With this, the Age of Symbolism comes to an end. The new vision will be “value for money,” or rewarding those who contribute and giving nothing to anyone who does not. The Age of Functionalism dawns ...

Scared of artificial intelligence? Greg Heffley, the comic hero of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, has some good advice: “I’ve actually been preparing for when the robots take over by sucking up to the ...

[This is the first of a two-part article that examines both structural and processural paradigms of social theory. This argues that the structural-based theories cannot do what they claim to do; in ...

Abstract: Objective To explore the design ideas contained in humanistic functionalism, explore the new path of children's toy packaging design from the perspective of humanistic functionalism, and ...

In this paper I argue that the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness has an underlying emergentist metaphysics, specifically of a kind that has received minimal attention and we may call ...

Magnus Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2024: In early April, social media in Sierra Leone went agog over the surprising appearance of President Julius Maada Bio in a Maybach Mercedes car. Bio ...

While often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can also be a powerful motivator for people to achieve challenging goals in their lives, according to new research. While often perceived as a ...