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Between Causes and Reasons: Sellars, Hegel (and Lewis) on “Sensation”
No full textThis paper explores Sellars’ and Hegel’s treatment of ‘sensation’–a notion that plays a central role in the reflections of both authors but which has garnered little scholarly attention. To disentangle the issues surrounding the notion and elaborate its role, function, and fate in their thought, I begin with a methodological question: what kind of philosophical argument leads Sellars and Hegel to introduce the concept of ‘sensation’ into their systems? Distinguishing between their two argumentative approaches, I maintain that Hegel offers what I broadly label a ‘transcendental’ argument for ‘sensation,’ which he presents in the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit and in the corresponding Lectures, whereas Sellars introduces the notion of sensation for what I term empirically ‘explanatory’ reasons. Next, I closely analyze Hegel’s and Sellars’ theories of sensation to produce a textually supported and conceptually coherent reading of their views on the notion. To clarify my methodological distinction and its stakes in Hegel’s and Sellars’ I will reference Lewis’ notion of the given
Mindfulness and coaching to improve learning abilities in university students: A pilot study
No full textThis pilot study investigated the effects of a short 10-module intervention called MEL (Mindful Effective Learning), which integrates mindfulness, coaching, and training on study strategies, to improve learning abilities among university students. Inspired by ample research on the learning topics that points out how effective learning and good academic results depend simultaneously on self-regulation while studying combined with emotional and motivational factors, the intervention aimed to train students simultaneously in these three aspects. The intervention group participants (N = 21) and the control group participants (N = 24) were surveyed pre- and post-intervention with the Italian questionnaire AMOS (Abilities and Motivation to Study) and the Italian version of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). The results showed that, regarding self-regulation in study, trained students improved their self-awareness, self-evaluation ability, metacognition skills, and organizational and elaborative ability to manage study materials; regarding emotional aspects, they improved their anxiety control; regarding motivation they developed an incremental theory of Self and improved their confidence in their own intelligence. Moreover, two follow-up self-report surveys were conducted, and trained students reported positive assessments of the MEL intervention. Findings suggest that a short intervention based on mindfulness and coaching and training on study strategies may improve students’ effective learning
Impact of end-of-life stage in cradle-to-cradle LCA analysis of timber and timber-hybrid buildings
No full textTimber and hybrid timber buildings are very-well known for their properties of optimizing structural performances through a forward-looking combination of timber with other materials. These types of structures are also more sustainable from environmental perspective if compared to traditional RC buildings, especially considering the End-Of-Life stage (stage C) and Beyond System Boundary Stage (stage D) of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis where timber members contribute to the reduction of e.g., Global Warming Potential, given their very low – or even negative – values in terms of released kg CO2 eq. Two main issues have been identified by the authors concerning assessment of that topic, as first of all no standard methods are available for stage D impact evaluation; this problem is exacerbated by data shortage, given that this stage is currently not compulsory in the development of LCA analysis. In order to standardize this phase with the goal of spreading its importance, the authors investigated different case studies. Analysed previous studies are also needed for the second issue development, as a point of primary importance is the building structural scheme, with particular focus on fastening technology. Considering re-use, recovery or recycling potential of a building part or member, a key issue is the disassembling simplicity: this characteristic should be definitely taken into account in a cradle-to-cradle LCA analysis as this is the unique way to design the building in sustainable terms. Reducing number of steps from building dismantling to the new building construction and minimizing amount of materials destined for disposal become measures of the building ability to reverse CO2 emissions to zero or negative values with stages C and D detailed assessment
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Future perspectives about timber-hybrid systems: The role of connections
No full textTimber is characterized by a very low carbon footprint, and it represents a true alternative to reduce the construction impact. The potential of using timber as structural material is even increased if a combination with concrete or steel elements is considered in the design. Such a system is defined as timberhybrid and may be adopted to overcome some issues related to full timber structures, like the low lateral stiffness. In a hybrid structure, components are arranged in sub-systems to resist gravity and lateral loads respectively. It is intuitive that detailing is crucial as the design of the elements themselves. The efficiency and the robustness of the system is, in fact, directly linked to the performances of the con-nections. Within this context, a literature review about timber-hybrid systems is presented focusing on the role of connections. In particular, various structural solutions from the literature are collected and discussed with emphasis on proposed solutions to fasten components made of different materials
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