Fading Foundations

Author : David Atkinson,Jeanne Peijnenburg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319582955

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Fading Foundations by David Atkinson,Jeanne Peijnenburg Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book addresses the age-old problem of infinite regresses in epistemology. How can we ever come to know something if knowing requires having good reasons, and reasons can only be good if they are backed by good reasons in turn? The problem has puzzled philosophers ever since antiquity, giving rise to what is often called Agrippa's Trilemma. The current volume approaches the old problem in a provocative and thoroughly contemporary way. Taking seriously the idea that good reasons are typically probabilistic in character, it develops and defends a new solution that challenges venerable philosophical intuitions and explains why they were mistakenly held. Key to the new solution is the phenomenon of fading foundations, according to which distant reasons are less important than those that are nearby. The phenomenon takes the sting out of Agrippa's Trilemma; moreover, since the theory that describes it is general and abstract, it is readily applicable outside epistemology, notably to debates on infinite regresses in metaphysics. The book is a potential game-changer and a must for any advanced student or researcher in the field.

Author : David Atkinson,Jeanne Peijnenburg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1013268539

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Fading Foundations by David Atkinson,Jeanne Peijnenburg Pdf

This book addresses the age-old problem of infinite regresses in epistemology. How can we ever come to know something if knowing requires having good reasons, and reasons can only be good if they are backed by good reasons in turn? The problem has puzzled philosophers ever since antiquity, giving rise to what is often called Agrippa's Trilemma. The current volume approaches the old problem in a provocative and thoroughly contemporary way. Taking seriously the idea that good reasons are typically probabilistic in character, it develops and defends a new solution that challenges venerable philosophical intuitions and explains why they were mistakenly held. Key to the new solution is the phenomenon of fading foundations, according to which distant reasons are less important than those that are nearby. The phenomenon takes the sting out of Agrippa's Trilemma; moreover, since the theory that describes it is general and abstract, it is readily applicable outside epistemology, notably to debates on infinite regresses in metaphysics. The book is a potential game-changer and a must for any advanced student or researcher in the field. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : John Davenant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1641
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024023430

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An Exhortation to Brotherly Communion betwixt the Protestant Churches. [A translation of"Ad fraternam communionem inter Evangelicas Ecclesias restaurandas adhortatio"together with the preliminary letter to John Drury.] by John Davenant Pdf

Author : Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : England
ISBN : HARVARD:32044090304510

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The Church of England: The English Reformation by Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones Pdf

Author : Jeanne Peijnenburg,Sander Verhaegh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031085932

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Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy by Jeanne Peijnenburg,Sander Verhaegh Pdf

This book contains a selection of papers from the workshop Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy held in October 2019 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It is the first volume devoted to the role of women in early analytic philosophy. It discusses the ideas of ten female philosophers and covers a period of over a hundred years, beginning with the contribution to the Significs Movement by Victoria, Lady Welby in the second half of the nineteenth century, and ending with Ruth Barcan Marcus’s celebrated version of quantified modal logic after the Second World War. The book makes clear that women contributed substantially to the development of analytic philosophy in all areas of philosophy, from logic, epistemology, and philosophy of science, to ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of language. It illustrates that although women's voices were no different from men's as regards their scope and versatility, they had a much harder time being heard. The book is aimed at historians of philosophy and scholars in gender studies

Author : Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000118051725

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The Church of England by Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones Pdf

Author : Joan L. Richards
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-07
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780300255492

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Generations of Reason by Joan L. Richards Pdf

An intimate, accessible history of British intellectual development across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, through the story of one family This book recounts the story of three Cambridge-educated Englishmen and the women with whom they chose to share their commitment to reason in all parts of their lives. The reason this family embraced was an essentially human power with the potential to generate true insight into all aspects of the world. In exploring the ways reason permeated three generations of English experience, this book casts new light on key developments in English cultural and political history, from the religious conformism of the eighteenth century through the Napoleonic era into the Industrial Revolution and prosperity of the Victorian age. At the same time, it restores the rich world of the essentially meditative, rational sciences of theology, astronomy, mathematics, and logic to their proper place in the English intellectual landscape. Following the development of their views over the course of an eventful one hundred years of English history illuminates the fine structure of ways reason still operates in our world.

Author : Greg Goralski,Lordalex Leon
Publisher : Apress
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430228639

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Foundation Flash Catalyst by Greg Goralski,Lordalex Leon Pdf

This book offers an introduction to Flash Catalyst for designers with intermediate to advanced skills. It discusses where Catalyst sits within the production process and how it communicates with other programs. It covers all of the features of the Flash Catalyst workspace, teaching you how to create designs from scratch, how to build application designs and add functionality, and how to master the Catalyst/Flex workflow. Introduces Flash Catalyst Focuses on production process Covers the interrelation between Flash Catalyst and Photoshop/Illustrator/Flex/Flash

Author : Erika Kendra
Publisher : Against The Clock
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0976432447

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 by Erika Kendra Pdf

1. Import multiple digital originals, create silhouettes, and use layers to build composite images such as a full-color magazine ad. 2. Combine images; apply various filters, adjustments, and patterns; and manipulate masks and channels to create artistic effects for a series of art-quality posters. 3. Produce special text-based effects with layers, masking, and selection techniques to design an appealing book cover. 4. Retouch photos to correct physical damage, lighting problems, and color errors using dozens of special filters to control every aspect of an image. 5. Create and composite complex selections and work with spot channels to build an attractive catalog cover. 6. Transform original photos to remove background elements, warp images to provide three-dimensional perspective, and apply sophisticated lighting effects to unify composite images for advertisements. 7. Render life-like paintings from line-art originals using Photoshop's remarkable combination of brushes, transparencies, and blending modes. 8. Generate and publish an industry-compliant web page that incorporates interactive buttons, animated images, and sliced artwork ready to be used by site-development technicians. 9. Work efficiently and rapidly by customizing your workspace, using shortcuts where appropriate, and automating repetitive tasks when possible.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309075596

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Status of the Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (DS86) by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation Pdf

The Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) was set up more than a decade ago at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy. It was charged with monitoring work and experimental results related to the Dosimetry System 1986 (DS86) used by RERF to reconstruct the radiation doses to the survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At the time it was established, DS86 was believed to be the best available dosimetric system for RERF, but questions have persisted about some features, especially the estimates of neutrons resulting from the Hiroshima bomb. This book describes the current situation, the gamma-ray dosimetry, and such dosimetry issues as thermal-neutron discrepancies between measurement and calculation at various distances in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It recommends approaches to bring those issues to closure and sets the stage for the recently convened U.S. and Japan Working Groups that will develop a new dosimetry for RERF. The book outlines the changes relating to DS86 in the past 15 years, such as improved numbers that go into, and are part of, more sophisticated calculations for determining the radiations from bombs that reach certain distances in air, and encourages incorporation of the changes into a revised dosimetry system.

Author : Stephen Butler Leacock
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4066338037176

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Canada: The Foundations of Its Future by Stephen Butler Leacock Pdf

Begin a journey through the rich tapestry of Canada's history in 'Canada: The Foundations of Its Future' by Stephen Leacock. From the uncharted continent before human footsteps to the tumultuous era of World War II, Leacock weaves an informative and captivating narrative. Discover the early exploration and colonization, the clash of British and French influences, and the birth of British Canada. Witness the struggles and triumphs of a nation emerging from the Middle Period and struggling into life. As the twentieth century dawns, delve into the challenges and aspirations that shape Canada's identity.

Author : A. Ashmun Kelly,Frederick Maire,Arthur Seymour Jennings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : House painting
ISBN : PSU:000053227980

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House Painting and Decorating ... by A. Ashmun Kelly,Frederick Maire,Arthur Seymour Jennings Pdf

Author : Roger Wickes
Publisher : Apress
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430219774

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Foundation Blender Compositing by Roger Wickes Pdf

Anyone who uses Blender needs this book. Blender users know that it can be used for modeling, animation, and rendering, but it can also be used as a fully functional compositing and post-production application. This book explores Blender's use as a compositing and post-production tool in the video and film production pipeline. In this book, you will learn how to: Create and apply masks and special effects in Blender Composite images using Blender's node-based compositor Sequence and overlay video and audio using Blender's non-linear editor

Author : Anne Lesley Corn,Jane N. Erin
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780891288831

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Foundations of Low Vision by Anne Lesley Corn,Jane N. Erin Pdf

Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives, the ground-breaking text that highlighted the importance of focusing on the functional as well as the clinical implications of low vision, has been completely updated and expanded in this second edition. The revised edition goes even further in its presentation of how best to assess and support both children and adults with low vision and plan programs and services that optimize their functional vision and ability to lead productive and satisfying lives, based on individuals' actual abilities. Part 1, Personal and Professional Perspectives, provides the foundations of this approach, with chapters focused on the anatomy of the eye, medical causes of visual impairment, optics and low vision devices, and clinical low vision services, as well as psychological and social implications of low vision and the history of the field. Part 2 focuses on children and youths, providing detailed treatment of functional vision assessment, instruction, use of low vision devices, orientation and mobility, and assistive technology. Part 3 presents rehabilitation and employment issues for working-age adults and special considerations for older adults.

Author : Robert Shail
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781844578603

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The Children's Film Foundation by Robert Shail Pdf

From the 1950s to the 1980s the Children's Film Foundation made films for Saturday morning cinema clubs across the UK - entertaining and educating generations of British children. This first history of this much-loved organisation provides an overview of the CFF's films, interviews with key backstage personnel, and memories of audience members.