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Different models of anthropomorphism across cultures and ontological limits in current frameworks the integrative framework of anthropomorphism. [PDF]
Anthropomorphism describes the tendency to ascribe human characteristics to nonhuman agents. Due to the increased interest in social robotics, anthropomorphism has become a core concept of human-robot interaction (HRI) studies.
Spatola N, Marchesi S, Wykowska A.
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I discuss whether animism, the worldview that (some) objects, plants and animals are capable of communication, rational reflection and intentional action, is in conflict with contemporary science. I distinguish two conflicts.
H M R A van Eyghen
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Perry Hendricks argues that my common consent argument for animism fails. The failure, he argues, comes down to the fact that there is widespread agreement in non-animism.
Tiddy Smith
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Gods and Things: Is “Animism” an Operable Concept in Korea?
Shamanship is a thing-ish practice. Early missionary observers in Korea noted that features of the landscape, quotidian objects, and specialized paraphernalia figure in the work of shamans (mansin) and in popular religious practice more generally ...
Laurel Kendall
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Animism: Respecting the Living World
'Animism' is now an accepted term for describing ways in which humans engage with some other-than-human neighbours (e.g. animals, plants, rocks, clouds), on the understanding that the category 'person' includes more than humans.
Harvey, Graham, Harvey, Graham,
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The effectiveness of hypothesis in literary research A New Approach to Personification as a Literary Device based on Suggestive Appearance (animism) and Context [PDF]
Literary critics have different views about personification as a literary device. Some have considered personification as a sub-branch of the makniye (implicit) metaphor, defining it as attributing human traits and emotions to objects, natural phenomena,
Yousef Nikrouz
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Art, Shamanism and Animism [PDF]
Art, shamanism, and animism are mutable, contested terms which, when brought together, present a highly charged package. Debates around these three terms continue to generate interest and strong opinions in the first decades of the twenty-first century ...
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The relationship between animism and hoarding
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between hoarding and animism, focusing on the types of stored objects. Previous studies have determined that one of the reasons why people hoard their belongings is their belief in animism, but ...
Kentaro Kuga, Yuko Shiraiwa
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Effectiveness of Teaching Environmental Concepts through Animism-Based Storytelling on Children's Environmental Knowledge and Environmental Attitude [PDF]
One of the most important recent concerns in the world is the environment and its protection. Environmental education by storytelling, which is based on children's thinking mechanisms, can be considered a method for child education.
Nafiseh Paivandi +2 more
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Ontology in Neolithic Britain and Ireland: Beyond Animism
A combination of new animism and new materialism has influenced recent interpretations of the Neolithic archaeology of Britain and Ireland, including decorative and figurative productions often referred to as ‘art’.
Chris Fowler
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