Nagel is probably most widely known within the field of philosophy of mind as an advocate of the idea that consciousness and subjective experience cannot be reduced to brain activity. In this essay‚ I will critically evaluate Thomas Nagel’s What is it Like to be a Bat? His paper isn’t really about the sensory world of bats; it’s more of a critique of reductionist theories of the mind. Nagel argues that consciousness has a subjective aspect‚ and that understanding other mental states is difficult
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injured. Now lets backtrack to the time when you got in the car with your friends. You think about putting on your seat belt‚ but you don’t see any of your friends do it so why should you? According to the James Madison University serious traffic injuries can be reduced by 50% and fatalities by 60-70% if seat belts are used properly. From the research I have completed for this speech‚ I have learned that seat belts do save lives‚ as well as‚ keep you from serious injuries. When you are driving or
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captivity by experimenters. In order to test medicines and medical procedures‚ animals--like mice‚ rats‚ dogs‚ and cats--are often used in order to avoid actually testing on humans. Unfortunately‚ some of these tests are not only painful for the animals‚ but they also do not result in medicines or procedures that can actually be used on humans. Animals should not be used for medical research because animals have rights as living creatures‚ the tests are a waste of time and money‚ and there are other
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WTX TOOL INTRODUCTION: WTX (for Workstation Technology Extended) was a motherboard form factor specification introduced by Intel at the IDF in September 1998‚ for its use at high-end‚ multiprocessor‚ multiple-hard-disks server and workstations. The specification had support from major OEMs (Compaq‚ Dell‚ Fujitsu‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett-Packard‚ IBM‚ Intergraph‚ NEC‚ Siemens Nixdorf‚ and UMAX) and motherboard manufacturers (Acer‚ Asus‚ Supermicro and Tyan) and was updated (1.1) in February 1999. As of
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Memory however‚ the author has used a great many other characters whose stories also stand-alone. Why has D’Aguiar structured his novel in this way and how does it lead the reader to an understanding of the impacts of slavery? D’Aguiar’s central purpose is to make us reflect upon American society during the slavery era and to acknowledge its realities so that we understand the capability for evil that exists in society. D’Aguair has used Whitechapel and his memories to
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intelligence in particular‚ or AI‚ has created much controversy about whether or not it should be used. A dangerous application of AI is using it in the programming of harmful weapons and the development of autonomous weapons. According to Ray Kurzweil‚ computer scientist and futurist‚ “superintelligence by its nature cannot be controlled” (Kurzweil‚ 2010). Because of this‚ the U.S government should ban AI used in the development of weapons. This is a good and plausible solution to the dangers AI
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1.) Why might Paragon Tool want to pursue acquisition of MonitorRobotics? What are the associated risks? Paragon Tool would want to pursue the acquisition of MonitorRobotics because it would give them the ability to troubleshoot their own products out in the field. If Paragon Tool had a tool go down that a consumer had purchased 5 years back then MonitorRobotics would offer the ability to go out and fix and maintain the machine. The acquisition would give Paragon Tool the services they need
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Should MDMA be used in psychotherapy to treat PTSD? In this essay‚ it will be argued that MDMA should be used in psychotherapy and in particular Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but only in a controlled clinical setting as there is no evidence for MDMA neurotoxicity in such conditions. Mithoefer et al (2011) is a recent study that attempted just that. It reported findings that 83% of participants no longer met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD after MDMA treatment‚ highlighting its potential value in
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"What is your experience with decision-making models?" How do we‚ as leaders‚ make our decisions? After decades of pondering‚ no singular method on the subject exists. So how then does one know which method to choose or if the right choice has been made and why should we use one at all? To answer these questions‚ I must refer to my personal experience on the subject. I have used a variety of decision-making tools‚ including PMI‚ SWOT‚ CBA‚ Decision-Trees‚ and MDPISA. What are these tools?
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Lean Glossary The following are key concepts associated with lean manufacturing. Click on a link to jump directly to the related definition. 5S Andon Bottleneck Analysis Continuous Flow Gemba (The Real Place) Heijunka (Level Scheduling) Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Jidoka (Autonomation) Just-In-Time (JIT) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Kanban (Pull System) KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Muda (Waste) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) PDCA (Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act) Poka-Yoke
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