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Protective Measurement:A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Quantum Mechanics
protective measurement wave function expectation value physical state mass and charge distributions ergodic motion of a particle random discontinuous motion of particles measurement problem
2016/6/13
This article introduces the method of protective measurement and discusses its deep implications for the foundations of quantum mechanics. It is argued that protective measurement implies that the wav...
Operational understanding of the covariance of classical electrodynamics
Operationalism Covariance of Classical Electrodynamics Empirical Verification Transformation Rule Maxwell–Lorentz Equations
2016/6/13
It is common in the literature on classical electrodynamics and relativity theory that the transformation rules for the basic electrodynamic quantities are derived from the pre-assumption that the equ...
Understanding non-modular functionality–lessons from genetic algorithms
modularity understanding evolutionary algorithms cognitive science
2016/5/30
Evolution is often characterized as a tinkerer that creates efficient but messy solutions to problems. We analyze the nature of the problems that arise when we try to explain and understand cognitive ...
Understanding Biological Mechanisms:Using Illustrations from Circadian Rhythm Research
mechanistic explanation diagrams decomposition recomposition computational modeling circadian rhythms
2016/5/27
In many fields of biology, researchers explain a phenomenon by characterizing the responsible mechanism. This requires identifying the candidate mechanism, decomposing it into its parts and operations...
Patient Understanding of Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives to Screening Colonoscopy
colorectal cancer screening patient understanding
2014/11/17
BACKGROUND: While several tests and strategies are recommended for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, studies suggest that primary care providers often recommend colonoscopy without providing informat...
Discounting a surgical risk: data, understanding, and gist
Bioethics Case Study Decision Making Ethics Physician-Patient Relationship Risk Assessment Surgery
2014/11/17
Excerpt: A few days after the surgery, Ms. Reid came in for an emergency appointment with Dr. Feng. It was obvious that she was irate,but her voice could barely be heard above the noise of the clinic....
I will review higher-brain and whole-brain death from the standpoint of Thomas Aquinas’s metaphysical understanding of human nature. I will critique arguments for higher-brain death being a proper int...
The ethics of information: absolute risk reduction and patient understanding of screening
risk and benefit data informed consent respect for autonomy
2014/11/17
Some experts have argued that patients should routinely be told the specific magnitude and absolute probability of potential risks and benefits of screening tests. This position is motivated by the id...
Understanding And Individuality In The Three Cities: An Interpretation Of Plato's Laws
Understanding Individuality Plato's Laws
2009/12/3
In the Laws, Plato asks, first of all, whether humanity, through reason and the political
art, possesses some sovereignty in ordering human life to the divine good, and secondly,
whether the human i...
God, The Evil Genius And Eternal Truths: The Structure Of The Understanding In The Cartesian Philosophy
God Eternal Truths Cartesian Philosophy
2009/12/3
Descartes' Meditationes de prima philosophia, perhaps the most widely read text in
philosophy,∗ comes under scrutiny in every age and from every prejudice and point of
view. Some would take it...
It is a sacrilege not to preserve the immortality of the soul, raising it to the
level of the holy and uniting it to the divine with bonds which cannot be
broken or loosened, but by contrast to pull...
When I was young I was torn between being a priest and being a scientist. I eventually
opted for science, caught up in the discoveries then being made by the space program. I
became a geologist and...
The Faithful in a Time of Trial: The Evangelical Understanding of the Holocaust
Faithful Trial Evangelical Understanding
2009/7/8
The Holocaust occupies an important place in Christian evangelical literature. The murder of millions of Jews in Europe during World War II has been a topic that evangelicals have dealt with, and book...
“Historicism, Understanding, and Judgment: A Response to Curtis J. Evans”
Historicism Understanding Judgment
2009/6/9
Curtis J. Evans and I agree on many things. We agree that Booker T. Washington disparaged the religious life of Afro-Americans in many venues for many years. We agree that he directed his critique not...
Whether simulation models provide the right kind of understanding comparable to that of analytic models has been and remains a contentious issue. The assessment of understanding provided by simulation...