Search for dissertations about: "philosophy of science modelling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words philosophy of science modelling.
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1. On Non-Prioritized Multiple Belief Revision
Abstract : This thesis investigates a sort of non-prioritized multiple revision, the operation of making up one's mind, and its generalization, the operation of choice revision. Making up one's mind about a sentence is a belief change that takes the agent to a belief state in which either the sentence or its negation is believed. READ MORE
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2. Geometric Models of Similarity
Abstract : This dissertation examines and discusses some phenomena related to the geometric representation of similarity. It takes its inspiration from the existing body of empirical research within the fields of perceptual and cognitive psychology, but also connects to certain areas of machine learning. READ MORE
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3. Technology education and non-scientific technological knowledge
Abstract : This thesis consists of two essays and an introduction. The main theme is technological knowledge that is not based on the natural sciences.The first essay is about rules of thumb, which are simple instructions, used to guide actions toward a specific result, without need of advanced knowledge. READ MORE
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4. Constructive Systems Science - the Only Remaining Alternative?
Abstract : The opposition between the realists and the anti-realists isas old as Western science. The question as to whether thefurniture of the worldwe call thethingsis to be considered real or not hasconsistently been at the forefront in the debates about scienceand philosophy. READ MORE
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5. Shadows of Cavernous Shades: Charting the Chiaroscuro of Realistic Computing
Abstract : During the early 1990s, a novel style of programming often referred to as component-oriented programming quickly grew popular as the state-of-the-art in graphical user interface and client/server development on Windows-based personal computers, largely in competition with object-oriented programming, a partly similar, partly different programming paradigm, with which component-orientation is often compared, combined, and confused. Also during the 1990s, the world-wide web spread its arachnoid gossamer over the globe with deep-ranging ramifications for software component technology. READ MORE