The future of eugenics
A “free-market” approach to the genetic development of children may result in a homogenising. Parents may be inclined to choose according to models accepted by society. In this case, improving technologies “will grant racism and homophobia an unprecedented efficacy.” One … Read More
Knowledge Engineering and Intelligence Gathering
A process of intelligence gathering begins when a user enters a query into the system. Several objects can match the result of a query with different degrees of relevance. Most systems estimate a numeric value about how well each object … Read More
Sculpting in Time, with Andrei Tarkovsky
Tarkovsky opposed to the movie editing and considered that the basis of the art of cinematography (movie art) is the internal rhythm of images. He considers cinema as a representation of distinctive currents or time waves, transmitted in the film … Read More
Intelligence cycle
The intelligence cycle is a set of processes used to provide useful information for decision-making. The cycle consists of several processes. The related counter-intelligence area is tasked with preventing information efforts from others. A basic model of the process of … Read More
Support and trend of falsifiability
Popper’s supporters argued that most criticism is based on an incomprehensible interpretation of his ideas. They argue that Popper should not be interpreted as meaning that falsifiability is a sufficient condition for the demarcation of science. Some passages seem to … Read More
Imre Lakatos, The methodology of scientific research programmes – An Overview
The methodology of scientific research programmes is a collection of papers published over time expressing a radical review of Popper’s demarcation criterion between science and non-science, leading to a new theory of scientific rationality. Volume I address aspects of the … Read More
Short Stories for Children (Povestiri pentru copii) – Anthology (Antologie)
Bilingual English/Romanian Book (Carte bilingvă engleză/română) Translator (Traducător: Nicolae Sfetcu A collection of short stories for children selected from the most beautiful stories written by famous authors from around the world. (O colecție de scurte povestiri pentru copii selectate dintre … Read More
Philosophical Essays
A collection of personal essays in philosophy of science (physics, especially gravity), philosophy of information and communication technology, current social issues (emotional intelligence, COVID-19 pandemic, eugenics, intelligence), philosophy of art, and logic and philosophy of language. CONTENTS: The distinction between … Read More
Most Beautiful Fairy Tales (Cele mai frumoase povești)
English-Romanian bilingual anthology (Antologie bilingvă engleză-română) A collection of children’s stories, selected based on the most popular opinion polls and story classifications of all time. Includes fairy tales by Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. (O colecție de … Read More