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View article: The problem of too many mental tokens reconsidered
The problem of too many mental tokens reconsidered Open
The Problem of Too Many Thinkers is the result, implied by several “permissive” ontologies, that we spatiotemporally overlap with a number of intrinsically person-like entities. The problem, as usually formulated, leaves open a much-neglec…
View article: EURIPIDES, <i>TROADES</i> 95–7: IS SOMETHING MISSING?
EURIPIDES, <i>TROADES</i> 95–7: IS SOMETHING MISSING? Open
This paper raises objections to the constitution of these lines in the OCT. The lines are gnomic but they generalize based on an actual sequence of events just described and should contain an allusion to the offence that will cause the Gre…
View article: Property dualists shouldn’t be nominalists about properties
Property dualists shouldn’t be nominalists about properties Open
Substance dualism is the view that there are two fundamentally different kinds of substances: physical and mental. By contrast, according to property dualism there is only one kind of substance (physical) but two fundamentally different ki…
View article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on severe non-SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia in Reunion Island: a multicenter retrospective observational study, 2016–2021
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on severe non-SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia in Reunion Island: a multicenter retrospective observational study, 2016–2021 Open
View article: Hyperactive learning for data-driven interatomic potentials
Hyperactive learning for data-driven interatomic potentials Open
Data-driven interatomic potentials have emerged as a powerful class of surrogate models for ab initio potential energy surfaces that are able to reliably predict macroscopic properties with experimental accuracy. In generating accurate and…
View article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on severe community-acquired pneumonia in Reunion Island: A multicenter retrospective observational study, 2016-2021
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on severe community-acquired pneumonia in Reunion Island: A multicenter retrospective observational study, 2016-2021 Open
Background The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a considerable impact on the incidence of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sev…
View article: A community engagement framework using mental modeling : the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab community engagement pilot—Phase I
A community engagement framework using mental modeling : the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab community engagement pilot—Phase I Open
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) engages and collaborates with multiple stakeholders—from agency partners, to public, private, and not-for-profit organizations, to community residents—to develop its dredged-sediment long-term managem…
View article: ‘WHAT HARBOUR WILL THERE NOT BE FOR YOUR CRIES?’ (420) AND OTHER TEXTUAL PROBLEMS IN SOPHOCLES’<i>OEDIPVS TYRANNVS</i>
‘WHAT HARBOUR WILL THERE NOT BE FOR YOUR CRIES?’ (420) AND OTHER TEXTUAL PROBLEMS IN SOPHOCLES’<i>OEDIPVS TYRANNVS</i> Open
These four textual notes attempt (1) to demonstrate that OT 420 as transmitted is unlikely to impossible, and to show the desirability of Blaydes's conjecture ποῖοϲ οὐκ ἔϲται ᾿λικών , that is, Ἑλικών ; (2) to argue for the necessity of rea…
View article: HORACE, <i>ODES</i> 1.30
HORACE, <i>ODES</i> 1.30 Open
This brief poem (Hor. Carm. 1.30) is by turns enigmatic (what is the purpose of Horace's prayer to Venus?) and slightly incoherent (why should both Horace and Glycera be praying to Venus? Are they praying for the same thing or for differen…
View article: There Is No Distinctively Semantic Circularity Objection to Humean Laws
There Is No Distinctively Semantic Circularity Objection to Humean Laws Open
Humeans identify the laws of nature with universal generalizations that systematize rather than govern the particular matters of fact. Humeanism is frequently accused of circularity: laws explain their instances, but Humean laws are, in tu…
View article: Herodotus 1.53.1-2: What were Croesus’ Instructions?
Herodotus 1.53.1-2: What were Croesus’ Instructions? Open
This paper discusses Croesus’s unusual consultation of Delphi (asking a question to which he knows the answer) and his follow-up question. Because of grammatical irregularities in the latter, it is proposed to emend transmitted εἴ τινα στρ…
View article: GRØN DYST Abstract - Hydropower / Pump Storage
GRØN DYST Abstract - Hydropower / Pump Storage Open
INTRODUCTION\nIn modern society we see a growing will and need to replace carbon-emitting energy\nsources with sustainable solutions. A considerable part of these solutions, such as\nwindmills, depend directly upon forces of nature. Thus, …
View article: Explanation, Dependence, And Ontology: Essays In Meta-Metaphysics
Explanation, Dependence, And Ontology: Essays In Meta-Metaphysics Open
View article: Linking entrepreneurial orientation to firm performance in a post-socialist market context: the case of Hungary
Linking entrepreneurial orientation to firm performance in a post-socialist market context: the case of Hungary Open
Proceedings der Konferenz "STRATEGICA - Opportunities and Risks in the Contemporary Business Environment - Fourth Edition" vom 20.-21. Oktober 2016 in Bucharest.