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On what powers cannot do [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Dispositionalism is the view that the world is, ultimately, just a world of objects and their irreducible dispositions, and that such dispositions are, ultimately, the sole explanatory ground for the occurrence of events.
Katzav, J.
core   +1 more source

Creativity and its link to epilepsy

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source

Mulla Sadra and Evolution Theory [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Islamic Thought, 2015
In their observations, contemporary scientists have believed in transformism which claims whole natural world is always in evolvement. This paper investigates whether Mulla Sadra’s philosophical opinions are consistent with this theory or not. The method
ALI ARSHAD RIAHI   +2 more
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Awerroes i esencjalna reinterpretacja metafizyki Arystotelesa

open access: yesFilozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna, 2017
Question of relation between an essence and an existence was one of major medieval philosophical problems. The first ones who started considerate this issue were Muslim thinkers, especially Avicenna and Averroes.
Damian Kokoć
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation of Coiled Tubing Operators' Risk Perception Using Signal Detection Theory

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Fig. 1. Receivers cannot directly observe the source's output. Information must be processed through personal perception and reasoning, leading to biased decisions due to individual differences. Fig. 2. Experienced operators (5+ years) apply more lenient criteria than less experienced ones during tasks, though their safety systems show conservative ...
Hong Zhong
wiley   +1 more source

What is at stake in taking responsibility? Lessons from third-party property insurance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Third-party property insurance (TPPI) protects insured drivers who accidentally damage an expensive car from the threat of financial ruin. Perhaps more importantly though, TPPI also protects the victims whose losses might otherwise go uncompensated ...
Vincent, Nicole
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From Practitioner to Scholar: A Collaborative Autoethnography of PhD Students' Research on Evaluation Journeys

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There has been limited attention to the role of research on evaluation (RoE) in PhD‐level evaluator education. Previous research suggests that evaluator education doctoral programs have multiple purposes to prepare practitioners and researchers, thus creating an unnamed tension where evaluation practice is the focus and RoE has not been ...
Amanda Sutter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Students to Understand Knowledge: Stress‐Testing the ‘Justified True Belief Account’ for Critical Thinking

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual essay, grounded in a close reading of Plato's Theaetetus, argues that before educators can effectively operationalise critical thinking as the rigorous evaluation ('stress‐testing') of competing knowledge claims, university students must first understand foundational epistemological principles rooted in Plato's tripartite ...
Gerry Dunne
wiley   +1 more source

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