Alien Reasoning

Alien Reasoning

Author: Arthur Rae

Publisher: Arthur Rae

Published: 2023-05-05

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0645763705

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Above all, Alien Reasoning is an entertaining story about an Alien invasion of Earth, or is it simply an Alien Visit that will benefit humankind. Only time will tell. At face value, it is a story about Aliens, who are intellectually superior to humans, coming to earth. Their stated aim, to share knowledge. At a deeper level, it is a commentary on our systems of commerce, an exploration of the human psyche and a story that challenges our interpretations of the laws of physics, and suggests other possibilities for the reader to ponder. It is also a travel guide of sorts, as it expounds on the interesting tourist attractions in the general area of each of the places visited throughout the book. There are two main human characters in the story. The first is Bart, a wide-eyed physics enthusiast, who is totally enchanted by the newcomers and who has many meaningful discussions with them. The second is Augur, an intrepid news reporter, who questions everything. He is determined to understand the Aliens’ true agenda, and to get to the bottom of their real reason for coming to Earth. Each character in the book and some fictitious place names, have been given a name, which is an English word that is not used in common speech. An included Glossary of Terms, at the very back of this book, in Appendix 4, provides the dictionary definition for each name; which is in each case indicative of the character of that person or place. For example, Australia’s Prime Minister, those gender is never identified throughout the story, is named: Aegis, which means: Protector; Shield of Zeus.


Reasoning

Reasoning

Author: Magdalena Balcerak Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 019879147X

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This new volume addresses the central questions which surround the process of reasoning. This emerging topic of analytic philosophy intersects with numerous other areas of philosophy, such as epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and metaethics, and also psychological work on reasoning.


The Logical Alien

The Logical Alien

Author: Sofia Miguens

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 1081

ISBN-13: 0674242831

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“A remarkable book capable of reshaping what one takes philosophy to be.” —Cora Diamond, Kenan Professor of Philosophy Emerita, University of Virginia Could there be a logical alien—a being whose ways of talking, inferring, and contradicting exhibit an entirely different logical shape than ours, yet who nonetheless is thinking? Could someone, contrary to the most basic rules of logic, think that two contradictory statements are both true at the same time? Such questions may seem outlandish, but they serve to highlight a fundamental philosophical question: is our logical form of thought merely one among many, or must it be the form of thought as such? From Descartes and Kant to Frege and Wittgenstein, philosophers have wrestled with variants of this question, and with a range of competing answers. A seminal 1991 paper, James Conant’s “The Search for Logically Alien Thought,” placed that question at the forefront of contemporary philosophical inquiry. The Logical Alien, edited by Sofia Miguens, gathers Conant’s original article with reflections on it by eight distinguished philosophers—Jocelyn Benoist, Matthew Boyle, Martin Gustafsson, Arata Hamawaki, Adrian Moore, Barry Stroud, Peter Sullivan, and Charles Travis. Conant follows with a wide-ranging response that places the philosophical discussion in historical context, critiques his original paper, addresses the exegetical and systematic issues raised by others, and presents an alternative account. The Logical Alien challenges contemporary conceptions of how logical and philosophical form must each relate to their content. This monumental volume offers the possibility of a new direction in philosophy.


The Humaniverse Guide To Better Reasoning & Decision Making

The Humaniverse Guide To Better Reasoning & Decision Making

Author: Keith A. Seland

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 9781645310921

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Do you know how thinking about the possibility of extraterrestrial life can help make better decisions in your everyday life? The answer to this question will be the first, of many, that enlighten you and is found in the Introduction to The Humaniverse Guide to Better Reasoning and Decision-Making. Every person has to reconcile how to solve the many problems that arise daily in their lives. These questions are structured like the hypotheses scientists use to enter into their investigations. The Humaniverse Guide will immerse the reader by first demystifying the platform of science and show them the tools and methods scientists use to solve their problems (answer their hypotheses). Then The Humaniverse Guide engages the reader as the research scientist, forensic investigator, jury and judge in an actual investigation; that of the extraterrestrial hypothesis. Along its course, The Humaniverse Guide will raise their level of knowledge, inquiry, and critical thinking to help them make sense of their environment in beneficial ways they never were aware of before. The reader will own these new tools and larger skill set. This can later help in applications to their own life situations and to make successful decisions. With these themes, The Humaniverse is situated for a global audience. What sets The Humaniverse apart from other recent titles--such as Ancient Alien Ancestors by Will Hart, Timothy Good's Earth: An Alien Enterprise; Forbidden Science: From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy as edited by J. Douglas Kenyon, and John B. Alexander's UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities--is that the reader will acquire an acute awareness of the history of science, learn its methods, then use their new tool sets the same way scientists do. That user will also analyze a more extensive and pragmatic set of raw data and evidence facts observed and collected from millions of witnesses from all walks of life throughout recorded human history. This is offered to help bridge the gaps in understanding and comfort level that currently exist among the general public and both the science communities and the extraterrestrial hypothesis. The abundant utilities the reader/user can obtain from The Humaniverse Guide help make those everyday decisions easier to obtain and better.


The Reasoning Skills Workbook

The Reasoning Skills Workbook

Author: Scott Sprouse

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-09-06

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1387214616

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The workbook introduces the reader to more than 100 patterns of reasoning, some valid, some not. Through patient reading and by completing the exercises, the reader will attain a mastery of these concepts.


Current Trends in Philosophy of Science

Current Trends in Philosophy of Science

Author: Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-07-25

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 3031013158

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This book seeks to provide new perspectives, to broaden the field of philosophy of science, or to renew themes that have had a great impact on the profession. Thus, after an initial chapter to situate the current trends in philosophy of science and the prospective of the near future, it offers contributions in five thematic blocks: I) Philosophy of Medicine and Climate Change; II) Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet; III) New Analyses of Probability and the Use of Mathematics in Practice; IV) Scientific Progress Revisited; and V) Scientific Realism and the Instrumentalist Alternative. Within this framework, the volume addresses such relevant issues as the methodological validity of medical evidence or decision making in situations of uncertainty; recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and the future of the Internet; current forms of empirically based methodological pluralism and new ways of understanding mathematics with scientific practice; and the revision of the approaches to scientific progress based on the experiences accumulated in recent decades.


Aliens Ate My Homework

Aliens Ate My Homework

Author: Bruce Coville

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-02-18

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1481415603

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Following the successful repackaging of Bruce Coville’s My Teacher Is an Alien series, great new covers for another popular backlist series from the bestselling author. IT’S THE WEIRDEST ALIEN INVASION EVER! “I cannot tell a lie,” says Rod Allbright. And it’s the truth. Ask him a question and he’s bound to give you an honest answer. Which is why, when his teacher asks what happened to last night’s math assignment, Rod has to give the only answer he can: “Aliens ate my homework, Miss Maloney!” Of course, no one believes Rod this time, so they don’t bother to ask him why the aliens are here. It’s just as well, since he is sworn to silence about their secret mission and the fact that he has been drafted to help them!


Reasoning Otherwise

Reasoning Otherwise

Author: Ian McKay

Publisher: Between the Lines

Published: 2008-11-15

Total Pages: 733

ISBN-13: 1926662334

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In Reasoning Otherwise, author Ian McKay returns to the concepts and methods of “reconnaissance” first outlined in Rebels, Reds, Radicals to examine the people and events that led to the rise of the left in Canada from 1890 to 1920. Reasoning Otherwise highlights how a new way of looking at the world based on theories of evolution transformed struggles around class, religion, gender, and race, and culminates in a new interpretation of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. As McKay demonstrated in Rebels, Reds, Radicals, the Canadian left is alive and flourishing, and has shaped the Canadian experience in subtle and powerful ways. Reasoning Otherwise continues this tradition of offering important new insight into the deep roots of leftism in Canada.


Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestrial

Author: Avi Loeb

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0358274559

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New York Times Bestseller | Wall Street Journal Bestseller | Publishers Weekly Bestseller | Publishers Marketplace 2020 Buzz Book | Amazon Best Book of the Year | Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award “Provocative and thrilling ... Loeb asks us to think big and to expect the unexpected.” —Alan Lightman, New York Times bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams and Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine Harvard’s top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star. In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only have come from another star. Avi Loeb, Harvard’s top astronomer, showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit, and left no trail of gas or debris in its wake. There was only one conceivable explanation: the object was a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien civilization. In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside the thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor to be spotted in our solar system. He outlines his controversial theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our species and our planet. A mind-bending journey through the furthest reaches of science, space-time, and the human imagination, Extraterrestrial challenges readers to aim for the stars—and to think critically about what’s out there, no matter how strange it seems.