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Publisher: Editions Bréal

Published:

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 2749525764

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress

Published: 1949

Total Pages: 1206

ISBN-13:

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Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals

Notions of Physics in Natural Philosophy
Notions of Physics in Natural Philosophy

Author: George Vlahakis

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2021-02-19

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1527566390

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The European Physical Society Conference “Notions of Physics in Natural Philosophy” was held in 23-25 September 2007 in Athens. It was organized by the Program of History and Philosophy of Science of the Institute for Neohellenic Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Laboratory of Science Education, Epistemology and Educational Technology of the University of Athens. The Conference was supported by the History of Physics Committee of the European Physical Society and the History of Physics Group of Institute of Physics (England). The latter was represented by Mr. Malcolm Cooper, editor of the Newsletter of the Group who kindly gave as a brief description of the activities of the Group. The main themes of the Conference were:  The emergence of notions of physics in ancient philosophy  The concept of physical laws in Philosophy of Nature during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance  The mathematization of Natural Philosophy and the emergence of classical sciences. We hope that the present volume of the Proceedings will be a useful tool for those interested on the subject.

More Human Than Human
More Human Than Human

Author: Neil Clarke

Publisher: Start Publishing LLC

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13: 1597806188

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The idea of creating an artificial human is an old one. One of the earliest science-fictional novels, Frankenstein, concerned itself primarily with the hubris of creation, and one’s relationship to one’s creator. Later versions of this “artificial human” story (and indeed later adaptations of Frankenstein) changed the focus to more modernist questions… What is the nature of humanity? What does it mean to be human? These stories continued through the golden age of science fiction with Isaac Asimov’s I Robot story cycle, and then through post-modern iterations from new wave writers like Philip K. Dick. Today, this compelling science fiction trope persists in mass media narratives like Westworld and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, as well as twenty-first century science fiction novels like Charles Stross’s Saturn's Children and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl. The short stories in More Human than Human demonstrate the depth and breadth of artificial humanity in contemporary science fiction. Issues of passing . . . of what it is to be human . . . of autonomy and slavery and oppression, and yes, the hubris of creation; these ideas have fascinated us for at least two hundred years, and this selection of stories demonstrates why it is such an alluring and recurring conceit.