Swinburne on Substances, Properties, and Structures

Mind, Brain, and Free Will, Richard Swinburne’s stimulating new book, covers a great deal of territory. I’ll focus on some of the positions Swinburne defends in the philosophy of mind. Many philosophers are likely to have reservations about the arguments he uses to defend them, and others will think his basic position is unmotivated. My goal in this brief discussion is to articulate some of the reasons why

Newsletter about the Seventh Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary

Newsletter by The Monitor about The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/events_programs_sonnett_miscellaneous/1015/thumbnail.jp

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary

Lecture by Leon Jaworski of Texas firm Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in the midst of a publicly scrutinized trial. A published version of this lecture can be found under Articles.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/events_programs_sonnet_lectures/1017/thumbnail.jp

The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary

Article by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in a publicly scrutinized trial. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/events_programs_sonnet_articles/1000/thumbnail.jp

Using simulations and artificial life algorithms to grow elements of construction

'In nature, shape is cheaper than material', that is a common truth for most of the plants and other living organisms, even though they may not recognize that. In all living forms, shape is more or less directly linked to the influence of force, that was acting upon the organism during its growth. Trees and bones concentrate their material where thy need strength and stiffness, locating the tissue in desired places through the process of self-organization. We can study nature to find solutions to design problems. That’s where inspiration comes from, so we pick a solution already spotted somewhere in the organic world, that closely resembles our design problem, and use it in constructive way. First, examining it, disassembling, sorting out conclusions and ideas discovered, then performing an act of 'reverse engineering' and putting it all together again, in a way that suits our design needs. Very simple ideas copied from nature, produce complexity and exhibit self-organization capabilities, when applied in bigger scale and number. Computer algorithms of simulated artificial life help us to capture them, understand well and use where needed. This investigation is going to follow the question : How can we use methods seen in nature to simulate growth of construction elements? Different ways of extracting ideas from world of biology will be presented, then several techniques of simulated emergence will be demonstrated. Specific focus will be put on topics of computational modelling of natural phenomena, and differences in developmental and non-developmental techniques. Resulting 3D models will be shown and explained

The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary

Article by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in a publicly scrutinized trial. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/events_programs_sonnet_articles/1000/thumbnail.jp

Hylomorphism and Resurrection

Hylomorphism provides an attractive framework for addressing issues in philosophical anthropology. After describing a hylomorphic theory that dovetails with current work in philosophy of mind and in scientific disciplines such as biology and neuroscience, I discuss how this theory meshes with Christian eschatology, the doctrine of resurrection in particular