Abstract This essay addresses the question whether artificial speakers can perform speech acts in technical sense of that term common philosophy language. We here argue under certain conditions so understood. After (§1) explaining some issues at stake these questions, we (§2) elucidate a relatively uncontroversial way which machines communicate, namely through what call verbal signaling. But si...

We have analyzed the broad absorption line system of the bright (V ∼ 16.5) high-redshift (z = 2.361) QSO SBS1542+541 using UV spectra from the HST FOS along with optical data from the MMT and the Steward Observatory 2.3m telescope. These spectra offer continuous wavelength coverage from 1200 to 8000 Å, corresponding to ∼ 340− 2480 Å in the QSO rest frame. The line of sight to the object contain...

I have chosen as the subject of my address " The Prevention and Punishment of Crime," because it is one of interest,, not only to lawyers and statisticians, but to every person who loves his country and would like to see it better and happier than it is. The object of punishment is to prevent the commission of crimes, and punishment should not be resorted to if other means equally efficacious c...