The ‘physiology of the understanding’ and the ‘mechanics of the soul’: reflections on some phantom philosophical projects [PDF]
In reflecting on the relation between early empiricist conceptions of the mind and more experimentally motivated materialist philosophies of mind in the mid-eighteenth century, I suggest that we take seriously the existence of what I shall call ‘phantom ...
Wolfe, Charles
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Interrupting the Illusion in the Closet: Literary Tableaux of Contemplation in Henry Fielding’s Novel Tom Jones [PDF]
The tableau, an art form originating from theatres and the visual arts, is also a literary phenomenon. Literary tableaux are short scenic interruptions or pictorial compositions arresting the narrative flow and serving as highlighted moments where time ...
Christian ARFFMANN
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Diderot’s Criticism of Colonialism: Plea for Equality and Reciprocity among Peoples
To whom do you pretend to make believe that a man can be the property of a sovereign, that a child can be the property of his father, that a woman can be the property of her husband, that a servant can be the property of his master, that a negro can be ...
R. R. Aramayo
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The Mathematics and Physics of Diderot. I. On Pendulums and Air Resistance
In this article Denis Diderot's Fifth Memoir of 1748 on the problem of a pendulum damped by air resistance is discussed. Diderot wrote the Memoir in order to clarify an assumption Newton made without further justification in the first pages of the ...
Dahmen, Silvio R.
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This paper contributes to the on-going research into the ways in which the humanities transformed the natural sciences in the late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. By investigating the relationship between hermeneutics -- as developed by Herder
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Was leistet die Kälte des Schauspielers bei LESSING und DIDEROT?
In diesem Beitrag geht es um eine schauspieltheoretische Debatte, die im 18. Jahrhundert aufgekommen ist und an der sich auch DIDEROT und LESSING beteiligt haben.
Susanne Kaul
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Arte e tecnica materiale nell’Encyclopédie [PDF]
Art and material technology in the Encyclopédie The Diderot’s article Art of the Encyclopédie is not only an essay about the classic division between liberal and mechanical arts but also a new way of advocating the second ones.
Cosenza, Mario
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Quantification of Exercise-Induced Sarcomeric Damage in R349P Desmin Knock-In Mice: A New Approach in Myofibrillar Myopathy Research. [PDF]
This study presents a new approach to quantifying sarcomeric lesions in cross‐sections of skeletal muscle tissue at the light microscope level. Using R349P‐desmin knock‐in mice, a model for the human R350P desminopathy, strenuous treadmill exercise was found to lead to a significant increase in xirp 1/2‐positive sarcomeric lesions in the soleus muscle.
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« Notre âme est un tableau mouvant ». Énergétique des émotions et puissance de l’image chez Diderot
In the broader context of the sensualist theory of passions, Diderot ’s thought on drama and painting is an interesting point of view on the links between visuality and emotions in the 18th century.
Jean-Louis Haquette
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Scattering rates and lifetime of exact and boson excitons [PDF]
Although excitons are not exact bosons, they are commonly treated as such provided that their composite nature is included in effective scatterings dressed by exchange.
M. Combescot +4 more
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