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  1. 11. From Fossil To Fact : The Denisova Discovery as Science in Action

    Författare :Mattis Karlsson; Eva Hemmungs Wirtén; Martin Fredriksson; Andreas Nyblom; Staffan Bergwik; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Actor network theory; aDNA; ANT; Denisovan; Denisova human; Denisova hominin; DNA; Knowledge; Bruno Latour; Science; Science in action; STS; Wikipedia;

    Sammanfattning : From Fossil to Fact: The Denisova Discovery as Science in Action is a study of the (actor) networked relations that make and shape science through the case of the discovery of the Denisova human.In 2010, Nature published the article “The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of an unknown hominin from southern Siberia”, the article revealed the results of mtDNA sequencing of a fossilised finger bone excavated from the Denisova Cave in Siberia, showing that the fossil belonged to an individual of a previously unknown type of humans, the Denisovans. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Monstret & människan : Paré, Deleuze och teratologiska traditioner i fransk filosofi, från renässanshumanism till posthumanism

    Författare :Jonnie Eriksson; Gunnar Broberg; Michael Azar; Anders Johansson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; difference; materiality; the body; teratology; humanist philosophy; monstrosity; anomaly; the inhuman; Ambroise Paré; Gilles Deleuze; natural philosophy; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; organization; the posthuman; order; affect; multiplicity; becoming; Gilles Deleuze; Ambroise Paré; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; teratologi; humanistisk filosofi; monstruositet; anomali; kropp; materialitet; affekt; mångfald; skillnad; blivande; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; materiality; difference; the body; teratology; humanist philosophy; monstrosity; anomaly; the inhuman; Ambroise Paré; Gilles Deleuze; natural philosophy; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; organization; the posthuman; order; affect; multiplicity; becoming;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the problem of the inhuman in relation to human nature in philosophy from antiquity to the present, highlighting the interrelationship between science and philosophy in the development of concepts of monstrosity in France from mid-sixteenth century to late twentieth century thought. By means of constraint, it focuses on Ambroise Paré (1509/10–90) and Gilles Deleuze (1925–95) as representatives of early humanism and posthumanism, respectively. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Controlling Destiny : Julian Huxley's Post-Darwinian Evolutionism and the History of Transhumanism

    Författare :Ingrid Dunér; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Julian Huxley; post-Darwinian evolutionism; transhumanism; evolutionary biology; posthuman; sociotechnical imaginaries; control; history of science; intellectual history; history of the future; Julian Huxley; post-Darwinian evolutionism; transhumanism; evolutionary biology; posthuman; sociotechnical imaginaries; control; history of science; intellectual history; history of the future;

    Sammanfattning : The evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (1887–1975) attempted to promote a “religion for the future,” which he would come to refer to as Transhumanism. It was Huxley’s firm belief that mankind needed a unifying system of thought that could motivate action and change. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Mind in Motion: The utilization of noise in the cognitive process

    Författare :Robert Pallbo; Data Vetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; AI; image processing; spontaneous activity; motion detection; knowledge acquisition; homunculus; evolutionary epistemology; evolution; cognition; noise; neural networks; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : The brain is not silent. Even in the absence of stimuli are the neurons activated every now and then in what is called "spontaneous" or "background activity" which provides a noisy background to the operation of the brain. This work shows how this noise can be utilized in the cognitive process. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Explaining everyday problem solving

    Författare :Annika Wallin; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; domain-specificity; ecological rationality; evolutionary psychology; practice theory; situated action; universal problem solver; everyday cognition; Explanations; everyday problem solving; domain-generality; causality; social information; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : How well can we explain natural occurrences of cognitive behaviours given the theoretical frameworks available to us today? The thesis explores what has to be assumed in cognitive theory in order to provide such an explanation, in contrast to being able to predict behaviour under controlled circumstances. The behaviours considered are all of the type described as involving higher level cognition or being representation hungry. LÄS MER