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Decision times of infinite computations
No full textThe decision time of an infinite time algorithm is the supremum of its halting times over all real inputs. The decision time of a set of reals is the least decision time of an algorithm that decides the set; semidecision times of semidecidable sets are defined similarly. It is not hard to see that ω 1 is the maximal decision time of sets of reals. Our main results determine the supremum of countable decision times as σ and that of countable semidecision times as τ, where σ and τ denote he suprema of Σ1and Σ2- definable ordinals, respectively, over Lω1. We further compute analogous suprema for singletons. <br/
Motion and mobility in the realist novels of Philip K Dick
No full textThis essay explores the ways that ideas of motion and mobility support readings of Philip K Dick's early novels that take full account of the changing geographical context. They are set during a period of rapid suburban expansion, the building of the interstate and the spread of automobility through car ownership, and their characters frequently exist in a state between continuity through conformity and the potential for change. The open ended forms of the novels reflect a world around Dick that was still under construction, and where alternative realities can be glimpsed between incomplete materialities
"No doubt a consolation to his dust:" ecological consciousness in Lord Byron's works and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
No full textHaving studied the major works of the Romantic poet Lord Byron and contemporary children’s literature author Philip Pullman, I have become familiar with their re-visions of the material world and their understanding of the human soul on its journey through that world. In my thesis, I put Pullman’s and Byron’s worlds in conversation with each other in order to access new insights about each author and their respective projects. The first part of my thesis resituates the Byronic hero in his original environment, the material worlds which Byron writes. His heroes are self-exiled figures casting an ultra-critical eye on their society, while simultaneously looking inward at the faults of the self. I contend that Byron’s poetic project is to create a new morality, which I call embodied morality, as distinct from that of his social milieu; one that seeks knowledge of the self and the soul in the natural world.
The second phase of my project explores the legacy of Byron’s embodied morality in Philip Pullman’s young adult fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. Published in the 1990s and early 2000s, Pullman’s trilogy explores the possibility of multiple worlds, considers the human soul in the physical manifestation of a dæmon, and offers a revolutionary interpretation of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. As a Romantic scholar, Pullman shares an organic ideological connection to the intellectual heritage born from the minds of Romantics such as Byron. However, scholars often ignore or dismiss the Byronic roots in Pullman’s characters and his philosophy. Pullman’s texts acknowledge Byron’s work and, more importantly, expand upon his introduction to embodied morality. In His Dark Materials, Pullman deconstructs Christianity by reimagining the human soul and opening up the scope of life in a multiverse of equal worlds. The result is an ecological ethics meant to instruct citizens of Pullman’s Republic of Heaven
Asymmetric cut and choose games
No full textWe investigate a variety of cut and choose games, their relationship with
(generic) large cardinals, and show that they can be used to characterize a
number of properties of ideals and of partial orders: certain notions of
distributivity, strategic closure, and precipitousness.Comment: 31 page
An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt
No full textFor every famous author of the twelfth-century renaissance, there are numerous lesser-known writers. Despite being overshadowed by more brilliant scholars or those closer to the centre of important events, their voices add depth to the study of the intellectual history of this period. A founding member of one of the earliest Premonstratensian houses; a highly-educated and prolific author, much in demand as a hagiographer; and a vigorous defender of the clerical order, Philip of Harvengt is one such writer, and a worthy subject for study. This thesis examines two bodies of Philip’s works – his letters and his hagiographical writings – analysing the predominant and recurrent concerns and ideals expressed in them, and the means by which they are expressed.
The letters are carefully crafted works, examples of the literary labour which Philip writes is incumbent upon the cleric. The first part of this thesis approaches these letters in chapters on four themes: the role of the ecclesiastical prelate; the importance of learning; the relationship between religious orders; and Philip’s use of the motif of friendship. His hagiographical works, too, are examples of literary artistry, to move as well as to educate the audience. In the second part of the thesis, these will be discussed individually, with the first chapter analysing his vita of Oda, a nun attached to his own house, whom he portrays as a martyr. The succeeding chapters consider Philip’s rewritings of earlier vitae, and show how he managed his sources in order to produce vitae depicting their subjects according to his ideal model of sanctity.
Philip’s letters express concerns shared by contemporaries, reflecting anxieties surrounding roles and ideal forms of living in a period immediately following the first fervour of religious renewal. His hagiographies articulate ideals of sanctity, clarifying these when they are not made sufficiently explicit in earlier works, for the better edification of an audience pursuing this vita perfecta. Both letters and hagiographies are designed to exhort and instruct the reader or listener: above all, Philip is a teacher
FIGURES 342–343. 342 in Hydraenidae of Madagascar (Insecta: Coleoptera)
No full textFIGURES 342–343. 342. Author collecting specimens of Sicilicula hygropetrica from a small rock pool being filled by a seep, adjacent to waterfall. 343. Ranomafana National Park, Setam Lodge sign with "artificial" hygropetric areas on stones; arrow indicates rock where seven specimens of Sicilicula n. sp. were collected (all females!). Photos. by Johannes Bergsten (342) and author (343).Published as part of Perkins, Philip D., 2017, Hydraenidae of Madagascar (Insecta: Coleoptera), pp. 1-264 in Zootaxa 4342 (1) on page 261, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4342.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/104106
Proving Theorems from Reflection
No full textWe review some fundamental questions concerning the real line of mathematical analysis, which, like the Continuum Hypothesis, are also independent of the axioms of set theory, but are of a less ‘problematic’ nature, as they can be solved by adopting the right axiomatic framework. We contend that any foundations for mathematics should be able to simply formulate such questions as well as to raise at least the theoretical hope for their resolution.The usual procedure in set theory (as a foundation) is to add so-called strong axioms of in nity to the standard axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel, but then the question of their justi cation becomes to some people vexing. We show how the adoption of a view of the universe of sets with classes, together with certain kinds of Global Reflection Principles resolves some of these issues
A Chemostatic Study of the Assimilation of Nutrients by Chlamydomonus rugosa at Various Nitrogen to Phosphorus Concentration Ratios
No full textTitle: A Chemostatic Study of the Assimilation of Nutrients by Chlamydomonus rugosa at Various Nitrogen to Phosphorus Concentration Ratios, Author: Philip D. Rice, Location: ThodeChlamydomonus rugosa does not readily grow when transferred to a medium of different concentrations of elements unless N and P are in high concentrations. Chemostat reactors should be accessible from the top to facilitate the experimental procedure. A G. E. exposure meter (model 8DW58Y4) can be used to estimate light intensity. One foot candle registered on the meter, when the lid is closed, is equivalent to 1.13 x 10^10 ergs/m^2/hr.ThesisBachelor of Science (BSc
When do special interests run rampant ? disentangling the role in banking crises of elections, incomplete information, and checks and balances
No full textThe author investigates the political determinants of government decisions that benefit special interest groups - especially government decisions to deal with banking crises. He finds that the better informed the voters, the more proximate elections, and the larger the number of political veto players ( conditional on the costs to voters of relevant policy decision), the smaller the government's fiscal transfer are to the financial sector and the less likely the government is to exercise forbearance in dealing with insolvent financial institutions. The results suggest that policies thatmight be appropriate for mitigating banking crises in the United States might be less effective in settings where voters are less informed, where elections are less competitive, and where there are fewer veto players, because in these settings checks and balances are missing. These policies include: a) Disseminating information about the costs of inefficient government decisions. b) Improving the structure of legislative regulatory oversight. c) Intervening early in insolvent banks. The author concludes that the more veto players there are, the less likely policies are to favor special interest groups (contrary to previous views). Moreover, the closer the elections, the less likely policies are to favor special interest groups.
Aesthetic Principles of «The Movement» in Philip Larkin's Poetry of the 1950s.
No full textThe article is dedicated to the analysis of Philip Larkin’s poetry of the 1950s that refers to the period
of creation of the second collection of poems «The Less Deceived», from the viewpoint of general formal elements,
images, themes and motives of «The Movement» that included certain British poets and writers published
in the anthology «New Lines» by Robert Conquest. The aesthetic principles followed by the representatives
of «The Movement» are characterized basing on the features of the poetics of the movement described
by the theorists of literature. Some special aspects of the poetic manner of «The Movement» are analyzed in
the context of the previous literary tradition. The article also contains the analysis of the poems by Philip
Larkin written in the 1950s during the period of existence of «The Movement». The aesthetic principles that
corresponded with the principles of the new literary movement are particularly exposed. The author concludes
that the features of Philip Larkin’s poetry reflect the views and principles followed by the authors of
«The Movement» and it appears to be the result of the author’s poetic evolution as well as the result of theinfluence of the previous literary tradition. The author used the materials of foreign literary critics and theorists
of literature
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