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Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative
The categorical imperative is the philosophical concept central to the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and to modern deontological ethi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownian Motion: Encyclopedia - Brownian Motion
The term Brownian motion (in honor of the botanist Robert Brown) refers to either The physical phenomenon that minute particles immersed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Credibility: Encyclopedia - Credibility
Credibility is the believability of a statement, action, or source, and the ability of the observer to believe that statement. Common ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia - Social Justice
Social Justice is a concept that has fascinated philosophers ever since Plato rebuked the young Sophist, Thrasymachus, for asserting that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feigenbaum Function: Encyclopedia Ii - Feigenbaum Function - Functional Equation
The functional equation arises in the study of one-dimensional maps that, as a function of a parameter, go through a period-doubling casc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Odalism - Philosophy
Odalists consider all things that are unique to Germanic spheres of influence to be contributors to a greater definition of identity. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Waterboys: Encyclopedia Ii - The Waterboys - History
The Waterboys have gone through three distinct phases. Their early years, or "Big Music" period, were both productive and defined a new s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Justice - The Evolving Answer
Humans are vulnerable as individuals. By gathering together into bands and communities, they seek to gain strength and to address their v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Critical Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Critical Phenomena - The Critical Point Of The 2d Ising Model
Let us consider a 2D square array of classical spins which may only take two positions: +1 and -1, at a certain temperature T, interactin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownian Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Brownian Motion - History
Jan Ingenhousz made some observations of the irregular motion of carbon dust on alcohol in 1765 but Brownian motion is generally regarded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - Categorical Imperative - Nature Of The Concept
The nature of a moral proposition ("It is wrong to commit murder") must necessarily mean that a particular act or kind of act ought not b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolibertarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolibertarianism - The Current Divide
Neolibertarianism - Historical roots. Historically, the neolibertarian/paleolibertarian debate was more a question of incrementalism vs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Waterboys: Encyclopedia Ii - The Waterboys - Discography
The Waterboys have released several albums and singles. The group's releases have received a great deal of praise from critics, but have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Waterboys: Encyclopedia Ii - The Waterboys - Music
The Waterboys' lyrics and arrangements reflect Scott's current interests and influences[14], the latter including the musical sensibiliti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Waterboys: Encyclopedia Ii - The Waterboys - Membership
More than thirty musicians have performed live as a Waterboy[22]. Some have spent only a short time with the band, contributing to a sing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Critical Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Critical Phenomena - Ergodicity Breaking
Ergodicity is the assumption that a system, at a given temperature, explores the full phase space, just each state takes different probab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolibertarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolibertarianism - Evolution Of The Term
The term neolibertarian is undergoing a shift in meaning post-9-11 and post-Iraq War. Originally it indicated a libertarian who embraced ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Critical Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Critical Phenomena - Divergences At The Critical Point
The correlation length diverges at the critical point: as , . This divergence poses no physical problem. Other physical observables diver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolibertarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolibertarianism - Neolibertarian Self-description
The first neolibertarians to use the term did so in response to the Iraq war. Distancing themselves from the generally anti-war response ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - Categorical Imperative - Criticism
The Deontological ethics article contains normative criticisms of the categorical imperative. Most criticisms are of that type. An object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Justice - Criticism
People who are critics of this notion may hold some or all of the following beliefs: Social justice may serve as a cover for emotional a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Justice - Observations
The concept of Social justice has been politicized and it is sometimes stated proactively as being the promotion of equality through comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Justice - The Modern Concept
In the latter part of the twentieth century, the concept of Social Justice has largely been associated with the political philosopher Joh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownian Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Brownian Motion - Description Of The Mathematical Model
Mathematically, Brownian motion is a Wiener process in which the conditional probability distribution of the particle's position at time ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownian Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Brownian Motion - Modelling The Brownian Motion Using Differential Equations
The equations governing Brownian motion related slightly differently to the each of the two definitions of brownian motion given at the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - Categorical Imperative - The Third Formulation
Because a truly autonomous will would not be subject to any particular interest, it would only be subject to those laws which it makes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - Categorical Imperative - The Second Formulation
All rational action must set before itself not only a principle, but also an end. Most ends are of a subjective kind, because they need o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Categorical Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - Categorical Imperative - The First Formulation
From this step, Kant concludes that a moral proposition that is true must be one that is not tied to any particular conditions, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Odalism - Groups & Organizations
Heathen Front Odinic Rite ... See also:Odalism, Odalism - Philosophy, Odalism - Groups & Organizations   » Read the article