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Sexual behaviors and knowledge of AIDS among undergraduate students
Khehra, Nina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study surveyed the sexual behaviors and knowledge of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among 117 undergraduate students from McGill University, Montreal. The sample consisted of 32 men and 85 women ranging from 18 up to 24 years of age. The…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The effects of ability and prior knowledge on recall in social studies /
Klein, Carolyn

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This research examined the influence of ability, prior knowledge and knowledge of text structure on expository history text corpora comprehension using a quasi-representative research paradigm. Sixty grade eight students participated in two history units. Hypotheses that ability, prior knowledge and…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Search and knowledge representation in analogical reasoning
Vybihal, Joseph

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The problem of the external world : a fallibilist vindication of our claim to knowledge
Jung, Darryl

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The celebrated 'veil-of-ideas' argument is a skeptical argument that moves from a certain epistemological doctrine about perception to a general negative conclusion concerning our thoughts about external material objects. Indeed, the argument concludes not only that we do not know,…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Utilization of prior knowledge in solving science problems : a comparison between high-ability and average-ability students
Lo, Elsa

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The politics of dissonance : a criticism of Theodor Adorno's theory of music
Kalant, Amelia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Nietzsche et les sciences sociales
Chamberland, Jacques

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Etude des outils informatiques d'aide au diagnostic d'appareils électriques
Tiffou, Benoît

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This work is a study on software tools for the diagnosis of electrical equipment. It covers conventional and expert system methods, of which the latter are found to be more appropriate for the task., The interest in expert systems is…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Discerning the contemporary gnostic spirit in the novels of Robertson Davies.
Thorpe, Brian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This dissertation is intended to demonstrate the presence of a contemporary gnostic spirit in the novels of Robertson Davies., The dominance of Protestant puritanism in English Canadian culture is a frequent theme in the literature of the nation. In his…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Medicine as practical wisdom : an old foundation for a new way of thinking in biomedical ethics
Goldstein, Daniel M. (Daniel Michael)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This inquiry suggests a new epistemological foundation for understanding and discernment in biomedical ethics. This foundation, based on Aristotle's phronesis or practical wisdom, contains elements of the lived human experience which are seen as essential aspects of ethical, as well…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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11.

Molecular cloning and characterisation of a putative peroxidase cDNA from flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
Beaulieu, Normand

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The corresponding isoperoxidases from the flax genotrophs L and S have different molecular weights. Since further structural analysis will rely on knowledge of the primary structures of these molecules, the isolation of a molecular clone of this enzyme was attempted.…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Canadian cooperants in counterpart training : patterns and effectiveness
Pritchard, Pamela J. (Pamela Jayne)

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The study examined the patterns and effectiveness of counterpart training by Canadian cooperants involved in development projects. The traditional one-on-one apprenticeship model of counterpart training was used. Success of the training was analysed by comparing results against the principles of…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Pure consciousness and "cognitive alternation" : a study in the psychology of mysticism
LaPointe, Jean Paul

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Contextual theories of language and experience have been introduced in religious studies at the end of the 1970's to undermine the thesis of a common core in mystical experiences., A brief review of the essential arguments of W. T. Stace…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Three-dimensional analysis of digital subtraction angiograms for stereotactic neurosurgery planning
Mawko, G. M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Geometric and tomographic methods of reconstructing three-dimensional cerebral blood vessels from two-dimensional digital subtraction angiograms are studied experimentally., Three-dimensional vessel geometry is reconstructed from center-line coordinates of corresponding vessel branches in both stereo and biplane angiogram pairs. The problem associated…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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An artificial intelligence language to describe extended procedural networks /
Merlo, Ettore

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Speaker-independence and large lexicon access are still two of the greatest problems in automatic speech recognition. Cognitive and information-theory approaches try to solve the recognition problem by proceeding in almost opposite directions. The former rely on knowledge representation, reasoning and…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Consensus Knowledge Acquisition
Trice, Andrew - Davis, Randall

Formato:
Enlaces:	We have developed a method and prototype program for assisting two experts in their attempts to construct a single, consensus knowledge base. We show that consensus building can be effectively facilitated by a debugging approach that identifies, explains, and resolves…
Fecha:	2004-10-04
Recurso:	MIT

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17.

Second order sensitivity analysis in mathematical programming
Nahum, Carole

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	We consider a nonlinear mathematical program, with twice continuously differentiable functions., If a point x$ sb0$ does not satisfy a certain Second Order Sufficient Condition (SOS) for optimality (that does not require any constraint qualification, see, e.g., BEN-ISRAEL, BEN-TAL and…
Fecha:	1989
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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18.

Taxonomic Syntax for First-Order Inference
McAllester, David - Givan, Robert

Formato:
Enlaces:	Most knowledge representation languages are based on classes and taxonomic relationships between classes. Taxonomic hierarchies without defaults or exceptions are semantically equivalent to a collection of formulas in first order predicate calculus. Although designers of knowledge representation languages often express…
Fecha:	2004-10-04
Recurso:	MIT

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19.

Toward a Theory of Representation Design
Baalen, Jeffrey Van

Formato:
Enlaces:	This research is concerned with designing representations for analytical reasoning problems (of the sort found on the GRE and LSAT). These problems test the ability to draw logical conclusions. A computer program was developed that takes as input a straightforward…
Fecha:	2004-10-20
Recurso:	MIT

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20.

Causal/Temporal Connectives: Syntax and Lexicon
Brent, Michael R.

Formato:
Enlaces:	This report elucidates the linguistic representation of temporal relations among events. This involves examining sentences that contain two clauses connected by words like once, by the time, when, and before. Specifically, the effect of the tenses of the connected clauses…
Fecha:	2004-10-04
Recurso:	MIT

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21.

The Bifurcation Interpreter: A Step Towards the Automatic Analysis of Dynamical Systems
Abelson, Harold

Formato:
Enlaces:	The Bifurcation Interpreter is a computer program that autonomously explores the steady-state orbits of one-parameter families of periodically- driven oscillators. To report its findings, the Interpreter generates schematic diagrams and English text descriptions similar to those appearing in the science…
Fecha:	2004-10-04
Recurso:	MIT

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The Impact of Processing Time Knowledge on Dynamic Job-Shop Scheduling
Wein, Lawrence M. - Ou, Jihong

Formato:	Working Paper
Enlaces:	The goal of this paper is to determine if the results for dynamic job-shop scheduling problems are affected by the assumptions made with regard to the processing time distributions and the scheduler's knowledge of the processing times. Three dynamic jobshop…
Fecha:	2004-05-28
Recurso:	MIT

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Dynamically Stable Legged Locomotion (September 1985-Septembers1989)
Raibert, Marc H. - Brown, H. Benjamin, Jr. - Chepponis, Michael - Koechling, Jeff - Hodgins, Jessica K. - Dustman, Diane - Brennan, W. Kevin - Barrett, David S. - Thompson, Clay M. - Hebert, John Daniell - Lee, Woojin - Borvansky, Lance

Formato:
Enlaces:	This report documents our work in exploring active balance for dynamic legged systems for the period from September 1985 through September 1989. The purpose of this research is to build a foundation of knowledge that can lead both to the…
Fecha:	2004-10-20
Recurso:	MIT

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KAM: Automatic Planning and Interpretation of Numerical Experiments Using Geometrical Methods
Yip, Kenneth Man-Kam

Formato:
Enlaces:	KAM is a computer program that can automatically plan, monitor, and interpret numerical experiments with Hamiltonian systems with two degrees of freedom. The program has recently helped solve an open problem in hydrodynamics. Unlike other approaches to qualitative reasoning about…
Fecha:	2004-10-20
Recurso:	MIT

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Residual Vibration Reduction in Computer Controlled Machines
Singer, Neil C.

Formato:
Enlaces:	Control of machines that exhibit flexibility becomes important when designers attempt to push the state of the art with faster, lighter machines. Three steps are necessary for the control of a flexible planet. First, a good model of the plant…
Fecha:	2004-10-20
Recurso:	MIT

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Moral experience and the moral problem
Beaulieu, Gerald Denis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the relationship between moral experience and moral knowledge in contemporary analytic meta-ethics. It begins with a critical examination of the work of Michael Smith, notably his book The Moral Problem, which leaves out of consideration the notion…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sparse data estimation for knowledge processes
Lari, Kamran A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	During recent years, industry has increasingly focused on knowledge processes. Similar to traditional or manufacturing processes, knowledge processes need to be managed and controlled in order to provide the expected results for which they were designed. During the last decade,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The concept of ta'līm and tarbiyah in Mutahharī's thought /
Zolghadr, Khadijeh

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Due to the significance of education and upbringing in the individual and social life of human, these two subjects have received a great deal of attention from Muslim thinkers. The present work looks at Murtaḍa Mutahhari's (1920--1980) thought on these…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Rainforest fisheries : regional organization and household participation in the aquarium fish trade of the Peruvian Amazon
Moreau, Marie-Annick, 1976-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conservation of the world's biodiversity is increasingly viewed as a development problem, requiring the alleviation of poverty together with the promotion of alternative livelihoods in resource-reliant communities. To be successful, such efforts must recognize the underlying logic of resource-users' livelihood…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The effects of matching learning strategies to learning modalities in the acquisition of the present perfect with adult ESL learners /
Bourgeois, Sophie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Three adult ESL students in a private setting participated in this case study, which investigated the effects of teaching students through strategy instruction, to adopt learning strategies that matched their individual learning style. I designed the training to draw attention…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection in BioWorld, Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection
Faremo, Sonia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined diagnostic problem solving and post-problem reflection in medical students, residents, and experts. Participants worked on three internal medicine cases from the computer-based learning environment, BioWorld. The analyses focused on general performance measures, problem solving operators and knowledge…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Spatial ecology and conservation of the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a fragmented agri-forest landscape
Saumure, Raymond A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The impact of agricultural practices on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) movements and survivorship was investigated in a fragmented agri-forest landscape over two years. Agricultural activities and machinery contributed to the death of 20% of radio-tracked turtles. Annual survivorship of adults…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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33.

Methods for knowledge discovery in data
Serendero Sáez, Santiago Patricio

Formato:	text (thesis)
Enlaces:	Descripción completa.
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	Dialnet (Tesis)

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Automated discovery of options in reinforcement learning
Stolle, Martin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AI planning benefits greatly from the use of temporally-extended or macro-actions. Macro-actions allow for faster and more efficient planning as well as the reuse of knowledge from previous solutions. In recent years, a significant amount of research has been devoted…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Event-related potential correlates of theory of mind in schizophrenia
Chintoh, Araba

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Theory of mind (ToM) is the knowledge that other people have minds, thoughts, beliefs and values different from our own. Patients with schizophrenia are generally thought to be impaired at tasks requiring this ability. Frith (1992) has proposed that specific…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The GINI router : a routing element for user-level micro internet
Xu, Weiling, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Most routers, to our knowledge, are difficult for researchers and students without root privileges to implement or modify, because their implementation is in kernel space. GINI is an innovative platform on conventional PCs, which brings the whole functionality of a…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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37.

The impact of ethnic identity on nursing home placement among Polish older adults /
Kromer, Anna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An exploratory, qualitative study on the experiences of Polish older adults who made a transition from independent living to an ethno-specific residential care facility in Toronto is presented. Using the framework of Continuity Theory of Aging, the impact of ethnic/cultural…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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38.

The survival of the Warsaw system and the new Montreal convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air : are the conflicts solved?
González, Jeanny Romero

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The year 2003 marks the entering into force of the new Montreal Convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air. This, however, does not mean that the international community, including States, air carriers and their agents, passengers, shippers and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Critical friends groups at Lower Canada College : the impact of collaborative communities on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices
Moore, J. Brian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry into Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) at Lower Canada College (LCC), a coeducational, bilingual, K-12, private, day school in suburban Montreal, focusses on the impact of CFGs on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices. Using interviews, focus groups,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

Parents' and teachers' differing views of group work with gifted students, Parents' and teachers' differing views
Saunders, Katie, 1980-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In a previous study by our research group, parents and teachers of gifted children disagreed about the importance of group work in the inquiry-based classroom, with parents rating group work as less important than did teachers (Syer & Shore, 2001).…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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41.

Feed-forward neural networks applied to the estimation of magnetic field distributions
Auclair, Andre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Finite Element and Finite Difference methods are both widely used in estimating magnetic field solutions. Both methods are based on refining an initial estimate oft a solution using an iterative process; unfortunately, this rarely contains knowledge of the most…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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42.

Sablejit : a retargetable just-in-time compiler
Bélanger, David, 1978-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we introduce SableJIT, a retargetable just-in-time compiler for the SableVM Java virtual machine. Our design attempts to minimize the amount of work required to port (or to retarget) our compiler to a new platform. We accomplish this…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Characterization of ocular and metastatic uveal melanoma in an animal model
Blanco, Paula L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in adults. The management of uveal melanoma remains a clinical dilemma, which reflects our poor understanding of this life-threatening disease. A major challenge facing researchers investigating this malignancy has been…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Use of a boundary line approach to determine optimum nutrition levels for three conifers and their application to nutrient diagnosis in the boreal forest
Quesnel, Pierre-Olivier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of optimum concentrations and ratios of major nutrients in tree foliage is required to assess the nutrient status of the boreal forest. This thesis aimed at determining foliar nutritional standards for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss), black spruce…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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45.

Pre-osteoblast response to three-dimensional titanium scaffolds for bone regeneration applications
St-Pierre, Jean-Philippe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Porous metals are often used in orthopaedic load-bearing applications because they promote and direct bone ingrowth while maintaining their mechanical integrity for long periods in physiological environments. However, the influence of microstructural parameters of three-dimensional metallic scaffolds on osteogenic cell…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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46.

Corporations and intellectual assets : a case of being blinded by the economic value
Durell, Karen Lynne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Corporations appear to be mesmerized by the revenue value of intellectual assets to the exclusion of other attributes thereof. Moreover, empirical evidence suggests that corporate lawyers share this perception, primarily conceptualizing of intellectual assets as a means of generating corporate…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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47.

Des femmes mettent la main à la pâte : pratiques quotidiennes de cuisines populaires à Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima (Pérou)
Poulin, Isabelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores everyday practices of Peruvian women at the soup kitchen, a self-help organization that feeds poor families. Every day, women put their culinary knowledge into practice and provide people with good tasting food in spite of limited material…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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48.

The patient problem list and clinical reasoning : linking education to practice
Wiseman, Jeffrey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined how medical tutors used a tool from clinical practice known as the patient problem list to support students' clinical reasoning in a natural internal medicine ward setting. A grounded 2 case comparative study was conducted with 2…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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49.

Hermann Cohen's history and philosophy of science
Patton, Lydia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In my dissertation, I present Hermann Cohen's foundation for the history and philosophy of science. My investigation begins with Cohen's formulation of a neo-Kantian epistemology. I analyze Cohen's early work, especially his contributions to 19th century debates about the theory…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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50.

Pedagogical reflections : post-modernism in the studio teaching of painting
Spicanovic, Vladimir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Drawing upon a review of literature and interviews with four artist-teachers, this thesis explores the implications of post-modernism on the studio teaching of painting. Additional emphasis is placed on uncovering the issue of the-death-of-painting and its links to post-modernism, and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL