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Sleep and Dreams as Reflected by Science Fiction Literature and Films-Anything to Learn From? [PDF]
J Sleep ResABSTRACT Sleep and dreams are frequent themes in science fiction (Sci‐Fi) literature and films, often used to explore questions about consciousness, reality, technology and the human experience. Sci‐Fi authors and filmmakers utilise the enigmatic nature of sleep and dreams to blur the boundaries between reality and imagination, raising philosophical ...
Riemann D +4 more
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Providence and the magnitude of the universe
Dialog, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 96-101, Summer 2022., 2022 Abstract Why did God create a vast universe? Various answers are discussed and rejected: (a) for its beauty; (b) to instill a sense of the sublime in his intelligent creatures; (c) to demonstrate his glory, (d) to provide a home for extraterrestrial species; (e) to guarantee that the natural emergence of (intelligent) life, though extremely rare ...
Christian Weidemann
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Artificial Instinct: Lem’s Robots as a Model Case for AI
Profil, 2021 In the seventy years since AI became a field of study, the theoretical work of philosophers has played increasingly important roles in understanding many aspects of the AI project, from the metaphysics of mind and what kinds of systems can or cannot ...
Robin Zebrowski
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Fluorescence studies of a silane gel to be applied as a carrier in optical sensors
International Journal of Photoenergy, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 45-49, 2005., 2005 Results of fluorescence studies on the degree of pyrene and aminopyrene elution from a silane gel by water and ethanol are discussed in the paper. The studies were carried out for gels obtained on glass plates that differed in composition.
Ewa Miller +2 more
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ReS Futurae, 2020 By studying the short story « The first sally (A), or Trurl’s electronic bard » and its main character, a poet robot, this article aims at showing what is at stake, both from a literary and a political point of view, in the stylistic choices made by ...
Sylvia Chassaing
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A stability result for parameter identification problems in nonlinear parabolic problems
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 25-32, 1995., 1995 A sequence of identification problems of coefficients in the parabolic equation with nonlinear boundary conditions is considered. The parameter (index of an element of the sequence) appears in the cost functionals as well as boundary data. It is proved that the optimal solutions exist and that under some continuous convergence of the cost functionals ...
Stanislaw Migórski
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Ad honorem Stanisław Lem (12. 9. 1921–27. 3. 2006)
Profil, 2021 Editorial
Radim Brázda
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Solaris: conhecimento e autoconhecimento
Psicologia USP, 2004 O propósito do presente ensaio é interpretar o filme Solaris, de Andrei Tarkovski, e a novela homônima, de Stanislaw Lem, enfatizando as conexões entre conhecimento e autoconhecimento.
Rafael Raffaelli
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El biomejoramiento moral y su relación con la ética y la justicia
Isegoría, 2022 En este artículo intentaré mostrar el discurso moralista empleado por Persson y Savulescu en su obra ¿Preparados para el futuro? La necesidad del mejoramiento moral.
Asunción Herrera Guevara
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W świecie kolorowej (anty)utopii. O animowanych cyborgach w Kongresie Ariego Folmana
Images, 2021 The article focuses on pointing out the functions of using animation technique and elements of the science fiction genre in Ari Folman’s The Congress from 2013.
Adrianna Woroch
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