1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248292603316

Autore

Kaag John <1979->

Titolo

Thinking through the imagination : aesthetics in human cognition / / John Kaag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8232-5494-1

0-8232-5495-X

0-8232-6151-4

0-8232-5496-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

American Philosophy

Disciplina

111/.85

Soggetti

Imagination (Philosophy)

Aesthetics

Cognition

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

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Cultivation of the Imagination -- 2 Enlightening Thought: Kant and the Imagination -- 3 C. S. Peirce and the Growth of the Imagination -- 4 Abduction: Inference and Instinct -- 5 Imagining Nature -- 6 Ontology and Imagination: Peirce on Necessity and Agency -- 7 The Evolution of the Imagination -- 8 Emergence, Complexity, and Creativity -- 9 Be Imaginative! Suggestion and Imperative -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Use your imagination! The demand is as important as it is confusing. What is the imagination? What is its value? Where does it come from? And where is it going in a time when even the obscene seems overdone and passé? This book takes up these questions and argues for the centrality of imagination in human cognition. It traces the development of the imagination in Kant’s critical philosophy (particularly the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment) and claims that the insights of Kantian aesthetic theory, especially concerning the nature of creativity, common sense, and genius, influenced the development of nineteenth-century



American philosophy. The book identifies the central role of the imagination in the philosophy of Peirce, a role often overlooked in analytic treatments of his thought. The final chapters pursue the observation made by Kant and Peirce that imaginative genius is a type of natural gift (ingenium) and must in some way be continuous with the creative force of nature. It makes this final turn by way of contemporary studies of metaphor, embodied cognition, and cognitive neuroscience.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778361403321

Autore

Axelson Jan

Titolo

Serial port complete [[electronic resource] ] : COM ports, USB virtual COM ports, and ports for embedded systems, second edition / / Jan Axelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wis., : Lakeview Research, c2007

ISBN

1-281-73389-X

9786611733896

1-931448-07-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Complete Guides series

Disciplina

005.2/75

Soggetti

Computer interfaces

Ports (Electronic computer system)

Parallel programming (Computer science)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Options and Choices; 2 Formats and Protocols; 3 COM Ports on PCs; 4 Inside RS-232; 5 Designing RS-232 Links; 6 Inside RS-485; 7 Designing RS-485 Links and Networks; 8 Going Wireless; 9 Using .NET's SerialPort Class; 10 Managing Ports and Transfers in .NET; 11 Ports for Embedded Systems; 12 Network Programming; 13 An RS-485 Network; 14 Inside USB; 15 Using Special-function USB Controllers; 16 Using Generic USB Controllers; Index

Sommario/riassunto

PC COM ports, USB virtual COM ports, and ports in embedded systems



are all addressed in this updated guide to programming, interfacing, and using serial ports. Topics include using .NET's SerialPort class for COM-port communications on PCs; upgrading existing RS-232 designs to USB or wireless networks; and creating serial networks of embedded systems and PCs. Example circuits and code provide a quick start to projects. Installation and maintenance staff will also find tips for ensuring reliable operation and problem tracking.