Foundations of Freedom

On the foundations of statistical mechanics: ergodicity, many degrees of freedom and inference

Sergio Chibbaro and Lamberto Rondoni and Angelo Vulpiani 1 Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR7190, Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, F-75005 Paris, (France) 2 Dip. Scienze Matematiche, Politecnico di Torino, C. Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino. 3 INFN, Sezione di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, Torino (Italy). 4 Dipartimento di Fisica, Università”La Sapienza” Roma (Italy) 5 ISC-CNR, Piaz...

Foundations for learning and adaptation in a multi degree of freedom unmanned ground vehicle

The real-time coordination and control of a many motion degrees of freedom (dof) unmanned ground vehicle under dynamic conditions in a complex environment is nearly impossible for a human operator to accomplish. Needed are adaptive on-board mechanisms to quickly complete sensor-effector loops to maintain balance and leverage. This paper contains a description of our approach to the control prob...

Kant's Four Notions of Freedom

Freedom of Association and Freedom of Expression

Freedom and Human Dignity

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