Download or read book Science Technology and Society written by Wenceslao J. González and published by Netbiblo. This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emphasis on the realm of Science, Technology and Society or Science and Technology Studies may have the same degree of relevance that the “historical turn” had in the past. It is a “social turn” which affects philosophy of science as well as philosophy of technology. It includes a new vision of the aims, processes and results of scientific activities and technological doings, because the focus of attention is on several aspects of science and technology which used to be considered as secondary, or even irrelevant. This turn highlights science and technology as social undertakings rather than intellectual contents. According to this new vision, there are several important changes as to what should be studied the objects of research, how it should be studied the method and what the consequences for those studies are. The new focus of attention can be seen in many changes, and among them are several of special interest: a) from what science and technology are in themselves (mainly, epistemic contents) to how science and technology are made (largely, social constructions); b) from the language and structure of basic science to the characteristics of applied science and the applications of science; c) from technology as a feature through which human beings control their natural surroundings (a step beyond “technics” due to the contribution of science) to technology as a social practice and an instrument of power; and d) from the role of internal values necessary for “mature science” and “innovative technology” to the role of contextual or external values (cultural, political, economic ...) of science and technology. Wenceslao J. Gonzalez is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of A Coruña (Spain). He has been vicedean of the School of Humanities and president of the Committee of Doctoral Programs at the University. He has been a visting researcher at the Universities of St. Andrews, Münster and London (London School of Economics), as well as Visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh. He has given lectures at the Universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford, Quebec and Helsinki. The conferences in which he has participated include those organized by the Universities of Uppsala, New South Wales, Bologne and Canterbury (New Zealand). He has edited 20 volumes and published 70 papers. He is the editor of the monographic issues on Philosophy and Methodology of Economics (1998) and Lakatos’s Philosophy Today (2001). His writings include “Economic Prediction and Human Activity. An Analysis of Prediction in Economics from Action Theory” (1994), “On the Theoretical Basis of Prediction in Economics” (1996), “Rationality in Economics and Scientific Predictions: A Critical Reconstruction of Bounded Rationality and its Role in Economic Predictions” (1997), “Lakatos’s Approach on Prediction and Novel Facts” (2001), “Rationality in Experimental Economics: An Analysis of R. Selten’s Approach” (2003), “From ErklärenVerstehen to PredictionUnderstanding: The Methodological Framework in Economics” (2003), and “The Many Faces of Popper’s Methodological Approach to Prediction” (2004).

Download or read book Travelling Across Cultures written by Spanish Association for American Studies. Congreso and published by Univ Santiago de Compostela. This book was released on 2000 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Mundo A View of the World written by Stephan Skanta and published by Stephan Skanta. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the translated Version from "In Mundo - Ista das schon Weltanschauung" . The original is in German. The Autor Stephan Skanta reflects on his life in this book and on whether mankind will take the next step on the evolution ladder. He raises the question of how far this observation is scientific or represents a worldview. He tries to look critically at humankind with both humor and scientific aspects. He describes a tool with which the challenges of the future could be solved. He also does not hesitate to bring the extraterrestrials into the game and thinks about how it would be to digitize the brains of humans in order to protect them from themselves.

Download or read book Spanish Philosophy of Technology written by Belén Laspra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features essays that detail the distinctive ways authors and researchers in Spanish speaking countries express their thoughts on contemporary philosophy of technology. Written in English but fully capturing a Spanish perspective, the essays bring the views and ideas of pioneer authors and many new ones to an international readership. Coverage explores key topics in the philosophy of technology, the ontological and epistemological aspects of technology, development and innovation, and new technological frontiers like nanotechnology and cloud computing. In addition, the book features case studies on philosophical queries. Readers will discover such voices as Miguel Ángel Quintanilla and Javier Echeverría, who are main references in the current landscape of philosophy of technology both in Spain and Spanish speaking countries; José Luis Luján, who is a leading Spanish author in research about technological risk; and Emilio Muñoz, former head of the Spanish National Research Council and an authority on Spanish science policy. The volume also covers thinkers in American Spanish speaking countries, such as Jorge Linares, an influential researcher in ethical issues; Judith Sutz, who has a very recognized work on social issues concerning innovation; Carlos Osorio, who focuses his work on technological determinism and the social appropriation of technology; and Diego Lawler, an important researcher in the ontological aspects of technology.

Download or read book Remembering with Things written by Ronald Durán Allimant and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We make our life with things, surrounded by technical artefacts and technologies. They are fundamental in the way we see and act, but only sometimes we are plenty aware of this. Where do these things come from? How were they produced? How do they define our possibilities and our identities? How do they determine the way we remember and project our future? This book explores these and other related questions analysing the relationships between technology, material memory, and forms of life, emphasizing the active and constitutive role that technologies play in our remembering with things. It argues that our common understanding of memory and its technological mediation is determined by a static view of technology, memory, and culture, and that this view is burdened by a dualism between the material and the immaterial, that overlooks the active role of memory and technology in our present forms of life and in the shaping of our future. To overcome this static view and its dualism, this book proposes a dynamic view of memory, technology, and culture, emphasising the active and constitute role of technologies in the shaping of our forms of life and including themes unusual in memory studies, such as the production of technology and the concept of nature. The approach of this book is theoretical and philosophical, but interdisciplinary, incorporating ideas and concepts from various disciplines, particularly the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Download or read book HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume IV written by Pablo Lorenzano and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in four volumes covers several topics such as: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; The Nature and Structure of Scientific Theories Natural Science; A Short History of Molecular Biology; The Structure of the Darwinian Argument In The Origin of Species; History of Measurement Theory; Episodes of XX Century Cosmology: A Historical Approach; Philosophy of Economics; Social Sciences: Historical And Philosophical Overview of Methods And Goals; Introduction to Ethics of Science and Technology; The Ethics of Science and Technology; The Control of Nature and the Origins of The Dichotomy Between Fact And Value; Science and Empires: The Geo-Epistemic Location of Knowledge; Science and Religion; Scientific Knowledge and Religious Knowledge - Significant Epistemological Reference Points; Thing Called Philosophy of Technology; Transitions from Function-Oriented To Effect-Oriented Technologies. Some Thought on the Nature of Modern Technology; Technical Agency and Sources of Technological Pessimism These four volumes are aimed at a broad spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Educators and Research Personnel.

Download or read book The Age of Artificial Intelligence An Exploration written by Steven S. Gouveia and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With worldwide spending estimates of over $97 billion by 2023, it is no surprise that Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is one of the hottest topics at present in both the private and public spheres. Comprising of vital contributions from the most influential researchers in the field, including Daniel Dennett, Roman V. Yampolskiy, Frederic Gilbert, Stevan Harnad, David Pearce, Natasha Vita-More, Vernon Vinge and Ben Goertzel, ‘The Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Exploration’ discusses a variety of topics ranging from the various ethical issues associated with A.I. based technologies in terms of morality and law to subjects related to artificial consciousness, artistic creativity and intelligence. The volume is organized as follows: Section I is dedicated to reflections on the Intelligence of A.I., with chapters by Soenke Ziesche and Roman V. Yampolskiy, Stevan Harnad, Daniel Dennett and David Pearce. Next, Section II discusses the relationship between consciousness, simulation and artificial intelligence, with chapters by Gabriel Axel Montes and Ben Goertzel, Cody Turner, Nicole Hall and Steven S. Gouveia. Section III, dedicated to aesthetical creativity and language in artificial intelligence, includes chapters by Caterina Moruzzi, René Mogensen, Mariana Chinellato Ferreira and Kulvinder Panesar. The subsequent Section IV is on the Ethics of the Bionic Brain with the participation of Peter A. DePergola II, Tomislav Miletić and Frederic Gilbert, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Txetxu Ausin, Ricardo M. Ferrer and Stephen Rainey and Natasha Vita-More. Finally, Section V follows on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with chapters by Federico Pistono and Roman V. Yamploskiy, Hasse Hämäläinen, Vernon Vinge and Eray Özkural. The Age of Artificial Intelligence is imminent, if not here already. We should ensure that we invest in the right people and the right ideas to create the best possible solutions to the problems of the present and prepare for those of the future. This edited volume will be of particular interest to researchers in the field of A.I. as well of those in Cognitive Science (Philosophy of the Mind, Neuroscience, and Linguistics), Aesthetics and Arts, Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy / Law. Students studying the aforementioned topics can also benefit from its contents.

Download or read book MICAI 2004 Advances in Artificial Intelligence written by Raúl Monroy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-03-12 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, MICAI 2004, held in Mexico City, Mexico in April 2004. The 94 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 254 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on applications, intelligent interfaces and speech processing, knowledge representation, logic and constraint programming, machine learning and data mining, multiagent systems and distributed AI, natural language processing, uncertainty reasoning, vision, evolutionary computation, modeling and intelligent control, neural networks, and robotics.

Download or read book Este mundo campo de recreo o campo de batalla written by A.W. Tozer and published by Editorial Portavoz. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hubo un tiempo, dice Tozer, cuando el cristianismo ejerció una influencia dominante sobre el pensamiento de nuestros antepasados, cuando sabían que el mundo era un campo de batalla. La gente de hoy, sin embargo, piensa en el mundo, se lamenta Tozer, no como un campo de batalla, sino como un patio de recreo; el mundo se ha convertido en un lugar para divertirse, no en un lugar para luchar. There was a time, Tozer says, when Christianity exercised a dominant influence over the thinking of our forefathers, when they knew the world was a battlefield. People today, however, think of the world, Tozer laments, not as a battleground, but as a playground; the world has become a place to frolic, not a place to fight.

Download or read book Los mundos de Gael Tierra H brida written by Ana Halabe and published by Caligrama. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los híbridos están entre nosotros. La Tierra ha cambiado. Los humanos han cambiado. Los híbridos ya están aquí. El jefe nixo Norkam, junto a la híbrida-humana Leiana y su guerrero Cyan, rigen el nuevo mundo. Yseut y Gael huyen para reunirse con Hugo, el padre del joven, y poder cumplir con su misión en el planeta Éter. En el camino rescatarán a Jano, un adolescente de dieciocho años quien, junto con el aguerrido León, formará parte del creciente grupo de humanos «normales»; ellos intentarán resistir el cambio generado por los nixos, planeando la destrucción de los «distintos». Pero todo puede estallar por los aires cuando Gael descubra la verdadera identidad de Leiana.

Download or read book Cuba y el mundo Articulos politicos written by Alejandro Roque Glez and published by Alejandro's Libros. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El autor nació en Ciudad Habana en el año 1964, y actualmente reside en el sur de la Florida, Estados Unidos. Entre sus escritos se encuentran poemas de diferente temario; otras obras extensas de carácter bíblico como el libro titulado '¡Tierra, tierra, tierra! Oye Palabra de Yahweh'; cuentos, obras de teatro, escritos políticos sobre el acontecer mundial y de su país natal; además del conocido libro autobiográfico 'Nacido Patria o Muerte'; libros de salmos y alabanzas cristianas, y la obra literaria 'Aventuras de Victorino Chang'.Aquí te entregamos este libro de 30 artículos 'Cuba y el mundo. Artículos políticos', compilados durante la segunda mitad de los años 2009-2010. En ellos se reflejan y analizan puntos de vista del autor en referencia a su país natal y hechos que transcurren progresivamente en nuestro acontecer mundial.Como dato complementario relacionado a la trayectoria educacional del autor, es graduado con una Maestría en Ciencias (MS) y enseñanza de la lengua española en Nova Southeastern University (NSU); graduado con una Licenciatura en Artes (BA) y la lengua española en Florida Atlantic University (FAU) ambas en los EE.UU; y graduado como Piloto de Combate y Mando Táctico en el Instituto Militar Superior de las Fuerzas Aéreas Soviéticas A. Serov en Krasnodar, antigua URSS.CONTENIDO-Introducción.-La hipocresía de la prensa.-¿Calentamiento global o gobierno mundial?-Toreando gallinitas.-Raulito y su cobardía del ALBA.-El Proyecto Varela y el Movimiento Cristiano Liberación.-Reconciliando proyectos.-La verdad de lo ocurrido Comandante.-Cuba, levántate y anda. -La hora de la verdad Comandante.-El camarada y las becas del gran futuro.-Cuba, mi vecino cubano, y el año nuevo.-El gran cubano Félix Varela y Morales.-Jugando al Socialismo bueno o malo.-El socialismo venezolano y su maquinaria reguladora.-Entre fuego y marabú.-Orlando Zapata y el muro de Berlín.-The 100 yrs old Beast of Jekyll Island.-Se acerca la muerte física de los tiranos de Cuba.-¿Es el Islam una religión de paz?-El derecho a ser libre.-¿Cómo puede haber paz?-Chávez como buen hijo de Putin.-Raúl Castro, Communism-Socialism, and Autocratic Leaders.-Basilio, Quitera, Camacho, y el Nuevo Orden Mundial Socialista.-The Emotional Intelligence of Transformational Leaders.-El Compañero y la Compañera.-¿Desarme o engaño mundial?-¡Feliz Navidad a todos!-La Niebla que nos impide la Fe.-"Tierra de mis amores eternos".

Download or read book Comer written by Patricia Aguirre and published by Libros del Zorzal. This book was released on 2021 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Es muy curioso el modo en que empleamos las palabras. Hay un diccionario secreto que cada uno guarda en su corazón, como un eco feliz o sombrío de un sonido que encierra significados difíciles de comunicar. Mientras suponemos que hablamos deslizándonos sobre un código compartido, todos guardamos sentidos propios que los demás ignoran. Esta sensible percepción impulsó una serie de encuentros convocados por un verbo: “comer”, “pensar”, “amar”. Se invitó a personas de diversas disciplinas a contar lo que esa palabra significaba para ellas. La experiencia resultó de una intensidad impensada, los significados estallaron, y por algún motivo –o por muchos– el encuentro “Comer” fue uno de los más convocantes y de los más intensos. Patrica Aguirre, Mónica Katz y Matías Bruera hicieron detonar muchas certezas, y así nació este libro. Aquí está la palabra impresa para acceder a ella con la pausa reflexiva que la lectura permite, para volver sobre estas ideas todas las veces que sea necesario. Para el disfrute, pues el pensamiento también es una forma de la belleza. Porque aunque tengamos la sensación de que vivimos atormentados por la estupidez, aún hay personas que pueden sustraerse a la trivialidad imperante, y lectores dispuestos a compartir esa vivencia.

Download or read book A tomar por mundo written by José Pablo García and published by Editorial UOC. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dos jóvenes periodistas en paro, hartos de la situación laboral en España, cogieron la calculadora y echaron cuentas: 6.000 € en alquiler, 1.340 € en gasolina, la luz, el agua, el transporte… y ningún ingreso. Costaba más caro quedarse de brazos cruzados en casa que recorrer el mundo. Y decidieron, durante nueve meses y a lo largo y ancho de 28 países, hacer realidad su sueño: dar la vuelta al planeta y mandar todo… ¡A tomar por mundo!. Dijeron adiós a la rutina. Se colgaron la mochila a sus espaldas. Y salieron en busca de oportunidades a descubrir nuevos países, a zambullirse en su cultura y terminar la aventura casándose en una idílica playa de Bali. Todo ello con un presupuesto de sólo 20 € al día por persona. En este libro cuentan todas sus historias, trucos y secretos para hacer que un gran viaje sea más barato que vivir en España. ¿Viajamos?

Download or read book Artificial Era written by Gissel Velarde and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a ground-breaking view of technology trends and their impact on our society, Artificial Era contributes to the current debate about the consequences of technological innovations. Alongside different viewpoints and statistics on the use of robots worldwide, productivity, and job displacement, Gissel Velarde identifies the particular problem of the lack of diversity in AI communities - and how that can exacerbate representation issues in employment, civil rights, gender, and education if no actions are taken. A timely, inciteful book which will be required reading for scholars and professionals working with AI and automation, and leaders in business and government interested in better understanding it and its effects on business and society.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Government Practices and Processes written by Saura, Jose Ramon and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s global culture where the internet has established itself as a main tool of communication, the global system of economy and regulations, as well as data and decisions based on data analysis, have become essential for public actors and institutions. Governments need to be updated and use the latest technologies to understand what society’s demands are, and user behavioral data, which can be pulled by intelligent applications, can offer tremendous insights into this. The Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Government Practices and Processes identifies definitional perspectives of behavioral data science and what its use by governments means for automation, predictability, and risks to privacy and free decision making in society. Many governments can train their algorithms to work with machine learning, leading to the capacity to interfere in the behavior of society and potentially achieve a change in societal behavior without society itself even being aware of it. As such, the use of artificial intelligence by governments has raised concerns about privacy and personal security issues. Covering topics such as digital democracy, data extraction techniques, and political communications, this book is an essential resource for data analysts, politicians, journalists, public figures, executives, researchers, data specialists, communication specialists, digital marketers, and academicians.

Download or read book EN EL MUNDO OPUESTO written by L. Alberto Díaz Tormo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En una tranquila noche, y con mi esposa a punto de dar a luz, yo, Argus Thalassinos, fui atacado por una misteriosa mujer que me hace saber que estoy metido en algo tan grande como peligroso, algo relacionado con el pasado de Grecia.

Download or read book ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE written by Neusa Correia Lopes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital dimensions is here to stay and challenge our capacity of thinking. The nature of the invisible ways and the dimensions of its complexity, make us think that we are being threatened by its powerful potential of the Universal technological knowledge. We should embrace it and make necessary accommodations and adaption, by educating ourselves on digital literacy.