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Logic Theorist – Philosophical implications

Pamela McCorduck writes that the Logic Theorist was “proof positive that a machine could perform tasks heretofor considered intelligent, creative and uniquely human.” And, as such, it represents a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence and our understanding of intelligence in general. Simon famously told a graduate class in January 1956, “Over Christmas, Al [...]

University for Development Studies – Introduction

University for Development Studies, Tamale was established in 1992 as a multi-campus institution. It is the fifth public university to be established in Ghana. This deviates from the usual practice of having universities with central campuses and administrations. It was created with the four northern regions of the country in mind. These are the Brong [...]

Chris McKinstry – Introduction

Kenneth Christopher McKinstry (February 12, 1967 – January 23, 2006) was a researcher in artificial intelligence. He led the development of the MISTIC project which was launched in May 1996. He founded the Mindpixel project in July 2000, and closed it in December 2005. McKinstry’s AI work and similar early death dovetailed with another contemporary [...]

Golden Satellite Awards 2004 – Winners and nominees

Film= Best Actor – Drama Don Cheadle – ”Hotel Rwanda” *Kevin Bacon – ”The Woodsman” *Javier Bardem – ”The Sea Inside” *Gael García Bernal – ”The Motorcycle Diaries” *Johnny Depp – ”Finding Neverland” *Liam Neeson – ”Kinsey” *Sean Penn – ”The Assassination of Richard Nixon” Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Jamie Foxx – ”Ray” [...]

Anatta – Developing the self

While the suttas criticize notions of an eternal, unchanging Self, they see an enlightened being as one whose changing, empirical self is highly developed. One with great self has a mind which is not at the mercy of outside stimuli or its own moods, but is imbued with self-control, and self-contained. The mind of such [...]

Mind–body intervention – Introduction

Mind–body interventions is the name of a U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) classification that covers a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind’s capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Some of these are techniques that were once considered to be complementary or alternative medicine but have now become mainstream [...]

William Kingdon Clifford – Philosopher

As a philosopher, Clifford’s name is chiefly associated with two phrases of his coining, “mind-stuff” and the “tribal self”. The former symbolizes his metaphysical conception, suggested to him by his reading of Spinoza. Sir Frederick Pollock wrote about Clifford as follows: “Briefly put, the conception is that mind is the one ultimate reality; not mind [...]

Silence – In spirituality

Perkey Avot, the Jewish Sages guide for living, states that “Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth, vows a safety fence for abstinence; a safety fence for wisdom….. is silence.” A silent mind, freed from the onslaught of thoughts and thought patterns, is both a goal and an important [...]

Ātman (Buddhism) – Developing the self

While the suttas strongly attack notions of an eternal, unchanging Self, they “see an enlightened person as one whose ”empirical” self is highly developed.” One with great self has a mind which is not at the mercy of outside stimuli or its own moods, but is imbued with self-control and self-contained. The mind of such [...]

Anapanasati Sutta – Discourse summary

Benefits The Buddha states that mindfulness of the breath, “developed and repeatedly practiced, is of great fruit, great benefit.” Ultimately, it can lead to “clear vision and deliverance.” The path by which this occurs is that: * Breath mindfulness (Pali: ”anapanasati”) development leads to the perfection of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (”satipatthana”). * The [...]









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