Kanvinde: Function With Feeling By arZan ⋅ April 7‚ 2010 ⋅ Post a comment Achyut Kanvinde passed away in 2002. He was in his time one of the giants of Indian architecture. As the principal architect of CISR he designed a vast body of institutional work over the decades. Kanvinde studies under Walter Gropius at Harvard in the Functionalist style of design. Himanshu Burte writes an interesting overview of Kanvinde’s work and thought philosophy in this article title “ Function with Feeling ”.
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Structural Functionalism is simply known as Functionalism; it is defined as a system of parts‚ all of which serve a function together for an overall effectiveness and efficiency for society. This theory views norms‚ customs‚ traditions‚ and institutions that surround society and society should acknowledge different elements to gain social stability. Failure to do so results in imbalance‚ negative attitudes‚ war‚ and misunderstanding in a community. An example can portray this concept: for instance
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The history of structural engineering dates back to at least 2700 BC when the step pyramid for Pharaoh Djoser was built by Imhotep‚ the first engineer in history known by name. Pyramids were the most common major structures built by ancient civilizations because it is a structural form which is inherently stable and can be almost infinitely scaled (as opposed to most other structural forms‚ which cannot be linearly increased in size in proportion to increased loads).[1] Throughout ancient and
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symbolic interactionism neglects the “big picture.” In other words‚ symbolic interactionists may miss the larger issues of society by focusing too closely on the “trees” rather than the “forest”. The most appealing theoretical perspective to me is functionalism. I like the functionalist approach because I believe that for a society‚ a company‚ or even a family to get along and function well‚ there needs to be cooperation. Working towards the same goal is also a fundamental reason to approach a task with
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In the "Chinese Room Experiment‚" John R. Searle argues against the claim of computers being actual thinking things. Searle argues that even though computers can pass the Turing test does not mean that they could think. With the help of the "Chinese Room Experiment‚" he wanted to establish that computer do not think since human beings influence them. I will explain the reasons for how John Searle’s arguments are against the claim that computers are an actual thinking thing. I’ll first talk about
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Journal of Statistical Modeling and Analytics Vol.2 No.2‚ 29-42‚ 2011 Analyzing the Effects of Corporate Reputation on the Competitiveness of Telecommunication Industry using the Structural Equation Modelling: The Case of Kelantan 1 Zainudin Awang1 Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences UiTM Kelantan E-mail: zainudin888@kelantan.uitm.edu.my ABSTRACT The competition for customers among telecommunication firms in Malaysia is fierce. The competition is not only limited to new customers
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from the functionalism approach that’s focus is on the mind and how it adapts with its environment. Structuralism brought forth the focusing on mental attributes and linking them through the process of association. Titchener believed that psychology’s goal was to "discover the nature of the elementary conscious experiences--to analyze consciousness into its component parts and thus determine its structure." (Schultz‚ 2004‚ p117). Much of this was done thought introspection. Functionalism‚ on the
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Introduction Any discussion of the thinking of University of California-Berkeley professor‚ John R. Searle must include an understanding that a machine has the ability to “think” just because it has been fed the “correct” computer program that he calls “Strong AI” (artificial intelligence). However‚ he points out that “Strong AI” misses the basic point that any software program is simply a framework that designates the ways in which certain symbols are managed. That manipulation cannot be
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Discuss ‘the Chinese room’ argument. In 1980‚ John Searle began a widespread dispute with his paper‚ ‘Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programmes’ (Searle‚ 1980). The paper referred to a thought experiment which argued against the possibility that computers can ever have artificial intelligence (AI); in essence a condemnation that machines will ever be able to think. Searle’s argument was based on two key claims. That; “brains cause minds and syntax doesn’t suffice for semantics” (Searle‚ 1980‚ p.417)
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In the article “Can Computers Think‚” John Searle makes the claim that computers‚ while they can simulate understanding or emotions‚ cannot think in the same way that a human mind can. John Searle objects to what he calls “strong AI‚” the claim that the brain is just one type of hardware that can “run” the program that is essentially the human mind‚ and thus that if computers cannot currently think‚ they will one day be able to. Searle supports his claim on the basis that while computers run entirely
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