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CONSILIENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- knowledge connectedness
1, record 1, English, knowledge%20connectedness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- connectedness 1, record 1, English, connectedness
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The connectedness of knowledge is likely to generate interferences that cause instruction and practice to have unpredictable ramifications. 1, record 1, English, - knowledge%20connectedness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In SCHOLAR, Carbonell explored the ability of computer-based representations to handle the nonlinearity of declarative knowledge: that is, their ability to reflect actively its interconnectedness. 1, record 1, English, - knowledge%20connectedness
Record 1, Key term(s)
- knowledge interconnectedness
- consilience
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- connexité
1, record 1, French, connexit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- connexité du savoir 2, record 1, French, connexit%C3%A9%20du%20savoir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de ce qui est connexe. 1, record 1, French, - connexit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer «convergence du savoir» (angl. consilience) et «interconnexité». 2, record 1, French, - connexit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- consilience
1, record 2, English, consilience
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unity of knowledge. 2, record 2, English, - consilience
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Consilience", a word invented in 1840 by the British philosopher of science William Whewell, means harmonizing facts from different lines of investigation. Sciences like chemistry and physics are consilient, all human knowledge can be made consilient. 2, record 2, English, - consilience
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See the book of the same title by E.O. Wilson, Knopf, 352 pages. 3, record 2, English, - consilience
Record 2, Key term(s)
- consilient
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- confluence
1, record 2, French, confluence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- harmonisation 1, record 2, French, harmonisation
correct, feminine noun
- convergence 2, record 2, French, convergence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fait d'aller dans une même direction, de tendre vers un même but. 2, record 2, French, - confluence
Record 2, Key term(s)
- consilience
- consilient
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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