The research purpose is invention (construction) of a formal logical inference of the Law of Conservation of Energy within a logically formalized axiomatic epistemology-and-axiology theory Sigma from a precisely defin...The research purpose is invention (construction) of a formal logical inference of the Law of Conservation of Energy within a logically formalized axiomatic epistemology-and-axiology theory Sigma from a precisely defined assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge. For realizing this aim, the following work has been done: 1) a two-valued algebraic system of formal axiology has been defined precisely and applied to proper-philosophy of physics, namely, to an almost unknown (not-recognized) formal-axiological aspect of the physical law of conservation of energy;2) the formal axiomatic epistemology-and-axiology theory Sigma has been defined precisely and applied to proper-physics for realizing the above-indicated purpose. Thus, a discrete mathematical model of relationship between philosophy of physics and universal epistemology united with formal axiology has been constructed. Results: 1) By accurate computing relevant compositions of evaluation-functions within the discrete mathematical model, it is demonstrated that a formal-axiological analog of the great conservation law of proper physics is a formal-axiological law of two-valued algebra of metaphysics. (A precise algorithmic definition of the unhabitual (not-well-known) notion “formal-axiological law of algebra of metaphysics” is given.) 2) The hitherto never published significantly new nontrivial scientific result of investigation presented in this article is a formal logical inference of the law of conservation of energy within the formal axiomatic theory Sigma from conjunction of the formal-axiological analog of the law of conservation of energy and the assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge.展开更多
In the history of humanity,there are so many great thinkers contributing a lot to our lives.In education area,thinkers in both eastern and western countries left so many master pieces to later generation.Are there any...In the history of humanity,there are so many great thinkers contributing a lot to our lives.In education area,thinkers in both eastern and western countries left so many master pieces to later generation.Are there any difference between their ideas of learning? What makes the differences between Chinese learner and those from western countries? In this paper,I will try to explain these by compare the views of epistemology from Locke and Confucius.From that we may find the answer.展开更多
In this paper,the researcher examines lessons from massive open online courses(MOOCs)in the liberal art in a university.It intends to define a research agenda into the social epistemology impact of MOOCs,in order to r...In this paper,the researcher examines lessons from massive open online courses(MOOCs)in the liberal art in a university.It intends to define a research agenda into the social epistemology impact of MOOCs,in order to reflect on changes in academic sub-culture and on learning measurement among students in university.For this reason the researcher suggests focusing attention on three features of MOOC phenomenology:MOOCs as a social epistemology—an active policy initiative to promote greater democratization of education;MOOCs as a medium and an academic sub-cultural artifact(mediated texts,videos,interface,platform functionalities)able to convey learning to distant learners;and,lastly,MOOCs as a measurement—in other words as instrumentation(i.e.,learning statements,analytics,algorithms,visualizion tools,dashboards etc.)that allows students to monitor,analyze,and optimize the effectiveness of online teaching and learning.The paper also highlights their limits in these regards based on the perspectives of social epistemology.展开更多
There is a broad distinction in Descartes’writings between doctrine and method.The staying power of these two elements has been unequal.Descartes’doctrinal influence on contemporary epistemology has been largely as ...There is a broad distinction in Descartes’writings between doctrine and method.The staying power of these two elements has been unequal.Descartes’doctrinal influence on contemporary epistemology has been largely as a foil against which some of its major currents have been developed.The situation is brighter on the methodological side.Here Descartes’practice of beginning with common sense and moving,step by step,to philosophical conclusions is a practice much admired by contemporary philosophers.Still,the negative verdict on doctrine stands as the main verdict overall.I maintain that this verdict is undeserved.I first distinguish between Descartes’general epistemology and the purpose to which he puts it—the quest for certainty.I then argue for a positive verdict for his general epistemology.I do so by showing that Descartes has a non-normative account of knowledge but an“ethics of belief”in which the knowing comes first.Descartes thus anticipates what Sylvan calls the“knowledge-first”approach in general epistemology,which I defend.Relying on Audi’s distinction between“sources”and“reasons,”I show that Descartes’analysis of knowledge proper,which I also defend,anticipates and improves the“factive access”analysis of knowledge due to McDowell.展开更多
Ubiquitous computing emphasizes the notion of automation in the daily human experience. With the ease, comes the responsibility of knowing, the knowledge of the intrinsic nature of the machine and the evolution of hum...Ubiquitous computing emphasizes the notion of automation in the daily human experience. With the ease, comes the responsibility of knowing, the knowledge of the intrinsic nature of the machine and the evolution of human-computer interaction (HCI). The quest for knowledge is engrained in the act of questioning itself. “How?” “What? “Why?” dominates the vocabulary of every scientist and models the endlessness of our natural inquisitiveness. For example, an interaction of software systems in the case of a user who withdraws money from the ATM and automatically gets a text message and an e-mail containing notification of the transaction, engenders questions about how it all works;in technical terms, the nature of the special science that enables wireless communications. Knowledge that derives from aphorisms or other self-evident truths is easier to acknowledge, for example, the knowledge of “multiplication” is justified by the truthfulness of “addition”—the Apriori. However, in Software Engineering (SE), the Apriori is more obscure. The investigation of the nature of knowledge in SE requires an expansion of the general idea of the Apriori in establishing knowledge.展开更多
The <i>general purpose of the research</i>—systematical clarifying and explicating the too vague proper philosophical concepts of space, void, matter, motion, inertia, for making a logical harmony between...The <i>general purpose of the research</i>—systematical clarifying and explicating the too vague proper philosophical concepts of space, void, matter, motion, inertia, for making a logical harmony between them and the corresponding notions of proper physics. The <i>special purpose of the research</i>—invention (construction) of a <i>formal inference of the well-known Newton’s first law of mechanics</i> within a logically formalized axiomatic epistemology system from a set of precisely defined presumptions. For realizing this aim <i>the following work has been done</i>: a two-valued algebraic system of metaphysics as formal axiology has been applied to philosophical epistemology and philosophy of nature;a formal axiomatic theory called Sigma has been applied to physics for realizing the above-indicated special purpose of the research. Thus, constructing a discrete mathematical model of relationship between universal epistemology and philosophy of physics has been done. <i>Research results</i>: The main hitherto not published significantly new nontrivial scientific result of applied investigations presented in this article is a <i>formal inference of the well-known Newton’s first law of mechanics</i> within the formal axiomatic epistemology system Sigma from conjunction of the <i>formal-axiological analog</i> of the proper-law-of-mechanics (which <i>analog</i> is the <i>formal-axiological law</i> of two-valued algebra of metaphysics) and the assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge. For obtaining this main research result, a set of accessory nontrivial novelties has been used, for instance;a precise algorithmic definition is given for the notion “<i>law of metaphysics</i>” in the algebraic system of metaphysics as formal axiology;a <i>formal-axiological equivalence</i> in the algebraic system is defined precisely. Precise tabular definitions are given for relevant evaluation-functions determined by evaluation-arguments, for example;“movement of (what, whom) <i>x</i>”;“speed of <i>x</i>”;“vector of <i>x</i>”;“velocity of <i>x</i>”;“magnitude of <i>x</i>”;“finiteness (definiteness) of <i>x</i>”;“dynamical closed-ness (isolated-ness) of <i>x</i>”;“constant-ness, immutability, conservation of <i>x</i>”.展开更多
It has become a trend for rural areas to develop from unified governance to multi-body governance.The goal of rural governance modernization further aggravates the non-applicability of the current system of"towns...It has become a trend for rural areas to develop from unified governance to multi-body governance.The goal of rural governance modernization further aggravates the non-applicability of the current system of"township administration and villager's self-government".And the problems such as the inaccurate positioning among the bodies of rural governance,the mismatching of power and responsibility,and the imperfectness of collaborative governance mechanism are becoming more and more obvious,which seriously restricts the development of rural economy and society.Presently,the root of the rural collaborative governance plight lies in the inadequate understanding on the of governance bodies.The key to get out of the plight is the implementation of rural revitalization strategy,cultivation of new farmers,and collaboration governance.Therefore,rural governance should not be limited to the administrative village area,but be collectively governed by village,inter-village,urban and rural areas.The paper reunderstands the rural governance bodies,explores the plight and the root of rural collaborative governance,and puts forward an effective path for rural collaborative governance,all from the subjective perspective of epistemology.展开更多
文摘The research purpose is invention (construction) of a formal logical inference of the Law of Conservation of Energy within a logically formalized axiomatic epistemology-and-axiology theory Sigma from a precisely defined assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge. For realizing this aim, the following work has been done: 1) a two-valued algebraic system of formal axiology has been defined precisely and applied to proper-philosophy of physics, namely, to an almost unknown (not-recognized) formal-axiological aspect of the physical law of conservation of energy;2) the formal axiomatic epistemology-and-axiology theory Sigma has been defined precisely and applied to proper-physics for realizing the above-indicated purpose. Thus, a discrete mathematical model of relationship between philosophy of physics and universal epistemology united with formal axiology has been constructed. Results: 1) By accurate computing relevant compositions of evaluation-functions within the discrete mathematical model, it is demonstrated that a formal-axiological analog of the great conservation law of proper physics is a formal-axiological law of two-valued algebra of metaphysics. (A precise algorithmic definition of the unhabitual (not-well-known) notion “formal-axiological law of algebra of metaphysics” is given.) 2) The hitherto never published significantly new nontrivial scientific result of investigation presented in this article is a formal logical inference of the law of conservation of energy within the formal axiomatic theory Sigma from conjunction of the formal-axiological analog of the law of conservation of energy and the assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge.
文摘In the history of humanity,there are so many great thinkers contributing a lot to our lives.In education area,thinkers in both eastern and western countries left so many master pieces to later generation.Are there any difference between their ideas of learning? What makes the differences between Chinese learner and those from western countries? In this paper,I will try to explain these by compare the views of epistemology from Locke and Confucius.From that we may find the answer.
文摘In this paper,the researcher examines lessons from massive open online courses(MOOCs)in the liberal art in a university.It intends to define a research agenda into the social epistemology impact of MOOCs,in order to reflect on changes in academic sub-culture and on learning measurement among students in university.For this reason the researcher suggests focusing attention on three features of MOOC phenomenology:MOOCs as a social epistemology—an active policy initiative to promote greater democratization of education;MOOCs as a medium and an academic sub-cultural artifact(mediated texts,videos,interface,platform functionalities)able to convey learning to distant learners;and,lastly,MOOCs as a measurement—in other words as instrumentation(i.e.,learning statements,analytics,algorithms,visualizion tools,dashboards etc.)that allows students to monitor,analyze,and optimize the effectiveness of online teaching and learning.The paper also highlights their limits in these regards based on the perspectives of social epistemology.
文摘There is a broad distinction in Descartes’writings between doctrine and method.The staying power of these two elements has been unequal.Descartes’doctrinal influence on contemporary epistemology has been largely as a foil against which some of its major currents have been developed.The situation is brighter on the methodological side.Here Descartes’practice of beginning with common sense and moving,step by step,to philosophical conclusions is a practice much admired by contemporary philosophers.Still,the negative verdict on doctrine stands as the main verdict overall.I maintain that this verdict is undeserved.I first distinguish between Descartes’general epistemology and the purpose to which he puts it—the quest for certainty.I then argue for a positive verdict for his general epistemology.I do so by showing that Descartes has a non-normative account of knowledge but an“ethics of belief”in which the knowing comes first.Descartes thus anticipates what Sylvan calls the“knowledge-first”approach in general epistemology,which I defend.Relying on Audi’s distinction between“sources”and“reasons,”I show that Descartes’analysis of knowledge proper,which I also defend,anticipates and improves the“factive access”analysis of knowledge due to McDowell.
文摘Ubiquitous computing emphasizes the notion of automation in the daily human experience. With the ease, comes the responsibility of knowing, the knowledge of the intrinsic nature of the machine and the evolution of human-computer interaction (HCI). The quest for knowledge is engrained in the act of questioning itself. “How?” “What? “Why?” dominates the vocabulary of every scientist and models the endlessness of our natural inquisitiveness. For example, an interaction of software systems in the case of a user who withdraws money from the ATM and automatically gets a text message and an e-mail containing notification of the transaction, engenders questions about how it all works;in technical terms, the nature of the special science that enables wireless communications. Knowledge that derives from aphorisms or other self-evident truths is easier to acknowledge, for example, the knowledge of “multiplication” is justified by the truthfulness of “addition”—the Apriori. However, in Software Engineering (SE), the Apriori is more obscure. The investigation of the nature of knowledge in SE requires an expansion of the general idea of the Apriori in establishing knowledge.
文摘The <i>general purpose of the research</i>—systematical clarifying and explicating the too vague proper philosophical concepts of space, void, matter, motion, inertia, for making a logical harmony between them and the corresponding notions of proper physics. The <i>special purpose of the research</i>—invention (construction) of a <i>formal inference of the well-known Newton’s first law of mechanics</i> within a logically formalized axiomatic epistemology system from a set of precisely defined presumptions. For realizing this aim <i>the following work has been done</i>: a two-valued algebraic system of metaphysics as formal axiology has been applied to philosophical epistemology and philosophy of nature;a formal axiomatic theory called Sigma has been applied to physics for realizing the above-indicated special purpose of the research. Thus, constructing a discrete mathematical model of relationship between universal epistemology and philosophy of physics has been done. <i>Research results</i>: The main hitherto not published significantly new nontrivial scientific result of applied investigations presented in this article is a <i>formal inference of the well-known Newton’s first law of mechanics</i> within the formal axiomatic epistemology system Sigma from conjunction of the <i>formal-axiological analog</i> of the proper-law-of-mechanics (which <i>analog</i> is the <i>formal-axiological law</i> of two-valued algebra of metaphysics) and the assumption of a-priori-ness of knowledge. For obtaining this main research result, a set of accessory nontrivial novelties has been used, for instance;a precise algorithmic definition is given for the notion “<i>law of metaphysics</i>” in the algebraic system of metaphysics as formal axiology;a <i>formal-axiological equivalence</i> in the algebraic system is defined precisely. Precise tabular definitions are given for relevant evaluation-functions determined by evaluation-arguments, for example;“movement of (what, whom) <i>x</i>”;“speed of <i>x</i>”;“vector of <i>x</i>”;“velocity of <i>x</i>”;“magnitude of <i>x</i>”;“finiteness (definiteness) of <i>x</i>”;“dynamical closed-ness (isolated-ness) of <i>x</i>”;“constant-ness, immutability, conservation of <i>x</i>”.
基金This paper is supported by double subject construction plan of Sichuan Agricultural University.
文摘It has become a trend for rural areas to develop from unified governance to multi-body governance.The goal of rural governance modernization further aggravates the non-applicability of the current system of"township administration and villager's self-government".And the problems such as the inaccurate positioning among the bodies of rural governance,the mismatching of power and responsibility,and the imperfectness of collaborative governance mechanism are becoming more and more obvious,which seriously restricts the development of rural economy and society.Presently,the root of the rural collaborative governance plight lies in the inadequate understanding on the of governance bodies.The key to get out of the plight is the implementation of rural revitalization strategy,cultivation of new farmers,and collaboration governance.Therefore,rural governance should not be limited to the administrative village area,but be collectively governed by village,inter-village,urban and rural areas.The paper reunderstands the rural governance bodies,explores the plight and the root of rural collaborative governance,and puts forward an effective path for rural collaborative governance,all from the subjective perspective of epistemology.
