James R Hofmann, Ph. D.
Professor Emeritus of Liberal Studies
Degrees
1969, BS Physics, Saint John's University
1974, MS Physics, University of Minnesota
1982, Ph.D. History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas
History and Philosophy of Science, especially evolution and creation and early 19th century electrodynamics
Publications
André-Marie Ampère: Enlightenment and Electrodynamics , 1996, Cambridge University Press.
Essay Review of Friedrich Steinle: Exploratory Experiments: Ampere, Faraday, and the Origins of Electrodynamics
“Rate variation during molecular evolution: creationism and the cytochrome c molecular clock”, Evolution: Education and Outreach, February 2017, 10: 1. doi:10.1186/s12052-017-0064-4.
A Tale of Two Crocoducks: Creationist Misuses of Molecular Evolution, Science & Education, 23(1), 2095-2117, Oct. 2014.
The Fact of Evolution: Implications for Science Education, Science & Education, 2003, 12, 729-760. (co-authored with Bruce H. Weber)
"Darcy’s Law and Structural Explanation in Hydrology", in D. Hull, M. Forbes and K. Okruhlik, (eds.), PSA 1992: Proceedings of the 1992 Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, volume 1. (1992, East Lansing: Philosophy of Science Association) , pp. 23-35. (coauthored with Paul A. Hofmann)
"How the Models of Chemistry Vie", in A. Fine, M. Forbes and L. Wessels (eds.), PSA 1990: Proceedings of the 1990 Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. (1990, East Lansing: Philosophy of Science Association), vol. 1, pp. 405-419.
"Engineers under Fire: Socially Responsible Engineering at the University of El Salvador", in M. Rogers and N. Warren (eds.), A Delicate Balance: Technics, Culture and Consequences, (1990: Los Angeles: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), pp. 123-129. (coauthored with Andrea Stoutland)
"Ampère’s Electrodynamics and the Acceptability of Guiding Assumptions", in A. Donavan, L. Laudan and R. Laudan (eds.), Scrutinizing Science: Empirical Studies of Scientific Change (1988: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Company), pp. 201-217.
“Ampère’s Invention of Equilibrium Apparatus: A Response to Experimental Anomaly”, The British Journal for the History of Science, (1987) vol. 20, pp. 309-341.
“Ampère, Electrodynamics and Experimental Evidence”, OSIRIS, (1987), vol. 3, pp. 45-76.
