Almost no work has been done on the substance of Kierkegaard's epistemology. I argue, however, that knowledge plays a much more important role in Kierkegaard's thought than has traditionally been appreciated., There are two basic types of knowledge, according to…

This is a comparative study of the epistemology of Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra Shi razi, two Muslim thinkers of the 6th/12th and 11th/17th century. It focuses on two main issues: Illuminative theory of knowledge and, in the framework of this…

This thesis highlights a new interpretation of the writings of Ibn Taymiyya. Previous scholarship has stressed the legalistic, social or religious aspect, often at the expense of the philosophical content of Ibn Taymiyya's works. The explanatory insight of a study…

This article offers an interpretation in terms of metapoetic theory of The Wanderings of
Oisin, Yeats's first important work. Our purpose is to prove that an analysis of the poem
upon this basis can be useful to solve the semantic…

This dissertation presents a methodology for generation of fault diagnostic knowledge from a description of a device. The generated knowledge is to be used in a computer based learning environment for fault diagnostic tasks. In the past, developers of such…

The Upper Cenozoic flora of the Pie de Vaca Formation, Puebla, Mexico, is yielding important elements that contribute to a more complete knowledge of the Tertiary floras of southern latitudes of North America. Among the most abundant plant organs in…

Writing in seventh century India, the Buddhist philosopher Dharmakirti developed a system of epistemology in which he recognized yogic intuition as a valid source of knowledge crowning the practice of meditation and capable of causing the psychological transformation necessary for…

The first two chapters of this thesis investigate a possibly fundamental aspect of technological progress. If knowledge accumulates as technology progresses, then successive generations of innovators may face an increasing educational burden, forcing them to spend longer periods in education…

by Jaime Francisco Brito., Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994., Includes bibliographical references (leaf 348).

Backfill design is a multi-level, data/information/expertise intensive procedure involving various professional fields. During the life cycle of mining design and operation, a series of decisions are made based on the knowledge and personal experience. The success of mining design depends…