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European posthuman border image: performativity, creativity and beyond
Creativity Studies, 2018 To artists, border is not just a physical reality imposed on the landscape by political forces, but also a subject for imagination and creativity, representation and visualization.
Basia Nikiforova
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Politics and GovernanceThis article argues that the representation of future generations is likely to remain inadequate because of the lack of accountability mechanisms characteristic of representative relations among contemporaries.
Maija Setälä
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Theoretical terms of contemporary cosmology as intellectual artifacts [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 In this paper, the theoretical terms of contemporary cosmology are examined as intellectual artefacts. An ontology and methodology are introduced for this purpose, which includes defining the concept of a hypothetical object. Introducing a hypothetical object is contrasted with the modification of physical laws as alternative ways of explaining the ...
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Philosophy and Sonic Research: Thinking with Sounds, Rhythms, and Music. An Editorial Introduction
Open Philosophy, 2021 Pokorný Vít, Nitsche Martin
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A Cosmic Archipelago: Multiverse Scenarios in the History of Modern Cosmology [PDF]
arXiv, 2005 Multiverse scenarios are common place in contemporary high energy physics and cosmology, although many consider them simply as bold speculations. In any case there is nothing like a single theory or a unified model of the multiverse. Instead, there are innumerable theoretical proposals often reciprocally incompatible.
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The self-energy of the electron: a quintessential problem in the development of QED [PDF]
arXiv, 2006 The development of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) is sketched from its earliest beginnings until the formulations of 1949, using the example of the divergent self-energy of the electron as a quintessential problem of the 1930's-40's. The lack of progress towards solving this problem led researchers to believe that after the conceptual revolution of ...
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Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2019 This study analyses the discussion of four Finnish parties – Centre Party, National Coalition Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) and Finnish People’s Democratic League/Left Alliance (SKDL/VAS; 'Suomen kansan demokraattinen liitto ...
Matti Välimäki
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Cultural Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy: an Italian Experience [PDF]
Anthropological Notebooks, 2013, year XIX, supplement, pp. 507-513, 2013 A brief review is given of some recent positive developments regarding the reception of archaeoastronomy by the archaeological institutions in Italy. Discussions and problems that are currently going on in this field are also mentioned, such as the separation of the scientific and humanistic disciplines (i.e. the two cultures problem).
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Walter van Herck, Geen gedachte God. Een inleiding tot de filosofie van de religie
Religie & Samenleving, 2021 Herman Westerink
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What would Ron choose from the Islamic basket? Notes on Scientology’s construction of Islam
Temenos, 2015 Two theological claims characterizing Scientology are its continuity with older religions, and its support for religious freedom and pluralism. This article, focusing on two articles that appeared in the magazine Advance!
Stefano Bigliardi
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