From the information above one would of course expect a phenomenon with such a wealth of interesting properties to be the subject of intense study in several universities and other research institutions worldwide. In reality, just the opposite is true. Only a handful of scientists are publishing ...
One striking thing about the book was how Occam’s razor is used figuratively, versus as the philosophy of William of Ockham himself. We think of Occam’s razor almost more as a way to design things or connect logical dots by using only the simplest possible design or theory, and that is...
aSome say love it is a river, that drowns the tender reed. Some say love it is a razor. that leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love it is a hunger and endless aching need. I say love it is a flower 一些认为它是河的爱,那淹没嫩芦苇。 一些认为它是剃刀的爱。 那留下您的灵魂给...
A deductive argument is a logic construct with two or more premises and a conclusion where if the premises are true then the conclusion must also be true. In philosophy, if the truth of the conclusion is fully established by the premises, then the argument is called valid. If the argument ...
For some, likeDemi Lovato, the road to recovery is rife with potholes and razor-edge turns. For some, such as "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr., making the decision to get sober seemed as irrevocable as it did inevitable at the time. "Forme, I just happened to be in a situation th...
A rule of thumb is defined as a general guidepost for determining behavior, or a rule that allows a person to make a quick mathematical calculation or remember a formula. It exists to recall something else, whether general or scientific in nature. In standard usage one might write: A rule ...
When it comes to my philosophy of consciousness, I’ve noted many times that I’m a functionalist, someone who sees mental states, including conscious ones, as being more about what they do, their causal roles and relations, than what they are. Since functionalism focuses on functionality ...
People forget but after 911 this is how Americans spoke about Arabs, there was no satire in this song since at the time of the release there was nobody who said anything different. “My Band of Brothers, rarely just smother the enemy Razor blades cut ya face and leave a scar so you ...
Help was at hand from firms such as Jennings in Cheapside, London, who sold pocket cases for travellers, including a razor and sharpening strop. The perfumer Richard Barnard sold specially contrived cases for brushes, powders and razors ‘in a small compass fit for travelling’. In a sense ...
It's based on a study of 36 non-senior House members (i.e., relatively new to the job) who varied in philosophy, districts represented, personalities, and even perceived abilities. Sure, 50 years ago, Congress enjoyed much smaller personal and committee staffs, and arguably considered less ...