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1. Nietzsche, and the Significance of Historical Philosophizing : On the Use of History for Philosophical Matters
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etikAbstract : This thesis explores Friedrich Nietzsche's use of history for philosophical purposes, focusing on two central themes in Nietzsche's writings: the genealogical methodology, and perspectival epistemology. My aim is to demonstrate how Nietzsche's concept of "historical philosophizing" is intricately connected to his moral philosophy. READ MORE
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2. Change in the Meaning of the Word Cool : A study comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : The aim of this thesis was to study change in the meaning of the word cool, comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s. Examples where the word cool was used were obtained from the Corpus of Historical American English, which is created by Mark Davies, and analyzed in terms of in which senses and text types they were used. READ MORE
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3. The Many Faces of Sameness : Perfect Intralinguistic Synonymy in Competence-Oriented Semantics
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionenAbstract : In Meaning as Species, Mark Richard provides an argument to the conclusion that stipulation can transiently create perfect intralinguistic synonymy. The key to achieve this is the notion of meaning as "abstracted common ground” (ACG). In this thesis, I argue that Richard’s argument is not enough to ensure the existence of perfect synonymy. READ MORE
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4. An Arrow Metalanguage for Partially Invertible Computation
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Programming languages traditionally describe computations going one way: a program might compute a hash value from a string, or an encrypted message from a plaintext. However, sometimes it is also of interest to go the other way around: for encryption, we not only want to encrypt messages but also to decrypt them, and to be sure that the decryption correctly reproduces the original message. READ MORE
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5. Integration of Continual Learning and Semantic Segmentation in a vision system for mobile robotics
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : Over the last decade, the integration of robots into various applications has seen significant advancements fueled by Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, particularly in autonomous and independent operations. While robots have become increasingly proficient in various tasks, object instance recognition, a fundamental component of real-world robotic interactions, has witnessed remarkable improvements in accuracy and robustness. READ MORE
