This paper argues first that, contrary to what one would expect, metaphorical interpretations of utterances pass two of Cappelan and Lepore’s Minimalist tests for semantic context-sensitivity. I then propose how, in light of that result, one might analyze metaphors on the model of indexicals and demonstratives, expressions that (even) Minimalists agree are semantically context-dependent. This a...

This paper studies state-of-the-art software implementation of lightweight symmetric primitives from embedded system programmer’s standpoint. In embedded environments, due to many possible variations of ROM/RAM-size combinations, it is not always easy to obtain an entire performance picture of a given primitive and to create a fair benchmark from top speed records. In this study we classify the...

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We analyze classroom orchestration as a question of usability in which the classroom is the user. Our experiments revealed design features that reduce the global orchestration load. According to our studies in vocational schools, paper-based interfaces have the potential of making educational workflows tangible, i.e. both visible and manipulable. Our studies in university classes converge on mi...

Within early Minimalism, there are Economy Principles such as Last Resort , Least Effort , and also Merge as Late as Possible . The latter principle makes it possible to explain grammaticalization, an important phenomenon in language change. The general direction of change is one where lexical items are reanalyzed as grammatical (or functional) categories, e.g. verbs as auxiliaries and preposit...

Abstract There are many variants of deflationism about truth, but one them, Paul Horwich’s minimalism, stands out because it accepts as axiomatic practical the equivalence schema: 〈 p 〉 is true if and only . The schema epistemologically fundamental. In this paper, I call upon empirical studies to show that widely accepted by non-philosophers. While in data there variation how non-philosophers p...

In this paper we demand that a successfull inflationary scenario should follow from a model entirely motivated by particle physics considerations. We show that such a connection is indeed possible within the framework of concrete supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories where the doublettriplet splitting problem is naturally solved. The Fayet-Iliopoulos D-term of a gauge U(1)ξ symmetry, which play...

We consider triggering approaches to language acquisition, or "T-theory." T-theory incorporates a number of significant conceptual paradoxes and empirical puzzles. We suggest that a different type of theory, "adaptation-theory" (A-theory), may avoid these paradoxes and puzzles. We sketch out a dynamical systems approach to language acquisition and representation. A-theory crucially incorporates...

This paper defends the idea that phenomenological approaches to self-consciousness can enrich current analytic philosophy of perception, by showing how discussions minimal enhance our understanding phenomenology conscious perceptual experiences. As a case study, I investigate nature relationship between naïve realism, contemporary Anglophone theory and experiential minimalism (or, ‘minimal self...

Abstract Minimalism about truth is one of the main contenders for our best theory truth, but minimalists face charge being unable to properly state their theory. Donald Davidson incisively pointed out that must generalize over occurrences same expression placed in two different contexts, which futile. In order meet challenge, Paul Horwich argues can nevertheless characterize axioms minimalist S...