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Showing 1 to 20 of 197 for “"perfection"”.
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Praise without perfection
… it to compensate for our moral and epistemic imperfections. Yet it has been viewed with suspicion by moral philosophers and epistemologists alike. I argue that these suspicions are unfounded: moral testimony is an important source of moral knowledge - in some situations it is the only source of …
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Malebranche's Augustinianism and the Mind's Perfection
… is based on his Augustinian theory of the mind’s perfection, which consists in maximizing the mind’s ability to successfully access, comprehend, and follow God’s Order through practices that purify and cognitively enhance the mind’s attention. I argue that the mind’s perfection figures centrally …
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On the probability of perfection of Software-Based systems
The probability of perfection becomes of interest as the realization of its role in the reliability assessment of software-based systems. It is not only important on its own, but also in the reliability assessment of 1-out-of-2 diverse systems. By “perfection”, it means that thesoftware will never …
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The development of John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection
… elements in John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection. The purposes of this dissertation have been the description of the major sources from which this doctrine came and an analysis of its development. John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection arose and developed through his reading and …
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Developing Perfection: Understanding and Redefining Photography in a Digital Age
… This thesis employs Kenneth Burke’s theory of perfection-seeking behavior to examine the usage of digital image modification in modern society. Engaging the work of Jean Baudrillard, I establish the impact of image modification in everyday life through a lens of Hyperreality. I examine …
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Perfection, History, and Harmonious Individuality: Herder's Ethical Thought, 1765-1791
… throughout the rest of his work. These are a perfectionist conception of the end of human life, a belief in the centrality of history for ethics, a form of naturalism, and a commitment to the idea that every individual ought to blend their characteristic powers into a harmonious whole. The …
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Crystal growth and perfection of selected intermetallic and oxide compounds
… of crystal preparation, chemical and structural perfection of grown crystals of intermetallic compounds and oxides and their physical properties. This technological chain includes detailed studies of unknown or insufficiently known phase diagrams, their correlation with growth conditions and …
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The Flower of Human Perfection: Moses Mendelssohn's Defense of Rationalist Aesthetics
… experience is primarily explained by the perfection of the object being considered, where perfection is a fundamental, rational (law-governed) property. As this work shows, Mendelssohn was among the first to acknowledge and effectively address several significant objections to the …
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Optimal Automated Vehicle Piloting: Avoiding Perfection being the Enemy of the Good
Optimal timing for automated vehicle (AV) pilot programs is essential to balance early implementation benefits against the goal of perfected safety. Although AV technology is not accident-free, it shows potential in reducing crash rates. This work introduces a mathematical framework designed to …
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PERFECTION, WRETCHED, NORMAL, AND NOWHERE: A REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN TELEVISION SETTINGS
Drawing inspiration from numerous place image studies in geography and other social sciences, this dissertation examines the senses of place and regional identity shaped by more than seven hundred American television series that aired from 1947 to 2007. Each state's relative share of these programs …
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Ideal motives : self-perfection and self-knowledge in the work of Dostoevsky.
… un reali sed form in hum an natu re, a.11d self-perfection is n natural process . The process is interrup ted, however. by the desire for autonomy, which undermines one's inner ham10 ny , creating self-des tructive tend encies alongside the natural tendency to self-perfection. This loss of inner …
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Moments of perfection : a study of natural lighting in the Church of Santo Spirito
… distribution through out the year "moments of perfection" are identified. These are the times when the natural reinforces both the formal religious function and powerful geometry of the church. This thesis concludes that Filippo Brunelleschi used precise calculations with great deliberateness …
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COMPULSORY ABLEISM IN THE RHETORICAL SITUATION: THE IMPERFECTION OF EXIGENCY IN THE CASE AGAINST PERFECTION
… from analysis that includes a discussion of im/perfection, time, and fluidity. A proliferation of different, fluid, understandings of disability is required to avoid normalizing one model at the expense of all others. In his compact book, The Case Against Perfection, Michael Sandel firmly …
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Greek and Near Eastern warfare 3000 to 301: the development and perfection of combined arms
This dissertation traces the developments in battlefield tactics from the early Mesopotamian societies through to the battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE. The primary concern is an analysis of the system of combined arms and its gradual implementation in the Near East and Greece. This thesis will show that …
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