Cottam, Ron. Bridging the Gap between Life and Physics [[electronic resource] /] : монография / Ron. Cottam, Ranson, Willy. ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVIII, 338 p. 134 illus., 3 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: 000 Preface -- 00 Foreword -- 0 Contents -- 1 Setting the Stage -- 2 Opening the Curtains -- 3 Partial Everything -- 4 Just In Time -- 5 A Fishy Business -- 6 And Yet It Moves -- 7 Seeing the Wood -- 8 Two’s Company -- 9 Really Reality -- 10 Under the Hood -- 11 Thinking Things -- 12 Making a Difference -- 13 Two into One -- 14 Mind Matters -- 15 Bridging the Gap -- 16 Closing the Curtains -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index. Рубрики: Ecosystems. Science. Epistemology. Computers. Solid state physics. Ecosystems. Science, multidisciplinary. Epistemology. Theory of Computation. Solid State Physics. Анотація: This is the only book which deals with the correlatory comparison between hierarchical living systems and inorganic physical ones. The culmination of the book is the proposition of research to discover and understand the natural underlying level of organization which produces the descriptive commonality of life and physics. Traditional science eliminates life from its purview by its rejection of interrelationships as a primary content of systems. The conventional procedure of science is that of reductionism, whereby complex systems are dismantled to characterize lower level components, but virtually no attention is given to how to rebuild those systems—the underlying assumption is that analysis and synthesis are symmetrical. This book fulfills two main coupled functions. Firstly, it details hierarchy as the major formulation of natural complex systems and investigates the fundamental character of natural hierarchy as a widely transferable ‘container’ of structure and/or function – and this in the case of the new development of a representational or model hierarchy. Secondly, it couples this hierarchical description to that of the electronic properties of semiconductors, as a well-modeled canonical example of physical properties. The central thesis is that these two descriptions are comparable, if care is taken to treat logical and epistemological aspects with prudence: a large part of the book is composed of just this aspect of care for grounding consistency. As such great attention is given to correct assessment of argumentative features which are otherwise presumed ‘known’ but which are usually left uncertain. Development of the ideas is always based on a relationship between entity or phenomenon and their associated ecosystems, and this applies equally well to the consequent derivations of consciousness and information. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74533-6 Дод.точки доступу: Ranson, Willy.; Cottam, Ron. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
The Structures of Practical Knowledge [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed. Valleriani, Matteo. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 491 p. 135 illus., 111 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: 1. The Epistemology of Practical Knowledge; Matteo Valleriani -- 2. Pocket-size architectural notebooks and the codification of practical knowledge; Elizabeth M. Merrill -- 3. Brewing Ale and Boiling Water in 1651; Elaine Leong -- 4. “Which Cannot Be Sufficiently Described by My Pen.” The Codification of Knowledge in Theater Engineering, 1480–1680; Viktoria Tkaczyk -- 5. Shooting with Ink; Jochen Buttner -- 6. Doing It Wrong: The Translation of Artisanal Knowledge and the Codification of Error; Sven Dupre -- 7. The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in the Early Modern Period; Eileen Reeves -- 8. Multi-tasking “pre-professional” architect/engineers and other bricolagic practitioners as key figures in the elision of boundaries between practice and learning in sixteenth-century Europe: Some Roman Examples; Pamela O. Long -- 9. Architectural Knowledge; Wolfgang Lefevre -- 10. Knowledge by Design—Architecture and Jade Models During the Qianlong ?? Reign (1735–1796); Dagmar Schafer -- 11. Hybrid Experts; Ursula Klein -- 12. Utilitas astronomiae in the Renaissance: The Rhetoric and Epistemology of Astronomy; Pietro D. Omodeo -- 13. Incunable Almanacs and Practica as Practical Knowledge Produced in Trading Zones; Richard L. Kremer -- 14. The Codification of Vernacular Theories of Metallic Generation in sixteenth-century European Mining and Metalworking; Pamela H. Smith -- 15. Preserving the Cutting Edge: Traveling Woodblocks, Material Networks, and Visualizing Plants in Early Modern Europe; Bruce T. Moran -- 16. The Tracts on the Sphere: Knowledge Restructured over a Network; Matteo Valleriani. . Рубрики: History. Epistemology. Philosophy and science. History of Science. Epistemology. Philosophy of Science. Анотація: The Structures of Practical Knowledge investigates the nature of practical knowledge – why, how, when and by whom it is codified, and once codified, how this knowledge is structured. The inquiry unfolds in a series of fifteen case studies, which range in focus from early modern Italy to eighteenth century China. At the heart of each study is a shared definition of practical knowledge, that is, knowledge needed to obtain a certain outcome, whether that be an artistic or mechanical artifact, a healing practice, or a mathematical result. While the content of practical knowledge is widely variable, this study shows that all practical knowledge is formally equivalent in following a defined workflow, as reflected in a construction procedure, a recipe, or an algorithm. As explored in the volume’s fifteen contributions, there are three levels at which structures of practical knowledge may be understood and examined. At the most immediate level, there are the individual workflows that encompasses practical knowledge itself. Probing further, it is possible to examine the structure of practical knowledge as it is externalized and codified in texts, drawings, and artifacts such as models. Finally, practical knowledge is also related to social structures, which fundamentally determine its dissemination and evolution into new knowledge structures. The social structures of professionals and institutions represent the critical means by which practical knowledge takes form. These actors are the agents of codification, and by means of selection, appropriation, investment, and knowledge development, they determine the formation of new structures of practical knowledge. On a more abstract level, the creation of new knowledge structures is understood as constituting the basis for the further development of scientific knowledge. Rich in subject matter and incisive in the theory it lays out, this volume represents an important contribution to the history of science and epistemology. Individually, the fifteen case studies – encompassing the history of architecture, mining, brewing, glass production, printing, ballistics, mechanics, cartography, cosmology and astronomy – are replete with original research, and offer new insights into the history of science. Taken together, the contributions remodel historical epistemology as a whole, elucidating the underlining knowledge structures that transcend disciplinary boundaries, and that unite practitioners across time and space. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45671-3 Дод.точки доступу: Valleriani, Matteo. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Andrei, Filippo. Boccaccio the Philosopher [[electronic resource] :] : an Epistemology of the Decameron / / Filippo. Andrei ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XI, 259 p. - Б. ц. Рубрики: Literature, Medieval. European literature. Epistemology. Medieval philosophy. Medieval Literature. European Literature. Epistemology. Medieval Philosophy. Анотація: This book explores the tangled relationship between literary production and epistemological foundation as exemplified in one of the masterpieces of Italian literature. Filippo Andrei argues that Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron has a significant though concealed engagement with philosophy, and that the philosophical implications of its narratives can be understood through an epistemological approach to the text. He analyzes the influence of Dante, Petrarch, Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and other classical and medieval thinkers on Boccaccio's attitudes towards ethics and knowledge-seeking. Beyond providing an epistemological reading of the Decameron, this book also evaluates how a theoretical reflection on the nature of rhetoric and poetic imagination can ultimately elicit a theory of knowledge. . Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65115-6 Дод.точки доступу: Andrei, Filippo. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Data Science and Social Research [[electronic resource] :] : epistemology, Methods, Technology and Applications / / ed. Lauro, N. Carlo. [et al.]. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - IX, 300 p. 77 illus., 51 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: Preface -- INDEX -- Introduction. Enrica Amaturo, Biagio Aragona -- Part I Epistemology: On Data, Big Data and Social Research. Is It a Real Revolution? Federico Neresini.-New Data Science - The Sociological Point of View; Biagio Aragona.- Data Revolutions in Sociology; Barbara Saracino.- Blurry Boundaries: Internet, Big New Data and Mixed-Method Approach; Enrica Amaturo, Gabriella Punziano.- Social Media and the Challenge of Big Data/Deep Data Approach; Giovanni Boccia Artieri.- Governing by Data - Some Considerations on the Role of Learning Analytics in Education; Rosanna De Rosa.- Part II Methods, Software and Data Architectures: A Knowledge-based Model for Clustering and Hierarchical Disjoint Non-negative Factor Analysis; Mario Fordellone, Maurizio Vichi.- TaLTaC 3.0. A Multi-levelWeb Platform for Textual Big Data in the Social Sciences; Sergio Bolasco and Giovanni De Gasperis.- Latent Growth and Statistical Literacy; Emma Zavarrone.- University of Bari’s Website Evaluation; Laura Antonucci, Marina Basile, Corrado Crocetta, Viviana D’Addosio, Francesco D. d’Ovidio, Domenico Viola.- Advantages of Administrative Data - Three Analyses of Students’ Careers in Higher Education; Andrea Amico, Giampiero D’Alessandro, Alessandra Decataldo.- Growth Curve Models to Detect Walking Impairment: the Case of InCHIANTI Study; Catia Monicolini, Carla Rampichini.- 1) Recurrence Analysis - Method and Applications; Maria Carmela Catone, Paolo Diana, Marisa Faggini.- Part III On-line Data Applications: Big Data and Network Analysis - A Promising Integration for Decision-Making; Giovanni Giuffrida, Simona Gozzo, Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi, Venera Tomaselli.- White House Under Attack - Introducing Distributional Semantic Model for the Analysis of US Crisis Communication Strategies; Fabrizio Esposito, Estella Esposito, Pierpaolo Basile.- #theterrormood - Studying the World Mood after the Terror Attacks on Paris and Bruxelles; Rosanna Cataldo, Roberto Galasso, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Marina Marino; Learning Analytics in MOOCs - EMMA Case; Maka Eradze, and Kairit Tammets.- Tweet-Tales: Moods of Socio-Economic Crisis? Grazia Biorci, Antonella Emina, Michelangelo Puliga, Lisa Sella, Gianna Vivaldo.- The Sentiment of the Infosphere - A Sentiment Analysis Approach for the Big Conversation on the Net; Antonio Ruoto, Vito Santarcangelo, Davide Liga, Giuseppe Oddo, Massimiliano Giacalone, Eugenio Iorio.- The Promises of Sociological Degrees - A Lexi-cal Correspondence Analysis of Masters Syllabi; Davide Borrelli, Roberto Serpieri, Danilo Taglietti, Domenico Trezza.- Part IV Off-line Data Applications: Exploring Barriers in the Sustainable Microgeneration Preliminary In-sights Thought the PLS-PM Approach; Ivano Scotti, Dario Minervini.- Individual Disadvantage and Training Policies - The Constructions of "Model-based" Composite Indicators; Rosanna Cataldo - Maria Gabriella Grassia - Carlo Lauro - Elena Ragazzi - Lisa Sella.- Measuring the Intangibles - Testing the Human Capital Theory Against the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies; Federica Cornali.- Analysis of the Employment Transitions and Analysis of the Unemployment Risk in the Social Security Account Statements of the Patronato ACLI; Danilo Catania, Alessandro Serini, Gianfranco Zucca.- Integrated Education Microdata to Support Statistics Production; Maria Carla Runci, Grazia Di Bella and Francesca Cuppone.- Latent Growth and Statistical Literacy; Zavarrone, Grassia. Рубрики: Statistics . Social sciences. Epistemology. Social policy. Communication. Sociology. Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law. Methodology of the Social Sciences. Epistemology. Social Policy. Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs. Media Research. Анотація: This edited volume lays the groundwork for Social Data Science, addressing epistemological issues, methods, technologies, software and applications of data science in the social sciences. It presents data science techniques for the collection, analysis and use of both online and offline new (big) data in social research and related applications. Among others, the individual contributions cover topics like social media, learning analytics, clustering, statistical literacy, recurrence analysis and network analysis. Data science is a multidisciplinary approach based mainly on the methods of statistics and computer science, and its aim is to develop appropriate methodologies for forecasting and decision-making in response to an increasingly complex reality often characterized by large amounts of data (big data) of various types (numeric, ordinal and nominal variables, symbolic data, texts, images, data streams, multi-way data, social networks etc.) and from diverse sources. This book presents selected papers from the international conference on Data Science & Social Research, held in Naples, Italy in February 2016, and will appeal to researchers in the social sciences working in academia as well as in statistical institutes and offices. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55477-8 Дод.точки доступу: Lauro, N. Carlo. \ed.\; Amaturo, Enrica. \ed.\; Grassia, Maria Gabriella. \ed.\; Aragona, Biagio. \ed.\; Marino, Marina. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Hansson, Sven Ove. Descriptor Revision [[electronic resource] :] : belief Change through Direct Choice / / Sven Ove. Hansson ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVIII, 239 p. 18 illus. - Б. ц. Рубрики: Logic. Mathematical logic. Database management. Epistemology. Logic. Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages. Database Management. Epistemology. Mathematical Logic and Foundations. Анотація: This book provides a critical examination of how the choice of what to believe is represented in the standard model of belief change. In particular the use of possible worlds and infinite remainders as objects of choice is critically examined. Descriptors are introduced as a versatile tool for expressing the success conditions of belief change, addressing both local and global descriptor revision. The book presents dynamic descriptors such as Ramsey descriptors that convey how an agent’s beliefs tend to be changed in response to different inputs. It also explores sentential revision and demonstrates how local and global operations of revision by a sentence can be derived as a special case of descriptor revision. Lastly, the book examines revocation, a generalization of contraction in which a specified sentence is removed in a process that may possibly also involve the addition of some new information to the belief set. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53061-1 Дод.точки доступу: Hansson, Sven Ove. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Jungnickel, Christa. The Second Physicist [[electronic resource] :] : on the History of Theoretical Physics in Germany / / Christa. Jungnickel, McCormmach, Russell. ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XXXI, 460 p. 15 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Chapter 1. Toward a Characterization of Theoretical Physics in Germany -- Chapter 2. Establishing Physics at the Universities -- Chapter 3. German Physicists before and around 1830 -- Chapter 4. Promoting a New Physics: Earth Magnetism at Gottingen -- Chapter 5. Reforms in Teaching University Physics: Development of the Seminar and the Laboratory in the 1830s and 1840s -- Chapter 6. Physics Research in "Poggendorff's Annalen" in the 1840s -- Chapter 7. Connecting Laws: Careers and Theories in the 1840s -- Chapter 8. Mathematicians and Physicists -- Chapter 9. Kirchhoff, Clausius, Weber, and Connectedness -- Chapter 10. Physical Research in the Annalen and Other Journals around 1870 -- Chapter 11. Positions in Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 12. Methods of Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 13. Ordinary Professorships for Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 14. Physical Research in the Annalen and in the Fortschritte -- Chapter 15. Foundations and Connections -- Chapter 16. Concluding Observations. Рубрики: Mathematical physics. Applied mathematics. Engineering mathematics. Epistemology. History. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics. Applications of Mathematics. Epistemology. History of Science. Анотація: This book explores the rise of theoretical physics in 19th century Germany. The authors show how the junior second physicist in German universities over time became the theoretical physicist, of equal standing to the experimental physicist. Gustav Kirchhoff, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Max Planck are among the great German theoretical physicists whose work and career are examined in this book. Physics was then the only natural science in which theoretical work developed into a major teaching and research specialty in its own right. Readers will discover how German physicists arrived at a well-defined field of theoretical physics with well understood and generally accepted goals and needs. The authors explain the nature of the work of theoretical physics with many examples, taking care always to locate the research within the workplace. The book is a revised and shortened version of Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, a two-volume work by the same authors. This new edition represents a reformulation of the larger work. It retains what is most important in the original work, while including new material, sharpening discussions, and making the research more accessible to readers. It presents a thorough examination of a seminal era in physics. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49565-1 Дод.точки доступу: McCormmach, Russell.; Jungnickel, Christa. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Space, Time and the Limits of Human Understanding [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed.: Wuppuluri, Shyam., Ghirardi, Giancarlo. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XXIII, 530 p. 51 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Philosophy: Srihar?a on the Indefinability of Time by Jonathan Duquette and Krishnamurti Ramasubramanian -- Why Spacetime Has a Life of its Own by James Robert Brown -- From Time to Time by Nathan Salmon -- Relativity Theory may not have the last Word on the Nature of Time: Quantum Theory and Probabilism by Nicholas Maxwell -- Space as a Source and as an Object of Knowledge: The Transformation of the Concept of Space in the Post-Kantian Philosophy of Geometry by Francesca Biagioli -- Space, Time and (how they) Matter by Valia Allori -- The Phenomenology of Space and Time: Husserl, Sartre, Derrida by Hans Herlof Grelland -- Time and Space in Ancient India, Pre-Philosophical Period by Michael Witzel and Nataliya Yanchevskaya -- Time in Physics and Time in Awareness by E. C. G. Sudarshan -- Physics: The Future’s Not Ours to See, by Tony Sudbury -- Nature’s Book Keeping System by Gerard ‘t Hooft -- An anomaly in space and time and the origin of dynamics by Joan A. Vaccaro -- Spacetime and Reality: Facing the Ultimate Judge by Vesselin Petkov -- Hermann Weyl’s Space-Time Geometry and its Impact on Theories of Fundamental Interactions by Norbert Straumann -- Space, Time, and Adynamical Explanation in the Relational Blockworld by W.M. Stuckey, Michael Silberstein, and Timothy McDevitt -- Matter, Space, Time, and Motion: A Unified Gravitational Perspective by C. S. Unnikrishnan -- Spacetime is Doomed by George Musser -- Mathematics: Geometry and Physical Space by Mary Leng -- The Geometry of Manifolds and the Perception of Space by Raymond O. Wells, Jr -- Topos Theoretic Approach to Space and Time by Goro C. Kato -- Paradox? The Mathematics of Space-Time and the Limits of Human Understanding by Paul Ernest -- General Relativity, Time, and Determinism by James Isenberg -- “Now” has an infinitesimal positive duration by Reuben Hersh -- The Fundamental Problem of Dynamics by Julian Barbour -- What’s wrong with the Platonic ideal of space and time? by Lorenzo Sadun -- Biology/Cognitive Science: Syntactic Space by Rajesh Kasturirangan -- Time measurement in living systems: Human understanding and health implications by L Abhilash and Vijay Kumar Sharma -- The cellular space-the space of life by Pier Luigi Luisi -- The consciousness of space, the space of consciousness by Mauro Bergonzi and Pier Luigi Luisi -- Time and Suffering (False metaphors, (de)synchronous times, and internal dynamics) by Norman Sieroka -- Evolutionary Time and the Creation of the Space of Life by Randall E. Auxier -- Computer Science: A computational mathematics view of space, time and complexity by David H. Bailey and Jonathan M. Borwein -- The Black Hole in Mathematics by A. K. Dewdney -- Godel’s Ontological Dreams by Gary Mar -- ‘Photographing the Footsteps of Time’: Space and Time in Charles Babbage’s Calculating Engines by Doron Swade -- Godel incompleteness and the empirical sciences by N. C. A. da Costa and F. A. Doria -- Miscellaneous: The Novel and the Map: Spatiotemporal Form and Discourse in Literary Cartography by Robert T. Tally Jr -- Time, Space, and the Human Geographies of Opportunity by Donald G. Janelle -- Losing Time and Space: Experiencing Immersion by Diana J. Reichenbach. <. Рубрики: Gravitation. Epistemology. Physics. Cosmology. Metaphysics. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. Epistemology. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. Cosmology. Metaphysics. Анотація: In this compendium of essays, some of the world’s leading thinkers discuss their conceptions of space and time, as viewed through the lens of their own discipline. With an epilogue on the limits of human understanding, this volume hosts contributions from six or more diverse fields. It presumes only rudimentary background knowledge on the part of the reader. Time and again, through the prism of intellect, humans have tried to diffract reality into various distinct, yet seamless, atomic, yet holistic, independent, yet interrelated disciplines and have attempted to study it contextually. Philosophers debate the paradoxes, or engage in meditations, dialogues and reflections on the content and nature of space and time. Physicists, too, have been trying to mold space and time to fit their notions concerning micro- and macro-worlds. Mathematicians focus on the abstract aspects of space, time and measurement. While cognitive scientists ponder over the perceptual and experiential facets of our consciousness of space and time, computer scientists theoretically and practically try to optimize the space-time complexities in storing and retrieving data/information. The list is never-ending. Linguists, logicians, artists, evolutionary biologists, geographers etc., all are trying to weave a web of understanding around the same duo. However, our endeavour into a world of such endless imagination is restrained by intellectual dilemmas such as: Can humans comprehend everything? Are there any limits? Can finite thought fathom infinity? We have sought far and wide among the best minds to furnish articles that provide an overview of the above topics. We hope that, through this journey, a symphony of patterns and tapestry of intuitions will emerge, providing the reader with insights into the questions: What is Space? What is Time? Chapter [15] of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. . Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44418-5 Дод.точки доступу: Wuppuluri, Shyam. \ed.\; Ghirardi, Giancarlo. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
van Holten, Holten, Theo. The Atomic World Spooky? It Ain't Necessarily So! [[electronic resource] :] : emergent Quantum Mechanics, How the Classical Laws of Nature Can Conspire to Cause Quantum-Like Behaviour / / Holten, Theo. van Holten ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XX, 561 p. 241 illus., 191 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: 1. Introduction and Outline -- 2. Strange Behaviour at Quantum Scale: the full List -- 3. The Transition Region as Predicted by Quantum Mechanics -- 4. From Rigid Marble to Vibrating Droplet of Charge: Model Assumptions -- 5. Determining the Electromagnetic Self Forces -- 6. A Brief Excursion to Sub-Atomic Scales: the Electron, the Muon and the Tau Particle -- 7. Dynamics of the Droplet: a Pictorial Representation of the Equations of Motion -- 8. First Glimpses of Quantum Behaviour: Matter Waves -- 9. Energy Quantisation in Potential Wells -- 10. Still more (non)Glimpses: the Droplet is Sometimes Invisible -- 11. Schrodinger's Equation -- 12. On Radiation and Radio Silence; Interaction Between Charges and Radiation -- 13. On Bohr's Radiation "Out of Nothing"; and on Photons, the "Particles with a Wavelength" -- 14. Summing up the Successes and the Remaining Mysteries -- 15. A Chapter full of Speculations: Bohr's Atom, Schrodinger's Cat, "Spooky" Interactions, and the Double-Slit Experiment -- 16. Conclusions: the Direction Towards Einstein’s “Hidden Variable”?. Рубрики: Quantum physics. Physics. Epistemology. Quantum Physics. Popular Science in Physics. Epistemology. Анотація: The present book takes the discovery that quantum-like behaviour is not solely reserved to atomic particles one step further. If electrons are modelled as vibrating droplets instead of the usually assumed point objects, and if the classical laws of nature are applied, then exactly the same behaviour as in quantum theory is found, quantitatively correct! The world of atoms is strange and quantum mechanics, the theory of this world, is almost magic. Or is it? Tiny droplets of oil bouncing round on a fluid surface can also mimic the world of quantum mechanics. For the layman - for whom the main part of this book is written - this is good news. If the everyday laws of nature can conspire to show up quantum-like phenomena, there is hope to form mental pictures how the atomic world works. The book is almost formula-free, and explains everything by using many sketches and diagrams. The mathematical derivations underlying the main text are kept separate in a -peer reviewed - appendix. The author, a retired professor of Flight Mechanics and Propulsion at the Delft University of Technology, chose to publish his findings in this mixed popular and scientific form, because he found that interested laymen more often than professional physicists feel the need to form visualisations of quantum phenomena. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-234-2 Дод.точки доступу: van Holten, Theo. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Primas, Hans. Knowledge and Time [[electronic resource] /] : монография / Hans. Primas ; ed. Atmanspacher, Harald. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XV, 427 p. 38 illus., 10 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: Part I Knowledge: Introduction -- Boolean Descriptions -- Non-Boolean Descriptions -- Rationality and Creativity -- Modes of Knowing in Mathematics -- Bottom-Up Approaches in Physics -- Top-Down Approaches in Physics -- Part II Time: Matter, Mind and Time -- Temporal Groups and Algebras -- Representations of Temporal Groups and Semigroups -- Complementary Concepts of Time -- The Relevance of Sequential Time -- The Relevance of Non-Sequential Time -- Appendix A: C*- and W*-Algebras. Рубрики: Physics. Epistemology. Probabilities. Philosophy and science. Cognitive psychology. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. Epistemology. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes. Philosophy of Science. Cognitive Psychology. Анотація: This is a unique volume by a unique scientist, which combines conceptual, formal, and engineering approaches in a way that is rarely seen. Its core is the relation between ways of learning and knowing on the one hand and different modes of time on the other. Partial Boolean logic and the associated notion of complementarity are used to express this relation, and mathematical tools of fundamental physics are used to formalize it. Along the way many central philosophical problems are touched and addressed, above all the mind-body problem. Completed only shortly before the death of the author, the text has been edited and annotated by the author's close collaborator Harald Atmanspacher. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47370-3 Дод.точки доступу: Primas, Hans. \.\; Atmanspacher, Harald. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Chalmers, Alan F. One Hundred Years of Pressure [[electronic resource] :] : hydrostatics from Stevin to Newton / / Alan F. Chalmers ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - IX, 197 p. 14 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Chapter 1. The theoretical challenge posed for seventeenth century mechanics by fluids -- Chapter 2. The background to Simon Stevin’s hydrostatics -- Chapter 3. Moving beyond Archimedes: The hydrostatics of Simon Stevin -- Chapter 4. Galileo, floating bodies and the balance -- Chapter 5. Descartes’ engagement with hydrostatics -- Chapter 6. Pascal on the equilibrium of liquids -- Chapter 7. Experimenting with, and theorizing about, air -- Chapter 8. Boyle and the concept of pressure -- Chapter 9. Newton’s hydrostatics: Pressure in a continuum, following Boyle, rather than corpuscle pressing on corpuscle, following Descartes -- Chapter 10. Reflections on the role of theory and experiment in the emergence of hydrostatics -- Chapter 11. Reflections on the significance of the history of hydrostatics: What was revolutionary about the scientific revolution? Рубрики: Physics. Mathematics. History. Philosophy and science. Epistemology. Science—Philosophy. Science—History. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. History of Mathematical Sciences. Philosophy of Science. Epistemology. Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science. Анотація: This monograph investigates the development of hydrostatics as a science. In the process, it sheds new light on the nature of science and its origins in the Scientific Revolution. Readers will come to see that the history of hydrostatics reveals subtle ways in which the science of the seventeenth century differed from previous periods. The key, the author argues, is the new insights into the concept of pressure that emerged during the Scientific Revolution. This came about due to contributions from such figures as Simon Stevin, Pascal, Boyle and Newton. The author compares their work with Galileo and Descartes, neither of whom grasped the need for a new conception of pressure. As a result, their contributions to hydrostatics were unproductive. The story ends with Newton insofar as his version of hydrostatics set the subject on its modern course. He articulated a technical notion of pressure that was up to the task. Newton compared the mathematical way in hydrostatics and the experimental way, and sided with the former. The subtleties that lie behind Newton's position throws light on the way in which developments in seventeenth-century science simultaneously involved mathematization and experimentation. This book serves as an example of the degree of conceptual change that new sciences often require. It will be of interest to those involved in the study of history and philosophy of science. It will also appeal to physicists as well as interested general readers. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56529-3 Дод.точки доступу: Chalmers, Alan F. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Floyd, Richard. The Non-Reificatory Approach to Belief [[electronic resource] /] : монография / Richard. Floyd ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - IX, 212 p. - Б. ц. Зміст: Chapter I. Approaching the Mind -- Chapter II. Wittgenstein, Ryle, and the Nature of Commonsense Psychology -- Chapter III. Belief and Explanation -- Chapter IV. Theory-Theory, Simulation, and Self-Ascription -- Chapter V. The Positive Account of Belief -- Chapter VI. Where Did it All Go Wrong? -- Conclusion. Рубрики: Epistemology. Religion—Philosophy. Philosophy of mind. Language and languages—Philosophy. Psychology. Epistemology. Philosophy of Religion. Philosophy of Mind. Philosophy of Language. History of Psychology. Анотація: This book argues against the mainstream view that we should treat propositional attitudes as internal states, suggesting that to treat beliefs as things of certain sort (i.e. to reify them) is a mistake. The reificatory view faces several problems that the non-reificatory view avoids, and it is argued the non-reificatory view is more faithful to the everyday concept of belief. There are several major reasons why it might be thought that a reificatory approach to mental states is nevertheless unavoidable, but this book attempts to show that none of these reasons is at all convincing; in each case, the evidence is consistent with a non-reificatory view. Having argued that the popularity of the reificatory view is unjustified, the author examines history of psychology and philosophy of mind, and the structure of psychological language, in order to show that this popularity is quite understandable, but mistaken nonetheless. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59873-4 Дод.точки доступу: Floyd, Richard. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
The Palgrave Kant Handbook [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed. Altman, Matthew C. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XLIV, 851 p. 6 illus., 2 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: Contents -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations -- Introduction: Kant the Revolutionary: Matthew C. Altman -- Part I. Biographical and Historical Background -- 1. Kant’s Life: Steve Naragon -- 2. Kant and His Philosophical Context: The Reception and Critical Transformation of the Leibnizian-Wolffian Philosophy: Manuel Sanchez-Rodriguez -- Part II. Metaphysics and Epistemology -- 3. Transcendental Idealism: What and Why?: Paul Guyer -- 4. Noumenal Ignorance: Why, for Kant, Can’t We Know Things in Themselves?: Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval and Andrew Chignell -- 5. Kant’s Concept of Cognition and the Key to the Whole Secret of Metaphysics: Chong-Fuk Lau -- 6. Apperception, Self-Consciousness, and Self-Knowledge in Kant: Dennis Schulting -- Part III. Logic -- 7. The Place of Logic within Kant’s Philosophy: Clinton Tolley -- Part IV. Relation between Theoretical and Practical Reason -- 8. The Primacy of Practical Reason: Ralph C. S. Walker -- 9. A Practical Account of Kantian Freedom: Matthew C. Altman -- 10. Moral Skepticism and the Critique of Practical Reason: David Zapero -- Part V. Ethics -- 11. How a Kantian Decides What to Do: Allen W. Wood -- 12. Duties to Oneself: Oliver Sensen -- 13. Demandingness, Indebtedness, and Charity: Kant on Imperfect Duties to Others: Kate Moran -- 14. Kant and Sexuality: Helga Varden -- 15. Kant in Metaethics: The Paradox of Autonomy, Solved by Publicity: Carla Bagnoli -- Part VI. Aesthetics -- 16. Feeling the Life of the Mind: Mere Judging, Feeling, and Judgment: Fiona Hughes -- 17. On Common Sense, Communicability, and Community: Eli Friedlander -- 18. Immediate Judgment and Non-Cognitive Ideas: The Pervasive and Persistent in the Misreading of Kant’s Aesthetic Formalism: Jennifer A. McMahon -- 19. Sublimity and Joy: Kant on the Aesthetic Constitution of Virtue: Melissa McBay Merritt -- Part VII. Philosophy of Science -- 20. “Proper Science” and Empirical Laws: Kant’s Sense of Science in the Critical Philosophy: John H. Zammito -- 21. From General to Special Metaphysics of Nature: Michael Bennett McNulty (with Marius Stan) -- Part VIII. Philosophy of Religion -- 22. Kant on Faith: Religious Assent and the Limits to Knowledge: Lawrence Pasternack -- 23. The Fate of Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason: Martin Moors -- Part IX. Political Philosophy -- 24. The Critical Legal and Political Philosophy of Immanuel Kant: Howard Williams -- 25. A Cosmopolitan Law Created by Cosmopolitan Citizens: The Kantian Project Today: Soraya Nour Sckell -- 26. Kant’s Mature Theory of Punishment, and a First Critique Ideal Abolitionist Alternative: Benjamin Vilhauer -- Part X. Anthropology, History, and Education -- 27. Denkungsart in Kant’s Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View: Patrick R. Frierson -- 28. Kant on Emotions, Feelings, and Affectivity: Alix Cohen -- 29. The Philosopher as Legislator: Kant on History: Katerina Deligiorgi -- 30. Becoming Human: Kant’s Philosophy of Education and Human Nature: Robert B. Louden -- Part XI. The Kantian Aftermath, and Kant’s Contemporary Relevance -- 31. Kant after Kant: The Indispensable Philosopher: Michael Vater -- 32. Kant, the Copernican Devolution, and Real Metaphysics: Robert Hanna -- 33. Contemporary Kantian Moral Philosophy: Michael Rohlf -- Conclusion: Kant the Philosopher: Matthew C. Altman -- Index. Рубрики: Philosophy. Idealism, German. Political philosophy. Social sciences—Philosophy. Epistemology. Ethics. History of Philosophy. German Idealism. Political Philosophy. Social Philosophy. Epistemology. Ethics. Анотація: This remarkably comprehensive Handbook provides a multifaceted yet carefully crafted investigation into the work of Immanuel Kant, one of the greatest philosophers the world has ever seen. With original contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this authoritative volume first sets Kant’s work in its biographical and historical context. It then proceeds to explain and evaluate his revolutionary work in metaphysics and epistemology, logic, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, political philosophy, philosophy of history, philosophy of education, and anthropology. Key Features: • Draws attention to the foundations of Kant’s varied philosophical insights — transcendental idealism, logic, and the bridge between theoretical and practical reason • Considers hitherto neglected topics such as sexuality and the philosophy of education • Explores the immense impact of his ground-breaking work on subsequent intellectual movements Serving as a touchstone for meaningful discussion about Kant’s philosophical and historical importance, this definitive Handbook is essential reading for Kant scholars who want to keep abreast of the field and for advanced students wishing to explore the frontiers of the subject. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54656-2 Дод.точки доступу: Altman, Matthew C. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Time of Nature and the Nature of Time [[electronic resource] :] : philosophical Perspectives of Time in Natural Sciences / / ed.: Bouton, Christophe., Huneman, Philippe. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIII, 403 p. 82 illus., 29 illus. in color. - Б. ц. Зміст: Chapter 1. Introduction: Time Between Metaphysics and Natural Sciences: From Physics to Biology (Christophe Bouton) -- Part I. The Experience of Time and the Scientific Framing of Time -- Chapter 2. Passage, Flow, and the Logic of Temporal Perspectives (Jenann Ismael) -- Chapter 3. Time of Logics and Time of Physics (Carlo Proietti) -- Chapter 4. Time Variable and Time Scales in Natural Systems and their Modeling (Annick Lesne) -- Chapter 5. On Time and the Varieties of Science (Kristie Miller) -- Part II. Time Paradoxes in Physics -- Chapter 6. Is the Future already Present? The Special Theory of Relativity and the Block Universe View (Christophe Bouton) -- Chapter 7. Dispelling the Quantum Spooks – a Clue that Einstein Missed? (Huw Price) -- Chapter 8. On time, causation and explanation in the causally symmetric Bohmian model of quantum mechanics (Joseph Berkovitz) -- Chapter 9. The Representation of Time in Discrete Mechanics (Anouk Barberousse) -- Part III. Dealing with deep time (Paleontology) -- Chapter 10. Paleontology: Outrunning Time (John Huss) -- Chapter 11. The Biologist’s time and Deep Time: essay on the psychology of the Paleobiologist (Armand J. de Ricqles) -- Chapter 12. The Making of Paleontological Time (Pascal Tassy) -- Part IV. Time of the Evolution (Evolutionary and developmental Biology) -- Chapter 13. Repetition and Reversibility in Evolution: Theoretical Population Genetics (Jean Gayon) -- Chapter 14. Macroevolution and Microevolution: Issues of Time Scale in Evolutionary Biology (Philippe Huneman) -- Chapter 15. The timing of development (Antonine Nicoglou). Рубрики: Philosophy and science. Epistemology. Philosophy of Science. Epistemology. Анотація: This volume addresses the question of time from the perspective of the time of nature. Its aim is to provide some insights about the nature of time on the basis of the different uses of the concept of time in natural sciences. Presenting a dialogue between philosophy and science, it features a collection of papers that investigate the representation, modeling and understanding of time as they appear in physics, biology, geology and paleontology. It asks questions such as: whether or not the notions of time in the various sciences are reducible to the same physical time, what status should be given to timescale differences, or what are the specific epistemic issues raised by past facts in natural sciences. The book first explores the experience of time and its relation to time in nature in a set of chapters that bring together what human experience and physics enable metaphysicians, logicians and scientists to say about time. Next, it studies time in physics, including some puzzling paradoxes about time raised by the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. The volume then goes on to examine the distinctive problems and conceptions of time in the life sciences. It explores the concept of deep time in paleontology and geology, time in the epistemology of evolutionary biology, and time in developmental biology. Each scientific discipline features a specific approach to time and uses distinctive methodologies for implementing time in its models. This volume seeks to define a common language to conceive of the distinct ways different scientific disciplines view time. In the process, it offers a new approach to the issue of time that will appeal to a wide range of readers: philosophers and historians of science, metaphysicians and natural scientists - be they scholars, advanced students or readers from an educated general audience. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53725-2 Дод.точки доступу: Bouton, Christophe. \ed.\; Huneman, Philippe. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Tercentenary Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Leibniz [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed.: Strickland, Lloyd., Vynckier, Erik., Weckend, Julia. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVIII, 354 p. 1 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Introduction: Lloyd Strickland, Julia Weckend -- SECTION 1: SCIENCE -- Philosophy and science in Leibniz: Maria Rosa Antognazza -- Between learned science and technical knowledge: Leibniz, Leeuwenhoek and the school for microscopists: Alessandro Becchi -- Leibniz, organic matter and astrobiology: Richard T. W. Arthur -- SECTION 2: METAPHYSICS -- Plenitude and mirrors of God in Leibniz: Nicholas Jolley -- As matter to form so passive to active? The irreducible metaphysics of Leibniz’s Dynamics: Tzuchien Tho -- Conceptual analysis and ontology in the Leibniz – De Volder correspondence: Stefano di Bella -- SECTION 3: EPISTEMOLOGY -- Leibniz’s empirical, not empiricist methodology: Dale Jacquette -- Leibniz on certainty: Julia Weckend -- Leibniz and probability in the moral domain: Chris Meyns -- SECTION 4: RELIGION AND THEOLOGY -- How Leibniz would have responded to the Lisbon earthquake: Lloyd Strickland -- Leibniz on the efficacy and economy of divine grace: Agustin Echavarria -- Eternal punishment, universal salvation and pragmatic theology in Leibniz: Paul Lodge -- BIOGRAPHICAL CONCLUSION -- In the “hinterland” of globalization? Leibniz and the European expansion: Michael Kempe -- Index. Рубрики: Mathematics—Philosophy. Metaphysics. Epistemology. Philosophy of Mathematics. Metaphysics. Epistemology. Анотація: This book presents new research into key areas of the work of German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Reflecting various aspects of Leibniz’s thought, this book offers a collection of original research arranged into four separate themes: Science, Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Religion and Theology. With in-depth articles by experts such as Maria Rosa Antognazza, Nicholas Jolley, Agustin Echavarria, Richard Arthur and Paul Lodge, this book is an invaluable resource not only for readers just beginning to discover Leibniz, but also for scholars long familiar with his philosophy and eager to gain new perspectives on his work. . Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38830-4 Дод.точки доступу: Strickland, Lloyd. \ed.\; Vynckier, Erik. \ed.\; Weckend, Julia. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Epistemic Pluralism [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed.: Coliva, Annalisa., Jang Lee Linding Pedersen, Nikolaj. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIII, 347 p. - Б. ц. Зміст: Introduction -- SECTION I: Epistemic Pluralism: Methdological Issues -- Chapter 1: Epistemic pluralism(s), Annalisa Coliva & Nikolaj Pedersen -- Chapter 2: Epistemic pluralism from the point of view of Carnap’s method of explication, Erik Olsson -- SECTION II: Epistemic Pluralism: Justification, Knowledge, and Epistemic Values -- Chapter 3: Pluralism about epistemic justification, Michael Blome-Tillmann -- Chapter 4: The plurality of justification and the solution of misunderstanding, Anne Meylan -- Chapter 5: Who wants to know?, Jennifer Nado -- Chapter 6: Epistemic goods and epistemic standings: A pluralist account, Nikolaj Pedersen -- Chapter 7: Can there be a dual aspect epistemology?, Pascal Engel -- SECTION III: Epistemic Pluralism and Epistemic Relativism -- Chapter 8: A defense of epistemic pluralism, Martin Kusch -- Chapter 9: Epistemic relativism, epistemic pluralism and hinge epistemology, J. Adam Carter -- SECTION IV: Epistemic Pluralism: Some Applications -- Chapter 10: Unity and plurality in the epistemic norms of action and assertion, Mikkel Gerken -- Chapter 11: How to be a pluralist about disagreement, Michele Palmira -- Chapter 12: A pluralistic way out of epistemic deflationism about ontological disputes, Delia Belleri -- Chapter 13: Pluralism about self-knowledge, Annalisa Coliva. Рубрики: Epistemology. Analysis (Philosophy). Sociology—Research. Epistemology. Analytic Philosophy. Research Methodology. Анотація: This book examines epistemic pluralism, a brand new area of research in epistemology with dramatic implications for the discipline. Challenging traditional assumptions about the nature of justification, an expert team of contributors explores pluralism about justification, with compelling first-order results – including analysis of the various requisites one might want to impose on the notion of justification (and therefore of knowledge) and why. It is shown why a long-lasting dispute within epistemology about the nature of justification has reached a stalemate and how embracing a different overarching outlook might lead to progress and aid better appreciation of the relationship between the various epistemic projects scholars have been pursuing. With close connections to the idea of epistemic relativism, and with specific applications to various areas of contemporary epistemology (such as the debate over epistemic norms of action and assertion, epistemic peers' disagreement, self-knowledge and the status of philosophical disputes about ontology) this fascinating new volume is essential reading for scholars, researchers and advanced students in the discipline. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65460-7 Дод.точки доступу: Coliva, Annalisa. \ed.\; Jang Lee Linding Pedersen, Nikolaj. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Marchesini, Roberto. Over the Human [[electronic resource] :] : post-humanism and the Concept of Animal Epiphany / / Roberto. Marchesini ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - VI, 160 p. - Б. ц. Зміст: 1. The Epimethean Condition.- 2. The Promethean Condition -- 3. The Therioanthrophic Being As Our Neighbour -- 4. Overcoming The Human -- 5. Zoomimesis: Embodied Epiphany -- 6. Step To A Philosophical Ethology -- 7. The Posthuman Dimension. Рубрики: Epistemology. Philosophy of nature. Anthropology. Ontology. Ethics. Epistemology. Philosophy of Nature. Anthropology. Ontology. Ethics. Анотація: This book presents a new way to understand human–animal interactions. Offering a profound discussion of topics such as human identity, our relationship with animals and the environment, and our culture, the author channels the vibrant Italian traditions of humanism, materialism, and speculative philosophy. The research presents a dialogue between the humanities and the natural sciences. It challenges the separation and oppression of animals with a post-humanism steeped in the traditions of the Italian Renaissance. Readers discover a vision of the human as a species informed by an intertwining with animals. The human being is not constructed by an onto-poetic process, but rather by close relati ons with otherness. The human system is increasingly unstable and, therefore, more hybrid. The argument it presents interests scholars, thinkers, and researchers. It also appeals to anyone who wants to delve into the deep animal–human bond and its philosophical, cultural, political instances. The author is a veterinarian, ethologist, and philosopher. He uses cognitive science, zooanthropology, and philosophy to engage in a series of empirical, theoretical, and practice-based engagements with animal life. In the process, he argues that animals are key to human identity and culture at all levels. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62581-2 Дод.точки доступу: Marchesini, Roberto. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed.: Nagasawa, Yujin., Matheson, Benjamin. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIII, 458 p. 1 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: 1. Introduction; Benjamin Matheson -- Part I. The History of the Afterlife -- 2. The afterlife in early civilizations; Gregory Shushan -- 3. Classical Mediterranean Conceptions of the Afterlife; Stephen R. L. Clark -- Part II. The Afterlife in World Religions -- 4. Hinduism; Ankur Barua -- 5. Buddhism; Peter Harvey -- 6. Judaism; Tyron Goldschmidt and Aaron Segal -- 7. Christianity; Joshua Farris -- 8. Islam; Amir Dastmalchian -- Part III. Models of the Afterlife -- 9. Heaven; Luke Henderson -- 10. Divine Love and Hell; Andrei Buckareff and Allen Plug -- 11. Purgatory; David Hershenov and Rose Hershenov -- 12. Rebirth; Mikel Burley -- 13. Digital Afterlives; Eric Steinhart -- Part IV. The Metaphysics of the Afterlife -- 14. Substance Dualism; Uwe Meixner -- 15. Emergent Dualism; William Hasker -- 16. Resurrecting Material Persons; Lynne Rudder Baker -- Part V. The Meaning of the Afterlife -- 17. The Fear of Death; John Bishop -- 18. Meaning in Life; Thaddeus Metz -- 19. The Problem of Evil; Stephen T. Davis. 20. Practical Identity; Benjamin Matheson -- Part VI. The Science of the Afterlife -- 21. Do Near Death Experiences Provide Evidence of an Afterlife?; Mark Fox -- 22. How Psychological Dispositions Influence the Theology of the Afterlife; Helen de Cruz and Johan de Smedt. . Рубрики: Religion—Philosophy. Metaphysics. Philosophy. Existentialism. Epistemology. Philosophy of Religion. Metaphysics. History of Philosophy. Existentialism. Epistemology. Анотація: This unique Handbook provides a sophisticated, scholarly overview of the most advanced thought regarding the idea of life after death. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses historical, religious, philosophical and scientific thinking. Starting with an overview of ancient thought on the topic, The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife examines in detail the philosophical coherence of the main traditional notions of the nature of the afterlife including heaven, hell, purgatory and rebirth. In addition (and breaking with traditional conceptions) it also explores the most recent exciting advance – digital models. Later sections include analysis of various possible metaphysical accounts that might make sense of the afterlife (including substance dualism, emergent dualism and materialism) and the science of near death experiences as well as the links between human psychology and our attitude to the afterlife. Key features: • Grounded in the most advanced philosophical, theological and scientific thinking • Contributions by eminent scholars from the world’s top universities • Balanced treatment of fundamental issues that are relevant to everyone • Diverse approaches ranging from the religious to the scientific, from the optimistic to the pessimistic • A major section on the meaning of the afterlife which includes chapters on fear, purpose, evil, and issues regarding identity The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife is essential reading for scholars, researchers and advanced students researching attitudes to and effects of beliefs about death and life after death from philosophical, historical, religious, psychological and scientific perspectives. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48609-7 Дод.точки доступу: Nagasawa, Yujin. \ed.\; Matheson, Benjamin. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
The Logical Legacy of Nikolai Vasiliev and Modern Logic [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed.: Markin, Vladimir., Zaitsev, Dmitry. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - VIII, 221 p. 76 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Preface. D. Zaitsev, V. Markin -- Chapter 1. Nikolai A. Vasiliev, His Life and Imaginary Logic Legacy. Valentin A. Bazhanov -- Chapter 2. N.A. Vasiliev in the context of philosophical and methodological disputes of the early 20th century. Galina V. Sorina -- Chapter 3. Is Modern Logic Non-Aristotelian? Jean-Yves Beziau -- Chapter 4. Vasiliev and the Foundations of Logic. Otavio Bueno -- Chapter 5. Vasiliev's ideas for non-Aristotelian logics: insight towards paraconsistency. Itala Maria Loffredo D'Ottaviano, Evandro Luls Gomes -- Chapter 6. Epicurus, Vasil’ev and Aristotle on the law of the excluded third. Jose Verissimo Teixeira da Mata -- Chapter 7. Modern Reconstruction of Vasiliev's Logical Systems. Vladimir I. Markin -- Chapter 8. Nikolai Vasiliev's Imaginary Logic and Stable Meaning. Ivan B. Mikirtumov -- Chapter 9. Vasiliev and the Foundations of Logical Laws. Elena D. Smirnova -- Chapter 10. The Impact of N.A. Vasiliev's Imaginary Logic on Epistemic and Relevance Logic. Werner Stelzner -- Chapter 11. Generalized Vasiliev-style Propositions. Dmitry V. Zaitsev -- Chapter 12. Plurivalent Logics. Graham Priest -- Chapter 13. On sublogics in Vasil'ev fragment of the logic definable with A. Arruda's calculus V1. Vladimir M. Popov, Vasily O. Shangin -- Chapter 14. Vasiliev’s Clue to Mourdoukhay-Boltovskoy’s Hypersyllogistic. Vladimir L. Vasyukov -- Chapter 15. Experimenting with consistency. Juliana Bueno-Soler, Walter Carnielli. Рубрики: Epistemology. Mathematical logic. History. Epistemology. Mathematical Logic and Foundations. History of Science. Анотація: This volume offers a wide range of both reconstructions of Nikolai Vasiliev’s original logical ideas and their implementations in the modern logic and philosophy. A collection of works put together through the international workshop "Nikolai Vasiliev’s Logical Legacy and the Modern Logic," this book also covers foundations of logic in the light of Vasiliev’s contradictory ontology. Chapters range from a look at the Heuristic and Conceptual Background of Vasiliev's Imaginary Logic to Generalized Vasiliev-style Propositions. It includes works which cover Imaginary and Non-Aristotelian Logics, Inconsistent Set Theory and the Expansion of Mathematical Thinking, Plurivalent Logic, and the Impact of Vasiliev's Imaginary Logic on Epistemic Logic. The Russian logician, Vasiliev, was widely recognized as one of the forerunners of modern non-classical logic. His "imaginary logic" developed in some of his work at the beginning of 20th century is often considered to be one of the first systems of paraconsistent and multi-valued logic. The novelty of his logical project has opened up prospects for modern logic as well as for non-classical science in general. This volume contains a selection of papers written by modern specialists in the field and deals with various aspects of Vasiliev's logical ideas. The logical legacy of Nikolai Vasiliev can serve as a promising source for developing an impressive range of philosophical interpretations, as it marries promising technical innovations with challenging philosophical insights. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66162-9 Дод.точки доступу: Markin, Vladimir. \ed.\; Zaitsev, Dmitry. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Narration as Argument [[electronic resource] /] : монография / ed. Olmos, Paula. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 234 p. 9 illus. - Б. ц. Зміст: Chapter 1. Introduction: Narratives, Narrating, Narrators; Paula Olmos -- Part I Narratives as Sources of Knowledge and Argument -- Chapter 2. Narratives and the Concept of Argument; Christopher Tindale -- Chapter 3. Arguing with Stories; Floris Bex and Trevor Bench-Capon -- Chapter 4. Narrative Fiction as a Source of Knowledge; Mitchell Green -- Chapter 5. Analogy, Presupposition and Transcendentality in Narrative Argument; Gilbert Plumer -- Chapter 6. Parables: Crossroads Between the Cognitive Theory of Metaphor and Argumentation Theory; Eduardo de Bustos -- Part II Argumentative Narratives in Context -- Chapter 7. Narratives and Pragmatic Arguments: Iven’s The 400 million; Paul van den Hoven -- Chapter 8. The Sample Convention, or, When Fictionalized Narratives. Can Double as Historical Testimony; Leona Toker -- Chapter 9. From Narrative Arguments to Arguments that Narrate; Adrien Frenay and Marion Carel -- Chapter 10. Narrative as Argument in Atul Gawande’s. “On Washing Hands” and “Letting Go”; James Phelan -- Chapter 11. On Thought Experiments and other Narratives in Scientific Argument; Paula Olmos -- Chapter 12. How to Win Wars: The Role of the War Narrative; Tone Kvernbekk and Ola Boe-Hansen. Рубрики: Logic. Discourse analysis. Literature—Philosophy. Epistemology. Pragmatics. Language and languages—Philosophy. Logic. Discourse Analysis. Literary Theory. Epistemology. Pragmatics. Philosophy of Language. Анотація: This book presents reflections on the relationship between narratives and argumentative discourse. It focuses on their functional and structural similarities or dissimilarities, and offers diverse perspectives and conceptual tools for analyzing the narratives’ potential power for justification, explanation and persuasion. Divided into two sections, the first Part, under the title “Narratives as Sources of Knowledge and Argument”, includes five chapters addressing rather general, theoretical and characteristically philosophical issues related to the argumentative analysis and understanding of narratives. We may perceive here how scholars in Argumentation Theory have recently approached certain topics that have a close connection with mainstream discussions in epistemology and the cognitive sciences about the justificatory potential of narratives. The second Part, entitled “Argumentative Narratives in Context”, brings us six more chapters that concentrate on either particular functions played by argumentatively-oriented narratives or particular practices that may benefit from the use of special kinds of narratives. Here the focus is either on the detailed analysis of contextualized examples of narratives with argumentative qualities or on the careful understanding of the particular demands of certain well-defined situated activities, as diverse as scientific theorizing or war policing, that may be satisfied by certain uses of narrative discourse. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56883-6 Дод.точки доступу: Olmos, Paula. \ed.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |
Menezes, Walter. Exploring Atman from the Perspective of the Vivekacu?ama?i [[electronic resource] /] : монография / Walter. Menezes ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIX, 309 p. - Б. ц. Зміст: 1: A Prolegomenon on the Vivekacu?ama?i -- 2: Pratyak?a-Pasyati Interrelatedness -- 3: Is Viveka a Prama?a in the Vivekacu?ama?i? -- 4: The Fading Boundaries of Analysis and Speculation -- 5: Transcending the Method of Via Negativa -- 6: The Reality-Experience: A Mystical Dimension of Advaita -- 7: The Philosophical Underpinnings of the Vivekacu?ama?i. Рубрики: Philosophy, Asian. Epistemology. Metaphysics. Non-Western Philosophy. Epistemology. Metaphysics. Анотація: This book investigates into the central metaphysics and epistemology of Advaita. Although the vastness of Advaita literature has grown to immense proportions in the span of fourteen centuries, there has been a glaring vacuum in unraveling its philosophical, theological and religious implications. This volume undertakes a thematic search on the conception of Atman in an all-important Advaitic text, the Vivekacu?ama?i , and other supportive texts of the same genre. Walter Menezes aims to revive Advaita as a sound philosophical system by driving away the cloud of negativity associated with it, thereby opening a new chapter in the history of Advaita philosophy. Перейти: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62761-8 Дод.точки доступу: Menezes, Walter. \.\; SpringerLink (Online service) Свободных экз. нет |