interests of this ancient Society; we recall the occasions on which, by means of papers and discussion, he contributed so profitably to our deliberations out of his large experience; but we remember, perhaps, more even than these, the appeal of a personality that charmed us alike by its simplicity, its sympathy and its sincerity. The loss the Society has sustained in the death of Davidson is a ...

Abstract This paper assesses leading Japanese philosophical thought since the onset of Japan’s modernity: namely, from Meiji Restoration (1868) onwards. It argues that there are lessons global value for AI ethics to be found examining philosophers modernity and (Yukichi Fukuzawa, Nishida Kitaro, Nishi Amane, Watsuji Tetsurō), each whom engaged closely with Western traditions. Turning these allo...

In the context of a ECA-human interaction, we propose to create a BDI-like reasoning engine based on the agent’s beliefs. This reasoning engine first aims to trigger the agent’s emotions from its goals, beliefs, ideals and the notion of responsibility. Then this engine selects the agent’s communicative intention from its mental states and a set of dialogue rules. The integration of “Stimulus Ev...

I have been honoured by your President with a request that I would this evening address you upon the study of meteorology in its relations to that branch of etiological research which gives its designation to this Society. The compliment is one which I am conscious of not deserving in any way, and, while responding to it, I wish in all sincerity to start by disabusing your minds of any expectat...

W investigate whether partners in a brand alliance should be similar or dissimilar in brand image to foster favorable perceptions of brand fit. Using a Bayesian nonlinear structural equation model and evaluations of 1,200 brand alliances, we find that the conceptual coherence in brand personality profiles predicts attitudes towards a brand alliance. More specifically, we find that similarity in...

While there have been some important advances in understanding how consumers evaluate specific aspects of visual product aesthetics, there is a lack of a systematic understanding of the processes that link product design aesthetics to broader consumer perceptions. In this research, we show that consumers’ assessment of visual product aesthetics are linked to perceptions of product personality. ...

Serving out of post-natal care role is not an easy thing, especially for mothers who are giving birth to children the first time. The adaptation process become a primiparous mother have some problems, one them that it can cause Postpartum Depression (PPD). In addition, things which suspected be causes PPD their spiritual factor sincerity and psychological emotional maturity. This study aims fin...

seek to describe the outlook and life of a practising psychiatrist. But in every other respect they differ considerably from each other. Whilst the reader may disagree with many of Dr. Myerson's views and dislike intensely his dogmatic and rather superficial methods of describing these attitudes, he cannot fail to be impressed by the sincerity of what is obviously a serious attempt to seek a ps...