Avicenna on the PSR and Causal Necessity in the Natural World
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Avicenna's account of causal necessity in the natural world is a key part of his metaphysical system and it is also historically significant. Yet, there is little scholarly discussion of the philosophical basis of his view. This is surprising not only because the topic is important, but also because the view is challenging to interpret ...
Kara Richardson
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From the logic of coordination to goal-directed reasoning: the agentic turn in artificial intelligence. [PDF]
Front Artif IntellHaidemariam T.
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Teleological language or teleological thinking?
CognitionTaru Tiililä +2 more
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The Grammatical Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, I examine the structural parallels between Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science and Ludwig Wittgenstein's later thought, focusing on the idea of grammatical frameworks. My central claim is that Kuhn's concept of paradigm and its later, more language‐centred forms in his philosophy can be read as a Wittgensteinian grammatical ...
Umut Morkoç
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Teleology of immune system response to sepsis - failure due to dysregulation or adaptive response that sometimes fails? [PDF]
Front ImmunolLaudanski K.
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Interindividual variability in static apnoea performance is partly explained by genetic factors
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract A large interindividual variability exists in maximal apnoea duration and the physiological adjustments that occur during apnoea. Although a few genes have been found to be associated with some of the cardiovascular responses during apnoea, the extent to which genetic and environmental factors contribute to individual differences in apnoea ...
Anastasios Makris +5 more
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The ontological inversion: transcending adultcentrism in the concept of development for the critical deconstruction of bleak pedagogy. [PDF]
Front PsycholLuo Y, Yang X.
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Hypoxia and hypercapnia elicit overlapping but distinct skeletal muscle toxicities
The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract figure legend Hypoxia and hypercapnia cause overlapping skeletal muscle phenotypes, including atrophy, change in myofibre metabolic profile and myogenic response to injury. Both signals operate via distinct cellular pathways. Abstract Skeletal muscle dysfunction is strongly associated with elevated mortality in acute and chronic pulmonary ...
Joseph Balnis, Ariel Jaitovich
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Mind Everywhere: A Framework for Conceptualizing Goal-Directedness in Biology and Other Domains-Part One. [PDF]
Biol TheoryLevin M, Resnik DB.
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