Embodied cognitive ecosophy: the relationship of mind, body, meaning and ecology

The concept of embodied cognition has had a major impact in a number of disciplines. The extent of its consequences on general knowledge and epistemology are still being explored. Embodied cognition in human geography has its own traditions and discourses but these have become somewhat isolated in the discipline itself. This paper argues that findings in other disciplines are of value in reconceptualising embodied cognition in human geography and this is explored by reconsidering the concept of ecosophy. Criticisms of ecosophy as a theory are considered and recent work in embodied cognition is applied to consider how such criticisms might be addressed. An updated conceptualisation is proposed, the embodied cognitive ecosophy, and three characteristics arising from this criticism and synthesis are presented with a view to inform future discussions of ecosophy and emotional geography

Exploring planets and asteroids with 6DoF sensors: Utopia and realism

A 6 degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) sensor, measuring three components of translational acceleration and three components of rotation rate, provides the full history of motion it is exposed to. In Earth sciences 6DoF sensors have shown great potential in exploring the interior of our planet and its seismic sources. In space sciences, apart from navigation, 6DoF sensors are, up to now, only rarely used to answer scientific questions. As a first step of establishing 6DoF motion sensing deeper into space sciences, this article describes novel scientific approaches based on 6DoF motion sensing with substantial potential for constraining the interior structure of planetary objects and asteroids. Therefore we estimate 6DoF-signal levels that originate from lander–surface interactions during landing and touchdown, from a body’s rotational dynamics as well as from seismic ground motions. We discuss these signals for an exemplary set of target bodies including Dimorphos, Phobos, Europa, the Earth’s Moon and Mars and compare those to self-noise levels of state-of-the-art sensors

What is philosophy? Reinterpretasi atas filsafat, sains, dan seni

Sejarah filsafat yang merentang selama lebih dari dua ribu tahun memperlihatkan pergeseran makna, rumusan, orientasi dan fakultas diri yang dipergunakan untuk berfilsafat. Ada dua kutub filsafat yang berseberangan, kutub pertama direpresentasikan melalui pemikiran Plato tentang philosophia beserta konsepsi manusianya, sementara kutub lainnya direpresentasikan melalui kompilasi pemikiran beberapa filsuf, antara lain Gilles, Deleuze Guattari, Heidegger dan Jacques Lacan. Buku ini merupakan refleksi struktural konsep filsafat dan merupakan kontribusi sebenarnay untuk filsafat dilihat dari sejarah, seni dan filsafat itu sendiri. Isinya membawa perspektif baru untuk kajian Deleuz dan Guattar