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On the radial distribution function of a hard-sphere fluid [PDF]
Two related approaches, one fairly recent [A. Trokhymchuk et al., J. Chem. Phys. 123, 024501 (2005)] and the other one introduced fifteen years ago [S. B. Yuste and A. Santos, Phys. Rev.
de Haro, M. Lopez +2 more
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Two Epistemological Arguments against Two Semantic Dispositionalisms [PDF]
Even though he is not very explicit about it, in “Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language” Kripke discusses two different, albeit related, skeptical theses ‒ the first one in the philosophy of mind, the second one in the metaphysics of language ...
Guardo, Andrea
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On Dirac's incomplete analysis of gauge transformations [PDF]
Dirac's approach to gauge symmetries is discussed. We follow closely the steps that led him from his conjecture concerning the generators of gauge transformations {\it at a given time} --to be contrasted with the common view of gauge transformations as ...
Pons, Josep M.
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The elaboration of a demarcation criterion in reformational philosophy
Contemporary philosophy of science has struggled considerably over an apparently simple question: how does one distinguish between scientific and non-scientific knowledge?
Renato Coletto
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Naturalism and the task of philosophy
There is a plethora of naturalisms in contemporary philosophy. Instead of sorting out diverse past or present variants of this philosophical movement this article aims to define in three relatively simple points a version of naturalism that I consider as
Maco, Róbert
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When the Part Mirrors the Whole: Interactions Beyond “Simple Location”
Reductionism relies on expectations that it is possible to make sense of the whole by studying its parts, whereas emergentism considers that program to be unattainable, partly due to the existence of emergent properties.
Alex Gomez-Marin, Juan Arnau, Juan Arnau
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PATHALIAS, or, The Care and Feeding of Relative Addresses [PDF]
Pathalias computes electronic mail routes in environments that mix explicit and implicit routing, as well as syntax styles. We describe the history of pathalias, its algorithms and data structures, and our design decisions and compromises.
Bellovin, Steven Michael +1 more
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TArgument is War...and War is Hell: Philosophy, Education, and Metaphors for Argumentation
The claim that argumentation has no proper role in either philosophy or education, and especially not in philosophical education, flies in the face of both conventional wisdom and traditional pedagogy.
Daniel H. Cohen
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Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy
Chemicals policies have spawned a wide range of regulations aimed at limiting damage to the environment and human health. Most instruments are reactive and fragmented.
Chris Collins +8 more
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Scientific Seminar of the Student Society of Oral History of Philosophy
On November 25, 2019, a scientific seminar organized by the Student Society of Oral History of Philosophy was held at the Department of the History of Philosophy of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Amina Khelufi
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