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Can there be a Chinese Philosophy? -- a Review of Searle's Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy--Bo Mou Ed 440p (2008)(review revised 2019) [PDF]

, 2019
This book is invaluable as a synopsis of some of the work of one the greatest philosophers of recent times. There is much value in analyzing his responses to the basic confusions of philosophy, and in the generally excellent attempts to connect classical
Starks, Michael
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The Formation of the Milky Way in the Cosmological Context [PDF]

, 2001
The formation of the Milky Way is discussed within the context of the cold dark matter scenario. Several problems arise which can be solved if the Galaxy experienced an early phase of gas heating and decoupling from the dark matter substructure.
Burkert, Andreas
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Experimental assessment of large mammal population estimates from airborne thermal videography

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife resource management requires reliable, fast, and affordable methods of surveying wildlife populations to develop and adaptively adjust policies. Thermal video from drones can yield high rates of detection over large areas with relative speed and safety.
Julia S. McElhinny, Gregory D. Larsen, Maxwell Messinger, Chad H. Newbolt, Andrew Whitworth, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Miles R. Silman, Jared T. Beaver   +7 more
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Real Algorithms: A Defense of Cognitivism [PDF]

, 1998
John Searle dismisses the attempt to understand thought as a form of computation, on the grounds that it is not scientific. Science is concerned with intrinsic properties, i.e. those features which are not observer relative, e.g.
Bolender, John
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Many roads to reservoirs? How susceptibility and shedding shape host competence in amphibians

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Host competence—the ability to acquire, harbour and transmit infections—drives pathogen spread and persistence in multi‐host communities. Evaluating species‐specific competence is critical for predicting transmission, particularly for generalist fungal pathogens like ...
Joseph A. DeMarchi, Edward D. Carter, Matthew J. Gray, Kurt R. Lutz, Sarah A. R. Schrock, Catherine L. Searle, Cassidy L. Wallace, Mark Q. Wilber   +7 more
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Theories of Reference: What Was the Question? [PDF]

, 2020
The new theory of reference has won popularity. However, a number of noted philosophers have also attempted to reply to the critical arguments of Kripke and others, and aimed to vindicate the description theory of reference.
A Church, A Everett, A Millar, A Miller, A Plantinga, C McGinn, C Travis, D Braun, D Braun, D Braun, D Chalmers, D Chalmers, D Davidson, D Kaplan, D Kaplan, D Kaplan, D Lewis, D Papineau, D Shapere, F Jackson, F Kroon, G Currie, G Currie, G Evans, G Martí, G Segal, GW Fitch, H Putnam, H Putnam, H Putnam, H Putnam, H Wettstein, HW Noonan, J Almog, J Almog, J Dupre, J McDowell, J Searle, J Searle, J Searle, J Searle, JJ Katz, JJ Katz, K Bach, K Bach, K Sterelny, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Devitt, M Dummett, M Dummett, M Dummett, M Kremer, N Salmon, N Salmon, P Achinstein, P Raatikainen, P Raatikainen, P Raatikainen, P Unger, PF Strawson, PK Stanford, R Carnap, R Heck, R May, S Kripke, S Kripke, S Kripke, S Kripke, S Kripke, S Soames, SP Schwartz, T Burge, T Crane, W Lycan, WV Quine   +84 more
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The Savage Worlds of Henry Drummond (1851–1897): Science, Racism and Religion in the Work of a Popular Evolutionist

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Abstract The savage was a familiar as well as deeply problematic figure in late‐Victorian literary and scientific imaginaries. Savages provided an unstable but capacious and flexible signifier to explore human development and human difference, most often in ways that followed a disturbing racial logic.
Diarmid A. Finnegan
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Fiction as an Institution [PDF]

, 2017
John Searle and I agree about many important aspects about individual speech acts within fiction. I hope to reduce the area of disagreement by explaining how much work an analysis of fiction as linguistic behavior can do to solve the problems of truth ...
MARTINICH, A. P.
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship

History, EarlyView.
Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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The Use of Speech Acts by Native and Non-Native Guests in Ellen Show: A Comparative Study

Rainbow: Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture, 2019
The aim of the study is to find out the type of illocutionary speech acts that used by native speakers and non-native speakers in Ellen Show. It also analyzes the identifier and the cross-cultural pragmatic background of the speeches.
Alisha Rahma Putri, Hendi Pratama
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