Fabs in the U.S., Japan and Germany, where it is also expanding, are “inherently incomparable” due to differences in location, setup and scope, TSMC said. NATURAL FIT The U.S., Japan and Germany have offered TSMC billions of dollars in subsidies for it to localise production in efforts...
is simply to stop expecting it to feel good, at least in the first instance. ‘Nothing is more alien to the present age than idleness,’ writes the philosopher John Gray.17 He adds: ‘How can there be play in a time when nothing has meaning unless it leads to...
This understanding of judgment is found in contemporary philosopher Ronald Dworkin’s theory of judicial decision-making. When judges face “hard cases”—those not easily settled by a straightforward reading of legal texts and precedents—they must balance the many principles relevant to the case usi...
In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and
Even an end which it would be noble to pursue if it were attainable may be pursued unwisely if it is inherently impossible of achievement. Many men in past ages devoted their lives to a search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life5. No doubt, if they could have found ...
Foote’s epilogue contains a quote that appears surprisingly pertinent to recent events.Anaximander, an ancient Greek philosopher, once stated: “It is necessary that things should pass away into that from which they are born. For things must pay one another the penalty and compensation for the ...
I am not opposed to that, but unless we are going to succumb to a kind of Islamic essentialism thesis (“Islam is inherently political unlike or more so than other religions and so modern Islamist movements are to be expected”) or a kind of “hegemonic modernity” thesis (“European moder...
Either your mind is inherently unreliable or the world outside your mind is fundamentally incomprehensible. 2. “Your good behavior is not to your credit, but at least your bad behavior is not your fault!” The actions you think of as being morally good or evil are either causally ...
In this humorous but stimulating piece, the author argues that whatever we perceive or cognize is not what it appears to be; there is no such thing as a thing, which may remind one immediately of the Buddhist philosopher-sage Nagarjuna who, having a practical bent of mind, declared: “The...
bodies, feelings, thought processes, and social interactions. In particular, viewing nature seems to be inherently rewarding, producing a cascade of position emotions and calming our nervous systems. These in turn help us to cultivate greater openness, creativity, connection, generosity, and resilience...