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Izaak I Komnen (1007-1060). Wódz, buntownik, cesarz – w poszukiwaniu jego doktryny wojennej?

2021

Izaak Komnen (1007–1060) był pierwszym przedstawicielem swojej rodziny, który zasiadł na tronie cesarskim w Konstantynopolu. Ten wychowany przez cesarza Bazylego II (976–1025) człowiek podczas niezwykle krótkiego panowania próbował naprawić błędy swoich poprzedników, którzy pod koniec dynastii macedońskiej osłabili kraj Rzymian pod względem militarnym. Nie byłoby to możliwe bez edukacji wojskowej, rozszerzonej poprzez doświadczenie empiryczne, które Izaak nabył podczas lat służby na różnych poziomach armii cesarstwa. Czy jest zatem możliwe nakreślenie doktryny wojennej, która kierowała tym człowiekiem na różnych etapach jego służby wojskowej, a której końcem była imperialna purpura? Monety …

Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Elements in Hume

2016

For the last forty years, Hume's Newtonianism has been a debated topic in Hume scholarship. The crux of the matter can be formulated by the following question: Is Hume a Newtonian philosopher? Debates concerning this question have produced two lines of interpretation. I shall call them ‘traditional’ and ‘critical’ interpretations. The traditional interpretation asserts that there are many Newtonian elements in Hume, whereas the critical interpretation seriously questions this.In this article, I consider the main points made by both lines of interpretations and offer further arguments that contribute to this debate. I shall first argue, in favor of the traditional interpretation, that Hume i…

Narrativas de la transición

2015

espanolA partir del analisis comparativo de las novelas El vano ayer (Rosa, 2004) y Anatomia de un instante (Cercas, 2009), este articulo propone una reflexion en torno a la necesidad de la interpretacion critica de aquellos textos que, desde el ambito de la narrativa, parecen estar aportando discursos sobre el proceso de la transicion a la democracia en Espana diferentes a los que constituyen el relato hegemonico de la misma. La comparacion de estas novelas se presenta, en este sentido, con la intencion de poner en evidencia hasta que punto la complejidad en las formas narrativas de tematica transicional no apunta necesariamente hacia una verdadera revision critica de la misma, sino que, e…

Universal Gravitation and the (Un)Intelligibility of Natural Philosophy

2019

This article centers on Hume's position on the intelligibility of natural philosophy. To that end, the controversy surrounding universal gravitation shall be scrutinized. It is very well known that Hume sides with the Newtonian experimentalist approach rather than with the Leibnizian demand for intelligibility. However, what is not clear is Hume's overall position on the intelligibility of natural philosophy. It shall be argued that Hume declines Leibniz's principle of intelligibility. However, Hume does not eschew intelligibility altogether; his concept of causation itself stipulates mechanical intelligibility. peerReviewed

The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three: A global synthesis

2013

This ISAAC Phase Three synthesis provides summarised information on the main findings of the study, regional tables and figures related to the prevalence and severity of current symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in the main regions of the world. The large number of surveyed children (≈1,200,000), the large number of centres (233) and countries (98) that participated in ISAAC Phase Three makes this study the most comprehensive survey of these diseases ever undertaken. Globally, the prevalence for current asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in the 13-14-year age group was 14.1%, 14.6% and 7.3%, respectively. In the 6-7-year age group the prevalence for current asthma, rhin…

The mass migration of East European Jewry to America in Isaac B. Singer's novels and short stories

1997

Translating fictitious science : a case study on the translation process of two short stories by Isaac Asimov

2007

Huoli kuvasta : merkitys, mieli, materiaalisuus

2017

This research is a hybrid of a monograph and a multiple-article dissertation. Its theoretical starting point is a phenomenologically based view of the being of the image, in which Georges Didi-Huberman´s work plays a central role. For him, as well as for Mieke Bal, a historical work of art is never only in the distant past only but also exists in the present actuality. This makes the temporality of the Image extremely complex. The Image can be encountered only “pre-posterously” (Bal) or by reading it “against the grain” (Didi-Huberman). The Image is necessarily anachronistic; it is not in time but opens up time. This fact should be taken into account not only in art history, but also in art…

Esseitä Humen luonnonfilosofiasta

2016

Väitöstilaisuuden lektio pidetty 17.9.2016, klo 12 Ruusupuiston Helena-salissa, Jyväskylän yliopistossa.

Essays concerning Hume's natural philosophy

2016

The subject of this essay-based dissertation is Hume’s natural philosophy. The dissertation consists of four separate essays and an introduction. These essays do not only treat Hume’s views on the topic of natural philosophy, but his views are placed into a broader context of history of philosophy and science, physics in particular. The introductory section outlines the historical context, shows how the individual essays are connected, expounds what kind of research methodology has been used, and encapsulates the research contributions of the essays. The first essay treats Newton’s experimentalist methodology in gravity research and its relation to Hume’s causal philosophy. It is argued tha…