General philosophy

General philosophy

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Niels Henrik David Bohr

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1885-1962) Danish physicist. Although best known for his contributions to atomic theory and quantum mechanics, Bohr also reflected on epistemological issues, defending a sophisticated variety of ...

(1636-1711) Famous French writer. Of the four great writers of the golden age of French letters two-Boileau and Moliere,- were freethinkers in spite of the religious oppression. The King, against the ...

Amadeo Bordiga

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1889-1970) One of the top leaders of the Italian CP, was the best known figure of the Italian Left Faction, which was also known as the Prometeo group, after its journal Prometeo (Prometheus). He ...

bound

Philosophy; General philosophy

To limit the scope of a variable, usually by enclosing that scope in some variable binding construction which identifies the variable thus bound.

bound variable

Philosophy; General philosophy

In predicate logic, an individual variable at least one of whose occurrences lies within the scope of a quantifier on the same letter. Because other occurrences may be free, a variable may be both ...

Charles William Bowerman

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1851-1947) General Secretary of the London Society of Compositors 1892-1906 and later its parliamentary secretary. Member of the Parliamentary Committee (later General Council) of the TUC from 1897 ...

Robert Boyle

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1627-1692) English scientist who discovered the relationship between the temperature, pressure, and volume of a gas and founded The Royal Society. In The Skeptical Chymist and The Origins of Forms ...