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The Philosopher against the Rhapsodist. Socrates and Ion as Characters in Plato’s Ion
(Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2018)The critique of the poetry in Plato’s Ion unfolds in a clearly political context in which, in contrast to the old model of knowledge represented by poetry, Plato presents a new model, identified with philosophy, which ... -
The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2019)We offer a novel argument for one-boxing in Newcomb’s Problem. The intentional states of a rational person are psychologically coherent across time, and rational decisions are made against this backdrop. We compare this ... -
The philosophy behind Quantum Gravity
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2006)This paper investigates some of the philosophical and conceptual issues raised by the search for a quantum theory of gravity. It is critically discussed wheter such a theory is necessary in the first place, and how much ... -
The Philosophy of Strict Finitism
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 1987)... -
The phonetics and phonology of spirantization in North-Central Peninsular Spanish
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2006)... -
The Poly I:C maternal immune stimulation model shows unique patterns of brain metabolism, morphometry, and plasticity in female rats
(Frontiers Media, 2023-01)Introduction: Prenatal infections are associated with an increased risk of the onset of schizophrenia. Rodent models of maternal immune stimulation (MIS) have been extensively used in preclinical studies. However, many of ... -
The portrayal of sex in online media as conflictive, feminized behavior far from hedonic pleasure
(OA Express, 2021-09-01)Sex is news. Sex is widely present in the media, from news pieces on abuse, pornography, and scandals to reports on hedonic practices and erotic tendencies. To investigate its portrayal in the media, we carried out a ... -
The position of a social economy in the Czech Republic at present
(Escuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales, 2006)The Social Economy is a new phenomenon in the Czech Republic. It means the economy with its social effects that is being supported within public politics. Some analyses have been done at J.E:purkynI University in Ústí nad ... -
The Positive Loop at Work: A Longitudinal Long-Term Study of Transformational Leadership, Group Passion, and Employee Results
Mindeguía Petrirena, Rosa; Aritzeta Galán, Aitor
; Garmendia, Alaine; Aranberri Ruiz, Ainara (Frontiers Media, 2021-10-28)
[EN]Positive psychology and positive organizational behavior studies recognize that leadership is extremely important for generating positive well-being. Despite the frequently reported significant positive correlations, ... -
The possibility of coherentism and the stringency of ceteris paribus conditions
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2015)Schupbach (2008) puts forward a "possibility result" for Bayesian Coherentism, showing that there exist plausible sets of ceteris paribus conditions that imply that coherence is truth-conducive. Against this result, Schubert ... -
The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy
Van de Ven, Dirk-Jan Petrus Adrianus; Capellán Peréz, Iñigo; Arto Olaizola, Ignacio; Cazcarro, Ignacio; De Castro, Carlos; Patel, Pralit; González Ruiz de Eguino, Miguel (Nature, 2021-02-03)
Although the transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land, the potential impacts driven by solar energy remain unexplored. In this work, the potential solar land requirements and related ... -
The potential of behavioural change for climate change mitigation: a case study for the European Union
(Springer, 2018)Mainstream literature on climate change concentrates overwhelmingly on technological solutions for this global long-term problem, while a change towards climate-friendly behaviour could play a role in emission reduction ... -
The potential of ecosystem-based management to integrate biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision in aquatic ecosystems
(Science of the Total Environment, 2019)Global aquatic biodiversity keeps declining rapidly, despite international efforts providing a variety of policies and legislations that identify goals for, and give directions to protecting the world's aquatic fauna and ... -
The potential of in situ Raman spectroscopy in the study of the health of cement-based materials of modern buildings during restoration works
Prieto Taboada, Nagore; Gómez Laserna, Olivia; Ibarrondo Armendia, Iratxe; ; Castro Ortiz de Pinedo, Kepa ; ; Olazabal Dueñas, María Ángeles; Arrieta, Iñaki; Madariaga Mota, Juan Manuel (Wiley, 2021-11)
Although Raman spectroscopy is a common technique for the analysis of cement-based materials in the research studies or in the field of Cultural Heritage to carried out multianalytical studies, it is not generally used as ... -
The potential of writing for L2 learning: Collaborative writing
This TFG focuses on how collaborative writing in an L2 can be an effective opportunity for L2 acquisition. For that, it revises six pieces of research that investigate how different variables (such as proficiency, corrective ... -
The power flow and the wave energy flux at an operational wave farm: Findings from Mutriku, Bay of Biscay
; Ulazia Manterola, Alain; Sáenz Aguirre, Jon ; ; ; (Elservier, 2021-04-14)
Mutriku is a wave farm on the Spanish coast of the Bay of Biscay that has now been continuously supplying electricity for more than nine years. Since 1979, there has been a growing trend in wave energy flux for the whole ... -
The power of impact framing and experience for determining acceptable levels of climate change-induced flood risk: a lab experiment
(Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022-02-01)This study explores how individuals, when assuming the role of policymakers, determine acceptable levels of risk in response to (a) different framings of flood risk information and (b) after experiencing economic losses ... -
The Prayer to Pan of Plato’s Phaedrus (279b8–c3): An Exhortation to Exercise the Philosophical Virtue
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-04)The current article offers a new reading of Socrates’ prayer to Pan in Plato’s Phaedrus. By means of a comprehensive approach, the paper shows that the prayer not only gathers together the most relevant topics dealt with ... -
The prediction of bending strengths in SFRSCC using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
; ; Rojí Chandro, Eduardo; (Elsevier, 2014)
This research establishes a correlation between the predicted fiber orientation in Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) and the flexural behavior of the composite material. It is well known that the proper alignment of ... -
The predictive power of social support’s sources and types for school engagement
; ; Escalante Mateos, Naiara; Fernández Lasarte, Oihane (UNED, 2023-01-02)
Social support has been found to play a key role in certain adolescent school behaviours and it is widely accepted that it fosters school engagement. On the contrary, more recent theoretical contributions regarding the ...