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Michael Heim’s Concept of “Metaphysics” of Virtual Worlds. A Proposal of Improving it 迈克尔-海姆的虚拟世界 "形而上学 "概念。改进建议

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09976-1

Małgorzata Czarnocka, Mariusz Mazurek

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The Architecture of Relational Materialism: A Categorial Formation of Onto-Epistemological Premises

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09977-0

Ozan Ekin Derin, Bekir Baytaş

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An Investigation Into the Notion of Complex Systems 对复杂系统概念的研究

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09975-2

Fulvio Mazzocchi

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On the Received View Versus the Alternative View Controversy About Quantum (Non)individuality 关于量子（非）个体性的公认观点与替代观点之争

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09974-3

Décio Krause

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The Return of Realism in the Logos Approach to Quantum Mechanics (Reply to Arroyo and Arenhart)

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09973-4

Christian de Ronde

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Wigner and Friends, A Map is not the Territory! Contextuality in Multi-agent Paradoxes

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-024-09971-y

Sidiney B. Montanhano

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Curiosity, Awe and Wonder: The Emotions that Open Our Mind 好奇、敬畏和惊叹开启我们心智的情感

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-025-09972-5

Francis Heylighen

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On the Neo-Empiricist Thesis and Historicity of Science: Enriques and Neurath 论新经验主义命题与科学的历史性：恩里克与纽赖特

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-024-09965-w

Mirella Fortino

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Non-causal Explanations in the Humanities: Some Examples. 人文学科中的非因果解释:一些例子

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Foundations of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10699-023-09910-3

Roland den Boef, René van Woudenberg