Maslow said that we grow through six main levels of development, and his rather speculative theory has now been confirmed through the research of people like Kohlberg, Alderfer and Jane Loevinger in many different countries of the world. This process can continue, if we let it, in adulthood,...
Hugh Miller thought that his call for design, purpose, and goal-directedness in nature could be grounded in empirical science. He chastised Chambers for having drawn speculative conclusions that far transcended the empirical, i.e., observational basis. Chambers, in contrast, found regularity in ...
origin of research can be called wisdom 2. what is the reason, and what is the origin of science is wisdom? Aristotles view on the nature of philosophy: the highest science is the speculative science of the original cause and cause. It is the curiosity that begins with philosophical ...
文/尼克 Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer.Art is everything else we do. 科学就是那些我们能对计算机说明白的东西,余下的都叫艺术。 ——Donald Knuth(高德纳) 1. 大脑的进化 人并不是所有动物中脑子最大的动物,大象和鲸的脑子都比人脑大。那么人为什么比其他动物更聪...
Science Fiction vs. Fantasy The genres ofscience fictionandfantasyare often considered to be part of an even larger genre known asspeculative fiction, defined as “a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements.” Speculative fictionspeculatesabout...
"Aristotle'sviewonthenatureofphilosophy:thehighestscienceisthespeculativescienceoftheoriginalcauseandcause.Itisthecuriositythatbeginswithphilosophicalthinking;philosophicalthinkingisanentertainmentfreefromignoranceandwithoutpracticalpurpose.Foryourownexistence,youarethefreest.3.inthissection,Aristotleputsforwardthetheoryof...
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I think this land speculation is being done for environmental reasons, not financial reasons, but personally I think it's a good move either way. Bylluviaporos— On Apr 24, 2013 @browncoat - I wonder if the person who originally thought of that studied the original speculative land investmen...
Science fiction frequently tries to imagine what life would be like on a plane as far above us as we are above savagery; its setting is often of a kind that appears to us technologically miraculous. It is thus a mode of romance with a strong tendency to myth. --Northrop Frye ...
(Kafka, I.B. Singer, Gogol, Bulgakov) combined with Le Carre or Allen Furst and yet it is firmly grounded in a world I understand. This is a book that I have taken to proselytizing for. It is far, far too good to get lost in the tide of speculative fiction books. A sequel,...