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Zdeněk Neubauer

Zdeněk Neubauer is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Zdeněk Neubauer rather than just read about it. In short: Zdeněk Neubauer (30 May 1942 – 5 July 2016) was a Czech philosopher and biologist, remarkable especially for original interpretations in science history and epistemology. Biography Born in Brno to family of the Brno normative legal school representative Zdeněk Neubauer (sr.), Neubauer graduated from Charles University in Prague (1965 in microbiology, biology and chemistry, 1971 in philosophy).

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Reference excerpt

Zdeněk Neubauer (30 May 1942 – 5 July 2016) was a Czech philosopher and biologist, remarkable especially for original interpretations in science history and epistemology.

Biography Born in Brno to family of the Brno normative legal school representative Zdeněk Neubauer (sr.), Neubauer graduated from Charles University in Prague (1965 in microbiology, biology and chemistry, 1971 in philosophy). During his activity in Laboratorio Internazionale di Genetica e Biofisica in Naples (1967–1970) he made several discoveries in genetics. In 1982 left the university because of nonconformist attitudes (both scientific and political). After that, he was mainly a philosopher (a programmer analyst by job), publishing underground. Since 1990, he has been a member of the department of philosophy and history of science at Charles University Faculty of Science.

Selected bibliography Source:

Books Deus et Natura, 1979/1980 and 1999. Od Smyslu Vědeckého Poznání k vědě jako poznávání smyslu (From Reason of Scientific Knowledge to Science as Cognition of Reason), 1979. Střetnutí paradigmat v současné biologii (Clash of Paradigms in Contemporary Biology), 1985. Nový Areopág (The New Areopagus), 1992. Přímluvce postmoderny (An Intercessor of Postmodernity), 1994. Smysl a svět (Sense and Universe), 2001. O svatém Františku aneb zrození ducha novověku (On Saint Francis or the Birth of the Spirit of Modern Age), 2006.

Articles A brief consideration on the meaning of the lysogenic conversion, 1967, in Nature. A model concerning the early functions in lambda bacteriophage, 1968. Physics and Human Thought, 1995, in Zwilling (ed.): Natural Sciences and Human Thought. Berlin-Heidelberg.

Notes

References Information on website of the Faculty of Sciences of Charles University Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Zdeněk Neubauer

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Zdeněk Neubauer claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Zdeněk Neubauer before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zdeněk Neubauer ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Zdeněk Neubauer

In research: Zdeněk Neubauer appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Zdeněk Neubauer in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Zdeněk Neubauer is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1942 births, 2016 deaths, 20th-century Czech philosophers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Zdeněk Neubauer outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is Zdeněk Neubauer in simple terms?

Zdeněk Neubauer (30 May 1942 – 5 July 2016) was a Czech philosopher and biologist, remarkable especially for original interpretations in science history and epistemology. Biography Born in Brno to family of the Brno normative legal school representative Zdeněk Neubauer (sr.), Neubauer graduated fro…

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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