Vistas in Physical Reality

Vistas in Physical Reality
Author: Ervin Laszlo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468422022

Festschriften, when they are haphazard collections of pieces written by colleagues and well-wishers on the occasion of a major anniversary in the life of a distinguished man, tend to be tedious. One can more profitably go directly to the writings of the celebrant, as well as other, more voluntary publications of his well-wishers. However, the editors wish to claim that this Festschrift is different. This is so first of all because of the almost unique combination of interests and competence of Henry Margenau. He is at once a distinguished physicist, an equally distinguished educator, and a prominent philosopher. These broad areas of his extraordinarily active and fruitful career are each represented in this volume in his honor, and this constitutes the particular interest of the collection. Without limiting themselves to paraphrases or empty compliments, the contributors to this book range over the scope of interest of Margenau's work, and, acknowledging its influence and significance, present their own viewpoints and conclusions. Since they include some of the most distinguished men in science and philosophy today, the privilege of having them speak to some broadly defined common concerns in a single volume is a rare one, for which our thanks must go to Henry Margenau, who inspired the papers.

Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers

Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers
Author: John R. Shook
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 2759
Release: 2005-05-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1847144705

The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers includes both academic and non-academic philosophers, and a large number of female and minority thinkers whose work has been neglected. It includes those intellectuals involved in the development of psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology, political science, and several other fields, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy in the late nineteenth century. Each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings, and suggestions for further reading. While all the major post-Civil War philosophers are present, the most valuable feature of this dictionary is its coverage of a huge range of less well-known writers, including hundreds of presently obscure thinkers. In many cases, the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers offers the first scholarly treatment of the life and work of certain writers. This book will be an indispensable reference work for scholars working on almost any aspect of modern American thought.

Quantum Paradoxes and Physical Reality

Quantum Paradoxes and Physical Reality
Author: F. Selleri
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400918623

Although the debate about the true nature of the quantum behavior of atomic systems has never ceased, there are two periods during which it has been particularly intense: the years that saw the founding of quantum mechanics and, increasingly, these modern times. In 1954 Max Born, on accepting the Nobel Prize for his 'fundamental researches in quantum mechanics', recalled the depth of the disagreements that divided celebrated quantum theorists of those days into two camps: . . . when I say that physicists had accepted the way of thinking developed by us at that time, r am not quite correct: there are a few most noteworthy exceptions - namely, among those very workers who have contributed most to the building up of quantum theory. Planck himself belonged to the sceptics until his death. Einstein, de Broglie, and Schriidinger have not ceased to emphasize the unsatisfactory features of quantum mechanics . . . . This dramatic disagreement centered around some of the most funda mental questions in all of science: Do atomic objects exist il1dependently of human observations and, if so, is it possible for man to understand correctly their behavior? By and large, it can be said that the Copenhagen and Gottingen schools - led by Bohr, Heisenberg, and Born, in particula- gave more or less openly pessimistic answers to these questions.

Cosmology, Physics and Philosophy

Cosmology, Physics and Philosophy
Author: Benjamin Gal-Or
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475711492

by Sir Karl Popper This is a great book, and an exciting book. I say so even though I happen to dis agree with the author in many minor points and one or two major points. Some of the minor points are merely terminological, and therefore very minor. I dislike the term 'dialectic', because of its use since Hegel and Marx; and I dislike the term 'gravitism', perhaps without a good reason. Thus I dislike the name which Professor Gal-Or has given to his theory. But the theory seems to me a great and a very beauti ful theory, so far as I can judge. Other minor points of disagreement are connected with Gal-Or's original and remarkable views of the great philosophers, including Spinoza and Kant. A major point of disagreement is that Gal-Or, following Einstein, is a scientific determinist, while I cannot but regard determinism as a modem super stition. Of course, he may be right and I may be completely mistaken. I mention these critical points rather in order to emphasize how strongly I am impressed by Professor Gal-Or's great book. Even in the very unlikely case that, wherever we disagree, he should be in the wrong and I right, even if that should be the case (which is improbable in the extreme), it would remain a great book: readable, worth reading and enlightening; with a most fascinating cosmological story of time, expansion, and gravitation.

Virtual Reality and Environments

Virtual Reality and Environments
Author: Cecília Sik Lányi
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9535105795

Virtual Reality is clearly interdisciplinary research. It has, not only Information Technology importance but social, educational, economical importance too. It combines multiple disciplines for the development of virtual reality systems in which the user has the immersive feeling of being in the real world. Virtual reality has several applications in almost all fields of real life. The most typical fields for the application of virtual reality are health-care, engineering and game industry. This book may be a solid basis for the novice and advanced engineers who would like to develop user friendly Virtual Environments for education, rehabilitation and other applications of Virtual Reality. Our book provides a resource for wide variety of people including academicians, designers, developers, educators, engineers, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students.

The Purpose of Physical Reality

The Purpose of Physical Reality
Author: John S. Hatcher
Publisher: Baha'i Publishing Trust
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781931847230

Why do spiritual beings--human souls--begin their lives in the physical world? According to well-known Baha'i author, scholar, and educator John Hatcher, the world is a classroom designed by God to instigate and nurture mental and spiritual growth. The Purpose of Physical Reality examines the components of this classroom to show how everyday experience leads to spiritual insight. Viewing life in this way, we can learn to appreciate the overall justice of God's plan and the subtle interplay between human free will and divine assistance in unleashing human potential. The idea of physical reality as a divine teaching device not only prepares us for further progress in the life beyond, it also provides practical advice about how to attain spiritual and intellectual understanding while we are living on earth.

Artificial intelligence: A new Vista of Marketing

Artificial intelligence: A new Vista of Marketing
Author: DR. PRIYA SACHDEVA
Publisher: Clever Fox Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2022-08-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a miracle which has transformed lives and communication from the core. AI technologies have enabled the brands to make automated decisions based on data collection, data analysis and trends which has significantly impacted brand marketing.The AI techniques is a new dimension which has paved an unprecedented path to shape businesses to deepen brand-consumer relationship. This book has showcased that how AI has seeped in and transformed brand performance, can scale customer personalization and precision in ways,fuels the consumer need of interactivity and impacted content creation, strategizing brand and its assessment.AI is a new tomorrow as it is touching consumer behaviour in infinite ways. This book has highlighted through case studies that how AI has converged a virtual reality platform providing immersive brand experiences to its users, can create simulation models and personalized purchasing processes through recommendations based on machine learning technologies and interaction with virtual assistants which has made many brands adopting AI to stay ahead and sustain in future. This book is strongly recommended for brand managers, researchers, brand professionals, academicians, students and organizations as it unknots the role of AI in augmenting branding and affecting human life in a substantial way.