Author Archives: Nicolae Sfetcu

Between the great theological systems of Malebranche, Leibniz, Spinoza, and the massive philosophical architectures of Schelling, Hegel and Comte, the eighteenth century seems to be a moment of relaxation for the synthetic and constructive spirit. It has been variously appreciated: … Read More

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) is not a philosopher: he is a scholar and an apologist for the Catholic religion. A scholar, he is in the tradition of mathematical and experimental physics which led from Galileo to Newton. An apologist, he is … Read More

Book packaging is the activity consisting of a publishing house subcontracting part or all of the tasks of creating a book — such as writing, research, the editing work, and possibly the printing — to an external company, called an … Read More

René Descartes (1596-1650) came from a family of gentlemen from Touraine. His grandfather, Pierre Descartes, had fought in the wars of religion; his father Joachim, who became an advisor to the Parliament of Brittany in 1586, had three children from … Read More

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), son of the keeper of the Great Seal, Nicolas Bacon, was destined by his father for the service of the State; elected to the House of Commons in 1584, appointed by Elizabeth as extraordinary advisor to the … Read More

Never has a century, less than the seventeenth century, had confidence in the spontaneous forces of a nature abandoned to itself: the natural man, the one who is delivered without rule to the conflict of passions, where can one find … Read More

Figure 1.1 This image might be showing any number of things. It might be a whirlpool in a tank of water or perhaps a collage of paint and shiny beads done for art class. Without knowing the size of the … Read More

In humanist environments of the 15th century, so different from the Universities, under the protection of princes or popes, secular and ecclesiastical people met indifferently, at the Platonic Academy in the Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent, as at the Aldine … Read More

MultiMedia Publishing https://www.telework.ro/en/e-books/artificial-intelligence-in-intelligence-agencies-defense-and-national-security/ – Digital: EPUB (ISBN 978-606-033-839-0), Kindle (ISBN 978-606-033-840-6) PDF (ISBN 978-606-033-841-3) DOI: 10.58679/MM72104. Price: 2.99 USD This book explores the use of artificial intelligence by intelligence services around the world and its critical role in intelligence analysis, … Read More

(Duns Scotus) The first symptom of this disintegration is found in the movement of ideas inaugurated by Duns Scotus, the subtle doctor. He had a very short career: born in Scotland around 1265, he studied the “arts” and theology at … Read More

We have just looked for how light could have the same speed for the fixed observer and for the moving observer: the deepening of this point revealed to us that a system S’, resulting from the splitting of a system … Read More

We know what magnificent praise Auguste Comte (1) makes of the 13th century: an organic age par excellence which achieved spiritual unity, true catholicity. Towards this century turns the dream of all those who consider all social peace impossible without … Read More