CategoryKnowledge

As if answering my mother’s question, the book explains the value and role of literature, explaining that literature does not oppress, but provides human freedom and pleasure, and makes us aware of social injustice.   Throughout my life, my mother asked me what was the point of writing literature that I couldn’t use. Only now do I give you a belated answer. Literature is not a...

While artistic trends since World War II have sought excessive expression, minimalism has become an artistic school of thought that emphasizes simplicity and scalability in music, architecture, design, and other fields, revealing essence through concise expression.   After World War II, there was an artistic tendency to over-express artistic emotions and meanings, such as war-related anxiety...

This lesson explains Johann Scheibler’s contributions to acoustics through the invention of the tuning fork and the process of frequency measurement, covering the history of the tuning fork and its acoustical principles.   A tuning fork is made by bending a square bar of metal of a certain thickness into a U-shape and welding a steel pole securely to the bottom. The device is...

Wigwams use the ground effect to fly quickly over the surface of the water and are gaining traction as an economical and efficient mode of transportation. Technical challenges and legal issues need to be addressed.   The ever-advancing science and technology is gradually making a part of our childhood fantasies a reality. Wing-In-Ground (WIG) ships are one of them. WIGs are boats that float...

Nitroglycerin is widely known as an explosive, but the fact that it can also be used to treat angina explains an interesting scientific principle, including an irony related to Nobel’s life.   Nitroglycerin, with a molecular formula of C3H5(NO3)3, is one of the most powerful explosives ever known. At room temperature, liquid nitroglycerin can increase its volume by 1200 times in an...

Induction is a knowledge-expanding process that adds new facts based on existing information and observational evidence, but it also faces logical limits and justification problems. This course will cover the debates between Hume and Reichenbach, and the attempts of modern philosophers to overcome the limitations of induction through the problems of indeterminacy and probability theory.  ...

The definition of capacity and the capacity of persons and legal entities to exercise rights are explained, and the problems that may arise in the management of a one-person corporation and the need for disincorporation are discussed. The criteria for the application of the doctrine of disincorporation and its necessity in the modern economy are also discussed.   The ability to be the...

While logical realists and Popper argue that scientific knowledge is accumulated through the testing of hypotheses, Quine argues that entire bodies of knowledge, rather than individual hypotheses, should be tested through experience, which explains the change and development of knowledge.   Logical realists and Popper distinguish between knowledge that is independent of experience, such as...

  Clean coal technology, particularly coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC), offers a way to effectively utilize coal while addressing environmental concerns by minimizing harmful emissions and maximizing energy efficiency.   Coal and clean coal technology Coal is more evenly distributed on Earth than petroleum and has more than 140 years of fossil fuel life, yet it has been labeled a...

  Statutory provisions are defined as conditional sentences consisting of requirements and effects, but indeterminate concepts are used depending on the specific circumstances, which provides flexibility for courts and administrative agencies to exercise their discretion and make fair decisions.   Statutory provisions are usually phrased as conditional sentences consisting of a...