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A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term has a modern use but it was originally associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates , as portrayed in Plato 's Apology when Socrates was on trial for his life .
Henri Poincaré, Science and Hypothesis, 1902, and The Value of Science, 1905; Hermann Weyl, Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science, 1927/1949; Karl Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery, 1934/1959; John Dewey, Logic: The Theory of Inquiry, 1938; Rudolf Carnap, Logical Foundations of Probability, 1950/1962
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. American historian and socialist thinker (1922–2010) Howard Zinn Zinn in 2009 Born (1922-08-24) August 24, 1922 New York City, U.S. Died January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (aged 87) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Education New York University (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) Occupation(s ...
[51] A review of Lane's book by Neil Sheehan in the New York Times Book Review claimed that four of the 32 servicemen interviewed by Lane for the book had misrepresented their military service, according to the Defense Department. Lane responded to Sheehan's inquiries by stating that the Defense Department is the least reliable of all sources ...
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The Gadfly, a 1958 Russian opera by Antonio Spadavecchia; Gadfly Online, an online and print magazine; The Gadfly, a 1906–1909 Australian literary magazine produced by C. J. Dennis; The Gadfly, a 2003 album by LPG; The Gadfly, a fictional play in the novels of Geoffrey Trease, see The Hills of Varna
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (CRISPP) is a peer-reviewed academic journal which 'explores the normative assumptions and implications of current public policy issues and socio-political-legal processes.' [1] The journal is indexed and abstracted in Political Science Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Social Planning ...