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Interdisciplinary concept of dissipative soliton is unfolded in connection with ultrafast fibre lasers. The different mode-locking techniques as well as experimental realizations of dissipative soliton fibre lasers are surveyed briefly with an emphasis on their energy scalability. Basic topics of the dissipative soliton theory are elucidated in connection with concepts of energy scalability and stability. It is shown that the parametric space of dissipative soliton has reduced dimension and comparatively simple structure that simplifies the analysis and optimization of ultrafast fibre lasers. The main destabilization scenarios are described and the limits of energy scalability are connected with impact of optical turbulence and stimulated Raman scattering. The fast and slow dynamics of vector dissipative solitons are exposed.

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philosophy --- ethics --- education --- applied ethics --- applied philosophy

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Applied philosophy has been a growing area of research for the last 40 years. Until now, however, almost all of this research has been centered around the field of ethics. A Companion to Applied Philosophy breaks new ground, demonstrating that all areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind, can be applied, and are relevant to questions of everyday life. This perennial topic in philosophy provides an overview of these various applied philosophy developments, highlighting similarities and differences between various areas of applied philosophy, and examining the very nature of this topic. It is an area to which many of the towering figures in the history of philosophy have contributed, and this timely Companion demonstrates how various historical contributions are actually contributions within applied philosophy, even if they are not traditionally seen as such. The Companion contains 42 essays covering major areas of philosophy; the articles themselves are all original contributions to the literature and represent the state of the art on this topic, as well as offering a map to the current debates.

08.25 contemporary western philosophy (20th and 21th century). --- Applied philosophy. --- Applied philosophy --- Philosophy

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Taking Philosophy Seriously initiates a meta-philosophical dialogue that challenges the division between academic and practical philosophy. In contradistinction to the perfectionist tradition of philosophy, it offers a melioristic view of philosophy that rethinks the approach to philosophy, reinvigorates its academic teaching and secures the respectability of its practitioners outside the academe. It addresses the neglected topic of philosophers education through a subtle analysis of the mentor-apprentice relationship and the remedies philosophers have found to its tensions. It reveals the problems inherent in emulating past practical philosophies from Alexandrian times, the Enlightenment or the 19th century, and the necessity of reevaluating the tools, reconsidering the means, and rethinking the methods of the contemporary practice of philosophy. To that purpose, it problematizes the notions of dialogue, self-knowledge, and self-transformation, and questions the feasibility of autonomy and self-integration as well as the differentiation between philosophy and psychology. It offers original solutions to the problems it highlights and points to unique benefits in the practice of philosophy that contribute to resolving the contemporary crisis of philosophy.This book combines high academic standards and an accessible style, and will engage academic and practical philosophers alike, professionals in education and the helping professions, and the general public. -- Provided by publisher.

Philosophy --- Practice (Philosophy) --- Applied philosophy --- Study and teaching. --- Social aspects. --- History.

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On peut philosopher en charentaises, tranquille, sans mettre en jeu le monde comme il va ; on peut aussi user de la philosophie comme de la dynamite - en nietzschéen. C'est ce que propose Michel Onfray dans cet Antimanuel qui interroge philosophiquement Le monde réel à partir de questions très contemporaines : l'esclavage généré par les sociétés libérales, les nouvelles limites de la liberté dessinées par le Net, la possible production génétique de monstres, la haine généralisée pour l'art contemporain, la passion du mensonge chez les politiciens, etc. Les lieux communs de l'époque, les tabous issus des religions monothéistes, les réflexes politiques conservateurs, les hypocrisies mondaines, les valeurs utiles aux mensonges sociaux s'en trouvent mis à mal avec humour et ironie - valeurs défendues par tes philosophes cyniques de l'antiquité grecque. On retrouvera dans ces pages des masturbateurs, des babouins, des fumeurs de haschisch, des cannibales, des sportifs, des policiers, des surveillants généraux, d'anciens nazis, des présidents de la république et toute une faune baroque attablée autour d'un buffet philosophique que n'aurait pas renié Socrate. Ce livre transfigure les contraintes du programme scolaire des élèves de Terminale de Michel Onfray en une série de leçons socratiques et alternatives dans lesquelles la jubilation n'empêche pas la pensée - puisqu'au contraire elle la rend possible.

Philosophy --- Applied philosophy --- Philosophie appliquée --- Philosophie appliquée --- Education --- Learning --- Philosophie --- Philosophy - 20th century --- Education - Philosophy --- Learning - Philosophy