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James McAllister

Professor History and Philosophy of Science

Name
Prof.dr. J.W. McAllister
Telephone
+31 71 527 2004
E-mail
j.w.mcallister@hum.leidenuniv.nl
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0164-1638

James McAllister is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the Institute for Philosophy.

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Prof. McAllister’s research is in the field of History and Philosophy of Science. Current research themes include the relation between patterns in empirical data and the structure of the world, beauty and effortlessness in scientific practice, the role of emotions in scientists’ decisions, thought experiments, and the relation between history of science and philosophy of science. McAllister is the author of Beauty and Revolution in Science (Cornell University Press, 1996) and editor of International Studies in the Philosophy of Science.

McAllister was PI of the NWO-funded research programme, “Philosophical Foundations of the Historiography of Science”, 2008–2013.

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Professor History and Philosophy of Science

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte

Work address

P.J. Veth
Nonnensteeg 1-3
2311 VJ Leiden
Room number 2.21

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  • McAllister J.W. (2020), Does artistic value pose a special problem for time travel theories?, British Journal of Aesthetics 60(1): 61-69. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2019), Art and Science: A Tangled Relation. In: Wuppuluri S., Wun D. (Eds.) On Art and Science: Tango of an Eternally Inseparable Duo. Cham: Springer. 1-10. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2019), Moeite (Inaugural address. Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden). Leiden: Primavera Pers. inaugural address
  • McAllister J.W. (2018), Historicism and cross-culture comparison. In: Stuart M.T., Fehige Y. & Brown J.R. (Eds.) The Routledge companion to thought experiments. London: Routledge. 425-438. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2018), Scientists’ Reuse of Old Empirical Data: Epistemological Aspects, Philosophy of Science 85(5): 755–766. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2018), Using History as Evidence in Philosophy of Science: A Methodological Critique, Journal of the Philosophy of History 12: 239–258. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2016), Editor’s Report, 2015, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 30(3): 197-199. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2016), Rhetoric of Effortlessness in Science, Perspectives on Science 24(2): 145–166. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2015), Editor’s Report, 2014, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 29(3): 229-231. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2015), Le Rôle de l’émotion dans la résolution des dilemmes méthodologiques en science. In: Andler D. (Ed.) Sciences et décision. Besançon: Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté. 77–92. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2014), Editor's Report, 2013 , International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 28: 231-233. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2014), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 48(1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2014), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 28(1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2014), Methodological Dilemmas and Emotion in Science, Synthese 191: 3143-3158. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2014), Six Questions for Any Account of Mathematical Beauty, with Some Answers. conference paper
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), Empirical Evidence that the World Is Not a Computer. In: Emmer M. (Ed.) Imagine Math 2: Between Culture and Mathematics. Milan: Springer. 127-135. book chapter
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 27(1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 44(1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2013), Reasoning with Visual Metaphors, Knowledge Engineering Review 28(--): 367-379. article in journal
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), Secondary Qualities Generalized: How Perception Creates New Classes of Facts. conference paper
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), The Information Content of Empirical Data: Methodological and Metaphysical Implications. conference paper
  • McAllister J. W. (2013), The Veracity of Empirical Data: A Causal Account of Observational Error. conference paper
  • McAllister J.W. (2013), Thought Experiment and the Exercise of Imagination in Science. In: Frappier M., Meynell L., Brown J. R. (Eds.) Thought Experiments in Philosophy, Science, and the Arts. New York: Routledge. 11-29. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (27 November 2012), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Science? (Lecture). Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2 October 2012), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Science? (Lecture). Sectie Filosofie, Technische Universiteit Delft. other
  • McAllister J.W. (21 September 2012), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Science? (Lecture). College of Philosophy and Sociology, Beijing Normal University. other
  • McAllister J.W. (19 September 2012), The Veracity of Empirical Data: A Causal Account of Observational Error (Lecture). Research Center for Philosophy of Science and Technology, Shanxi University. other
  • McAllister J.W. (6 September 2012), Moeiteloosheid (Lecture). Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Universiteit Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (12 July 2012), The Porous Border Between Theoretical and Epistemic Virtues: The Case of Theoretical Beauty (Lecture). Zukunftskolleg, Universität Konstanz. other
  • McAllister J.W. (25 June 2012), Realism and Materialism in Recent Historiography of Science (Lecture). Department of Philosophy, Durham University. other
  • McAllister J.W. (21 June 2012), Emotion in Scientific Practice (Lecture). Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte, Leusden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 April 2012), Verklarende kracht van religieuze kennis (Lecture). Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, Universiteit Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (17 April 2012), Ruđer Bošković, the Paradoxes of Contact Action, and the Rise of Dynamism (Lecture). Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (31 March 2012), La visione algoritmica della natura (Lecture). Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, Venetië. other
  • McAllister J.W. (8 March 2012), History of Science and the Role of Intervening Time (Lecture). Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (19 January 2012), Perspectivalism about Structures in the World (Lecture). Vakgroep Wijsbegeerte en Moraalwetenschap, Universiteit Gent. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2012), Climate Science Controversies and the Demand for Access to Empirical Data, Philosophy of Science 79: 871-880. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2012), Editor's Report, 2011, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 26: 237-239. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2012), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 43. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2012), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 26. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (8 October 2011), Emotion in Scientists’ Decision Making (Lecture). Athens. other
  • McAllister J.W. (9 September 2011), Boscovich, the Paradoxes of Contact Action, and the Rise of Dynamism (Lecture). Pavia. other
  • McAllister J.W. (17 May 2011), Limits to the Algorithmic Compression of Empirical Data (Lecture). Paris. other
  • McAllister J.W. (13 May 2011), Schoonheid en waarheid in de wetenschap (Lecture). Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (12 April 2011), Scientific Journal Publishing as Costly Signalling (Lecture). Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (11 March 2011), Schoonheid en waarheid in de wetenschap (Lecture). Rotterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2011), Editor’s Report, 2010, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 25: 203-204. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2011), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 25. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2011), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Cons. Ed. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2011), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 25 (1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2011), What Do Patterns in Empirical Data Tell Us About the Structure of the World?, Synthese 182: 73-87. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (18 June 2010), “Thought Experiments as Simulations: Epistemology and Methodology” (Lecture). Halifax, Nova Scotia. other
  • McAllister J.W. (17 June 2010), “Two Brief Histories of Thought Experiments” (Lecture). Halifax, Nova Scotia. other
  • McAllister J.W. (14 June 2010), “Emotion and Rationality in Science” (Lecture). Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (14 April 2010), “What Is the Motivation for Reconstructing ‘Actors’ Categories’ in History of Science?” (Lecture). Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (30 January 2010), “HPS en daarna: Uitdagingen in de integratie van wetenschapsfilosofie en wetenschapsgeschiedenis” (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), "Editor's Report, 2009", International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 24: 237-239. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Cons. Ed. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 24. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), “The Formation of Styles: Science and the Applied Arts”. In: Eck C.A. van, McAllister J.W., Vall R. van de (Eds.) The Question of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 157-176. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), “The Ontology of Patterns in Empirical Data”, Philosophy of Science 77: 804-814. article in journal
  • Eck C.A. van, McAllister J.W. & Vall R. van de (Eds.) (2010), The Question of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. editorship of book
  • McAllister J.W. (2010), Voorzitter: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschapsfilosofie. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (13 November 2009), The Role of Emotional Judgement in Resolving Methodological Dilemmas in Science (Lecture). Paris. other
  • McAllister J.W. (5 November 2009), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Science? (Lecture). Berlin. other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 June 2009), Conceptualizing Contingency in History of Science (Lecture). Woudschoten. other
  • McAllister J.W. (23 May 2009), Purportedly A Priori Methods in Physical Theorizing: A Review (Lecture). University of Toronto. other
  • McAllister J.W. (14 April 2009), What Do Patterns in Empirical Data Tell Us About Structures in the World? (Lecture). Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2009), Editor’s Report, 2008, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 23: 119-121. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2009), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Cons. ed. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2009), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 23. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (7 November 2008), The Ontology of Patterns in Empirical Data (Lecture). Pittsburgh. other
  • McAllister J.W. (24 October 2008), Symmetries and Asymmetries in Science Studies (Lecture). Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunst, Brussel. other
  • McAllister J.W. (13 September 2008), What Do Patterns in Empirical Data Tell Us About the Structure of the World? (Lecture). Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. other
  • McAllister J.W. (21 August 2008), Scientific Journal Publishing As Costly Signalling (Lecture). Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (15 April 2008), The Veracity of Empirical Data (Lecture). Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (11 March 2008), From Patterns in Empirical Data to Symmetries in the World (Lecture). Lorentz Center, Universiteit Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (12 January 2008), Esthetische vooruitgang in de wetenschap (Lecture). Debatcentrum SPUI25, Amsterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Contours of a European Philosophy of Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 22: 1-3. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Editor's Report, 2007, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 22: 115-117. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 39(1-4). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Member of editorial staff Synthese . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 22(1-3). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2008), Member of editorial staff British Journal for Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (9 November 2007), Six Essential Questions for Any Account of Mathematical Beauty, With Some Answers (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (19 October 2007), Inference in the Historical Sciences (Lecture). Nunspeet. other
  • McAllister J.W. (11 October 2007), Thought Experiments as Simulations: Epistemology and Methodology (Lecture). Tilburg. other
  • McAllister J.W. (21 June 2007), Contingency in Science: Approaches from Science Studies (Lecture). London. other
  • McAllister J.W. (10 May 2007), Thought Experiments as Simulations: Epistemology and Methodology (Lecture). Toronto. other
  • McAllister J.W. (3 May 2007), Emotional Judgement and Rational Warrant in the Resolution of Dilemmas (Lecture). Delft. other
  • McAllister J.W. (16 April 2007), Entities in Dispute: A Realist Rebuttal of the Pessimistic Induction (Lecture). Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Dilemmas in Science: What, Why, and How. In: Groen A. in 't, Jonge H.J. de (Ed.) Knowledge in Ferment: Dilemmas in Science, Scholarship and Society. Leiden: Leiden University Press. 13-24. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Editor's Report, 2006, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 21: 119-122. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 21(1-3). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Cons. ed. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Member of editorial staff Synthese Referee. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics Referee. editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Model Selection and the Multiplicity of Patterns in Empirical Data, Philosophy of Science 74: 884-894. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2007), Review of Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Review of: Malcolm Gladwell (2005) Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Minds and Machines 17: 125-128. book review
  • McAllister J.W. (2006), Die Rhetorik der Mühelosigkeit in der Wissenschaft und ihre barocken Ursprünge (trans. Christiane Hitzemann). In: Schramm H., Schwarte L., Lazardzig J. (Eds.) Spektakuläre Experimente. Praktiken der Evidenzproduktion im 17. Jahrhundert. Berlin: De Gruyter. 154-175. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2006), Editor’s Report, 2005, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 20: 125-127. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2006), Member of editorial staff Studies in History and Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2006), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 20(1-3). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), Compression of Empirical Data: Reply to Twardy, Gardner, and Dowe, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 36: 403-410. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), Editor's Report, 2004, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 19: 101-103. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), Emotion, Rationality, and Decision Making in Science. In: Hájek Petr, Valdés-Villanueva Luis, Westerståhl Dag (Ed.) Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress.. London: King's College Publications. 559-576. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), Mathematical Beauty and the Evolution of the Standards of Mathematical Proof. In: Emmer Michele (Ed.) The Visual Mind II. Cambridge: Mass.: MIT Press. 15-34. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), The Composite Species Concept: A Rigorous Basis for Cladistic Practice. In: Reydon Thomas, Hemerik Lia (Eds.) Current Themes in Theoretical Biology: A Dutch Perspective.. Dordrecht: Springer. 95-127. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2005), The Virtual Laboratory: Thought Experiments in Seventeenth-Century Mechanics. In: Schramm Helmar, Schwarte Ludger, Lazardzig Jan (Ed.) Collection, Laboratory, Theater: Scenes of Knowledge in the 17th Century. New York: De Gruyter. 35-56. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2004), Absence of Contingency in the Newtonian Universe, Foundations of Science 9(2): 191-210. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2004), Editor's Report, 2003, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 18: 113-114. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2004), Thought Experiments and the Belief in Phenomena, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 71: 1164-1175. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (25 April 2003), Het station en het museum: netwerken in techniek en cultuur. (Inaugural address). Delft: Delft University Press. inaugural address
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Algorithmic Randomness in Empirical Data, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science : 633-646. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Das Virutuelle Labor: gedankenexperimente in der Mechanik des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts. In: Schwarte Ludger, Lazardzig Jan (Eds.) Helmar Schramm Kunsthammer. Berlin: De Gruyter. 35-55. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Editor's Report, 2002, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (17): 115-116. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Effective Complexity as a Measure of Information Content, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 70: 302-307. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Experimenten en de plaatsen van kennis, Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte : 211-214. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2003), The Integration of European Higher Education and the Nature of philosophy, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (17): 3-5. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (7 November 2002), Thought Experiments and the Belief in Phenomena (Lecture). Milwaukee. other
  • McAllister J.W. (25 October 2002), Thought Experiments and the Belief in Phenomena (Lecture). Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2 September 2002), Het onderscheid tussen kunst en wetenschap (Lecture). Den Haag. other
  • McAllister J.W. (30 May 2002), Het onderscheid tussen kunst en wetenschap (Lecture). Universiteit Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (23 May 2002), The Virtual Laboratory: Thought Experiments in Seventeenth-Century Mechanics (Lecture). Freie Universität, Berlin. other
  • McAllister J.W. (8 April 2002), Publishing in 'International Studies in the Philosophy of Science' (Lecture). Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (16 February 2002), Historical and Structural Approaches in the Natural and Human Sciences (Lecture). Haarlem. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Bellezza matematica. In: Emmer M. (Ed.) Matematica e cultura 2002. Milan: Springer-Verlag Italia. 125-134. conference paper
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), De wetenschapsstudies in Nederland en hun maatschappelijke rol, Gewina (Rotterdam) 25: 8-19. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Editor's Report 2001, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science : 109-110. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Functie bij : Fac. Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Functie bij : Inter-University Centre for Postgraduate Study. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Historical and Stuctural Approaches in the Natural and Human Sciences. In: Tindemans P., Verrijn-Stuart A., Visser R. (Eds.) The Future of the Sciences and Humanities. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 19-54. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Member of editorial staff Episteme . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 16(1-3). editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2002), Recent Work on Aesthetics of Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 16: 7-11. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2001), Review of: Zee A. (1999) Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics, ISIS. An International Review devoted to the History of Science and its Cultural Influences 92: 130-131. book review
  • McAllister J.W. (2001), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2001), New Editorial Team and Policy Statement, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 15: 229-230. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (24 November 2000), Hoe wetenschapsstudies hun maatschappelijke rol kunnen vergroten (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (22 June 2000), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). San Carlos de Bariloche. other
  • McAllister J.W. (10 April 2000), Universal Regularities and Initial Conditions in Newtonian Physics (Lecture). Kroatië, Dubrovnik. other
  • McAllister J.W. (25 January 2000), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). University of Pittsburgh. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Functie bij :Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Kroatië. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Lid benoemingsadviescommissie voor twee onderwijsassistenten Filosofie van de biologie. Leiden. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Review of: Jones C.A., Galison P. (1998) Picturing Science, Producing Art, British Journal of Aesthetics 40: 270-272. book review
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Member of editorial staff Acta Biotheoretica . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Member of editorial staff British Journal for Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Member of editorial staff Erkenntnis . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (2000), Visiting Fellow : University of Pittsburgh. [other] other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 November 1999), Symbols and Transcripts: Two Strategies for Representing the World (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 October 1999), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Scientific Theories? (Lecture). Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick. other
  • McAllister J.W. (22 October 1999), The Beauty of Scientific Theories (Lecture). Universiteit Maastricht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (20 August 1999), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). Polen, Krakow. other
  • McAllister J.W. (9 July 1999), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). Verenigd Koninkrijk, University of Nottingham. other
  • McAllister J.W. (9 June 1999), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Scientific Theories? (Lecture). Belgie, Brussel, Center Leo Apostel, VU Brussel. other
  • McAllister J.W. (2 June 1999), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). Leiden, Lorentz Center, Universiteit Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (12 April 1999), Inductivism and Rationality in Theory Choice (Lecture). Dubrovnik, Inter-University for Postgraduate Study. other
  • McAllister J.W. (12 March 1999), The Beauty of Scientific Theories (Lecture). Verenigde Staten, New York, New School University. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff Erkenntnis . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff Philosophical Explorations . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff Acta Biotheoretica . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff British Journal for Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Member of editorial staff International Studies in the Philosophy of Science . editorship of journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Relativism. In: Newton-Smith W.H. (Ed.) A Companion to the Philosophy of Science. Oxford: Blackwell. 405-407. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Unification of Theories. In: Newton-Smith W.H. (Ed.) A Companion to the Philosophy of Science. Oxford: Blackwell. 537-539. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (1999), Waarheid en schoonheid in de wetenschap, Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 91: 153-167. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (8 December 1998), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). Amsterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 November 1998), The Amorphousness of the World (Lecture). Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (14 November 1998), Beauty and Revolution in Science (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (29 October 1998), Scienza, belezza e verità (Lecture). Milaan. other
  • McAllister J.W. (13 April 1998), The Amorphousness of the World and the Incidence of Values in Science (Lecture). Dubrovnik, Croatia. other
  • McAllister J.W. (25 March 1998), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Scientific Theories? (Lecture). Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1998), A novel defense of scientific realism Review of: Leplin J. (1998) Warrants for Truth, TLS : the Times Literary Supplement 4963: 28-28. book review
  • McAllister J.W. (1998), Author's Response (to an essay review by T. Meijering of Beauty and Revolution in Science), Metascience 7: 112-116. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1998), Bellezza e rivoluzione nella scienza. Milano: McGraw-Hill Libri. book
  • McAllister J.W. (1998), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Scientific Theories?, American Scientist 86: 174-183. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1998), The truth of science : physical theories and reality Review of: Newton R.G. (1998) Warrants for Truth, TLS : the Times Literary Supplement 4963: 28-28. book review
  • McAllister J.W. (25 March 1997), The Beauty of Scientific Theories (Lecture). Toronto, Canada. other
  • McAllister J.W. (27 February 1997), Is Beauty a Sign of Truth in Scientific Theories? (Lecture). Princeton, U.S. other
  • McAllister J.W. (5 February 1997), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). Princeton, U.S. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1997), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 11: 245-258. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1997), Phenomena and Patterns in Data Sets, Erkenntnis 47: 217-228. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1997), Philosophy of Science in the Netherlands, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 11: 191-204. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1 November 1996), Beauty in Natural Science (Lecture). Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 November 1996), Beauty in Natural Science (Lecture). Konstanz. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 November 1996), Inductivism and Rationality in the Reception of Quantum Theory (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 June 1996), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). London. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 April 1996), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). Dubrovnik, Kroatië. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1996), Beauty and Revolution in Science. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U.P.. book
  • McAllister J.W. (1996), Scientists' Aesthetic Preferences among Theories: Conservative Factors in Revolutionary Crises. In: Tauber A.I. (Ed.) The Elusive Synthesis: Aesthetics and Science. Dordrecht: Kluwer. 169-187. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W. (1996), The Evidential Significance of Thought Experiment in Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 27: 233-250. article in journal
  • McAllister J.W. (1 August 1995), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). Florence. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 May 1995), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 May 1995), The Beauty of Scientific Theories (Lecture). Utrecht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 April 1995), The Natural Sciences and the Humanities: Some Reflections on their Interrelations (Lecture). Maastricht. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 March 1995), Laws of Nature, Natural History, and the Description of the World (Lecture). Leuven. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 January 1995), Absolutism and Relativism (Lecture). Leiden. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1995), Introduction. In: McAllister J.W., Eck C.A. van, Vall R. van de (Eds.) The Question of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.. 1-17. book chapter
  • Eck C.A. van, McAllister J.W. & Vall R. van de (Eds.) (1995), The Concept of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press. editorship of book
  • McAllister J.W. (1995), The Formation of Styles: Science and the Applied Arts. In: McAllister J.W., Eck C.A. van, Vall R. van de (Eds.) The Question of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.. 157-176. book chapter
  • McAllister J.W., Eck C.A. van & Vall R. van de (Eds.) (1995), The Question of Style in Philosophy and the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.. editorship of book
  • McAllister J.W. (1 April 1994), The Beauty of Scientific Theories (Lecture). Glasgow. other
  • McAllister J.W. (1 March 1994), Het Newtonianisme (Lecture). Leiden. other

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