Journal of the ACMS


 

2004 Issue

Letter from the Editor

Selection from The Proceedings of the ACMS

Articles

Educational Materials

Book Reviews



Selections from the Proceedings

Indexed by year
Indexed by topic
Indexed by author


Index by Year

1977

Robert Brabenec, The Historical Shaping of the Foundations of Mathematics

Charles Hampton, Epistemology to Ontology

Arthur Holmes, Wanted: Christian Perspectives in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Terence Perciante, Recent Problems in the Foundations of Mathematics

Joseph Spradley, Recent Parallels Between the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics

1979

Paul Zwier, Making Curriculum Decisions and the Nature of Mathematics

1981

Lloyd Montzingo, Random Variables and a Sovereign God

Vernon Poythress, Science as Allegory

Vernon Poythress, Mathematics as Rhyme

1983

Paul Zwier, A Comparative Study of Christian Mathematical Realism and its Humanistic Alternatives

1987

Michael Detlefsen, Proof and Intuition

1989

Thomas Banchoff, The Fourth Dimension and the Theology of Edwin Abbott Abbott

Paul Zwier, Augustine's Mathematical Realism

1993

Joseph Dauben, Georg Cantor and the Battle for Transfinite Set Theory

1995

Ron Benbow, Mathematical and Theological Beliefs: A Cognitive Science Perspective

Johan deKlerk, Mathematics from the Viewpoint of Science in Context

1997

Richard Stout, Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral

Michael Veatch, Mathematics and Values: Can Philosophy Guide Projects?

1999

Johan deKlerk, Can Mathematics be Taught in a Christian Way?

David Neuhouser, Lewis Carroll: Author, Mathematician, and Christian

David Stucki, The Deconstruction of Mathematics

2001

John Byl, Theism and Mathematical Realism

William Dembski, Why Natural Selection Can't Design Anything

David Stucki, Mathematics as Worship

2003

Johan deKlerk, A Christian Perspective on Mathematics - History of Mathematics and Study Guides

David Neuhouser, Mathematics, Science, and George MacDonald

Scott Taylor, Mathematics and the Love of God: An Introduction to the Thought of Simone Weil

Jonathan Zderad, Creationism - A Viable Philosophy of Mathematics

Index by Topic

Genesis of the ACMS

Robert Brabenec, The Historical Shaping of the Foundations of Mathematics, 1977.

Philosophical topics

Introduction

Arthur Holmes, Wanted: Christian Perspectives in the Philosophy of Mathematics, 1977.

Classical issues in the philosophy of mathematics

Terrence Perciante, Recent Problems in the Foundations of Mathematics, 1977.

Michael Detlefsen, Proof and Intuition, 1987.

Realism

Paul Zwier, A Comparative Study of Christian Mathematical Realism and its Humanistic Alternatives, 1983.

Paul Zwier, Augustine's Mathematical Realism, 1989.

John Byl, Theism and Mathematical Realism, 2001.

Jonathan Zderad, Creationism - A Viable Philosophy of Mathematics, 2003.

Axiology

Michael Veatch, Mathematics and Values: Can Philosophy Guide Projects?, 1997.

Contextual issues

Vernon Poythress, Science as Allegory, 1981.

Vernon Poythress, Mathematics as Rhyme, 1981.

Ron Benbow, Mathematical and Theological Beliefs: A Cognitive Science Perspective, 1995.

Mathematics and the physical world

William Dembski, Why Natural Selection Can't Design Anything, 2001.

Education

Paul Zwier, Making Curriculum Decisions and the Nature of Mathematics, 1979.

Johan deKlerk, Mathematics from the Viewpoint of Science in Context, 1995.

Johan deKlerk, Can Mathematics be Taught in a Christian Way?, 1999.

Johan deKlerk, A Christian Perspective on Mathematics - History of Mathematics and Study Guides, 2003.

Probability and Statistics

Lloyd Montzingo, Random Variables and a Sovereign God, 1981.

Postmodernism

David Stucki, The Deconstruction of Mathematics, 1999.

Relationship to literature and the arts

Thomas Banchoff, The Fourth Dimension and the Theology of Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1989.

Richard Stout, Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral, 1997.

David Neuhouser, Lewis Carroll: Author, Mathematician, and Christian, 1999.

David Neuhouser, Mathematics, Science, and George MacDonald, 2003.

Scott Taylor, Mathematics and the Love of God: An Introduction to the Thought of Simone Weil, 2003.

Infinity

Joseph Dauben, Georg Cantor and the Battle for Transfinite Set Theory, 1993.

Relationship to worship

David Stucki, Mathematics as Worship, 2001.


Index by Author

Thomas Banchoff, The Fourth Dimension and the Theology of Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1989
Ron Benbow, Mathematical and Theological Beliefs: A Cognitive Science Perspective, 1995
Robert Brabenec, The Historical Shaping of the Foundations of Mathematics, 1977
John Byl, Theism and Mathematical Realism, 2001
Joseph Dauben, Georg Cantor and the Battle for Transfinite Set Theory, 1993
Johan deKlerk, Mathematics from the Viewpoint of Science in Context, 1995
Johan deKlerk, Can Mathematics be Taught in a Christian Way? , 1999
Johan deKlerk, A Christian Perspective on Mathematics - History of Mathematics and Study Guides, 2003
William Dembski, Why  Natural Selection Can't Design Anything, 2001
Michael Detlefsen, Proof and Intuition, 1987
Charles Hampton, Epistemology to Ontology,1977
Arthur Holmes, Wanted: Christian Perspectives in the Philosophy of Mathematics, 1977
Lloyd Montzingo, Random Variables and a Sovereign God, 1981
David Neuhouser, Lewis Carroll: Author, Mathematician, and Christian, 1999
David Neuhouser, Mathematics, Science, and George MacDonald, 2003
Terence Perciante, Recent Problems in the Foundations of Mathematics, 1977
Vernon Poythress, Science as Allegory, 1981
Vernon Poythress, Mathematics as Rhyme, 1981
Joseph Spradley, Recent Parallels Between the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, 1977
Richard Stout, Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral, 1997
David Stucki, The Deconstruction of Mathematics, 1999
David Stucki, Mathematics as Worship, 2001
Scott Taylor, Mathematics and the Love of God: An Introduction to the Thought of Simone Weil, 2003
Michael Veatch, Mathematics and Values: Can Philosophy Guide Projects?, 1997
Jonathan Zderad, Creationism - A Viable Philosophy of Mathematics, 2003
Paul Zwier, Making Curriculum Decisions and the Nature of Mathematics, 1979
Paul Zwier, A Comparative Study of Christian Mathematical Realism and its Humanistic Alternatives, 1983
Paul Zwier, Augustine's Mathematical Realism, 1989



Articles

The Philosophy of the Law Idea and the Role of the Prescientific in Statistical Inference
Andrew M. Hartley, UCB Pharma, Inc.
December 2004
Abstract:The "Philosophy of the Law Idea" (PLI), developed by reformed thinkers in the Netherlands, argues that "prescientific" human experience, in which each created thing displays simultaneously a plurality of mutually cohering aspects (quantitative, biological, logical, aesthetic, fiduciary, . . .), forms a necessary foundation for scientific theorizing. Each science focuses on relatively few aspects; it must enhance prescientific experience, but cannot replace that experience. This essay contends that the PLI's conception of scientific-prescientific carries implications for Bayesian and frequentist statistical paradigms. In particular, subjective Bayesianism identifies limitations on beliefs, by enhancing scientifically a prescientific base. Frequentism, in contrast, either disqualifies prescientific beliefs or combines them with mathematical outcomes in arbitrary ways. Thus, this article claims, subjective Bayesianism seems comparatively consistent with the PLI.




Educational Materials

This page presents materials designed to assist instructors in the integration of faith and learning in their classrooms. Permission is granted for unlimited copying for educational purposes.

Two Ways of Knowing
James Bradley, Calvin College
August 2004
Abstract: This paper contrasts statistics and faith as means of acquiring knowledge.  It argues that both are legitimate ways of knowing but based on different sources, different purposes, and yielding different types of knowledge.  They normally complement each other well; however, they may conflict.  It concludes with a discussion of some guiding principles for this situation.  The paper was written to facilitate the integration of faith and learning in an introductory, non-calculus based statistics course.




Book Reviews