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Abstract Are not many thoughts essentially indexical , in a way that adds a distinctive mode of presentation to their referential content? We need to be careful, however, not to infer the indexicality of thoughts too quickly from the indexicality of their …

Abstract The famous dolphin anchor motif has been around since Roman imperial times, as evidenced by the coinage of Titus. Taken up by Renaissance artists and humanists, its meaning developed and changed. In addition to the anchor and dolphin, which are …

Abstract Many macroscopic systems are justified by a condition of local microscopic equilibrium. In the case of particles in deterministic interactions, this is a condition of statistical independence between the particles, known as "molecular chaos", …

Síofra O'Leary est invitée par l'assemblée du Collège de France sur proposition de la Pr   Samantha Besson. La Cour européenne des droits de l'homme par l'illustrateur Monsieur Z. Síofra O'Leary has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the …

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Abstract The extent and mass of snow and ice (continental ice caps, sea ice, snow, mountain glaciers, frozen ground) is one of the main indicators of the state of the global climate system. The reason is obvious  : their extent and mass are strongly …

Abstract During the last deglaciation, sea levels rose by around 140   meters in 10   000   years. Today, the surface of the oceans is rising, on average, by 4   mm per year, with a clear acceleration trend. For over 30   years, sea levels have been …