Browsing by Subject "Knowledge"
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EPISTEMIC RESPONSIBILITY: ON THE RELEVANCE OF FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGY TO MAINSTREAM EPISTEMOLOGY
(2020-12-15)The aim of this dissertation is to build a concept of epistemic responsibility that takes seriously insights from feminist epistemology, addiction studies, and disability theory. I use John Greco’s knowledge-as-achievement ... -
Ideal Rule in Shakespeare's Romances: Politics in "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest"
(2013-08-21)The Winter’s Tale (1611) and The Tempest (1611) are two of Shakespeare’s romances, written under the patronage of James I of England. While Shakespeare’s history plays have received extensive critical attention regarding ... -
Introduction
(2009-07-23)This introductory lecture written by James Dinwiddie discusses natural philosophy. Dinwiddie draws on past philosophers including Rene Descartes, Plato, and John Locke to describe Nature and man's relationship with her. ... -
Introductory Lecture
(2009-07-21)James Dinwiddie wrote this introductory lecture on January 19, 1792. He discusses knowledge, existence, and sensation and quotes Rene Descartes (cogito ergo sum). This file consists of two pages of lecture notes -
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOOD: VIRTUE IN THE MENO AND PROTAGORAS
(2013-12-13)In both the Meno and the Protagoras, Plato investigates the unity, acquisition and nature of virtue (ἀρετή). Although these dialogues appear to reach opposing conclusions—the Protagoras that virtue is knowledge and the ... -
Lecture Notes
(2009-07-22)These notes written by James Dinwiddie outline twenty lectures on topics in physics including motion, gravity, force, and acceleration. The notes also touch on natural theology with respect to knowledge and creation. The ... -
Modeling, Structuring, Storing, Querying and Appraising the Process of User Knowledge Generation in Visual Analytics
(2024-03-27)Visual Analytics (VA) enable users to gain new knowledge through an iterative process of visualizing and interacting with data. VA's intrinsic complexity and flexibility can be used with many different goals in mind, such ...
