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The stanhope demonstrator

Robert Harley

Mind 4 (14):192-210 (1879)

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Mechanisms and psychological explanation.Cory Wright & William Bechtel - 2006 - In Paul Thagard, Handbook of the Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science. Elsevier.details As much as assumptions about mechanisms and mechanistic explanation have deeply affected psychology, they have received disproportionately little analysis in philosophy. After a historical survey of the influences of mechanistic approaches to explanation of psychological phenomena, we specify the nature of mechanisms and mechanistic explanation. Contrary to some treatments of mechanistic explanation, we maintain that explanation is an epistemic activity that involves representing and reasoning about mechanisms. We discuss the manner in which mechanistic approaches serve to bridge levels rather than (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 35 citations
(1 other version)A survey of the life of Hugh MacColl (1837-1909).Michael Astroh, Ivor Grattan-Guinness & Stephen Read - 2001 - History and Philosophy of Logic 22 (2):81-98.details The Scottish logician Hugh MacColl is well known for his innovative contributions to modal and nonclassical logics. However, until now little biographical information has been available about his academic and cultural background, his personal and professional situation, and his position in the scientific community of the Victorian era. The present article reports on a number of recent findings. Download Export citation Bookmark 7 citations
(1 other version)A survey of the life of Hugh MacColl (1837-1909).Michael Astroh, Ivor Grattan-Guinness & Stephen Read - 2011 - Philosophia Scientiae 15:7-29.details Introduction Contrary to a widespread assumption the modern history of modal logic did not start with C. I. Lewis’ Survey of Symbolic Logic [Lewis 1918]. His eminent work was preceded by some 20 years by H. MacColl’s fifth article on ‘The Calculus of Equivalent Statements’. This article was read at the London Mathematical Society on 12 November 1896. Some months later it was published in the Society’s Proceedings [MacColl 1896-1897]. During the following years MacColl presented his logic prim... Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
The logic demonstrators of the 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753–1816).Jane Wess - 1997 - Annals of Science 54 (4):375-395.details SummaryThe Science Museum, London, recently acquired some circular logic demonstrators by Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope. A study of what exists of Stanhope's unpublished book, notes and letters on the subject allows the development of his demonstrators to be traced. A consideration of Stanhope's characters and interests reveals an Enlightenment figure with aspirations consonant with that era, the logic demonstrators representing the material culmination of his ideals. Yet the demonstrators were not made public during his lifetime, and the final form (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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