scholarly journals A Linguistic Specification of Aesthetic Judgments

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-391
Author(s):  
Jochen Briesen
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Personal Taste ◽  
Linguistic Difference ◽  
Interesting Account ◽  
Aesthetic Judgments

Abstract This paper aims to delineate the class of aesthetic judgments linguistically. The main idea is that aesthetic judgments can be specified by a certain set of assertibility conditions—i.e., by norms that govern appropriate speech-acts. This idea is spelled out in detail and defended against various objections. The suggestion leads to an interesting account of aesthetic judgments that is theoretically fruitful: it provides the basis for a non-circular and satisfying characterization of the whole domain of aesthetic research and it marks an important linguistic difference between aesthetic judgments and judgments of personal taste.

Ästhetische Urteile und ästhetische Eigenschaften

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Briesen
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Combined Approach ◽  
Aesthetic Properties ◽  
Truth Value ◽  
Aesthetic Judgments

What do we mean by uttering aesthetic judgements, such as: "This is beautiful"? Are we merely expressing our enthusiasm, or do we rather describe objects as having properties that are mind-independent and objective? Can aesthetic judgments be true or false, and if so, does their respective truth value apply universally and absolutely, or does it need to be modified in some way? This book is dedicated to the task of answering these kinds of questions with respect to the meaning of aesthetic judgements, which also requires providing a metaphysical analysis of aesthetic properties. The book thus sets out to give a detailed account of both aesthetic judgements and aesthetic properties and defends this “combined approach” against various objections. The theory combines elements of a double-speech-act-theory, according to which voicing aesthetic statements involves performing two speech-acts simultaneously – an assertive act and an expressive act – with a response-dispositional characterization of aesthetic properties.

scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Structural Changes Using Sparse Auto-Encoders and SVM Applied to Dynamic Responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11965
Author(s):  
Rafaelle Piazzaroli Finotti ◽  
Flávio de Souza Barbosa ◽  
Alexandre Abrahão Cury ◽  
Roberto Leal Pimentel
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Vibration Data ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Detection Approach

The present work evaluates the deep learning algorithm called Sparse Auto-Encoder (SAE) when applied to the characterization of structural anomalies. This study explores the SAE’s performance in a supervised damage detection approach to consolidate its application in the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) field, especially when dealing with real-case structures. The main idea is to use the SAE to extract relevant features from the monitored signals and the well-known Support Vector Machine (SVM) to classify such characteristics within the context of an SHM problem. Vibration data from a numerical beam model and a highway viaduct in Brazil are considered to assess the proposed approach. In both analyzed examples, the efficiency of the implemented methodology achieved more than 99% of correct damage structural classifications, supporting the conclusion that SAE can extract relevant characteristics from dynamic signals that are useful for SHM applications.

scholarly journals Carbon-13 Characterization and Modelling for Temperature Measurement-Based Proton Frequency

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Monis Abdulmanan Abdullah ◽  
Thar M. Badri Albarody ◽  
Puteri Sri M. Bt Megat Yusoff ◽  
Alaa Raad Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Statistical Thermodynamics ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Proton Resonance Frequency ◽  
Proton Resonance ◽  
High Energy Level ◽  
Nanoscale System

The physical substance at high energy level with specific circumstances; tend to behave harsh and complicated, meanwhile, sustaining equilibrium or non-equilibrium thermodynamic of the system. Measurement of the temperature by ordinary techniques in these cases is not applicable at all. Likewise, there is a need to apply mathematical models in numerous critical applications to measure the temperature accurately at an atomic level of the matter. Those mathematical models follow statistical rules with different distribution approaches of quantities energy of the system. However, these approaches have functional effects at microscopic and macroscopic levels of that system. Therefore, this research study represents an innovative of a wireless temperature sensor, which utilizes proton resonance frequency of carbon-13 isotope material. In addition to that, this study also addresses the energy distribution of the particles by selecting an updated appropriate approach that has interesting points of limitation in the number of degree of freedom: (1) thermodynamically limits and (2) theoretical statistical thermodynamics observations. Lastly, the main idea of this paper is to visualize the analysis of temperate in the nanoscale system via statistical thermodynamics approach along with the material characterization of carbon-13 isotope.

Characterization of Superplastic Materials by Results of Free Bulging Tests

2016 ◽  
Vol 838-839 ◽  
pp. 552-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Aksenov ◽  
Ivan Y. Zakhariev ◽  
Aleksey V. Kolesnikov ◽  
Sergey A. Osipov
Keyword(s):  
Simple Technique ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Main Subject ◽  
Material Constants ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Simplified Solution ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Free Bulging

Determination of material constants describing its behavior during superplastic gas forming is the main subject of this study. The main feature of free bulging tests is the stress-strain conditions which are very similar to ones occurring in the most of gas forming processes. On the other hand, the interpretation of the results of such tests is a complicated procedure. The paper presents a simple technique for the characterization of materials superplasticity by free bulging tests, which is based on inverse analysis. The main idea of this technique is a semianalytical solution of the direct problem instead of finite element simulation which allows one to reduce the calculation time significantly. At the same time the results this simplified solution are accurate enough to obtain realistic material constants.

A Geometric Singular Characterization of the 6/6 Stewart Platform

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Slavutin ◽  
Avshalom Sheffer ◽  
Offer Shai
Keyword(s):  
Main Idea ◽  
Singularity Analysis ◽  
Stewart Platform ◽  
Parallel Lines ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
The Common ◽  
Singular Configuration ◽  
Intersection Line ◽  
Special Case

The paper introduces the 3D Kennedy theorem and applies it for characterizing of the singular configuration of 6/6 Stewart Platform (SP). The main idea underlying the proposed singular characterization is as follows: we search for two lines, which cross four of the six leg lines of the robot. For these two lines we find two parallel lines that cross the remaining leg lines 5 and 6. Each pair of parallel lines defines a plane. Let m be the intersection line of these two planes. The proposed singular characterization is: the 6/6 SP is in a singular configuration if and only if the line m is perpendicular to the common normal of leg lines 5 and 6. In addition, the method developed for the singular characterization is also used for the analysis of the mobility of SP. Finally, the proposed method is compared to other singularity analysis methods, such as of Hunt’s and Fichter’s singular configuration and the 3/6 Stewart Platform singularity. The relation between the reported characterizations of the 6/6 SP and other reported works is highlighted. Moreover, it is shown that the known 3/6 singular characterization is a special case of the work reported in the paper.

Separability of Mixed Quantum States: Linear Contractions and Permutation Criteria

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Horodecki ◽  
Paweł Horodecki ◽  
Ryszard Horodecki
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Separability Criterion ◽  
Positive Maps ◽  
Partial Transposition ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Partial Transpose ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

Recently, a powerful separability criterion was introduced by O. Rudolf in [5] and by K. Chen et al. in [6] — basing on realignment of elements of density matrix. Composing the main idea behind the above criterion and the necessary and sufficient condition in terms of positive maps, we provide a characterization of separable states by means of linear contractions. The latter need not be positive maps. We extend the idea to multipartite systems, and find that, somewhat suprisingly, partial realigment (unlike partial transposition) can detect genuinely tri-parite entanglement. We generalize it by introducing a family of so called permutation separability criteria for multipartite states. Namely, any permutation of indices of density matrix written in product basis leads to a separability criterion. Partial transpose and realignment criterion are special cases of permutation criteria.

scholarly journals Strategy Politeness of Werkudara in Wayang purwa

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Titis Bayu Widagdo ◽  
Djatmika Amos ◽  
Henry Yustanto
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Strategy Analysis ◽  
Politeness Strategies ◽  
Puppet Show ◽  
Data Source

Wayang purwa is a noble culture of Javanese people which is the pride of the Indonesian people and is recognized internationally as a masterpiece. The nobleness of the puppet culture is inseparable from the strong characterization of each character in the puppet. One of the strongest characters in wayang purwa is Werkudara. This research focused on the analysis of Werkudara politeness strategies in wayang purwa in order to explore the characterizations played by Werkudara characters. This research used the politeness theory of Brown & Levinson to deepen the results of the politeness strategy analysis. This study also used descriptive qualitative methods to explain the phenomenon of speech acts of Werkudara in explaining the politeness strategies used. This research data was Werkudara's speech taken from the data source, namely the recording of Ki Nartosabdo's purwa puppet show with Dewa Ruci's play. The results of this study concluded that Werkudara was more dominant in using negative politeness in speaking. The negative politeness strategies used include giving deference; being pessimistic, and using indirect expressions. Furthermore, positive politeness strategies are used by Werkudara, including the use of group identity markers; avoiding disagreement; offering promises, and exaggeration.

scholarly journals Efficient Search for Optimal Diffusion Layers of Generalized Feistel Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 218-240
Author(s):  
Patrick Derbez ◽  
Pierre-Alain Fouque ◽  
Baptiste Lambin ◽  
Victor Mollimard
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Open Problem ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Efficient Algorithm ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Diffusion Layers ◽  
Round Function ◽  
Feistel Networks ◽  
Impossibility Proof

The Feistel construction is one of the most studied ways of building block ciphers. Several generalizations were then proposed in the literature, leading to the Generalized Feistel Network, where the round function first applies a classical Feistel operation in parallel on an even number of blocks, and then a permutation is applied to this set of blocks. In 2010 at FSE, Suzaki and Minematsu studied the diffusion of such construction, raising the question of how many rounds are required so that each block of the ciphertext depends on all blocks of the plaintext. They thus gave some optimal permutations, with respect to this diffusion criteria, for a Generalized Feistel Network consisting of 2 to 16 blocks, as well as giving a good candidate for 32 blocks. Later at FSE’19, Cauchois et al. went further and were able to propose optimal even-odd permutations for up to 26 blocks.In this paper, we complete the literature by building optimal even-odd permutations for 28, 30, 32, 36 blocks which to the best of our knowledge were unknown until now. The main idea behind our constructions and impossibility proof is a new characterization of the total diffusion of a permutation after a given number of rounds. In fact, we propose an efficient algorithm based on this new characterization which constructs all optimal even-odd permutations for the 28, 30, 32, 36 blocks cases and proves a better lower bound for the 34, 38, 40 and 42 blocks cases. In particular, we improve the 32 blocks case by exhibiting optimal even-odd permutations with diffusion round of 9. The existence of such a permutation was an open problem for almost 10 years and the best known permutation in the literature had a diffusion round of 10. Moreover, our characterization can be implemented very efficiently and allows us to easily re-find all optimal even-odd permutations for up to 26 blocks with a basic exhaustive search

scholarly journals Approach to the blade technology analysis of the Upper Palaeolithic site of “Tajos de Marchales” (Granada, Spain)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Alejandro García-Franco ◽  
Antonio Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Main Idea ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Chaîne Opératoire ◽  
Chaine Operatoire ◽  
Lithic Assemblages ◽  
Other Hand

The study of the Upper Palaeolithic in the South of the Iberian Peninsula is usually addressed from a few stratigraphic sequences recognized in the region. We can say that the upper Palaeolithic in Andalusia is one of the worse known stages of regional prehistory. On the other hand, its development has just surpassed the description of the typological formal characterization. In some cases, recent contributions in the central region of the Baetic Mountain range, confined to the province of Granada, appeared during the last century.In this sense, the present study has two objectives. On one hand, to present the site of the rockshelter 3 of the “tajos de Marchales” (Colomera, Granada, Spain), as a new Magdalenian site in the mountainous area of Sub-Baetic Andalusia.On the other hand, through the application of diacritic analysis on cores, unretouched material and tools recognisable, we present the technological characterization of different chaîne opératoire from the production supported by the main idea of different typological objectives (domain of burins, scrapers and to a lesser extent with backed edge blades). We distinguish the different operational sequences aimed at the generation of the artefactual set. All of this will allow us to obtain a global comprehension of the lithic assemblages from the site, and to define the beginning of its chaîne opératoire. The work presents and discusses the distinctive traits of the different technical elements, focused on laminar production (blades and bladelets) and knapping methods.

Respect and Identity: Horizontal and Vertical Reference Points in Speech Acts

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Flood Plain ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Colonial Mexico ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Single Stream ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Race Ethnicity

This essay presumes the baroque texture of colonial Mexico in its multiple styles, voices, and peoples differentiated by race, ethnicity, locale, culture, place of origin, position, wealth, and clientele. It also presumes, using Marina S. Brownlee's words, a “selfreflective and distorting” tendency of baroque societies to spin off countercurrents and transpositions of dominant culture. “Profusion of detail, hierarchy, and contrast,” Irving Leonard's well traveled characterization of the Mexican baroque, could not be confined easily to fixed orderings and orthodoxies. From the first, in fact, the project to order the colony created more rather than less diversity by “introduc[ing] new, upsetting influences.” These influences—new cultural valuations, “a new, exclusive religion, and new laws and procedures”— may have “unified a congeries of independent states and empires.” But they also combined in different ways, rates, and degrees with pre-existing and newly emerging political and cultural forms. Not as a uniform flood plain but as diverse sedimentations, the colony was formed by back-eddies and cross currents more than a single stream.

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