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Artificial Things
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Author : Karen Joy Fowler
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-12-21
Artificial Things written by Karen Joy Fowler and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-21 with Fiction categories.
An extraordinary collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sarah Canary. Including "Praxis", the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; "The Poplar Street Study", Fowler's darkly comic account of an alien invasion; and "The Gates of Ghosts", in which a child journeys to a strange and deadly world, this anthology of 13 tales also features a new foreword by the author. The lake was full of artificial things - The Poplar Street study - Face value - The dragon's head - The war of the roses - Contention - Recalling Cinderella - Other planes - The gate of ghosts - The bog people -Wild boys: variations on a theme - The view from Venus - Praxis
Artificial Things
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Artificial Things written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
The Reality Of The Artificial
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Author : Massimo Negrotti
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-06-05
The Reality Of The Artificial written by Massimo Negrotti and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with Computers categories.
The human ambition to reproduce and improve natural objects and processes has a long history, and ranges from dreams to actual design, from Icarus’s wings to modern robotics and bioengineering. This imperative seems to be linked not only to practical utility but also to our deepest psychology. Nevertheless, reproducing something natural is not an easy enterprise, and the actual replication of a natural object or process by means of some technology is impossible. In this book the author uses the term naturoid to designate any real artifact arising from our attempts to reproduce natural instances. He concentrates on activities that involve the reproduction of something existing in nature, and whose reproduction, through construction strategies which differ from natural ones, we consider to be useful, appealing or interesting. The development of naturoids may be viewed as a distinct class of technological activity, and the concept should be useful for methodological research into establishing the common rules, potentialities and constraints that characterize the human effort to reproduce natural objects. The author shows that a naturoid is always the result of a reduction of the complexity of natural objects, due to an unavoidable multiple selection strategy. Nevertheless, the reproduction process implies that naturoids take on their own new complexity, resulting in a transfiguration of the natural exemplars and their performances, and leading to a true innovation explosion. While the core performances of contemporary naturoids improve, paradoxically the more a naturoid develops the further it moves away from its natural counterpart. Therefore, naturoids will more and more affect our relationships with advanced technologies and with nature, but in ways quite beyond our predictive capabilities. The book will be of interest to design scholars and researchers of technology, cultural studies, anthropology and the sociology of science and technology.
Objects Of Our Desire
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Author : Salman Akhtar
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Objects Of Our Desire written by Salman Akhtar and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Psychology categories.
What makes something sexy? Why are some things regarded as sacred and others profane? Why do mourners face such difficulty in parting with their beloved’s possessions? Why do we often feel distraught when we lose something, even when the object has little real value? We spend our lives in a meaningful dialogue with things around us. Sometimes the conversation is loud, as in a collector’s passion for coins or art. More often, the exchange is subtle and muted, even imperceptible. We are surrounded by things, and they affect our emotions and impact our thoughts. The arrival of a dozen flowers from a lover or a letter from a grandchild makes our day; an old photo album or an afghan knitted by a favorite aunt offers comfort when we are troubled. From exploring what makes something “beautiful” to why we place such value on antiques and artifacts from the past, Objects of Our Desire offers insights, both deep and delightful, into the ways we invest things with meaning and the powerful roles they play in our lives. Notice the inviting contours of that sofa, the glint of a knife’s edge, the sparkle of a diamond ring. Feel the softness of the pashmina around that woman’s milky shoulders. Look at the majesty of a large jet plane. Take in the somberness of a gravestone. Put on an old pair of shoes. Clutch a warm mug of freshly brewed coffee. Sit on a rocking chair. Feel the sumptuous leather seats of a new car. We are surrounded by things. We are involved with them, indebted to them. We speak to things and things speak to us. To say that we are interdependent is banal. Let us be courageous. Let us admit it: we are lovers. —From Objects of Our Desire
Metaphorical Metaphysics In Chinese Philosophy
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Author : Derong Chen
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2011-08-16
Metaphorical Metaphysics In Chinese Philosophy written by Derong Chen and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-16 with Philosophy categories.
In Metaphorical Metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy: Illustrated with Feng Youlan's New Metaphysics, Derong Chen explores Chinese philosophy through a comprehensive study and critical analysis of Feng Youlan's new metaphysics, proposing a systematic analysis of meaning that differs from the approach of the comparative linguistic analysis that A.C. Graham and Chad Hasen employed in their studies of Chinese philosophy. This detailed analysis of Feng Youlan's new metaphysics demonstrates that Feng's system is not the completely Westernized philosophical system many scholars identify it as, nor is it the pure logical and analytical system Feng himself intended to construct. Rather, the essence and characteristics of the new metaphysics at the core of Feng's philosophical system expose his philosophy as a continuation of the Chinese philosophical tradition in a new era. This approach is most applicable to scholars of comparative philosophy and of any era of Chinese philosophy.
The Commentaries Of Proclus On The Timaeus Of Plato In Five Books
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Author : Proclus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1820
The Commentaries Of Proclus On The Timaeus Of Plato In Five Books written by Proclus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1820 with Physiology categories.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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Author : John Locke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1806
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding written by John Locke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1806 with Books and reading categories.
Artificial Intelligence
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Author : Ronald Chrisley
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2000
Artificial Intelligence written by Ronald Chrisley and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Computers categories.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Twenty Ninth Edition With The Author S Last Additions And Corrections With Notes And Illustrations And An Analysis Of Mr Locke S Doctrine Of Ideas Etc With A Portrait
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Author : John Locke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1841
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Twenty Ninth Edition With The Author S Last Additions And Corrections With Notes And Illustrations And An Analysis Of Mr Locke S Doctrine Of Ideas Etc With A Portrait written by John Locke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1841 with categories.
Broad And Narrow Interpretations Of Philosophy Of Technology
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Author : P.T. Durbin
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Broad And Narrow Interpretations Of Philosophy Of Technology written by P.T. Durbin and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
BACKGROUND: DEPARTMENTS, SPECIALIZATION, AND PROFESSIONALIZATION IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION For over half of its history, U.S. higher education turned out mostly cler gymen and lawyers. Looking back on that period, we might be tempted to think that this meant specialized training for the ministry or the practice of law. That, however, was not the case. What a college education in the U.S. prepared young men (almost exclusively) for, from the founding of Harvard College in 1636 through the founding of hundreds of denominational colleges in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century, was leadership in the community. Professionalization and specialization only began to take root, and then became the dominant mode in U.S. higher education, in the period roughly from 1860--1920. In subsequent decades, that seemed to many critics to signal the end of what might be called "education in wisdom," the preparation of leaders for a broad range of responsibilities. Professionalization, specialization, and departmentalization of higher education in the U.S. began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.