scholarly journals The Two-Triangle Universe of Plato’s Timaeus and the In(de)finite Diversity of the Universe

Apeiron ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Brisson ◽  
Salomon Ofman
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
The Universe

AbstractIn the present article, we consider the question of the primary elements in Plato’s Timaeus, the components of the whole universe reduced, by an extraordinarily elegant construction, to two right triangles. But how does he reconcile such a model with the in(de)finite diversity of the universe? A large part of this study is devoted to Cornford’s explanation in his commentary of the Timaeus and its shortcomings, in order to finally propose a revised one, which we think to be entirely consistent with Plato’s text. This analysis is an essential step for the understanding of the connection between the sensible world and the mathematical principles that underlies Timaeus’ cosmological account.

Are Galaxies and Elementary Particles Real? Objects, Reality, Space and Time. An ISST Forum

KronoScope ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Rémy Lestienne
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Present Article ◽  
International Society ◽  
Physical Theory ◽  
Niels Bohr ◽  
Large Structures ◽  
Real Objects ◽  
Microscopic World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Web

AbstractWhat is an object? What conditions declare it to be “real”? When can a concept, that has been proposed in a physical theory to describe our observations, be declared “physical” or, in other words, to be an element of reality? These questions pertain to the old debate between idealism and realism. In the last decades, the discussion was principally fuelled by the development of Quantum Mechanics, and particularly by the study of the process of measurement and the development of the concept of complementarity by Niels Bohr and the School of Copenhagen. In a few pages taken from The View from the Center of the Universe, Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams propose to limit the use of the concept of existence not only toward the microscopic world but also toward the very large structures of the Universe. This moves us to reopen the Pandora's Box, in a way in which the consideration of Time may play a fundamental role, as Whitehead, for example, insisted on. However, the interrogation seems to drift necessarily towards a reflection onto the concept of emergence and its relation with time. The present article is the end product of a three month's long Forum opened in February 2008 by the initiator among members of the International Society for the Study of Time, onto the “Gnomon” zone of the web site of the Association. Contributions from Nancy Abrams, Mark Aultman, Troy Camplin, Julius T. Fraser, Paul Harris, Marcel Le Bel, Jean Lette, Carlos Montemayor, Giovanni Vicario and Amrit Srecko Sorli were particularly beneficial to the discussion.

Viewing the World from Different Angles: Plato’s Timaeus 54E-55A

Apeiron ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-269
Author(s):  
Ernesto Paparazzo
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Solid Angle ◽  
Alternative Interpretation ◽  
Plane Geometry ◽  
A Value ◽  
Solid Geometry ◽  
The World ◽  
Euclid’S Elements ◽  
Solid Angles ◽  
The Universe

Abstract The present article investigates a passage of the Timaeus in which Plato describes the construction of the pyramid. Scholars traditionally interpreted it as involving that the solid angle at the vertex of the pyramid is equal, or nearly so, to 180°, a value which they took to be that of the most obtuse of plane angles. I argue that this interpretation is not warranted, because it conflicts with both the geometrical principles which Plato in all probability knew and the context of the Timaeus. As well as recalling the definitions and properties of plane angles and solid angles in Euclid’s Elements, I offer an alternative interpretation, which in my opinion improves the comprehension of the passage, and makes it consistent with both the immediate and wider context of the Timaeus. I suggest that the passage marks a transition from plane geometry to solid geometry within Plato’s account of the universe.

scholarly journals O Sucesso da Empreitada Maçônica no Brasil do Século XIX potencializado pelo Ethos do Rito Escocês Antigo e Aceito

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Anderson Claytron Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Rites Of Passage ◽  
High Load ◽  
Religious Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Universe

 O presente artigo mostra que existiu uma sólida estrutura religiosa financiadora da empreitada maçônica nos diversos locais que a mesma teve acesso e que o êxito desse empreendimento só foi possível pela alta carga de capital religioso presente na estrutura da maçonaria; a constituição Maçônica de 1723, os ritos de passagem e as muitas cosmogonias presentes nas antigas obrigações maçônicas, ajudaram no desenvolvimento da ordem elevando a mesma a uma missão de caráter transcendental. Em 1865 quando se tentou laicizar a maçonaria retirando do ritual a invocação do Grande Arquiteto do Universo, verificou-se através da mudança do rito moderno francês que a base religiosa brasileira era muito mais forte e se impôs à Ordem.  O estatuto maçônico através de sua herança religiosa dialogou profundamente com os preceitos da estrutura social que lhe deu aporte no século XIX, fornecendo uma forte base que serviu de alicerce para fundamentação de suas convicções. The present article shows that there was a solid religious structure that financed the Masonic enterprise in the various places that it had access and that the success of this enterprise was only possible due to the high load of religious capital present in the structure of Freemasonry; the Masonic constitution of 1723, the rites of passage and the many cosmogonies present in the old Masonic obligations, helped in the development of the order, elevating it to a mission of transcendental character. In 1865, when it was tried to lay Freemasonry by removing from the ritual the invocation of the Great Architect of the Universe, it was verified through the change of the modern French rite that the Brazilian religious base was very strong imposing itself before the Order. The Masonic statute through its religious inheritance deeply dialogue with the precepts of the social structure that gave him support in the nineteenth century, providing a strong foundation that served as a foundation for the foundation of his convictions..

On the Design of Time

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Design Time ◽  
Fundamental Dimension ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Universe

In this article, I propose that we are able to design time. Such design opportunities extend not simply to the various conventions and frameworks we have used to measure the passage of time but also to the phenomenon of time itself. Largely encompassed in the notion of designing (spatio-temporal) experiences, I advocate for a much broader and integrative inclusion of temporality in all forms of HF/E. A central issue is whether the fundamental dimension of time is iatrogenic; that is, conceived and created by humans as a way to frame and comprehend the universe around us. In so concluding, I argue that time is one of our greatest tools. However, it is not one without flaw, nor one that cannot be honed for more effective use. I seek to engage such discussions with the present article.

scholarly journals LA INTELIGENCIA HUMANA DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA TRANSDISCIPLINARIA (Segunda Parte)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Yunieski Cabrera Carrazana ◽  
Fidel Martínez Álvarez ◽  
Maritza Cuenca Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High Education ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Human Intelligence ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Disciplinary Perspective ◽  
The Universe

Para la adquirir una visión integradora sobre cualquier objeto de investigación es preciso utilizar y articular los más diversos enfoques y referentes, así como construir, colectivamente, un lenguaje común que proporcione una perspectiva global que revele los patrones y tendencias generales de las infinitas interrelaciones entre las diferentes disciplinas y saberes que participan en la consecuente comprensión de dicho objeto. Por tanto, en el presente artículo se continúa  la  reinterpretación  y  sistematización  de  las  ideas,  principios  y nociones sobre la inteligencia humana, que se había iniciado en el artículo anterior, mediante los enfoques: biológico, neuro-fisiológico, lógico-filosófico y del arte militar, todo lo cual permitió adquirir una comprensión mucho más amplia  de  esta  emergente  propiedad  del  universo.  En  consecuencia,  es menester en esta segunda parte intentar completar el transdisciplinario estudio mediante el desarrollo de los enfoques psico-pedagógicos, organizacionales y sociológicos de la inteligencia humana, como vía para contribuir a la actualización del conocimiento de los profesionales de la educación superior en las diferentes esferas de su desempeño académico y personal. PALABRAS CLAVE: inteligencia humana; inteligencias múltiples; inteligencia emocional; inteligencia colectiva; pensamiento divergente; perspectiva transdisciplinaria. ABSTRACT To acquire an integrative vision about any object of investigation it is precise utilize and articulating the more various focuses and referent, as well as constructing, collectively, a common language that provide a global perspective that reveal the patterns and general tendencies of the infinite interrelations between the different disciplines and knowledges, that take part in the consequent understanding of the aforementioned object. Therefore, in the present article are continued a re-interpretation and systematization of the ideas, principles and slight knowledge on the human intelligence, which had been initiated in the previous article, with the focuses: biological, neuro- physiological, logic-philosophical and military art, all which it allowed acquiring a much ampler understanding of this emerging property of the universe. In consequence, it is necessity in this second part to attempt to complete the intervening trans-disciplinary study the development of the psycho-pedagogical, organizational and sociological focuses of the human intelligence like road, to contribute to the bringing up to date of the knowledge of the professionals of the high education in his personal and academic performances. KEYWORDS: human intelligence; multiple intelligences; emotional intelligence; collective intelligence; divergent thought; trans-disciplinary perspective.

Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Islam: Rethinking Islamic Theology, Law, Education, and Mysticism Using the Works of al-Ghazālī

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aria Nakissa
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cognitive Science Of Religion ◽  
Islamic Theology ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Science Of Religion ◽  
The Universe

Abstract Specialists in Islamic studies have taken virtually no interest in the influential and rapidly developing field of Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR). The present article seeks to address this problem by considering how insights from CSR can be systematically applied to reconceptualize Islamic theology, law, education, and mysticism. The article centers on what is probably CSR’s most influential and well-established idea; namely, that religion is closely linked to an evolved “mindreading” ability (i.e., a “Theory of Mind Module”). It is argued that Islamic theology employs mindreading focused on events and objects in the universe, Islamic law and education employ mindreading focused on scriptural texts and embodied practices, and Islamic mysticism employs mindreading focused on psychological experiences. The article develops these ideas through an analysis of the Arabic-language writings of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, the famous medieval Islamic theologian, jurist, and mystic.

The Cognitive Science of Religion and Islamic Theology: An Analysis Based on the Works of al-Ghazālī

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aria Nakissa
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Cognitive Science Of Religion ◽  
Islamic Theology ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Knowledge Of God ◽  
Science Of Religion ◽  
The Universe

Abstract Specialists in Islamic studies have taken virtually no interest in the influential emerging field of cognitive science of religion (CSR). The present article addresses this problem by considering how insights from CSR can be used to reconceptualize classical Islamic theology. The article analyzes a number of theological topics, including predestination and the uncreated Qurʾān. However, it focuses on five key Islamic theological claims, namely (1) God is a single first cause who brings the universe into being; (2) God lacks an anthropomorphic body; (3) it is possible to arrive at some knowledge of God independently of scripture through human nature (fiṭra) and reason; (4) God is a bringer of benefit and harm, thereby rewarding, punishing, testing, and blessing human beings; and (5) prophethood exists and it is proven through miracles. In analyzing the preceding theological issues, the article utilizes the Arabic writings of the renowned medieval theologian Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī.

scholarly journals Dark Matter - Are They Insulators to Electromagnetic Radiation?

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayan Bag ◽  
Arijit Bag
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Experimental Verification ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Outstanding Problem ◽  
Normal Matter ◽  
Modern Cosmology ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Peculiar Behavior

The detection of Dark Matter is the greatest outstanding problem in modern cosmology. Several attempts have been taken for this without any remarkable success. To find out a suitable way of detection we need to understand its nature comprehensively. In the present article, a hypothesis is described considering Dark Matter as a normal matter. Its peculiar behavior is explained considering its existence in BEC state in the coolest part of the universe that makes it an electromagnetic insulator. Depending upon this hypothesis an experimental verification method is proposed.

scholarly journals Les ciutats del cavaller Martorell. La representació de l’urbs en el Tirant lo Blanc

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Teresa Izquierdo Aranda
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Medieval Literature ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Literary Description ◽  
The City ◽  
The Universe

Resum: El Tirant lo Blanc és fruit d’experiències personals de Joanot Martorell. L’escriptor projecta en la novel·la una fina mirada al seu temps i, per a traslladar-ho amb vivesa, empra tota la realitat com a instrument de treball, atorgant al corpus de l’obra un vitalisme renovador. El paisatge urbà és l’escenari que forneix la ficció, que complementa la vitalitat psicològica dels protagonistes i enriqueix el seguit dels fets i històries narrades. Esdevé un recurs estètic que permet a l’escriptor enllestir la trama i  guiar la imaginació del lector per l’univers en què es desenvolupa la gesta. El present article analitza la descripció literària de la ciutat per l’escriptor, les seues consideracions estètiques del paisatge urbà per descobrir quina era, en definitiva, la seua percepció del fenomen urbà.   Paraules clau: Tirant lo Blanc, Martorell, descripció, literatura medieval, ciutat medieval.   Abstract: Tirant lo Blanc is the result of Joanot Martorell’s personal experiences. The writer projects in the novel a fine look at his time and, to move it with liveliness, he uses all reality as a working instrument to give to the corpus of the work a renewal vitality. The urban landscape is the scene that complets the narration, which complements the psychological vitality of the protagonists and enriches the series of events and stories told. It becomes an aesthetic resource that allows the author to complete the plot and guide the reader’s imagination for the universe in which the deed takes place. This article analyzes the literary description of the city by the writer and his aesthetic considerations of the urban landscape to discover what his perception of the urban phenomenon was.  Keywords: Tirant lo Blanc, Martorell, description, Medieval literature, Medieval city.

scholarly journals The Role of the Arts in Tagore’s Concept of Schooling

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-128
Author(s):  
Irena Lesar
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Primary Schooling ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Universe

The present article focuses particularly on the role and significance of the arts in the process of primary schooling in Tagore’s school. He defined education as that which is one with life, and he believed that only education can give us real freedom. It is therefore essential that in the process of education we achieve the all-round development of the individual forharmonious adjustment to reality. The arts should be an essential part of life and of education, as it is only through the arts that it is possible to express one’s experience and recognition of the harmonious connection between the universe, the individual reality and immortality, in addition to their being a source of pleasure. Only the arts (and nature as a teacher)enable the development of the entire personality, as well as the perception of reality and truth. Tagore thus understands the role of the arts in the life of the individual as a key factor in the formation of his/her personality, contributing to humanity.

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