Topography of Generically Folded Spacecapes: Towards a Cognitive Metatheory in Architectural Design

If we visualize philosophy as a science of the sciences (in the tradition of Hans Heinz Holz), then theories within the philosophical framework are always meta-theories of the respective field of interest in question with which philosophy is actually dealing. Hence, a philosophy of architecture in particular, shows up as a meta-theory of theories of architecture with respect to all the possible conditions that are necessary to actually constitute its characteristic field of interest (including the social modes of communication). As we can easily see, it is also a cognitive meta-theory in the first place (i.e. one of the human condition). If then, traditionally, philosophy can also be visualized as being primarily constituted by four components that turn to its topic, namely by means of historical analysis, scientific approach, aesthetical and ethical conceptualizations, respectively, we can recognize that the second and the third overlap somehow with the architectural activities. This is certainly true since the establishment of architecture as a field of activity of its own, separated from building and engineering, as was achieved in the epoch of the Italian Renaissance by Brunelleschi, Alberti, and others.Peer Reviewe

People on both sides of the aegean sea

International audienceOur contribution is devoted to a constructive overview over the implicit system approach in modern control of switched dynamic models. We study a class of non-stationary autonomous switched systems and formally establish the existence of solution. We next incorporate the implicit systems approach into our consideration. At the beginning of the contribution we also develop a specific system example that is used for illustrations of various system aspects that we consider. Our research involves among others a deep examination of the reachability property in the framework of the implicit system framework that we propose. Based on this methodology we finally propose a resulting robust control design for the switched systems under consideration and the proposed control strategy is implemented in the context of the illustrative example

On the lion harbour and other harbours in Miletos: recent historical, archaeological, sedimentological, and geophysical research

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Teoria da migração e 'colonização grega'. Milésios em Naukratis e Abydos

With the application of post-colonial theoretical approaches in the last decades of the twentieth century CE, the study of archaic Greek overseas settlement has arrived at something of a terminological and methodological impasse. Scholars continue to debate whether Mediterranean and Black sea settlement can legitimately be termed ‘colonisation’ yet attempts to modify this language of imperialism have thus far failed to achieve significant alteration of the overarching paradigms. This paper will suggest a new approach to these problems using contemporary migration theory to conceptualise archaic Greek mobility and settlement, through the case studies of Milesian migration to Naukratis in Egypt and Abydos in the Troad during the 7th century BCE. Drawing on aspects of structuration and practice theory, it will seek to describe and explain the multi-faceted structures, practices and agency involved in the migration of Milesian Greeks to these areas. The two chosen case studies will be compared to understand how spatial, social, cultural and political factors may have impacted upon the characteristics of Naukratis and Abydos and the multitude of stimuli surrounding their settlement. This will provide ways to re-envisage an important period of Mediterranean history, offering a flexible methodological approach to be utilised in other contexts.Com a aplicação das abordagens teóricas pós-coloniais nas últimas décadas do século XX, o estudo do assentamento ultramarino grego arcaico chegou a um impasse terminológico e metodológico. Os estudiosos continuam a debater se o Mediterrâneo e Mar Negro assentamentos podem ser legitimamente denominados "colonização", mas tentativas de modificar essa linguagem do imperialismo falharam até agora em alcançar uma alteração significativa dos paradigmas dominantes. Este artigo sugerirá uma nova abordagem para esses problemas usando a teoria da migração contemporânea para conceituar a mobilidade e assentamentos gregos arcaicos, através dos estudos de caso da migração de milésios para Náucratis no Egito e Abydos na Troada, durante o século VII. Com base nos aspectos da teoria da 'structuration" e da teoria prática, este artigo procurará descrever e explicar as estruturas multifacetadas, práticas e agência envolvidas na migração dos gregos milésios para estas áreas. Os dois estudos de caso escolhidos serão comparados para compreender como os fatores espaciais, sociais, culturais e políticos podem ter impactado as características de Náucratis e Abydos e a multiplicidade de estímulos que cercam seu assentamento. Isso fornecerá maneiras de re-visualizar um período importante da história do Mediterrâneo, oferecendo uma abordagem metodológica flexível para ser usada em outros contextos