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Christian Humanism in the Black Atlantic: The Case of Olaudah Equiano
Abstract This article explores Olaudah Equiano as a pivotal figure in the emergence of a Christian humanism forged within the Black Atlantic. Building on the analyses of Sylvia Wynter and Paul Gilroy, it examines how Equiano's The Interesting Narrative contests the racial figuration of the human that underwrote the development of racial capitalism and ...
Luke Bretherton
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Oedipus, Odysseus and the Return of Memory [PDF]
The analogy between Oedipus and Odysseus is striking and provides an intriguing case of intertextuality once their relationship is investigated through the fascinating links that the plot of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rexmaintains with the episode of the foot ...
Lev Kenaan, Vered
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Attention and the Relevance Problem
ABSTRACT The relevance problem is the problem of how cognitive systems can be sensitive to what is relevant despite relevance being holistic, open‐ended, and context‐sensitive. The problem has typically been applied to higher‐order cognitive processes.
Jelle Bruineberg
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Is Idempotence “More Fundamental” than Non-Contradiction?
We undertake a thorough examination of George Boole’s claim that, as he discovered by means of his algebra, the law of idempotence is “more fundamental” than the law of non-contradiction (The Laws of Thought, Chapter III, Proposition IV).
Odysseus Makridis
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Deepening the real options debate: Real options as dynamic optimization
Abstract Research Summary Is real option theory useful for management research? This topic was hotly debated two decades ago. Real options were said to be inapplicable to management research and to lack conceptual distinctiveness. Whereas responses to the claim about the non‐distinctiveness of real options were disparate, the concern about the theory's
Arkadiy V. Sakhartov +2 more
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Initial Development of an Electronic Testis Rigidity Tester
We aimed to develop our previously presented mechanical device, the Testis Rigidity Tester (TRT), into an electronic system (Electronic Testis Rigidity Tester, ETRT) by applying tactile imaging, which has been used successfully with other solid organs. A
Petros Mirilas, Odysseus Tsakiridis
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Sócrates, como Odiseo, invocador de las almas de los muertos (ψυχαγωγεῖ Σωκράτης …ὥσπερ Οὑδυσσεύς)
The expression ψυχαγωγεῖ Σωκράτης used by Aristophanes in Birds has been interpreted in different ways. However, the fact that the comediographer compares the action of invoking the souls of the dead to Odysseus, ὥσπερ Οὑδυσσεύς, suggests that book 11 of
Francesc Casadesús Bordoy
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Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With Standard of Care
In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), predictive modeling may contribute to targeted drug development by enrichment of the study populations enrolled in clinical trials of DLBCL investigational drugs to include patients with lower likelihood of ...
Aaron Galaznik +6 more
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Glacier Mass Balance Modeling Using a Long Short‐Term Memory Network
Abstract Glacier mass balance (MB) is a key indicator of climate change and a central driver of glacier evolution, yet most glaciers worldwide lack long‐term in situ measurements. For estimating glacier MB, data‐driven models provide a complementary alternative to traditional numerical approaches by learning empirical relationships between climate ...
Marijn van der Meer +6 more
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Louis de Bernières’ novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin revives some of the mythemes of the Odysseus myth, such as the hero’s encounter with monsters and the hero’s dominance by intelligence, among others.
Tatiana GOLBAN
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