Possible worlds, governed by known or unknown cosmic rules, if ever they existed, do ontologically exist in the realm of imaginary and relate to human potential imagine beyond what we recognize as reality. This cognitive potential, tinged with postmodernist narrative techniques, can create alternative histories through which contemplate possible scenarios reality that could have happened depend...

Everett (1957a, b, 1973) relative-state formulation of quantum mechanics has often been taken to involve a metaphysical commitment to the existence of many splitting worlds each containing physical copies of observers and the objects they observe. While there was earlier talk of splitting worlds in connection with Everett, this is largely due to DeWitt’s (Phys Today 23:30–35, 1970) popular pres...

Analyzing the phenomenological philosophy of culture, in particular, concepts such modern phenomenologists as E. Husserl, P. Ricker, B. Waldenfels, we find that condition for existence and development cultural worlds is their otherness.

Intelligent game-based learning environments show considerable promise for creating effective and engaging learning experiences that are tailored to individuals. To date, much of the research on intelligent game-based learning environments has focused on formal education settings and training. However, intelligent game-based learning environments also offer significant potential for informal ed...

The decision-theoretic account of probability in the Everett or many-worlds interpretation, advanced by David Deutsch and David Wallace, is shown to be circular. Talk of probability in Everett presumes the existence of a preferred basis to identify measurement outcomes for the probabilities to range over. But the existence of a preferred basis can only be established by the process of decoheren...

The present contribution advances an abstract notion of hybrid logic by supplementing the definition of institution with an additional structure to extract frames. The foundation of logic programming is set in the general framework proposed by defining the basic concepts such as Horn clause, query and solution, and proving fundamental results such as the existence of initial model of Horn claus...

We present a formal first-order theory of artificial objects, i.e., objects made out of a finite number of parts and subject to assembling and dismantling processes. These processes are absolutely reversible. The theory is an extension of the theory of finite sets with urelements. The notions of transformation and identity are defined and studied on the assumption that the objects are homogeneo...

Virtual worlds are immersive, simulated, persistent and dynamic environments that include rich graphical 3-D spaces, high fidelity audio, motion, viewpoint, and interactivity. Initially dismissed as environments of play, virtual worlds have gained legitimacy in business and educational settings for their application in globally-distributed work, project management, online learning, and real-tim...

Virtual worlds are immersive, simulated, persistent and dynamic environments that include rich graphical 3-D spaces, high fidelity audio, motion, viewpoint, and interactivity. Initially dismissed as environments of play, virtual worlds have gained legitimacy in business and educational settings for their application in globally-distributed work, project management, online learning, and real-tim...

We outline a proposal for an experimental test of Everett’s many-worlds interpretation quantum mechanics that could potentially verify the existence multiverse. This is based on field theory formulation through path integral formalism and careful choice vacuum state.