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Five Observations Concerning the Intended Meaning of the Intuitionistic Logical Constants
This paper contains five observations concerning the intended meaning of the intuitionistic logical constants: (1) if the explanations of this meaning are to be based on a non-decidable concept, that concept should not be that of 'proof'; (2) Kreisel's explanations using extra clauses can be significantly simplified; (3) the impredicativity of the definition of â can be easily and safely ameliorated; (4) the definition of â in terms of 'proofs from premises' results in a loss of the inductive character of the definitions of âš and â; and (5) the same occurs with the definition of â in terms of 'proofs with free variables
From representations to representing: On social representations and discursive-rhetorical psychology
New Physics at Low Accelerations (MOND): an Alternative to Dark Matter
I describe the MOND paradigm, which posits a departure from standard physics
below a certain acceleration scale. This acceleration as deduced from the
dynamics in galaxies is found mysteriously to agree with the cosmic
acceleration scales defined by the present day expansion rate and by the
density of `dark energy'. I put special emphasis on phenomenology and on
critical comparison with the competing paradigm based on classical dynamics
plus cold dark matter. I also describe briefly nonrelativistic and relativistic
MOND theories.Comment: 15 pages, minor coorrections. proceedings of: "The Invisible Universe
International Conference", Paris, June 2009 (J.M. Alimi et al. eds.
Why is there no queer international theory?
Over the last decade, Queer Studies have become Global Queer Studies, generating significant insights into key international political processes. Yet, the transformation from Queer to Global Queer has left the discipline of International Relations largely unaffected, which begs the question: if Queer Studies has gone global, why has the discipline of International Relations not gone somewhat queer? Or, to put it in Martin Wightâs provocative terms, why is there no Queer International Theory? This article claims that the presumed non-existence of Queer International Theory is an effect of how the discipline of International Relations combines homologization, figuration, and gentrification to code various types of theory as failures in order to manage the conduct of international theorizing in all its forms. This means there are generalizable lessons to be drawn from how the discipline categorizes Queer International Theory out of existence to bring a specific understanding of International Relations into existence
The search for meaning: Deconstructing fundamental interpretive concepts for first year law students
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