers. 2013. "Introduction to "The Development of a People"." Ethics 123(3): 521-524.
    An introduction is presented in which the reprinting of "The Development of a People," an essay on race by African-American scholar and activist William Edward Burghardt du Bois, within the issue is discussed.

  • The Nature of Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine 

    Goldenberg, Maya J., Kirstin Borgerson, and Robyn Bluhm. 2009. "The Nature of Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine." Perspectives in Biology & Medicine 52(2): 164-167. Copyright © 2009 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in Perspectives in Biology & Medicine 52(2): Spring 2009, pages 164-167.
    The article focuses on the examination of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in medicine. EBM's contribution in the clinical practice has long been used in the development of institutional and professional guidelines in ...

  • Paraconsistent Logic: The View from the Right 

    Schotch, Peter K.. 1992. "Paraconsistent Logic: The View from the Right." PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1992(, Volume Two: Symposia and Invited Papers): 421-429. Copyright © 1992 The Philosophy of Science Association.
    "The best known approaches to "reasoning with inconsistent data" require a logical framework which is decidedly non-classical. An alternative is presented here, beginning with some motivation which has been surprised ...

  • Promises and perils of cognitive performance tools: A dialogue 

    Viirre, E., Baylis, F., & Downie, J. (2007). Promises and perils of cognitive performance tools: A dialogue. Technology 11, Supplement 1, 9-25. doi: 10.3727/107292408786938853
    Cognitive performance tools are evolving and their application is expanding rapidly. Although these tools promise significant advantages, they also raise a number of significant ethical and social concerns. This paper ...

  • VALUING EVIDENCE: bias and the evidence hierarchy of evidence-based medicine 

    Borgerson, Kirstin. 2009. "VALUING EVIDENCE: bias and the evidence hierarchy of evidence-based medicine." Perspectives in Biology & Medicine 52(2): 218-233. Copyright © 2009 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in Perspectives in Biology & Medicine 52(2), Spring 2009, pages 218-233.
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