FREDERICK SUPPE (Emeritus)
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland at College Park, and in Nursing at the University of Maryland at Baltimore; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Research interests: Philosophy of Science, History of the Philosophy
of science, Epistemology and Metaphysics, Science and Religion.
Recent Publications:
"Science Without Induction," in John Earman and John Norton (eds.),The Cosmos of Science. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press and Konstanz: Universitäts Verlag Konstanz, 1997)
"Abduction," "Reduction," "Modality," and "Operationalism" entries, in R. Audi (ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 1995).
"Evaluation of Models for the Interaction between Metaphysical Beliefs and the Natural Sciences: The Post-Weltanschauungen Era." in Jitse M. van der Meer, Facets of Faith and Science, Volume I: Historiography and Modes of Interaction (Lanham, MD: University Presses of America/Pascal Center for Advanced Studies in Faith and Science, 1996), pp. 267-306.
"Middle-Range Theories and Knowledge Development," pp. 38-77 in Linda Allen-Holmes, Haejung S. Lee, and Mary T., Quinn (eds.), Nursing Science: Implications for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the Sixth Rosemary Ellis Scholars' Retreat, Case-Western Reserve University, May 9-10, 1996.
"Explaining Homosexuality: Who Cares?" in John Corvino (ed.), Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Culture, and Science of Homosexuality (Rowman & Littlefield, 1996).
"Scientific Theories," pp. 521-524 in Donald Borchert (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Philosophy Supplement (New York: Macmillan Reverence USA, 1996.
"Collaborative Development of Middle-Range Nursing Theories: Toward a Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms." (with Elizabeth Lenz, Audrey Gift, Linda Pugh, and Renee Milligan). Advances in Nursing Science 17/3(March 1995): 1-13.
"Response to Letter to the Editor," (With E. Lenz, A. Gift., L. Pugh, and R. Milligan) Advances in Nursing Science 18/4(1996): vi-vii.
"Middle-Range Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms; An Update" with E. Lenz, A. Gift., L. Pugh, and R. Milligan), Advances in Nursing Science 19/3(March 1997): 14-27.
"Computer Modeling in the Liberal Arts Curriculum as a Means to Understanding Today's Science" (Abstract) P. 12 in "Computer Support for Collaborative Learning `95: Demonstration Abstracts" (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 1995).
"Interactive Problem-Based Learning Exercises in Physical and Environmental Geology" (with Jeremy Dunning, Lawrence Onesti, Christopher Stone, Hugh Kremer, Maureen Friel, and Scott Routen), Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1996 , 28/7(1996): A164.
"Integrating Venus Planetary Science into Liberal Arts Curricula" (with Stephen D. Norton, David A. Friedman, Srinivas Kudaravalli, and Christopher P. Stone), Abstracts of Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XVIII ( March 1997): 1401-1402.
"TECTON: Development of a tcl/tk Front-End Editor" (with David
A. Friedman), Abstracts of Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XVIII
(March
1997):385.