1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910624329903321

Autore

Haufe Chris

Titolo

How knowledge grows : the evolutionary development of scientific practice / / Chris Haufe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022]

ISBN

0-262-37160-X

0-262-37159-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 pages)

Collana

The MIT Press

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science - Methodology

Knowledge, Theory of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge -- 1. Again with the Science and the Evolution? -- 2. The Persistence of Practice -- 3. Isolation of the Evolving Population -- 4. Directionality and the Refinement of Scientific Practice -- 5. Branching and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge -- 6. The Recovery of Scientific Knowledge -- II. The Emergence of a Discipline -- 7. The Philosophical Foundations of Disciplinary Autonomy -- 8. Attempted Paleontology -- 9. Wonderful Death -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"An argument that science is indeed 'socially constructed' but in a way that exposes it to a Darwinian version of variability and selection which ensures its success"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954554503321

Autore

Lauritzen Paul

Titolo

The ethics of interrogation : professional responsibility in an age of terror / / Paul Lauritzen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2013

ISBN

9781589019737

1589019733

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

174/.9363254

Soggetti

Torture - Moral and ethical aspects

Terrorism - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

If you can't oppose torture, what can you oppose? Psychologists confront coercive interrogations -- What's wrong with supporting national security? psychology and the -- Pursuit of national security -- Interrogating justice: the "torture" memos and the office of legal counsel -- Ticking bombs and dirty hands: coercive interrogation and the rule of law -- Treating terrorists : the conflicting pull of role responsibility -- Discipline and punish : the importance of professional accountability -- Professional responsibility and the virtuous professional -- The day they enter active service : the military conscience -- Lessons learned : dignity and the rule of law -- This we do not do : the future of interrogation and the ethics of professional responsibility.

Sommario/riassunto

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of balancing national security concerns against the protection of individual civil and political rights. This question was particularly poignant when US forces took prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq who arguably had information about additional attacks. In this volume, ethicist Paul Lauritzen takes on ethi



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910157586403321

Titolo

Advances in Computer Science and Ubiquitous Computing : CSA-CUTE2016 / / edited by James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park, Yi Pan, Gangman Yi, Vincenzo Loia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-3023-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXXVI, 1113 p. 527 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, , 1876-1100 ; ; 421

Disciplina

620

Soggetti

Electrical engineering

Computational intelligence

Computer networks

Communications Engineering, Networks

Computational Intelligence

Computer Communication Networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

CUTE2016 -- 1 Ubiquitous Communication and Networking -- 2 Ubiquitous Software Technology -- 3 Ubiquitous Systems and Applications -- 4 Ubiquitous Security, Privacy and Trust -- CSA2016 -- 1 Mobile and ubiquitous computing -- 2 Dependable, reliable and autonomic computing -- 3 Security and trust management -- 4 Multimedia systems and services -- 5 Networking and communications -- 6 Database and data mining -- 7 Game and software engineering -- 8 Grid and scalable computing -- 9 Embedded system and software -- 10 Artificial intelligence -- 11 Distributed and parallel algorithms -- 12 Web and internet computing -- 13 IT policy and business management. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the combined proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA-16) and the 11st International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications (CUTE 2016), both held in Bangkok, Thailand, December 19 - 21, 2016. The aim of these two meetings was to



promote discussion and interaction among academics, researchers and professionals in the field of ubiquitous computing technologies. These proceedings reflect the state-of-the-art in the development of computational methods, involving theory, algorithm, numerical simulation, error and uncertainty analysis and novel application of new processing techniques in engineering, science, and other disciplines related to ubiquitous computing.