1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483420503321

Titolo

Neural information processing : 14th international conference, ICONIP 2007, Kitakyushu, Japan, November 13-16, 2007 : revised selected papers. Part II / / Masumi Ishikawa ... [et al.] (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Springer, 2008

ISBN

3-540-69162-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXX, 1091 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in computer science, , 0302-9743 ; ; 4985

LNCS sublibrary. SL 1, Theoretical computer science and general issues

Neural information processing : 14th international conference, ICONIP 2007, Kitakyushu, Japan, November 13-16, 2007 : revised selected papers ; ; pt. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

IshikawaMasumi

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Neural computers

Neural networks (Computer science)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Statistical and Pattern Recognition Algorithms -- Neuromorphic Hardware and Implementations -- Robotics -- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery -- Real World Applications -- Cognitive and Hybrid Intelligent Systems -- Bioinformatics -- Neuroinformatics -- Brain-Conputer Interfaces -- Novel Approaches.

Sommario/riassunto

The two volume set LNCS 4984 and LNCS 4985 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2007, held in Kitakyushu, Japan, in November 2007, jointly with BRAINIT 2007, the 4th International Conference on Brain-Inspired Information Technology. The 228 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous ordinary paper submissions and 15 special organized sessions. The 116 papers of the first volume are organized in topical sections on computational neuroscience, learning and memory, neural network models, supervised/unsupervised/reinforcement learning, statistical learning algorithms, optimization algorithms, novel algorithms, as well as motor control and vision. The second volume contains 112 contributions



related to statistical and pattern recognition algorithms, neuromorphic hardware and implementations, robotics, data mining and knowledge discovery, real world applications, cognitive and hybrid intelligent systems, bioinformatics, neuroinformatics, brain-conputer interfaces, and novel approaches.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963727003321

Autore

Burt Robert <1939->

Titolo

In the whirlwind : God and humanity in conflict / / Robert A. Burt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012

ISBN

9780674064874

0674064879

9780674069671

0674069676

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

296.3

Soggetti

God - Goodness

God - Omnipotence

God - Righteousness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. In the Beginning -- Chapter Two. The Appearance of Authority -- Chapter Three. God Gives, God Takes Away -- Chapter Four. God's Promises -- Chapter Five. Loving Power -- Chapter Six. Love Offered, Love Commanded -- Chapter Seven. Grief and Grievance -- Chapter Eight. As We Forgive Those -- Chapter Nine. A Renewed Testament -- Chapter Ten. The Same Old Testament -- Chapter Eleven. Eliminating Doubts and Doubters -- Chapter Twelve. The Insoluble Problem of Politics -- Chapter Thirteen. Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue -- Chapter Fourteen. Reconciling with Injustice -- Notes. Acknowledgments. Index -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

God deserves obedience simply because he's God-or does he? Inspired



by a passion for biblical as well as constitutional scholarship, in this bold exploration Yale Law Professor Robert A. Burt conceptualizes the political theory of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. God's authority as expressed in these accounts is not a given. It is no less inherently problematic and in need of justification than the legitimacy of secular government. In recounting the rich narratives of key biblical figures-from Adam and Eve to Noah, Cain, Abraham, Moses, Job, and Jesus-In the Whirlwind paints a surprising picture of the ambivalent, mutually dependent relationship between God and his peoples. Taking the Hebrew and Christian Bibles as a unified whole, Burt traces God's relationship with humanity as it evolves from complete harmony at the outset to continual struggle. In almost every case, God insists on unconditional obedience, while humanity withholds submission and holds God accountable for his promises.Contemporary political theory aims for perfect justice. The Bible, Burt shows, does not make this assumption. Justice in the biblical account is an imperfect process grounded in human-and divine-limitation. Burt suggests that we consider the lessons of this tension as we try to negotiate the power struggles within secular governments, and also the conflicts roiling our public and private lives.