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In what follows I examine Diderot's chemically influenced vital materialism. Once condemned as "mechanistic," materialism has had something of a renaissance in recent decades as scholars have rediscovered a tradition of "vital materialism" which they have opposed to older, cruder forms of the idea, e.g. materialisms full of life, affect, chimiatry, and
Charles T Wolfe
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In what follows I examine Diderot's chemically influenced vital materialism. Once condemned as "mechanistic," materialism has had something of a renaissance in recent decades as scholars have rediscovered a tradition of "vital materialism" which they have opposed to older, cruder forms of the idea, e.g. materialisms full of life, affect, chimiatry, and
Charles T Wolfe
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Vital materialism and the thing-power of lively digital data
2020In this chapter, I take up the vital materialism perspective, particularly as it is used in political theorist Jane Bennett’s scholarship, to discuss the entanglements of digital data with humans and the work of sense-making. I emphasise the importance of understanding how digital data about human bodies work to generate new knowledges and the ...
Deborah Lupton
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Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture, 2019
In ancient Mesoamerica, the human body was regularly adorned with finely crafted ornaments. These were often made of highly valued and symbolically charged materials that manifested a cluster of interrelated ideas connected to creative energies and natural fecundity.
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In ancient Mesoamerica, the human body was regularly adorned with finely crafted ornaments. These were often made of highly valued and symbolically charged materials that manifested a cluster of interrelated ideas connected to creative energies and natural fecundity.
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Microbial accumulation and vitality on different restorative materials
Dental Materials, 1993A new technique using standardized test facings was designed to evaluate interdental plaque accumulation on different restoration materials. In 10 volunteers, a total of 40 samples, including enamel, two different ceramics and a bonding composite, were inserted one by one into a precision attachment in an experimental inlay bordering on either the ...
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Materials Development: A Vital Decision
The Language TeacherThe COVID-19 pandemic transformed education, highlighting the necessity for varied teaching and learning methods. With the return to in-person classes complemented by online formats, selecting appropriate teaching materials and syllabuses has become more complex. This paper discusses the development and adaptation of teaching materials, the reliability
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The Vital Materiality of Policy
Policies that seek to govern the rapidly evolving place of technology in education systems require equally evolutionary analytical tools. In this chapter, I encourage those who seek to analyse policy to be attentive to the ‘matter’ of policy by considering both its materiality and performativity.openaire +3 more sources
Castor oil: A vital industrial raw material
Bioresource Technology, 2006Even though castor oil is inedible, it has long been an article of commerce. This is, in large measure, due to the versatility of the oil. This article discusses the extraction of castor oil and its refining methods and reviews the industrial applications of the oil. Since castor oil is not edible, it could be substituted in many industrial application
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