Results 71 to 80 of about 1,494,860 (196)
What if reality has no architecture? [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this paper is to show that we can deny that reality is neatly segmented into natural kinds and still give a plausible view about what science is supposed to do – and the way science in fact works does not rely on the dubious metaphysical ...
Nanay, Bence
core
HERACLITUS’ DISCURSIVE AUTHORITY
Akroterion, 2012 <p>His enigmatic thought has led to many interpretations, which in turn have led to their own important developments in Western philosophy.1 On the other hand, his often radical statements have with equal frequency led to his simple dismissal as an
L. Jordaan
doaj +1 more source
, 2019 As a discipline cybernetics has a long and rich history. In its first generation it not only had a worldwide span, in the area of computer modelling, for example, its proponents such as John von Neumann, Stanislaw Ulam, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts,
Christen, Patrik, Del Fabbro, Olivier
core +1 more source
Kanz Philosophia: A Journal for Islamic Philosophy and MysticismThe discourse surrounding Islamic philosophy has garnered significant attention among scholars, highlighting a multitude of benefits and limitations related to its authenticity and its position as an essential component of Islamic cultural legacy.
Fithri Dzakiyyah Hafizah, Hadi Kharisman
doaj +1 more source
Graceful Termination -- Graceful Resetting [PDF]
, 1989 Correct — let alone graceful — termination of parallel systems is sometimes thought to be a difficult problem. This is particularly imagined to be so under the pure message-passing MIMD discipline of occam and transputer networks, where global operations
Welch, Peter H.
core +1 more source
On machines and organisms. Canguilhem and the disguised aspects of Cartesian animal-machine
O Que Nos Faz Pensar, 2018 The purpose of this article is to discuss Canguilhem’s approach of Cartesian biology. More than a simple textual criticism, Canguilhem aims to demonstrate how, through the mechanical representation of the organism, a machine whose performance depends ...
Rafael Henrique Teixeira
doaj
Alcune riflessioni sulla psicologia di Hegel [PDF]
Laboratorio dell'ISPF, 2012 [Some reflections on Hegel’s psychology]. The confrontation with the psychology of his time, both under an empirical and under a rational point of view, convinces Hegel that a radical reform of this discipline, which had not been touched, in his view, by
ANZALONE, Mariafilomena
doaj
Who Cares How Congress Really Works? [PDF]
, 2016 Legislative intent is a fiction. Courts and scholars accept this, by and large. As this Article shows, however, both are confused as to why legislative intent is a fiction and as to what this fiction entails.
Doerfler, Ryan D.
core +2 more sources
Education of courage: Plato’s Laches as the model of educational practice
IXTLI, 2016 The difficulty involved in knowledge and its practicality is accentuated when to understand the world around us and to act better on it, is considered the relevance of the study of classical thinkers like Plato.
Eduardo Salcedo Ortiz
doaj
Communication in a medical setting: can standards be improved?
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2013 Do standards exist to improve communication in a medical setting? What are the minimal requirements to make our communication with patients and their family clear and simple? International literature, as well as psychology, philosophy, and even our brain
Rossi Ferrario Silvia, Cremona George
doaj +1 more source