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2011
In this chapter I lay out a notion of philosophical naturalism that aligns with pragmatism. It is developed and illustrated by a presentation of my views on natural kinds and my theory of concepts. Both accounts reflect a methodological naturalism and are defended no by way of metaphysical...
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2010-01-01
Though the term has largely fallen out of use and the underlying concept may strike some as anachronistic, it is natural to think of Michael Bryan as a gentleman. Cardinal Newman famously spoke of one ‘mainly occupied in … removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of...
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2010
Though the term has largely fallen out of use and the underlying concept may strike some as anachronistic, it is natural to think of Michael Bryan as a gentleman. Cardinal Newman famously spoke of one ‘mainly occupied in … removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of...
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2024-06-01
Miller-Young, J.,, Yeo, M. & Manarin, K.
In the reflective essay entitled “Navigating Boundary Experiences in SoTL: Pinch Points, Paradigms, and Perspectives,” Janice Miller-Young, Michelle Yeo, and Karen Manarin share some of the challenges they experienced working together on an interdisciplinary SoTL research methods book. Despite...
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Nosotros: A Digitization Story Between a University Library and Its Latin American Community
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Collecting latin American and Caribbean materials for a large Canadian university library in the twenty- first century now goes beyond the straight- forward acquisition of traditionally published information sources. the widespread use of approval plans allows academic librarians’ attention to...
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2021-01-01
When the University of Alberta Library hired its first Wikimedian-in-Residence (WIR) in 2019, the team had difficulty finding detailed information about how to plan for a WIR and set up the role for success. This chapter details two Wikipedia residencies that served as a guide for the Alberta...
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2013
The Doctrine of Double Effect [DDE] states roughly that it is harder to justify causing or allowing harm as a means to an end than it is to justify conduct that results in harm as a side effect. This chapter argues that a theory of deontological constraints on harming needs something like the DDE...
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2022-01-01
The generalized Galois logic approach (i.e., gaggle theory), introduced by Dunn, provides a systematic way to define semantics for many substructural logics in the form of a relational representation of their Lindenbaum algebras. We provide an overview of some conceptual antecedents that we think...
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2020-02-01
Philosophers have probably been organizing conferences since at least the time of Plato’s academy. More recently, philosophers have brought some of their conferences online. However, the adoption of online conferences is limited. One might wonder if scholars prefer traditional conferences for...
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2017-01-01
Secanell, Marc, Jarauta, Alex, Kosakian, Aslan, Sabharwal, Mayank, Zhou, Jie Jeremy
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) operation involves multiphase mass, charge, and heat transport, complex electrochemical reactions, and physical processes that occur at multiple spatial and time scales, e.g., from double-layer effects occurring in milliseconds to catalyst degradation...