Daniel Courgeau

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What is the definition and use of a model-based theory?

There are many definitions of model-based sciences, which have a different philosophical meaning. This is due to the fact that the signification of the term ‘model’ is ambiguous: some of these...

21 January 2018 4,195 3 View

What do you think about the assessment of the validity of retrospective surveys?

Dear Dennis, I am interested in your project on Human memory as we (Michel Poulain, Benoît Riandey, Jean-Marie Firdion and me) undertook An assessment of the validity of retrospective survey...

01 January 2018 7,025 3 View

What kind of cumulativeness may exist in natural or social science?

In the past cumulativeness in natural science was entirely recognized by the main scientists. For example Newton wrote: If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the...

24 September 2013 6,789 0 View

Why does behavior genetics, which is based on assumptions that are nowadays recognized as incorrect, exert so strong an influence on social scientists?

Ten years ago, I wrote with Atam Vetta a paper on 'Demographic behavior and behavior genetics', which showed clearly that Fisher's assumptions and heritability analysis are based on false...

25 July 2013 1,751 4 View

What are the conditions permitting an international comparison of different kinds of rates?

In social sciences many kinds of rates are estimated but they rarely permit a true international comparison due to the effect of time, space, etc. For example, for internal migration only...

22 April 2013 734 2 View

Is the distinction Aristotle made between monarchy, oligarchy and democracy always true?

Aristotle wrote in Politics III the following sentences: "But there are difficulties about these forms of government, and it will therefore be necessary to state a little more at length the...

01 January 1970 4,397 96 View