Argument from miracles
The argument from miracles is an argument for the existence of God saying that if there are phenomena that can not be accomplished by any creature – miracles – it is God who makes them , and thus gives them … Read More
Electricity and magnetism – Electromagnetism
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(Diagram of a solenoid and its magnetic field lines. The shape of all lines was computed according to the laws of electrodynamics. ) Electromagnetism is the branch of physics that studies the interactions between electrically charged particles, whether at rest … Read More
Google: Dataset Search, a new search engine, for journalists and researchers
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Google has recently launched a new search engine, using a large system of public government databases, public sources, digital libraries, and personal websites, primarily aimed to help journalists and researchers in their work. The new search engine, with the name … Read More
The needs and usefulness of history of science
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(Newton’s reflector, the first reflecting telescope) The history of science is the study of the evolution of scientific knowledge. Science, as a body of knowledge but also as a way of approaching and understanding the world, has developed gradually over … Read More
Freedom (Liberty)
(Liberty Enlightening the World, known as the Statue of Liberty, was donated to the US by France and is an artistic personification of liberty. ) Generally speaking, freedom, or liberty is a concept that designates the possibility of action or … Read More
Naturalism
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In philosophy, naturalism is the conception that everything that exists – objects and events – can be explained by natural causes or principles. Extending all forms of transcendence, naturalism conceives of philosophical activity as an extension of scientific activity. Naturalism … Read More
Faculty of Medicine of Lille suspends homeopathy diploma
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As a result of the controversies over alternative medicine, the medical school through his dean suspended its university diploma of homeopathy for the beginning academic year in expectation of the position of the Haute Autorité de Santé (High Authority of … Read More
Knowledge models
Origins of the theory Francis Bacon’s model According to the English philosopher Francis Bacon, it is the observations and experiences that give us access to the real, and the theory follows from generalized induction. For Bacon, the construction of theories … Read More
Evolutionary art
(An image generated using an evolutionary algorithm) Evolutionary art is a form of generative art in which works of art from the visual arts, music and performing arts are created using evolutionary algorithms. Evolutionary algorithms are methods for solving optimization problems using the principles of natural evolution. By conceiving of artistic processes as an optimization, can be … Read More
