Modality is a category of linguistic meaning having to do with the expression of possibility and necessity. A modalized sentence locates an underlying or prejacent proposition in the space of possibilities (the term prejacent was introduced by medieval logicians). Sandy might be home says that there is a possibility that Sandy is home. Sandy must be home says that in all possibilities, Sandy is...

This work evaluates a set of design principles for temporality in crisis management information systems by reflecting on the design principles based on two national crisis management information systems. Interviews were used as data collection method where: crisis managers discussed how the interface supports the design principles, crisis managers demonstrated common tasks in the system, and in...

Throughout this paper, the semantic domain under scrutiny will be designated by the acronym ATAM (i.e., Actionality / Temporality / Aspect / Modality). This involves a modification of the usual practice, where TAM (or TMA) is routinely used. As will soon become clear, however, the actionality category cannot be neglected, considering its role in the semantics and acquisition of tense and aspect...

There is a widespread view in the artificial life community that life is not so much about materiality but about organization. However, one of the favourite candidate theories that explain what this organization should be like has an ambivalent position with respect to materiality. This is the theory or autopoiesis (Maturana and Varela, 1980, Autopoiesis and cognition, D. Reidel). Accordingly, ...

NOTE FROM THE AUTHORSThe context of our co-authored contribution to the ‘Aesthetic Relations’ conference-publication is a performance devised by Lucie in 2020 which she invited Kiraṇ as collaborator. Due international travel restrictions however, physical co-pres-ence studio and on stage remained suspended throughout that year. Our exchanges nevertheless continued adaptive turns both before aft...

Democracy requires some sort of exchange knowledge between holders different positions. The concept epistemic justice brings the ability to know and right be recognised as a knowledgeable person under scheme justice. It problematises social conditions that potentially compromise share thereby effectuate change possibility being knowing subject granted access equitable means producing knowledge....