Sökning: "the natural world"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 1513 avhandlingar innehållade orden the natural world.

1. 16. Världsmaskinen. Emanuel Swedenborgs naturfilosofi

   Författare :David Dunér; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christopher Polhem; Charles XII; hydrodynamics; technology; optics; acoustics; mechanics; space; theology; number systems; neurology; iatromechanics; body and soul; infinity; mineralogy; cosmology; matter theory; perception; analogy; metaphors; cognition; 18th century Swedish history; philosophy of science; philosophy of religion; mechanical philosophy; philosophy; geometry; mathematics; history of science; Emanuel Swedenborg 1688–1772 ; natural philosophy; History of philosophy; history of ideas; Filosofins historia; idéhistoria; History of science; Vetenskapshistoria;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish natural philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) thought in his early scientific career that the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. The work presented here is a study of his mechanistic worldview and metaphorical way of thinking up to the year 1734, examining most of his fields of interest, from geometry and metaphysics to technology and mining engineering. LÄS MER

3. 17. Digital Content Networks : The Past, the Present and Decentralizing

   Författare :Tommo Reti; Marko Turpeinen; Nils Enlund; Jussi Kangasharju; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information technology; Informationsteknik; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a solution-oriented analysis of current issues in digital content distribution management and content networks. The findings support the view that the recent development in the area has created a few congestion points, both in content distribution and content business, that gather increasing technical, social, financial, and political influence in the world. LÄS MER

4. 18. Reconsidering the avatar : From user mirror to interaction locus

   Författare :Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro; Yngve Sundblad; Wolfgang Prinz; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; virtual environments; computer-supported collaborative work; user representation; human-computer interaction;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with shared virtual environmentsfor collaborative work. An important aspect of shared virtualenvironments is the avatar, the representation of the user inthe virtual world. LÄS MER

5. 19. Minding the Body : Interacting socially through embodied action

   Författare :Jessica Lindblom; Tom Ziemke; Shaun Gallagher; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Embodiment; embodied cognition; embodied cognitive science; social interaction; social cognition; embodied action; interactive technology; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation clarifies the role and relevance of the body in social interaction and cognition from an embodied cognitive science perspective. Theories of embodied cognition have during the past two decades offered a radical shift in explanations of the human mind, from traditional computationalism which considers cognition in terms of internal symbolic representations and computational processes, to emphasizing the way cognition is shaped by the body and its sensorimotor interaction with the surrounding social and material world. LÄS MER

7. 20. Risk and resilience : An integrated approach for navigating a complex world

   Författare :Emmy Wassénius; Beatrice Crona; Peter Søgaard Jørgensen; Avit Bhowmik; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Sammanfattning : Risks are all around us, events or situations that could result in undesirable outcomes. Risk assessments are a way to understand and navigate the shocks and stressors we face and to avoid the undesirable outcomes that may come from them. LÄS MER