Whereas discovery of new theories and hypotheses was the subject of extensive philosophical discourse,Footnote4philosophers paid much less attention to the philosophy of discovery of factual entities. Three factors contributed to this asymmetry. First, because philosophy of science of the nineteenth and t...
In the Renaissance, corresponding lines of thought can be found in the social utopian writings “Utopia” by Thomas Morus, “Nova Atlantis” by Francis Bacon and “La città del Sole” by Tommaso Campanella… But because common sense instinctively resists such interventions, the establishment has ...
At the highest heights there was a whole industry around it here as well as theatre, quadrennial games nearly as important as the Olympics etc. And of course if you were a mere mortal you might be waiting around a while for your turn at the Oracle so hospitality as well. Having the upp...
According to previous studies [37,63,67], since most of the dissolved 232Th in seawater originates from atmospheric dust which settles on the sea surface and dissolves into the ocean, the concentration of 232Th in seawater decreases with depth and reaches the highest at the sea surface. Never...
The expected annual number of introductions was calculated from the number of farms exposed to each CPE source and the probability that at least one animal in an exposed farm is colonized. The total number of farms with CPE colonization was estimated to be the highest for fattening pig farms,...
and from him or her (as from an oracle) we will receive answer, and deciding of our litigious causes." This dame had stuff in her, an old courtier, and a wily wench, whom for this discourse I will name Pergo[36], lest her name natural were to broad before, and might not drink ...
that no nation which doth not directly profess arms, may look to have greatness fall into their mouths. And on the other side, it is a most certain oracle of time, that those states that continue long in that profession (as the Romans and Turks principally have done) do wonders. And th...
being a mere assembly of the detritus of the pantry, most usually, it seems, mixed with a lot of potato. Instead then, I give you a pie of potatoes only – with pepper (feel free to make it gunpowder-hot). The recipe is from the inimitable Dr William Kitchener’sCook’s Oracle(...
2. Green Day with The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda Lindas at Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA – September 20th 3. Black Pumas at Fox Theater Oakland – Oakland, CA – February 8th 4. Home Front with Neighborhood Brats, Build Us Airplanes at Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco...
The University of Virginia's (USA) 'Oracle of Bacon' is software - named after the actor Kevin Bacon (USA) - that maps the working relationship between 1,250,000 actors and actresses in the Internet Movie Database. According to the Oracle, the most connected liv...