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Modeling without representation by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

“…How can mathematical models which represent the causal structure of the world incompletely or incorrectly have any scientific value? I argue that this apparent…”
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Realism without tears II: The structuralist legacy of sensory physiology by Isaac, Alistair M.C.

“…This paper examines the implications of the Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies for contemporary philosophy and psychology. Part I analyzed Johannes Peter…”
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Hubris to humility: Tonal volume and the fundamentality of psychophysical quantities by Isaac, Alistair M.C.

“…Psychophysics measures the attributes of perceptual experience. The question of whether some of these attributes should be interpreted as more fundamental, or…”
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The Ups and Downs of Mechanism Realism: Functions, Levels, and Crosscutting Hierarchies by Dewhurst, Joe, Isaac, Alistair. M. C.

“…Mechanism realists assert the existence of mechanisms as objective structures in the world, but their exact metaphysical commitments are unclear. We introduce…”
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Prospects for timbre physicalism by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

“…Timbre is that property of a sound that distinguishes it other than pitch and loudness, for instance the distinctive sound quality of a violin or flute. While…”
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Apophatic science: how computational modeling can explain consciousness by Bridewell, Will, Isaac, Alistair M C

“…Abstract This study introduces a novel methodology for consciousness science. Consciousness as we understand it pretheoretically is inherently subjective, yet…”
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The Allegory of Isomorphism by Isaac, Alistair M. C

“…Isomorphism has become a key concept for the analysis of representation in many contexts: perceptual experience, mental imagery, scientific theories, and…”
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Structural Realism for Secondary Qualities by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

“…This paper outlines and defends a novel position in the color realism debate, namely structural realism. This position is novel in that it dissociates the…”
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Objective Similarity and Mental Representation by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

“…The claim that similarity plays a role in representation has been philosophically discredited. Psychologists, however, routinely analyse the success of mental…”
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Realism without tears I: Müller’s Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies by Isaac, Alistair M.C.

“…The Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies has been and continues to be enormously influential in the physiology, psychology, and philosophy of perception. In…”
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Quantifying the subjective: Psychophysics and the geometry of color by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

“…Early psychophysical methods as codified by Fechner motivate the development of quantitative theories of subjective experience. The basic insight is that just…”
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Model uncertainty and policy choice: A plea for integrated subjectivism by Isaac, Alistair M.C.

“…A question at the intersection of scientific modeling and public choice is how to deal with uncertainty about model predictions. This “high-level” uncertainty…”
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Calibration of a Ge crystal with nuclear recoils for the development of a dark matter detector by Messous, Y., Chambon, B., Chazal, V., De Jésus, M., Drain, D., Pastor, C., de Bellefon, A., Chapellier, M., Chardin, G., Gaillard-Lecanu, E., Gerbier, G., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Lhote, D., Mallet, J., Mosca, L., Perillo-Isaac, M.-C., Tao, C., Yvon, D.

“…The ionization deposited in a Ge crystal by the scattering of ≈ 1 MeV neutrons on Ge nuclei is measured and its lowenergy behavior is investigated down to…”
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Introduction by Isaac, Alistair M. C., Ward, Dave

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Introduction by Isaac, Alistair M. C., Ward, Dave

“…Several strands of contemporary cognitive science and its philosophy have emerged in recent decades that emphasize the role of action in cognition, resting…”
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First results from the cryogenic dark matter search in the Soudan underground laboratory by AKERIB, D. S, ALVARO-DEAN, J, CABRERA, B, CALDWELL, D. O, CALLAHAN, D, CASTLE, J. P, CHANG, C. L, CHOATE, R, CRISLER, M. B, CUSHMAN, P, DIXON, R, DRAGOWSKY, M. R, ARMEL-FUNKHOUSER, M. S, DRISCOLL, D. D, DUONG, L, EMES, J, FERRIL, R, FILIPPINI, J, GAITSKELL, R. J, HALDEMAN, M, HALE, D, HOLMGREN, D, HUBER, M. E, ATTISHA, M. J, JOHNSON, B, JOHNSON, W, KAMAT, S, KOZLOVSKY, M, KULA, L, KYRE, S, LAMBIN, B, LU, A, MAHAPATRA, R, MANALAYSAY, A. G, BAUDIS, L, MANDIC, V, MAY, J, MCDONALD, R, MERKEL, B, MEUNIER, P, MIRABOLFATHI, N, MORRISON, S, NELSON, H, NELSON, R, NOVAK, L, BAUER, D. A, OGBURN, R. W, ORR, S, PERERA, T. A, PERILLO ISAAC, M. C, RAMBERG, E, RAU, W, REISETTER, A, ROSS, R. R, SAAB, T, SADOULET, B, BEATY, J, BRINK, P. L, BUNKER, R, BURKE, S. P

“…We report the first results from a search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment at the Soudan…”
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Paul M. Churchland, Plato’s Camera: How the Physical Brain Captures a Landscape of Abstract Universals . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2012), 304 pp., $18.00 (paper) by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

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Introduction by Isaac, Alistair M; C

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Introduction by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

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Introduction by Isaac, Alistair M. C.

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