Sentences with phrase «physical objects of knowledge»

The destruction of tactile documents, from the legendary burning of the Library of Alexandria to the recent loss of museum artefacts in Syria to civil war, are examples of how physical objects of knowledge and information can be lost, but the intangible online one is just as prone.

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This question, of course, was at least as important to Locke as the problem of insufficient factual knowledge regarding the interaction of physical objects.

While the physical scientists have not yet arrived at a fully satisfactory account of the most elementary particles, they have acquired precise knowledge of the hierarchy of entities starting from proton, neutron and electron, through atom and molecule, to objects of our own order of size for which the precision of the laws of mechanics have made possible the extraordinary achievements of technology.

Thus, in one sense, the physical world, as the class of all physical objects, can be taken as derivative from nature (when by nature we mean the phenomenalistic object of perceptual knowledge).

Ordinarily, culture is sub-divided into two categories, «material culture,» referring to the physical objects people use, such as clubs, pots and pans, automobiles, and «non-material culture,» describing such non-physical aspects of human life as ideas, knowledge, language, and conduct.

When the motion of an intermittently seen object is ambiguous, the visual system resolves confusion by applying some tricks that reflect a built - in knowledge of properties of the physical world

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) will give astronomers an unprecedented look at black holes, the gas clouds from which stars form, and «exotic objects that push the boundaries of our knowledge of the physical laws in the universe,» says astrophysicist Brian Boyle, of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

Water was «read» by their mind, heart, sensorial attitude, into a valuable process of transdisciplinary knowledge.3 The visit to The Water Tower4 of the town and its museum facilitated the real knowledge of the objects and instruments that were used during the centuries by the rural and urban civilization concerning the use of water; the creative workshops facilitated unexpected «meetings» between poetry, music and painting in the artistic imaginary frame of water; the presentations revealed the magic powers of the water as they are known in folklore, mythology and also the astonishing Bible significations of the water and its use in religious rituals; the scientific outlook on water brought forward for discussion its physical - chemical properties, its role in the human metabolism and in all living beings.

The six artists in Bibliothecaphilia, on view beginning January 24, 2015, explore the medium and ethos of libraries: institutions straddling the public and private spheres, the escapism that libraries offer, libraries» status as storehouses for physical books — and thus for experiences and knowledge — and the way that these objects circulate and are re-used.

She sees every banal object as a place, a container; a physical space encompassed by the a priori and a posteriori knowledge of the public.

Books, one of Kennon's favourite expressive tools and subjects, are both signifiers of the institution of knowledge and physical objects to be infiltrated.

Using photographs and other objects that reference specific bodies of knowledge as starting points for his carefully crafted drawings and sculptures, he then films these images and objects, arranging and comparing both the physical works and the ideas, information and knowledge associated with them.

The embedded knowledge model: The sixth model involves the distillation of practical expertise into some form that can be built into machines, systems, processes, work practices or physical objects.

As for other requirements, you must have a good physical condition, you must pass the test for drug use, you must possess the ability to lift 80 pounds objects, you should have good supervisory skills, excellent customer service skills, good working knowledge of instructing other workers, you must be self - sufficient and a dependable employee with quick reflexes.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS • Extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry with strong proficiency in food and beverage arena • Superb communication and customer service skills • Exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to follow given instructions • Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as individually with minimal supervision • Solid time management skills with proven ability to function well under pressure • Excellent physical stamina and dexterity with the capability to bend, stoop, reach out to grab objects above head level and efficiently work in confined spaceOF QUALIFICATIONS • Extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry with strong proficiency in food and beverage arena • Superb communication and customer service skills • Exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to follow given instructions • Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as individually with minimal supervision • Solid time management skills with proven ability to function well under pressure • Excellent physical stamina and dexterity with the capability to bend, stoop, reach out to grab objects above head level and efficiently work in confined spaceof the hospitality industry with strong proficiency in food and beverage arena • Superb communication and customer service skills • Exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to follow given instructions • Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as individually with minimal supervision • Solid time management skills with proven ability to function well under pressure • Excellent physical stamina and dexterity with the capability to bend, stoop, reach out to grab objects above head level and efficiently work in confined spaceof a team as well as individually with minimal supervision • Solid time management skills with proven ability to function well under pressure • Excellent physical stamina and dexterity with the capability to bend, stoop, reach out to grab objects above head level and efficiently work in confined spaces.