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_curious creatures_ | _curious creatures_ | ||
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| − | + | demons | |
| − | + | *Laplace's demon (physics) | |
| − | + | *Maxwell's demon (physics) | |
| − | + | *Desecartes' demon (philosophy) | |
| − | + | *Socrates' demon (philosophy) | |
| − | *the monster group (math) | + | *Bergson's Demon (philosophy) |
| − | + | *Compton's Demon (philosophy) | |
| − | + | *William James' Demon (philosophy) | |
| − | + | *Frankfurt's Demon (philosophy) | |
| + | *Landé's Demon (physics) | ||
| + | *Lewis' Demon (philosophy) | ||
| + | *Loschmidt's Demon (physics) | ||
| + | *Nietzsche's Demon (philosophy) | ||
| + | *Popper's Demon (???) | ||
| + | *Russell's Demon (physics) | ||
| + | *Wiener's Demon (cybernetics) | ||
| + | |||
| + | monsters | ||
| + | *the monster group (math) | ||
| + | *a monster state (physics) | ||
| + | *Utility monster (philosophy) | ||
| + | |||
| + | other | ||
| + | *Faddeev–Popov ghost (physics) | ||
| + | *Floating Man (philosophy) | ||
| + | *Brain in a vat (philosophy) | ||
| + | *gremlins (comsci general) | ||
_curious animals_ | _curious animals_ | ||
| − | + | *Schrödinger's cat | |
| − | + | *Infinite monkey theorem | |
| − | + | *infinite pigeons in infinite holes | |
| − | + | *Buridan's ass | |
| − | + | *Buttered cat paradox | |
| + | *wittgenstein duck rabbit | ||
| + | *wittgenstein beetle | ||
_curious objects_ | _curious objects_ | ||
| − | + | *devil's staircase | |
| − | + | *gabriel's horn | |
| − | + | *Feynman sprinkler | |
| − | + | *Galileo's ship | |
| − | + | *Heisenberg's microscope | |
| − | + | *Ladder paradox | |
| − | + | *Newton's cannonball | |
| − | + | *Sticky bead argument | |
| − | + | *big book | |
| − | + | *infinite library | |
| − | + | *Brainstorm machine | |
| − | + | *Ship of Theseus | |
| − | + | *Plank of Carneades | |
| − | + | *plato's cave | |
| − | + | *zeno's arrow | |
_curious persons_ | _curious persons_ | ||
| − | + | *Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester | |
| − | + | *Twin paradox | |
| − | + | *Wigner's friend | |
| − | + | *Prisoner's dilemma | |
| − | + | *The Monkey and the Hunter | |
| − | + | *Quantum suicide and immortality | |
| − | + | *Two Generals' Problem | |
*Dining philosophers problem | *Dining philosophers problem | ||
*Violinist (ethics) | *Violinist (ethics) | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 3 July 2011
_curious creatures_
demons
- Laplace's demon (physics)
- Maxwell's demon (physics)
- Desecartes' demon (philosophy)
- Socrates' demon (philosophy)
- Bergson's Demon (philosophy)
- Compton's Demon (philosophy)
- William James' Demon (philosophy)
- Frankfurt's Demon (philosophy)
- Landé's Demon (physics)
- Lewis' Demon (philosophy)
- Loschmidt's Demon (physics)
- Nietzsche's Demon (philosophy)
- Popper's Demon (???)
- Russell's Demon (physics)
- Wiener's Demon (cybernetics)
monsters
- the monster group (math)
- a monster state (physics)
- Utility monster (philosophy)
other
- Faddeev–Popov ghost (physics)
- Floating Man (philosophy)
- Brain in a vat (philosophy)
- gremlins (comsci general)
_curious animals_
- Schrödinger's cat
- Infinite monkey theorem
- infinite pigeons in infinite holes
- Buridan's ass
- Buttered cat paradox
- wittgenstein duck rabbit
- wittgenstein beetle
_curious objects_
- devil's staircase
- gabriel's horn
- Feynman sprinkler
- Galileo's ship
- Heisenberg's microscope
- Ladder paradox
- Newton's cannonball
- Sticky bead argument
- big book
- infinite library
- Brainstorm machine
- Ship of Theseus
- Plank of Carneades
- plato's cave
- zeno's arrow
_curious persons_
- Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester
- Twin paradox
- Wigner's friend
- Prisoner's dilemma
- The Monkey and the Hunter
- Quantum suicide and immortality
- Two Generals' Problem
*Dining philosophers problem *Violinist (ethics)
