News tagged with philosopher aristotle
Researchers mine millions of metaphors through computer-based techniques
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Metaphors cannot be taught, asserted the great philosopher Aristotle. "It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others." But a computer scientist and literary historian say he's wrong.
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Philosopher opposes 'rhythm method'
Jun 14, 2006 |
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A British philosopher at the London School of Economics is drawing criticism from abortion opponents by opposing the "rhythm method," a report says.
What Aristotle could teach your business
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Public scandals, such as the Enron affair, the sub-prime mortgage problem, and the ensuing global credit crunch have led to dwindling confidence in the business world. A transatlantic study to be published in the International Jo ...
Feminist view of the body
Sep 21, 2006 |
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We do not just have bodies; we are bodies. Dutch researcher Silvia Stoller used this proposition from phenomenology as a basis for studying the theories of three influential feminist philosophies. Her study sheds new light ...
Paradigm shift: How Galileo's spy glass upended science
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Today it would hardly pass muster as a child's plaything, but the telescope Galileo used 400 years ago this week to peer into the heavens overturned the foundations of knowledge, changing our perception of ...
Renaissance mystery solved
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Forensic scientists said the death of Italian Renaissance philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola appears to have been foul play.
Lessons to be learned from society of robots
Apr 23, 2007 |
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An Exeter political philosopher is embarking on an exciting project researching an artificial society of robots. As part of a team of academics from six universities, Robin Durie will be looking at how ‘artificial culture’ ...
Experimental philosophy movement explores real-life dilemmas
Jul 02, 2008 |
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Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase profits." Is the business executive harming the environment intentionally? ...
Blood may help us think
Oct 15, 2007 |
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MIT scientists propose that blood may help us think, in addition to its well-known role as the conveyor of fuel and oxygen to brain cells.
Smokers' tongues fail taste test
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Smokers have fewer and flatter taste buds. A study of the tongues of 62 Greek soldiers, published in the open access journal BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, has demonstrated how cigarettes deaden the ability to taste. ...
What is wrong with intelligent design?
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Feb 22, 2007 |
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In a thought-provoking paper from the March issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, Elliott Sober (University of Wisconsin) clearly discusses the problems with two standard criticisms of intelligent design: that it is ...
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