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    Working Hypotheses, Mathematical Representation, and the Logic of Theory-Mediation

    We examine the contrast between the “Newtonian style” and the Cartesian, hypothetico-deductive method in order to expand on George Smith's account of working hypotheses and theory-mediation. We stress the pivo...

    Zvi Biener, Mary Domski in Theory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith (2023)

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    Newtonianism: An Introduction

    Zvi Biener in Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences (2022)

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    Newtonianism: An Introduction

    Zvi Biener in Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences

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    Eppur si muove: Doing History and Philosophy of Science with Peter Machamer

    A Collection of Essays in Honor of Peter Machamer

    Marcus P. Adams, Zvi Biener… in The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (2017)

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    Pendulums, Pedagogy, and Matter: Lessons from the Editing of Newton’s Principia

    Teaching Newtonian physics involves the replacement of students’ ideas about physical situations with precise concepts appropriate for mathematical applications. This paper focuses on the concepts of ‘matter’ ...

    Zvi Biener, Chris Smeenk in The Pendulum (2005)

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    Pendulums, Pedagogy, and Matter: Lessons from the Editing of Newton's Principia

    Teaching Newtonian physics involves the replacementof students' ideas about physical situations with precise conceptsappropriate for mathematical applications. This paper focuses on theconcepts of `matter' and...

    Zvi Biener, Chris Smeenk in Science & Education (2004)