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Evaluating Investment in Space Programs: A Case for Theoretical Pluralism

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A perennial question repeatedly asked since the early Mercury (USA) and Salyut (then Soviet Union) space programs has been variations on the theme of “how can the cost of space exploration be justified?” This question—which in broad terms constitutes the research question considered in this paper—continues to be directed toward space agencies ...
Basil P. Tucker, Hank C. Alewine
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I saperi dell’architetto nella propaganda augustea: Vitruvio, Creta e la medicina

Erga-Logoi, 2020
The Vitruvian De architectura, treatise in ten books dedicated to Augustus, documents the author’s perfect adherence to the ideological contents of the Augustan propaganda – which founded much of its success not only on territorial conquests but also on ...
Margherita Cassia
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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A Concept of Philosophy in the Qur'anic Context

American Journal of Islam and Society, 1994
One of the most debated subjects in philosophy is the nature and subject matter of philosophy itself. It is pethaps the only discipline that critically discusses its own natum. This is one msan that has led philosophers, particularly after the nineteenth
Alparslan Acikgenc
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Things at Work: How Things Contribute to Performing Work

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract A crucial question for organizations is what constitutes work performance. While the importance of human competence and motivation to work performance has been established, less well understood is how ‘things’ – such as algorithms, tools, instruments, and raw materials – contribute to work performance.
Jörgen Sandberg, Gloria Dall'Alba, Anna Stephens   +2 more
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Nowe widzenie – astrologiczny i astronomiczny wymiar wizji fotograficznej

Artium Quaestiones, 2018
The paper focuses on the New Vision – one of the most important developments in the history of the twentieth-century photography, whose ambition was to modernize human perception, hence also society.
Dorota Łuczak
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Model‐Based Semantics: Doing Without Meaning Constitution

Metaphilosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces a model‐based account of meaning, arguing that meaning properties reside in models rather than in the external world. Building on this view, it explores how such an instrumentalist framework can engage critically with various concerns raised by Wittgenstein, Quine, and Kripke[nstein]—each of whom voiced scepticism toward ...
Pietro Salis
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Juedi Tiantong: The Religious Basis of the Relationship between Tian and Man in Ancient China

Religions
Juedi Tiantong occurred in ancient China and was the critical foundation for understanding the relationship between Tian and man in China. From the perspective of conceptual history, Juedi Tiantong not only shaped the metaphysical dimension of the ...
Zhejia Tang, Xuedan Li
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The Puzzle of Philosophical Testimony and the Place of Understanding in Philosophy

Metaphilosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper addresses the question of how to account for the distinctive way in which, as a matter of fact, we react to philosophical disagreement and, more generally, to philosophical testimony. The paper explains how exactly the idea that understanding occupies a central place in philosophy can account for this.
Benoit Gaultier
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The representativeness threshold for the CETA subcorpus of the Coruña Corpus

Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos, 2021
The concept of representativeness is the main distinguishing characteristic of specialised corpora in comparison to other sets of texts. The Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing currently comprises four published subcorpora (astronomy, life ...
Elena Alfaya-Lamas, Menchu Garrote Espantoso   +1 more
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