2 According to the standard Aristotelian picture, in any given instance of motion or change the action and the passion are the very same entity – namely, the motion that exists within the subject and hence outside the agent. This entity can be looked at in two ways. Insofar as it emanates from the agent, it is called an action; insofar as it is received within the patient, it is called a passio...

The model of the Big Bang is an integral part of the national curriculum for England. Previous work (e.g. Baxter 1989) has shown that pupils often come into education with many and varied prior misconceptions emanating from both internal and external sources. Whilst virtually all of these misconceptions can be remedied, there will remain (by its very nature) the obstacle of ex-nihilo, as charac...

The reoptimization issue studied in this paper can be described as follows: given an instance I of some problem Π, an optimal solution OPT for Π in I and an instance I ′ resulting from a local perturbation of I that consists of insertions or removals of a small number of data, we wish to use OPT in order to solve Π in I , either optimally or by guaranteeing an approximation ratio better than th...

After Being and Time, “the last god” is born ex nihilo in Contributions to Philosophy. This has aroused extensive interest discussion the academic world. paper focuses on manifestation of I will show that Philosophy conveys Heidegger’s “deep experience”. experience” contains several key moments: solitude, stillness, silence restraint. Solitude essential state philosophers poets. In one can ente...

The reoptimization issue studied in this paper can be described as follows: given an instance I of some problem Π , an optimal solution OPT for Π in I and an instance I ′ resulting from a local perturbation of I that consists of insertions or removals of a small number of data, we wish to use OPT in order to solve Π in I ′, either optimally or by guaranteeing an approximation ratio better than ...

Language maps signals onto meanings through the use of two distinct types of structure. First, the space of meanings is discretized into categories that are shared by all users of the language. Second, the signals employed by the language are compositional: The meaning of the whole is a function of its parts and the way in which those parts are combined. In three iterated learning experiments u...

Cosmology education has become an integral part of modern physics courses. Directed by National Curricula, major UK examination boards have developed syllabi that contain explicit statements about the model of the Big Bang and the strong observational evidence that supports it. This work examines the similarities and differences in these specifications, addresses when cosmology could be taught ...

is text an exhaustive investigation about the historical and theological developrnent of formula "de nihilo condere". This expression, which inaicates that God created out nothing, has important metaphysical biblical antecedents, but above all it accounts for presence a philosophical expression within contents faith. How should we understand nothingness? What does mean nothing? The explanations...

Abstract It has been shown that quantum mechanics in its orthodox interpretation violates four different formulations of causality principle endowed with empirical meaning. The present work aims to highlight how even a realistic non-standard the theory conflicts Cartesian formulation non-inferiority causes over effects. Such an interpretation, which attributes some form weak physical reality wa...