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The Philosophy and Physics of Duality

This monograph discusses dualities in physics: what dualities are, their main examples—from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and string theory—and the philosophical questions that they raise.
S. Haro, Jeremy Butterfield
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Not ‘democratic education’ but ‘democracy and education’: Reconsidering Dewey’s oft misunderstood introduction to the philosophy of education

John Dewey’s Democracy and Education in an Era of Globalization, 2016
Of enduring interest to philosophers of education is the intimate connection Dewey draws between Democracy and Education in this now century-old seminal work.
J. Quay
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Building Simple Mechanical MindsUsing LEGO® Robots for Research and Teaching in Philosophy

Metaphilosophy, 2002
In this essay I discuss how I built a cognitive‐robotics lab using inexpensive LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ robot kits. The lab has provided pedagogical and research opportunities for a number of philosophy courses, and I briefly describe the results of those efforts. I also describe how one might build a similar lab.
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The Relationship of Substances and Simple Natures in the Philosophy of Descartes

Canadian Journal of Philosophy Supplementary Volume, 1978
The purpose of this paper is to show that the ‘simple natures’ which appear in the Regulae are those very ‘modes’ and ‘attributes’ of ‘substance’ which appear in all of Descartes’ later works. Contrary to the opinions of some critics, I hope to show that simple natures were not discarded by Descartes for being inconsistent with his later philosophy ...
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A philosophy of simple living

2020
Today, simple living is a rallying cry for anti-consumerists, environmentalists and anyone concerned with humanity’s effect on the planet. But what is so revolutionary about a simple life? Why are we so fascinated with simplicity today? Why do we still sometimes resist simplifying our lives?A Philosophy of Simple Living brings together an array of ...
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Theology, Plain and Simple: Biblical Hermeneutics, Language Philosophy, and Trinitarianism in the Seventeenth Century

Reformation, 2019
This essay demonstrates how the hermeneutic debates of the sixteenth century continued to thrive well into the seventeenth.
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Green EMI shielding: Dielectric/magnetic “genes” and design philosophy

Carbon, 2023
, Mao-Sheng Cao
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Chiral Tridentate Ligands in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Chemical Reviews, 2021
Jialin Wen, Xumu Zhang
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DNA-Encoded Chemistry: Drug Discovery from a Few Good Reactions

Chemical Reviews, 2021
Patrick R Fitzgerald, Brian M Paegel
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Simple faisceau de méthodes ou science à part entière ? La contribution de la philosophie des formes symboliques d'Ernst Cassirer à la nature du droit comparé

2022
Au-delà de l'approche classique et purement juridique par le droit comparé et l'étude des droits étrangers, l'ouvrage privilégie une approche pluridisciplinaire élargie, associant des juristes, des linguistes, des traductologues et des didacticiens autour d'une même thématique : la question des langues et des langages juridiques.
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