A bstract We study the large momentum limit of monster potentials Bazhanov-Lukyanov-Zamolodchikov, which — according to ODE/IM correspondence should correspond excited states Quantum KdV model. prove that poles these asymptotically condensate about complex equilibria ground state potential, and we express leading correction such asymptotics in terms roots Wronskians Hermite polynomials. This al...

Abstract Many consider Nozick's “utility monster” – a being more efficient than ordinary people at converting resources into wellbeing, with no upper limit to constitute damning counterexample utilitarianism. But our intuitions may be reversed by considering variation in which the utility monster starts from baseline status of massive suffering. This suggests rethinking force original objection.

Abstract The mouth agape is among humankind's most prevalent motifs, its imagery appearing across cultures, continents, and centuries, the significations of which hold all grand preoccupations human experience: terror, hunger, awe. Accepting Mikhail Bakhtin's estimation that “the important features for grotesque,” this article examines disparities between different renderings these ontological ...