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    In this paper, it is argued that there are (at least) two different kinds of ‘epistemic normativity’ in epistemology, which can be scrutinized and revealed by some comparison with some naturalistic studies of ethics. The first kind of epistemic normativity can be naturalized, but the other not. The doctrines of Quine’s naturalized epistemology is firstly introduced; then Kim’s critique of Quine’s proposal is examined. It is argued that Quine’s naturalized epistemology is able to save some room f…Read more
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    Adrian Heathcote has proposed a truth-making account of knowledge that combines traditional conditions of justified true belief with the truth-making condition, which would jointly provide us with the sufficient condition of knowledge, and this truth-maker account of knowledge in turn explains why a gettiered justified true belief fails to be regarded as a genuine instance of knowledge. In this paper, by the comparison of two different casual models that are illustrated by the thermometer and th…Read more
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    Abnormal grain growth of WC with small amount of cobalt
    with T. Li, L. Lu, J. Y. H. Fuh, and P. C. Yu
    Philosophical Magazine 87 (36): 5657-5671. 2007.
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    The microstructure of SiO thin films: from nanoclusters to nanocrystals
    with J. Wang, X. F. Wang, A. Hryciw, and A. Meldrum
    Philosophical Magazine 87 (1): 11-27. 2007.
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    © 2016, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc. All rights reserved.Glycyl-tRNA synthetase is the enzyme that covalently links glycine to cognate tRNA for translation. It is of great research interest because of its nonconserved quaternary structures, unique species-specific aminoacylation properties, and noncanonical functions in neurological diseases, but none of these is fully understood. We report two crystal structures of human GlyRS variants, in the free form and in co…Read more
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    Mechanical resilience and cementitious processes in Imperial Roman architectural mortar
    with M. D. Jackson, E. N. Landis, P. F. Brune, M. Vitti, H. Chen, M. Kunz, H. R. Wenk, P. J. M. Monteiro, and A. R. Ingraffea
    © 2014, National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.The pyroclastic aggregate concrete of Trajan's Markets, now Museo Fori Imperiali in Rome, has absorbed energy from seismic ground shaking and long-term foundation settlement for nearly two millenia while remaining largely intact at the structural scale. The scientific basis of this exceptional service record is explored through computed tomography of fracture surfaces and synchroton X-ray microdiffraction analyses of a reproduction of the…Read more