Essays about: "Fodor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Fodor.

  1. 1. A Critique of the Learning Brain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Joakim Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Learning Brain; Learning; Cognitivism; Representational Theory of Mind; Computational Theory of Mind; Mentalism; Mind-Brain Identity; Computer Analogy; Scientism; Anthropological Holism; Enactivism; Intentionality; Intentional Action; Phenomenology; Philosophy of Mind; Cognitive Science; Capabilities; Practical Knowledge; Bildung; Wolf Singer; Kurt W. Fischer; Jerry Fodor; Vincent Descombes; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Elizabeth Anscombe; Evan Thompson;

    Abstract : The guiding question for this essay is: who is the learner? The aim is to examine and criticize one answer to this question, sometimes referred to as the theory of the learning brain, which suggests that the explanation of human learning can be reduced to the transmitting and storing of information in the brain’s formal and representational architecture, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 2. European Patent Legislation: A tool or obstacle for the dissemination of Environmentally Sound Technologies?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Sylvia Fodor; [2015]
    Keywords : European Law; Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law; Business Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Abstract On May 18th in Abu Dhabi, UAE, IRENA released a report declaring that Djibouti can meet 100% of energy demand through renewable energy sources by 2020. Today, 55% of the population lives without access to electricity, 60% is unemployed, and the country depends greatly on imports of energy sources, inter alia fossil fuels and electrical power, which contribute to the continued rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Theoretical incentives vs. perceived motives for using interest rate derivatives in Swedish corporations

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Daniel Fodor; [2015]
    Keywords : Interest rate derivatives; Swaps; Basel; CVA; FVA; Hedge accounting; Corporate hedging; Räntederivat; Swappar; Basel; CVA; FVA; Hedge accounting; Hedging i företag;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to highlight if contemporary practices for using interest rate derivatives in large non-financial Swedish corporations are consistent with theoretical incentives for using such derivative instruments. Most theoretical incentives were developed before the financial crisis of 2007-08. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Modularity Theses. The main versions, the problems, and what might be done (Modularitetsteserna: De huvudsakliga versionerna, problemen och vad som skulle kunna göras)

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Niklas Rydberg; [2013-09-17]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This paper is about mental architecture. Its main purpose is to examine claims that the internal organisation of the mind is modular either to a modest extent or to a massive extent, respectively. READ MORE

  6. 5. Compulsory licensing under the TRIPS Agreement: A tool for Developing Countries' access to Technology Transfer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Sylvia Fodor; [2011]
    Keywords : Intellectual Property Law; Developing countries; the TRIPS Agreement.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In an era of globalization, international legal frameworks and vigorous international politics, we cannot refrain from hearing about the extensive health crisis of the developing world. HIV/AIDS, Malaria and drug resistant tuberculosis are only a few of the widespread disease which appear almost surreal to the citizens of the industrial world. READ MORE