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QUANTUM ASPECTS OF LIFE: RELATING EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY WITH THEOLOGY VIA MODERN PHYSICS

open access: yesZygon, 2013
In the present paper, I shall argue that quantum theory can contribute to reconciling evolutionary biology with the creation hypothesis. After giving a careful definition of the theological problem, I will, in a first step, formulate necessary conditions
doaj   +2 more sources

Epistemological and ontological indeterminism: Hayek and Schumpeter [PDF]

open access: yesPanoeconomicus
The aim of this article is to compare and contrast the ideas of Friedrich von Hayek and Joseph Alois Schumpeter, who both adopted an indeterminist approach in their economic analyses, through a discussion of their relative strengths and weaknesses.
Soylu Fatma Esra
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The Grin of Schrödinger's Cat; Quantum Photography and the limits of Representation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The famous quantum physics experiment 'Schrödinger's cat' suggests that some situations are undecidable, i.e. they exist outside of the normative distinctions between 'truth' and 'false' because both states can co-exist under certain conditions.
Rubinstein, Daniel
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A Study on the Concept of "Uncertainty" in Ceramic Art

open access: yesArt and Interpretation
Uncertainty is a concept at the intersection of various disciplines, such as art, philosophy, and science. Although it often has a negative connotation, it is a force that stimulates creativity.
Sinan Avinal, Aygün Dinçer Kırca
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution Nodes in Newtonian Supertasks

open access: yesTheoria, 2009
The present article provides an analysis of the instants of a system that performs a Newtonian supertask. For each instant it studied the possibility of the system having, from the instant in question, more than one possible course of evolution.
Luis Carlos Medina
doaj   +1 more source

The Problem of Determinism - Freedom as Self-Determination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There are arguments for determinism. Admittedly, this is opposed by the fact of everyday experience of autonomy. In the following, it is argued for the compatibility of determinism and autonomy.
Wandschneider, Dieter
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Perceiving indeterminately

open access: yesThought: A Journal of Philosophy, 2020
It has been argued recently that perception is indeterminate. But there are more than one ways of spelling out what this means. The standard line is that perceptual states attribute different probabilities to different propositions. I provide an alternative to this view, where it is not the attitude, but the content of perceptual states that is ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Possibility theory: A foundation for theoretical and empirical explorations of uncertainty

open access: yes
Journal of Operations Management, Volume 70, Issue 8, Page 1182-1193, December 2024.
Frits K. Pil   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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