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Frank H. Knight, pragmatism, and American institutionalism: A note
2009
This note deals with the debated question of whether, and to what extent, Frank Knight's epistemology was consistent with the general philosophy of American pragmatism. First, in accord with recent interpretations, I provide new evidence illustrating that Knight's views on science, knowledge and related philosophical topics present some important similarities with the pragmatic tradition. Second, I attempt to demonstrate that Knight's unsympathetic reading of Dewy and pragmatism was, to a relevant extent, a consequence of his aversion to the so-called scientific wing of American interwar institutionalism. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
A parts-per-billion measurement of the antiproton magnetic moment
2017
The magnetic moment of the antiproton is measured at the parts-per-billion level, improving on previous measurements by a factor of about 350. Comparing the fundamental properties of normal-matter particles with their antimatter counterparts tests charge–parity–time (CPT) invariance, which is an important part of the standard model of particle physics. Many properties have been measured to the parts-per-billion level of uncertainty, but the magnetic moment of the antiproton has not. Christian Smorra and colleagues have now done so, and report that it is −2.7928473441 ± 0.0000000042 in units of the nuclear magneton. This is consistent with the magnetic moment of the proton, 2.792847350 ± 0.0…
La notion de croissance chez Dewey et Rorty
2010
National audience; La notion de croissance revêt deux types d'aspects : quantitatif et qualitatif. Le premier évoque l'accroissement, l'augmentation ou le changement physiologique. Le deuxième concerne l'enrichissement, l'accomplissement de la personne ; il est lié à la tâche éducative. Les philosophes américains John Dewey et Richard Rorty s'accordent à souligner la "nécessaire indétermination" du terme "croissance", afin de laisser ouvertes les perspectives d'évolution. Cependant, leurs points de vue divergent quant à la valorisation des périodes de l'enfance. L'un souligne la créativité et la singularité de l'adolescence, tandis que l'autre se refuse à établir une telle distinction. L'an…
Didattica a distanza e approccio clinico-legale: una incompatibilità emblematica
2022
Il saggio guarda all'impatto della pandemia sulla didattica utilizzando come caso studio, residuale ma emblematico, l'esperienza dell'insegnamento del diritto all'Università a seguito dell'introduzione dell'approccio clinico-legale in molti dipartimenti di giurisprudenza degli atenei italiani. Dopo avere introdotto le origini di questo approccio, e raccontato della sua evoluzione in Italia, vengono esplicitate le sue potenzialità dialogando con autori solo apparentemente distanti tra loro, come Paulo Freire e John Dewey. Viene quindi proposto il caso specifico della Clinica legale Migrazioni e diritti dell'Università di Palermo, in relazione al difficile adeguamento delle sue attività alle …
Secular Religion as a Tool for the Realization of Democratic Citizenship. The Thesis of John Dewey (1859-1952)
2021
This contribution aims to propose a critical reflection on a particularly complex theme for international pedagogical literature: religion. This will be done through a constant dialogue with John Dewey, a philosopher and pedagogist of American origin who, in addition to having dedicated himself to philosophical, political and pedagogical issues, has had interesting reflections on the religious phenomenon. Therefore, attention will be turned to such of his writings as Moral Theory and Practice of 1891, in which Dewey treated the religious question implicitly, wondering about human conduct and the need for it to be oriented by a morality that directed the individual towards the exercise of th…
Riscoprire la psicologia di John Dewey. Brevi note storico-critiche in risposta a Sand Brinkmann
2013
Arbitrary Phase Access for Stable Fiber Interferometers
2021
Well-controlled yet practical systems that give access to interference effects are critical for established and new functionalities in ultrafast signal processing, quantum photonics, optical coherence characterization, etc. Optical fiber systems constitute a central platform for such technologies. However, harnessing optical interference in a versatile and stable manner remains technologically costly and challenging. Here, degrees of freedom native to optical fibers, i.e., polarization and frequency, are used to demonstrate an easily deployable technique for the retrieval and stabilization of the relative phase in fiber interferometric systems. The scheme gives access (without intricate dev…
Grounding social criticism : from understanding to suffering and back
2019
This paper critically examines John Dewey’s and Axel Honneth’s critical social philosophies in order to highlight two different normative sources of social struggle: scientific understanding and social suffering. The paper discusses the relations of these sources with each other and aims to show to what extent the normative sources of Dewey’s and Honneth’s critical social theories are compatible. A further aim is to use the comparison between Dewey and Honneth in order to argue for a desiderata for critical social ontology. The argument is that we want to consistently include both elements – suffering and understanding – in critical social theory as only by having both will critical theory …
Reflektiivisyys ja ajattelun ajatteleminen lukiofilosofiassa
2023
Filosofian oppiaineeseen on aina liitetty lupaus ajattelutaitojen ja itsereflektiivisen ajattelun harjaannuttamisesta. Myös kasvatuksen teoriassa kriittiselle itsereflektiolle on annettu suuri merkitys niin oppimisessa yleisesti kuin uskomusten ja tottumusten uudistumiseen vaikuttavassa kokemuksellisessa oppimisessa erityisesti. Perustelemme reflektiivisyyden tärkeyttä filosofianopetuksessa John Deweyn ja Jack Mezirowin näkemyksillä. Filosofian opettajille on ollut tarjolla vain vähän ainedidaktisia välineitä tukea opiskelijoiden ajattelun itsereflektiota. Analysoimme artikkelissa filosofianopetuksen kokeilua, jossa lukiolaisia ohjattiin ajattelutaitojen itsereflektioon käyttämällä filosofi…
Open data from the first and second observing runs of advanced LIGO and advanced Virgo
2021
Abbot, Rich, et al. (Virgo and MAGIC Collaboration)