Privacy and the Law: A Philosophical Prelude

Philosophical Anthropology and the Law

Law, Psychiatry, and Philosophical Analysis

Historical Prelude and the Treatment of the Periodic System and Table in the Philosophical Literature

Although the periodic system of elements is central to the study of chemistry and has been influential in the development of quantum theory and quantum mechanics, its study has been largely neglected in philosophy of science. The present article is a detailed criticism of one notable exception, an attempt by Hettema and Kuipers to axiomatize the periodic table and to discuss the reduction of ch...

Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Law

Neuroscience and the law: philosophical differences and practical constraints.

Controversies surrounding the value of neuroscience as forensic evidence are explored from the perspective of the philosophy of mind, as well as from a practical analysis of the state of the scientific research literature. At a fundamental philosophical level there are profound differences in how law and neuroscience view the issue of criminal responsibility along the continuum from free will t...