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Positive Freedom and the Social Meaning of Money
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 491-506, May 2026.ABSTRACT Semiotic objections to markets hold that buying and selling certain things – for example, sex, body parts, votes, surrogacy services – expresses that those things are fungible with money, which has only profane value. This article offers a more fundamental challenge to semiotic critiques of markets.
Andrew Allison +2 more
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It Do the Poets in Different Voices
IperstoriaThis paper examines the advent of poetry performed by generative-AI voices. It proposes that these synthetic voices can cast a new light on literary historical understandings of the original performances through their minute differences. In places where
Chris Mustazza
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The Initiation of the Beautiful Uncanny [PDF]
, 2019 In recent years, there has been a movement in arts and one of the interests was in the uncanny where it was relating to surrealism. Previous artwork has addressed the Freudian uncanny concept as an unfamiliar, frightened emotion that is negatively ...
Alwashmi, Sarah
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KASPAR - a minimally expressive humanoid robot for human-robot interaction research [PDF]
, 2009 Original article can be found at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t778164488~db=all Copyright Taylor and Francis / InformaThis paper provides a comprehensive introduction to the design of the minimally expressive robot KASPAR, which is ...
Blow, M. +6 more
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Fiction Book Reading and Wellbeing: In‐Depth Insights From Children
Journal of Research in Reading, Volume 49, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background The relationship between book reading and psychological wellbeing is gaining interest among those working in research, policy and practice, as we seek to better understand whether, and how, reading can support wellbeing. Yet, wellbeing has historically been poorly defined within reading research, and we lack a nuanced understanding ...
Nicola K. Currie +4 more
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Sampling the past:a tactile approach to interactive musical instrument exhibits in the heritage sector [PDF]
, 2014 In the last decade, the heritage sector has had to adapt to a shifting cultural landscape of public expectations and attitudes towards ownership and intellectual property.
McAlpine, Kenneth B.
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British Journal of Psychology, Volume 117, Issue 2, Page 725-740, May 2026.Abstract First impressions formed from facial appearance predict important social outcomes. Existing models of these impressions indicate they are underpinned by dimensions of Valence and Dominance, and are typically derived by applying data reduction methods to explicit ratings of faces for a range of traits.
Alex L. Jones +2 more
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Neuroaesthetics: Evolutionary Thinking in Facial Aesthetic Medicine
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 25, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background Facial aesthetic medicine has traditionally emphasized proportion, symmetry, and structural harmony based on anatomic and cultural ideals. However, rigid adherence to these principles may contribute to overcorrected, unnatural outcomes, challenging perceptions of authenticity.
Steven Dayan, Sabrina Fabi
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Realness of face images can be decoded from non-linear modulation of EEG responses
Scientific ReportsArtificially created human faces play an increasingly important role in our digital world. However, the so-called uncanny valley effect may cause people to perceive highly, yet not perfectly human-like faces as eerie, bringing challenges to the ...
Yonghao Chen +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Virtual as compared with real human characters can elicit a sense of uneasiness in human observers, characterized by lack of familiarity and even feelings of eeriness (the “uncanny valley” hypothesis).
Jari Kätsyri
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