The Unity of Aristotle\u2019s Metaphysics: Book \u395 according to the Interpretation of the Ancient Commentators [PDF]
, 2018 This paper discusses the three ancient commentaries on Book E of Aristotle\u2019s Metaphysics, that have been handed down to us. It aims to demonstrate the fundamental part played by their particular interpretation of Aristotle\u2019s doctrines in the ...
Salis, RITA MARIA GAVINA
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Essence and accident: Byzantine portraiture and Aristotelian philosophy
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2022 The presentation of portraits of emperors and saints in Byzantine art can be compared to theories of physiognomy and logic put forward by Aristotle and his Byzantine followers. Similar observations have been made about the portal sculptures of High Gothic cathedrals, but although the ordering of images in the two cases reflected similar patterns of ...
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The Accident and its Causes: Pseudo-Alexander on Aristotle (Metaphysics E 3) [PDF]
, 2018 Pseudo-Alexander\u2019s commentary in Metaphysics \u395 3 is one of the three ancient commentaries which came down to us together with Ascepius\u2019s commentary and Pseudo-Philoponus\u2019s one, in Latin.
Salis, Rita
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, 2019 This study aims to shed light on the position of Imām al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944) on atomism. It consists of three sections. The first section will delineate some theories of matter along with the meaning of certain pertinent terms, which were widely ...
Bulğen, Mehmet
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Fault tree analysis and prevention strategies for gas explosion in underground coal mines of Pakistan [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose. Gas explosion in the underground coal mines of Pakistan is the main source of coal miners’ mortalities. The purpose of this article is to analyze the main causes of gas explosion in the underground coal mines of Pakistan. Methods.
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Newton and Leibniz on Non-substantival Space [PDF]
, 2005 The aim of this paper is to analyze Leibniz and Newton’s conception of space, and to point out where their agreements and disagreements lie with respect to its mode of existence.
Cassini, Alejandro
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Accidents and Apathy: The Construction of the ‘Robens Philosophy’ of Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Britain, 1961–1974 [PDF]
Social History of Medicine, 2015 The 1972 Robens Report is widely regarded to have provided the underlying rationale for the 'modern' system of occupational health and safety regulation in Britain, embodied in the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSW Act) 1974. The HSW Act advanced a new, more flexible system of regulation, premised on the ideal of self-regulation by industry.
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Driving automation: Learning from aviation about design philosophies [PDF]
, 2007 Full vehicle automation is predicted to be on British roads by 2030 (Walker et al., 2001). However, experience in aviation gives us some cause for concern for the 'drive-by-wire' car (Stanton and Marsden, 1996). Two different philosophies have emerged in
Harris, D, Stanton, NA, Young, MS
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Technics, individuation and tertiary memory: Bernard Stiegler's challenge to media theory [PDF]
, 2012 Media studies as a field has traditionally been wary of the question of technology. Discussion of technology has often been restricted to relatively sterile debates about technological determinism. In recent times there has been renewed interest, however,
Roberts, Ben
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A Puzzle About Responsibility A Problem And Its Contextualist Solution [PDF]
, 2010 This paper presents a puzzle about moral responsibility. The problem is based upon the indeterminacy of relevant reference classes as applied to action.
Baumann, Peter
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