Two remarks give the impetus for discussion in this paper. W.V.O. Quine comments that: Philosophy has long suffered, as hard sciences have not, from a wavering consensus on questions of professional competence. Students of the heavens are separable into astronomers and astrologers as readily as are the minor domestic ruminants into sheep and goats, but separation of philosophers into sages and ...

The aim of the Journal of Medical Ethics is to provide a forum for the reasoned discussion of moral issues arising from the provision of medical care. It will hold no brief for one particular professional, political, or religious viewpoint. The articles it publishes will identify current problems, present factual information, and clarify different moral assumptions. To fulfil these aims the Edi...

Geographical information systems are more and more based on a DBMS with spatial extensions, which is also the case for the system described in this paper. The design and implementation of a generic geographical query tool, a platform for querying multiple spatio-temporal data sets and associated thematic data, is presented. The system is designed to be generic, that is without one speciŽ c appl...

The resources of the semantic web could be of great use to professional philosophers working in the analytic tradition. Given the highly structured and rapidly evolving nature of the state of the art in analytic discussions, it is argued that a semantic wiki would be the most appropriate tool to represent in a dynamic way the evolution of the state of the art. The massive collaboration of philo...

There is general agreement that engineering students should receive ethics instruction as a part of their undergraduate education. However, there are diverse opinions on how engineering ethics instruction should be carried out. Philosophy of ethics, the original approach, emphasizes normative ideals and abstract principles. The new case studies approach focuses on a number of real and hypotheti...

In this paper we discuss several features of XP we have used in developing curricula and courses at Duke University and the University of Northern Iowa. We also discuss those practices of XP that we teach as part of the design and implementation process we want students to practice as they develop programming expertise and experience. In theory the academic study of programming and software dev...

Ergonomics/human factors is, above anything else, a systems discipline applying a systems philosophy and systems approaches. Many things are labeled as "systems X" in today's world, and this paper specifies just what attributes and notions define ergonomics/human factors in systems terms. These are concern for context, acknowledgement of interactions and complexity, a holistic approach, recogni...

This study presents results from a quali-quantitative research looking for evidence on the pedagogical mediation influence on the academic performance of distance learning students. For the systematization of the responses to the research question, a content analysis was performed using the Alceste method. An explanation for the evidence of the mediation relevance to the student professional pe...

In this paper, the authors use a mixed methods study, including a survey and follow up interviews, to investigate the concerns that elementary educators in a school district in British Columbia have regarding the diffusion and integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their teaching. The research participants identified four major categories of concerns: the philosophy ...

Universal Design is a broadly applied approach within the industrial design (ID) field that has, as its hallmark characteristic, goal of inclusivity. This philosophy allows ID professional to play role an extended member caregiving team for older adults by creating products, services and solutions with ethic has direct effects on their health well-being.