Sökning: "mechanical philosophy"

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  1. 1. 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. 2. Towards Understanding Energy Efficiency in Shipping

    Författare :Hannes Johnson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

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  4. 3. Konsten att uppfinna hjulet två gånger : om uppfinnandets teknik och estetik

    Författare :Karin Havemose; Bo Göranzon; Lena Fritzén; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Invention; innovation; reflective practice; analogical thinking; dialogue; tacit knowledge; epistemology; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Industrial engineering and economy;

    Sammanfattning : “There is no need to reinvent the wheel” – a cliché, often told when you want to come up with something new that in someway can be connected to something that already exist. This study shows the opposite – that inventions emanate from what is given. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Arbetsliv – i ljuset av ingripandets kunskapsteori

    Författare :Bertil Gustafsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Theory of knowledge; Keywords: The Good Work; Intervening; Action Research; Participant Design.; Sustainability; Worklife;

    Sammanfattning : AbstractWorklife – viewed through the lens of an interventionist theory of knowledgeBertil Gustafsson Innovative Design - The Department of Architecture, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2008.The dissertation clarifies the possibilities of changing Swedish working life in tune with a socially and environmentally sustainable society by articulating a view of knowledge and ethics. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Reasoning about interdependent actions

    Författare :Christer Bäckström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of two papers on different but related topics.The first paper is concerned with the use of logic as a tool to model mechanical assembly processes. LÄS MER