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Descartes' proofs for the existence of God (데카르트 신 존재증명의 의의)

  • Kim, Wan-jong
    • Journal of Korean Philosophical Society
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    • v.141
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    • pp.1-42
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    • 2017
  • This paper's purpose is to seek to grasp how Descartes demonstrates proofs of God's existence on the basis of his works especially Meditations. To consider these points, I shall explore first, second, third proofs that are present in his works, and contents related to God. Descartes argues that there is idea of God within me, but it is God, which is first proof. On the basis of this fact, Descartes shows only God is the cause of thinking self who has idea of God(second proof), both of them are called Cosmological argument. To investigate this, at first he states that representative reality that is different from formal reality sets a kind of hierarchy, the degree of this reality is equally applied to cause and effect, consequently to the cause of my idea or existence(God). From Meditation V, third proof which is called Ontological argument, Descartes examined a supremely perfect God can't be separated from God's existence(perfection) just as surly as the certainty of any shape or number, for example triangle, namely it is quite evident that God's existence includes his essence. Through these processes I shall examine following points: the way of having Descartes' proofs of God's existence itself is not only exposed, God's existence who guarantees cogito ergo sum which is never doubted, despite doubting all things that is outside, is but also postulated; Proofs for the existence of God are an ultimate source of ensuring the clear and distinct perception of human reason, Descartes uses reason suitable for non-christians instead of faith suitable for Christians for these methods, which are similarities with the traditional views on the one hand, but nevertheless there are some of discontinuities establishing authority or power of the first philosophical principle to which God is subjected, on the other.

Anomaly Detection in Medical Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Salem, Osman;Liu, Yaning;Mehaoua, Ahmed
    • Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.272-284
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, we propose a new framework for anomaly detection in medical wireless sensor networks, which are used for remote monitoring of patient vital signs. The proposed framework performs sequential data analysis on a mini gateway used as a base station to detect abnormal changes and to cope with unreliable measurements in collected data without prior knowledge of anomalous events or normal data patterns. The proposed approach is based on the Mahalanobis distance for spatial analysis, and a kernel density estimator for the identification of abnormal temporal patterns. Our main objective is to distinguish between faulty measurements and clinical emergencies in order to reduce false alarms triggered by faulty measurements or ill-behaved sensors. Our experimental results on both real and synthetic medical datasets show that the proposed approach can achieve good detection accuracy with a low false alarm rate (less than 5.5%).

Re-Interpreting the Descartes's Perspectives on the Connection of Algebra and Geometry (대수와 기하의 연결에 관한 Descartes의 관점 재조명 연구)

  • Ban, Eun Seob;Shin, Jaehong;Lew, Hee Chan
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.715-730
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze Descartes's point of view on the mathematical connection of algebra and geometry which help comprehend the traditional frame with a new perspective in order to access to unsolved problems and provide useful pedagogical implications in school mathematics. To achieve the goal, researchers have historically reviewed the fundamental principle and development method's feature of analytic geometry, which stands on the basis of mathematical connection between algebra and geometry. In addition we have considered the significance of geometric solving of equations in terms of analytic geometry by analyzing related preceding researches and modern trends of mathematics education curriculum. These efforts could allow us to have discussed on some opportunities to get insight about mathematical connection of algebra and geometry via geometric approaches for solving equations using the intersection of curves represented on coordinates plane. Furthermore, we could finally provide the method and its pedagogical implications for interpreting geometric approaches to cubic equations utilizing intersection of conic sections in the process of inquiring, solving and reflecting stages.

The Research Concerning of Human Subject in Daesoon Thought: on 'In-Jon' Idea (대순사상에 나타난 인간 주체(主體)에 관한 연구 - 인존(人尊) 개념을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Dae-hyeon
    • Journal of the Daesoon Academy of Sciences
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    • v.26
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    • pp.111-142
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    • 2016
  • 'In-Jon(人尊)' is one of a concept which constitute the mainstay of Daesoon thought. To be superficial, the concept is appeared to be limited at a area of anthropology, but In-Jon is a large concept which includes ontology and epistemology. Because the essence of human being is connected with God and the such possibility is related to the mission of human being's subject who exists in world. Advanced researches to analysis of in-jon tend to focus on rise of human status but this study do on universal subject not particular subject. This is to elaborate the point of issue. The point of view as rise of human status overlooks problem of relationship between human entities. who ingenerate hierarchy. In-jon is the universal subject of philosophical subject concepts which western philosophy have taken as main problem since Descartes. So we have to consider In-jon to be conceptual continuity concerning stream of history of ideas and communicate with ideas. A precedent study on 'injon' concept has weak conceptual analysis, which only emphasizes the greatness of mankind as compared with others. But that can't reveal In-jon based on the Daesoon thought. So I try to engraft the concept on development of subject ideas to get academic objectivity. In-jon is great in having universal subject to expand the authority of God to all creation. That is the last goal which subject can reaches through the development. Considering this regard the research direction of this study is very encouraging and significant. Western philosophy has important philosopher of the three, Descartes, Kant, Hegel. Those are a spectrum who show an aspect of subject ideas. The subject idea has become the middle of philosophical system since Descartes in modern. It is the right and necessary process to philosophy because human being has spirit or reason connected with God. So In-jon in Daesoon thought is academic concept comprising ontological and epistemological properties. So I try to analyse In-jon through that and have In-jon join the ranks of mainstream academics in this paper

Short Bowel Syndrome as the Leading Cause of Intestinal Failure in Early Life: Some Insights into the Management

  • Goulet, Olivier;Nader, Elie Abi;Pigneur, Benedicte;Lambe, Cecile
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.303-329
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    • 2019
  • Intestinal failure (IF) is the critical reduction of the gut mass or its function below the minimum needed to absorb nutrients and fluids required for adequate growth in children. Severe IF requires parenteral nutrition (PN). Pediatric IF is most commonly due to congenital or neonatal intestinal diseases or malformations divided into 3 groups: 1) reduced intestinal length and consequently reduced absorptive surface, such as in short bowel syndrome (SBS) or extensive aganglionosis; 2) abnormal development of the intestinal mucosa such as congenital diseases of enterocyte development; 3) extensive motility dysfunction such as chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction syndromes. The leading cause of IF in childhood is the SBS. In clinical practice the degree of IF may be indirectly measured by the level of PN required for normal or catch up growth. Other indicators such as serum citrulline have not proven to be highly reliable prognostic factors in children. The last decades have allowed the development of highly sophisticated nutrient solutions consisting of optimal combinations of macronutrients and micronutrients as well as guidelines, promoting PN as a safe and efficient feeding technique. However, IF that requires long-term PN may be associated with various complications including infections, growth failure, metabolic disorders, and bone disease. IF Associated Liver Disease may be a limiting factor. However, changes in the global management of IF pediatric patients, especially since the setup of intestinal rehabilitation centres did change the prognosis thus limiting "nutritional failure" which is considered as a major indication for intestinal transplantation (ITx) or combined liver-ITx.

수학에 있어서 모더니즘과 포스트모더니즘 -역사적 배경을 중심으로-

  • 박창균
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2003
  • It is said that mathematics is neutral and free from any thought. But the history of mathematics refuses it. This paper aims to investigate modernism and postmodernism in mathematics and to scrutinize them. For this, first modernism is characterized by concentrating on Descartes' philosophy, and next postmodern view which criticizes modernism is discussed. Finally it is claimed that mathematical realism and postmodernism can be comparable in different dimensions.

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On the Descartes Circle Theorem (데카르트의 원정리에 관하여)

  • Susumu Takinami;Yoshimasa Michiwaki
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1984
  • 본 논문에서는 수학적인 사유형식을 시기적으로 수평과 수직의 축에서 관찰할 목적으로 Descartes의 원정리을 생각한다. 이 정리에 잔해서는 지금까지 접척원의 곡률의 연구가 있으며, 특히 내접원, 외접원의 곡률을 중심적으로 수많은 방법으로 다루어지고 있다. 분 논문에서 이들 방법을 일반화하여 고찰하며 특히 독립적으로 연구되어온 화산의 방법과 비교한다.

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Simulation of Descartes′s Human thinking model by Multi-Threading (멀티쓰레딩을 이용한 데카르트 사유 모델의 시뮬레이션)

  • 한혜민
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2002.04b
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    • pp.256-258
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    • 2002
  • 지금가지 인지과학적인 연구는 주로 인간의 지능이나 신경망, 그리고 언어를 주 연구 대상으로 다루어 왔다. 그런데 인공지능은 철학의 고유영역에 속하던 많은 문제를 다루게 되었고, 그 주제들을 다뤄온 철학적 방법들을 여러 측면에서 채용하고 있다. 따라서 인지과학과 철학이라는 두 분야가 접목되어야 할 필요성이 있을 것이다. 본 연구는 위에 바탕을 두어 1) 인간 사유에 대한 데카르트의 성찰(cogito ergo sum)을 소개하고, 2) 이를 MFC를 이용한 Multi-threading으로 구현하고 실험하여, 3) 인간의 철학적 사유체계와 사고 중 이성과 오성에 관한 부분은 인공적으로 구현 가능하다는 사실과 응용 가능성을 검토하도록 한다.

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Stability and parameters influence study of fully balanced hoist vertical ship lift

  • Cheng, Xionghao;Shi, Duanwei;Li, Hongxiang;Xia, Re;Zhang, Yang;Zhou, Ji
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.66 no.5
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    • pp.583-594
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    • 2018
  • A theoretical formulation based on the linearized potential theory, the Descartes' rule and the extremum optimization method is presented to calculate the critical distance of lifting points of the fully balanced hoist vertical ship lift, and to study pitching stability of the ship lift. The overturning torque of the ship chamber is proposed based on the Housner theory. A seven-free-degree dynamic model of the ship lift based on the Lagrange equation of the second kind is then established, including the ship chamber, the wire rope, the gravity counterweights and the liquid in the ship chamber. Subsequently, an eigenvalue equation is obtained with the coefficient matrix of the dynamic equations, and a key coefficient is analyzed by innovative use of the minimum optimization method for a stability criterion. Also, an extensive influence of the structural parameters contains the gravity counterweight wire rope stiffness, synchronous shaft stiffness, lifting height and hoists radius on the critical distance of lifting points is numerically analyzed. With the Runge-Kutta method, the four primary dynamical responses of the ship lift are investigated to demonstrate the accuracy/reliability of the result from the theoretical formulation. It is revealed that the critical distance of lifting points decreases with increasing the synchronous shaft stiffness, while increases with rising the other three structural parameters. Moreover, the theoretical formulation is more applicable than the previous criterions to design the layout of the fully balanced hoist vertical ship lift for the ensuring of the stability.

대수체계의 발견에 관한 수학사적 고제

  • 한재영
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2002
  • It will be described the discovery of fundamental algebras such as complex numbers and the quaternions. Cardano(1539) was the first to introduce special types of complex numbers such as 5$\pm$$\sqrt{-15}$. Girald called the number a$\pm$$\sqrt{-b}$ solutions impossible. The term imaginary numbers was introduced by Descartes(1629) in “Discours la methode, La geometrie.” Euler knew the geometrical representation of complex numbers by points in a plane. Geometrical definitions of the addition and multiplication of complex numbers conceiving as directed line segments in a plane were given by Gauss in 1831. The expression “complex numbers” seems to be Gauss. Hamilton(1843) defined the complex numbers as paire of real numbers subject to conventional rules of addition and multiplication. Cauchy(1874) interpreted the complex numbers as residue classes of polynomials in R[x] modulo $x^2$+1. Sophus Lie(1880) introduced commutators [a, b] by the way expressing infinitesimal transformation as differential operations. In this paper, it will be studied general quaternion algebras to finding of algebraic structure in Algebras.

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