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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456937103321

Titolo

The assumption of agency theory : a realist theory of the production of agency / / [edited by] Kate Forbes-Pitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10297-8

9786613102973

1-136-63326-X

0-203-80336-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Ontological explorations

Altri autori (Persone)

Forbes-PittKate

Disciplina

128

128/.4

Soggetti

Agent (Philosophy)

Artificial intelligence - Philosophy

Artificial intelligence --Philosophy

Critical realism

Philosophical anthropology

Turing test

Electronic books.

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 (pages [160]-164) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Assumption of Agency Theory; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Philosophical assumptions; Part I: Self-knowledge and the assumption of agency; 2. The problem of other minds: the importance of first-order concepts; 3. What it means to be minded: intentionality; 4. Reasons and causes; 5. Preliminary statements about agency; Part II: Interaction, maintenance of agency and the unexplained act; 6. The ego agent and structure; 7. Maintenance of agency: first-order concepts through interaction

8. Satisfying the conditions of agency: using the action-mind chain9. The unexplained act: arriving at the evinced agent; Part III: Technology as agent; 10. Technology as evinced agent: disappearing the machine; 11. Disappearing the machine into the ego agent: 3D interaction and its



implications for agency and reality; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Assumption of Agency Theory revisits the Turing Test and examines what Turing's assessor knew. It asks important questions about how machines vis à vis humans have been characterized since Turing, and seeks to reverse the trend of looking closely at the machine by asking what humans know in interaction and how they know it. Building upon existing theories of philosophy of mind, this book shows not how humans operate theoretically, but how they use every day human skill to overcome knowledge barriers and understand each other through knowing themselves. Only once human in

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822336703321

Titolo

Advanced catalytic materials / / edited by Ashutosh Tiwari and Salam Titinchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken : , : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-118-99893-6

1-118-99895-2

1-119-14590-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (470 p.)

Collana

Advanced material series

Classificazione

TEC021000

Disciplina

660/.2995

Soggetti

Catalysts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Nanocatalysts - architecture and design -- Part II. Organic and iorganic catalytic transformations -- Part III. Functional catalyis : fundamentals and applications.

Sommario/riassunto

"The subject of advanced materials in catalysisbrings together recent advancements in materials synthesis and technologies to the design of novel and smart catalysts used in the field of catalysis. Nanomaterials in general show an important role in chemical processing as



adsorbents, catalysts, catalyst supports and membranes, and form the basis of cutting-edge technology because of their unique structural and surface properties. Advanced Catalytic Materials is written by a distinguished group of contributors and the chapters provide comprehensive coverage of the current literature, up-to-date overviews of all aspects of advanced materials in catalysis, and present the skills needed for designing and synthesizing advanced materials. The book also showcases many topics concerning the fast-developing area of materials for catalysis and their emerging applications. The book is divided into three parts: Nanocatalysts - Architecture and Design; Organic and Inorganic Catalytic Transformations; and Functional Catalysis: Fundamentals and Applications. Specifically, the chapters discuss the following subjects: [bullet] Environmental applications of multifunctional nanocomposite catalytic materials [bullet] Transformation of nanostructured functional precursors using soft chemistry [bullet] Graphenes in heterogeneous catalysis [bullet] Gold nanoparticles-graphene composites material for catalytic application [bullet] Hydrogen generation from chemical hydrides [bullet] Ring-opening polymerization of poly(lactic acid) [bullet] Catalytic performance of metal alkoxides [bullet] Cycloaddition of CO2 and epoxides over reusable solid catalysts [bullet] Biomass derived fine chemicals using catalytic metal bio-composites [bullet] Homoleptic metal carbonyls in organic transformation [bullet] Zeolites: smart materials for novel, efficient, and versatile catalysis [bullet] Optimizing zeolitic catalysis for environmental remediation"--