Broadly, I use it to mean any style of thought that sees events and processes as more fundamental than self - contained entities
such as the physical objects we see and touch.
Not exact matches
Where sensing differs from any purely
physical process is that on the sentient,
as such, the agent -
object has a twofold effect: the sense organ is not merely physically altered, but is also mused to the psychic activity of sensing.
Therefore, no system of material
objects may serve
as a frame of reference and be completely suitable for the purpose of analyzing in terms of laws the motions of material
objects; for
such laws of motion should be stated in
such a manner that they are unaffected by the peculiar absence or presence of inertial forces in particular
physical frames of reference.
Can it only give valid information about
physical objects such as horses» teeth, or is it widely applicable?
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.
But apart from
physical objects such as the pretty stones Juan picked up for me from the shore; or the large brown hat with a ribbon tied around it that I bought from a beach - side vendor; or the one too many bikinis I'd added to my collection; recipes are what I love to acquire.
«It looks like important
physical objects,
such as curved space - times... emerge naturally from entanglement in tensor network states via holography,» writes physicist Román Orús of Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany.
For
such tiny
objects, the world is governed by a madhouse set of
physical laws known
as quantum mechanics.
Removing
physical constraints will only increase the range of tasks that robots can perform — particularly repetitive jobs that exhaust humans,
such as filling up crates or repeatedly fetching
objects.
We utilize an unusual topological feature associated with exceptional points of a
physical system to enhance the response of an optical sensor to very small perturbations,
such as those introduced by nanoscale
objects.
Cosmologists typically focus on the large - scale properties of the universe
as a whole,
such as galaxies and intergalactic medium; while astrophysicists are more interested in testing
physical theories of small - to medium - sized
objects,
such as stars, supernovae and interstellar medium.
Major advances in computational design,
physical modeling and rapid manufacturing have enabled the fabrication of
objects with customized
physical properties —
such as tailored sneakers, complex prosthetics, and soft robots — while computer graphics research has seen rapid improvements and efficiencies in creating compelling animations of physics for games, virtual reality and film.
Conduction and thermal radiation are two ways in which heat is transferred from one
object to another: Conduction is the process by which heat flows between
objects in
physical contact,
such as a pot of tea on a hot stove, while thermal radiation describes heat flow across large distances,
such as heat emitted by the sun.
That year she also began a YouTube channel, posting videos explaining various
physical effects —
such as how surface tension can keep a small
object afloat.
To this might be added the ability to use complex
physical theory to study natural
objects — for example, that involved in the X-ray diffraction techniques used to determine the structure of large molecules
such as proteins.
Not only did we race
as a team, but the boot camps were shared with individuals who like to push themselves to
physical extremes,
such as carrying very heavy
objects uphill (admittedly, this type of work out may not be enjoyed by everyone).
After you introduce the grammar point, it would be useful to give
physical demonstrations around the classroom with students»
objects such as a pencil, pen, etc..
For example, technology and science lessons have benefitted from the ability to zoom in on
physical objects,
such as circuitry or practical demonstrations.
It was through her work at PZ that Solis expanded her own research into children's cognitive development and how they use
objects to understand complex scientific phenomena
such as friction, balance, and other
physical concepts.
These changes, both in the virtual world
such as an eBook library, and now in the
physical world with a wider and wider assortment of home CAD and CAM with more and more flexibility in terms of materials and the size of the
objects manufactured, signal a huge change that the world is barely able to conceive in its mind but which is happening in an ever widening set of circles
as exemplified by MIT's FABLABs, and other more commercial examples of similar products, and product production arrays.
Digital imagery directly augments and responds to the
physical objects it is projected on,
such as an animated character interacting with printed graphics in a storybook.»
If you are writing compare contrast essay about two
objects, for example, you may focus on
physical characteristics
such as size and color or compare and contrast their usage.
It's not just new
physical objects for you to grab, either, there's some new Dragon Shouts to be discovered along way,
such as Dragon Aspect which lets you take on the «Aspect» of a dragon once a day.
As ideas for physical objects on which to base new Robot Masters starts to run short, the developers have started turning to abstract concepts such as gravity, acceleration, and yamat
As ideas for
physical objects on which to base new Robot Masters starts to run short, the developers have started turning to abstract concepts
such as gravity, acceleration, and yamat
as gravity, acceleration, and yamato.
Composed of humble materials
such as hand - painted string, delicate jewelry chains, tiny nails, stones, Plexiglas, slight metal rods and weights, and an occasional graphite line, every single
object is pivotal to the overall composition and each is carefully considered for its intrinsic
physical properties.
By using
physical objects,
such as her signature hand - blown glass bubbles and hanging balloons, Loher creates idealized, artificial worlds that sit in harmony with our own, often unpleasant, reality.
For centuries, Western art traditions have been centred on creating tangible and
physical objects such as paintings, architecture and sculpture.
For him, silence was a landscape of unintentional sounds experienced between intentional sounds;
as such, it was absolutely substantive, inseparable from and interdependent with sound.22 By extension, we might expand our view of the White Paintings, considering them not
as inert screens waiting to be activated by life's subtle projections but rather
as provocative agents of activity and profoundly
physical objects that link our actions and perceptions, making us aware of the same perceptual interdependency that was central to silence for Cage.
In converting 2D imagery into
physical objects, she creates trompe - l'oeil sculptures, fluid in shape that lure the viewer into expecting malleable forms, when they are in fact comprised of resistant, hard - surface materials,
such as blown glass.
The works are displayed mounted to materials
such as aluminum or plexiglass, though rather than using these materials in their traditional mounting methods, the images are adhered to the surface and leaned on shelves or stood on the floor, with exposed sections of their mounting substrate and their freestanding nature highlighting the
object qualities of the prints, along with their
physical connection to the depicted subjects.
Ironically, playing with the inversion of the original and the copy, Garaicoa fabricates the copy
as a
physical object by printing on ceramic tiles saturated with references to specific moments and incidents throughout Spanish political history,
such as corruption, abortion law, sexual liberties and the legalisation of marijuana.
In his sculptural works that explore materials
such as bronze and ceramic, the artist makes
physical some of his more curious and eccentric propositions by transforming found
objects or by playing with their scale.
Whether introducing glass fragments on a print, thereby blurring the line between image and
physical object,
such as in Impossible
Objects # 4, or casting a hybrid material she developed called puffy glass, Srinivasan's experimental contributions to the field are undeniable.
In Tim Davis's «Permanent Collection» series he takes photographs of classic paintings ranging from still lifes to religious, using the light of the camera's flash to obscure bits of the composition and / or bring surface qualities,
such as brush strokes and crackling, of the
physical object to light.
Described
as a deeply passionate person by contemporaries
such as Nicholas Serota, it is no wonder Hodgkin transformed his experiences into coherent
physical objects that contain an evanescent and emotional sense of realism, with which he would rather move the viewer than convey the nature of an extract from his life.
Abstracted figures and
objects come together in Technicolor scenarios that hint at an almost surrealist sensibility, while still based firmly in the realm of
physical space
as rooms
such as kitchens or living rooms become concretized.
In works
such as Couch (2012)-- a sateen sofa sawed in half and then cemented back together — McMillian uses post-consumer
objects including discarded mattresses, carpets, chairs and bedsheets
as both the material and the subject matter of his art,
as he evokes the
physical, psychological and economic distress of communities hit by loan defaults, home foreclosures and unemployment.
Her art often resembles utilitarian
objects such as tools, which act
as an anchor to another, more tactile and
physical era.
Tony Oursler has become known for the way in which he combines video with an array of
physical objects encompassing
such things
as dolls, furniture and organic fibreglass forms.
A technological standard is a reference point decided by people in an industry that demarcates the standard or required
physical measurement for any given
object or product of that industry,
such as the standard of what goes into a contract, or what size a certain screw should be when building an airplane.
At L.A. Louver, a sharply focused show zeros in on LeWitt's capacity to transform abstract ideas into concrete
objects that viewers experience
as slippery interminglings of drawing, painting and sculpture — while comparing and contrasting
such physical entities with idealized images of geometric perfection, which inhabit the mind's eye but never appear in the real world.
A dialogue emerges in Stockholder's work between pictorial experience; the
physical presence of materials
such as wood, yarn, stone, and plastic; and meaning of the
objects for which these materials are the building blocks.
Using a mixture of constructed wooden forms, stretched canvases and found
objects such as soda cans, tambourines light bulbs, washcloths and bath towels - Lee's works subvert ways of portraying human
physical interaction.
Drawing his inspiration from his study of latent
physical forces
such as gravity and magnetism
as well
as the forces that rule our entire universe, the artist creates sculptures from found
objects, from a variety of stones, plants and other organic material.
Demetrius Oliver (New York, NY) uses prosaic
objects such as teakettles, light bulbs, and umbrellas to evoke poetic associations between
physical materials and abstract ideas.
In his multidisciplinary practice — from live performances involving embedded microphones in sculptures made of sneakers and foam and other electronic musical equipment to sculptural works of found
objects (often his own)
such as shredded hoodies, du - rags, and basketball jerseys — Kevin Beasley explores connections between the
physical and aura, and personal memory and lived experience, with the broader issues of power, sexuality, gender, and race in urban America.
Analia Saban furthers her career - long examination into the
physical qualities of common
objects,
such as a cotton hand towel or sidewalk concrete.
Jeremy Hatch (Boseman, MT) creates cast porcelain
objects that are
physical shadows of «real» ordinary
objects such as benches, stools, play structures and pulleys.
Morris went so far
as to insist that
such activity be more bodily than mental, that the intersection between viewer and
object force an encounter that makes «
physical and practical» a relation earlier consigned to «empathy and imagination.»
Through the presentation of ready - made
objects such as antique telegraph machines, tuning forks, eyeglasses, elevator cabins and electric poles, Otavio Schipper's work connects past
physical worlds with our present mental landscapes.