Biology can explain but not excuse our worst behavior. Testosterone may drive a vicious warlord, but social triggers shape his actions. David Barash reviews “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst” by Robert M. Sapolsky.
Robert Stern is an ice cool metaphysician brooding on Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Deleuze and the whole of nineteenth century philosophy. He has written Hegel, Kant and the Structure of the Object, Transcendental Arguments and Scepticism: Answering the Question of Justification, Hegel and the Phenomenology of Spirit, Hegelian Metaphysics and Understanding Moral Obligations: Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard. He thinks the British Hegelians were heavy dudes and that his own metaphysics isn't house-trained. He thinks McDowell and Peirce plough the Hegelian groove and that Hegel is the funky bridge between Kant and Frege. Holy Hegeliana Batman! Published on: Jul 21, 2012 @ 06:42
Ignoring Young No Longer Possible for GOP's High Command - Roll Call
The Don Young “wetbacks” incident offers an object lesson about the dramatically different levels of credibility and attention so often afforded the same member of Congress inside the Capitol versus out in the actual world. The sea captain’s face and craggy voice of Alaska’s solitary House member was all over the cable news networks Friday […]
CN101785030A - Hidden markov model based handwriting/calligraphy generation - Google Patents
An exemplary method for handwritten character generation includes receiving one or more characters and, for the one or more received characters, generating handwritten characters using Hidden Markov Models trained for generating handwritten characters. In such a method the trained Hidden Markov Models can be adapted using a technique such as a maximum a posterior technique, a maximum likelihood linear regression technique or an Eigen-space technique.
This week, we’re bringing you a favorite Circle Round episodes that’s all about using your imagination and creativity in the face of difficulties and obstacles.
Fired from St. Louis Magazine 14 years ago, Steve Friedman went straight to New York, where he coated his Midwestern psyche with enough urbane nonchalance to nail a job as a GQ editor.
Connecting firearms students of all experience ranges with the highest level of firearms instruction, concealed carry, and self-defense education in the nation.
C Is for Cooper! It's an ABCs party for a toddler! Check out all of our alphabet decorations that came straight from my teacher stash of supplies! #winning
Why Are the Ten Commandments Important | Aleph Beta
In this course, Rabbi David Fohrman examines the meaning of Ten Commandments, why they are important & explores the most fundamental principles of Judaism.
CVA / Stroke And Incontinence - Bladder & Bowel Community
Around half of stroke patients will suffer from bladder and bowel incontinence, for many this is temporary whilst the brain injury heals. Think F.A.S.T.
Enhancing Human Capacities (Savulescu/Enhancing Human Capacities) || The Concept of Nature and the Enhancement Technologies Debate | Savulescu, Julian; Meulen, Ruud ter; Kahane, Guy | download
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Developments in medical science have afforded us the opportunity to improve and enhance the human species in ways unthinkable to previous generations. Whether it's making changes to mitochondrial DNA in a human egg, being prescribed Prozac, or having a facelift, our desire to live longer, feel better and look good has presented philosophers, medical practitioners and policy-makers with considerable ethical challenges. But what exactly constitutes human improvement? What do we mean when we talk of making "better" humans? In this book Michael Hauskeller explores these questions and the ideas of human good that underpin them. Posing some challenging questions about the nature of human enhancement, he interrogates the logic behind its processes and examines the justifications behind its criteria. Questioning common assumptions about what constitutes human improvement, Hauskeller asks whether the criteria proposed by its advocates are convincing. The book draws on recent research as well as popular representations of human enhancement from advertising to the internet, and provides a non-technical and accessible survey of the issues for readers and students interested in the ethics and politics of human enhancement.
