the a priori is the basic characteristic ofkant's theory of knowledge. formaliz/ng the a priori, kant appears to distinguish the a priorifrom the postriori and qffirms its purity. he insists that the a priori is prior to the a postriori and stqys independent!jfrom it. the overall objectiue of this paper is, boueier; to present and to support this idea that the a priori, even prior, can be ...

.......Competition between platforms generates vendor behavior that sometimes aligns with the interests of users and application developers, and sometimes does not. For example, competition gives platform leaders incentives to improve the functionality of their code and improve the experiences of their users. It also leads them to make it difficult for users and programmers to switch between pl...

The combination of survey data with more objective information, such as administrative records, is a promising innovation within social science research. The advantages of such projects are manifold, but implementing them also bears challenges to be considered. For example, the survey respondents typically have to consent to the linking of external data sources and interviewers have to feel com...

We compare and contrast our experiences in specifying, implementing and verifying the monotonicity property of a simple plurality voting scheme using modern light-weight and heavy-weight verification tools.

This project draws on a large body of seminal research showing that the approaches students take to learning, and the subsequent quality of their learning, is closely related to their perceptions of their learning experience. Recent research has demonstrated these findings also hold for non-standard modes of delivery such as distance education using on-line strategies. However, there is current...

We present an in-the-wild project to design and study a mobile musical soundtrack that enhances the experience of visiting a sculpture park. As with soundtracks for films and games, the goal was to enhance the emotional and narrative aspects of the experience while remaining in the background. We describe a compositional approach in which we first established a broad musical landscape before tr...