Mcfarlane Kevin Author (3 results)

Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A left-folded pamphlet measuring 8-1/4" by 11-11/16" and containing four pages including front and rear covers. The topics are: Karl Popper; Lessons and Consequences; Problems of Christianity; Rush [trio of musicians]; [Ayn] Rand; Moral Objectivism?; Conditional Objectivism; The Arrogant Personality; Economics; Current State.

Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A left-folded publication measuring 8-1/4" by 11-11/16" and containing four total pages. Mr. McFarlane begins, "Whatever its other faults, the principal deficiency in our education system is revealed by the fact that while virtually all children respond enthusiastically to the prospect of starting school, after a few years most of them would prefer not to be there (at least not for the purpose of being educated)." Topics include: Freedom for Children; Teachers' Pay and the Quality of Teaching; What About the Poor?; Historical Examples and the Plight of the Poor; Public Sector Bureaucracy; Education is Too Important Not to be Left to the Market.

Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A left-stapled publication measuring 8-1/4" by 11-11/16" and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers. The topics are: The Commonsense View of Science; What Philosophy of Science Is; Inductivism; The Problem of Induction; The Theory Dependence of Observation; Introduction to Falsificationism; Naive Falsificationism; Sophisticated Falsificationism; The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes; The Scope of Rational Scientific Activity. With References and Recommended Reading.