Even though technology‚ such as Turing’s machine and the Enigma‚ was beginning to emerge‚ the society still held a rigid law against homosexuality. In this case‚ Turing’s colleague‚ John Cairncross‚ stated clearly: “You can’t tell anyone‚ Alan. It’s illegal” and “Do you know what they do to homosexuals? You’ll never be able to work again‚ never be able to teach.” From these dialogs‚ we can draw a conclusion that homophobia (“dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people”) and heteronormativity
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In meditations by Rene Descartes‚ he said he has decided to doubt everything he previously believed to be true and instead rely on only his reasoning ability starting from the scratch and building his knowledge beginning with things of which he is completely certain. He rejects the knowledge from his sense deciding that such knowledge is unreliable and open to deception so is not trustworthy. He reasons that he himself must actually exist because he is able to doubt and to think. He knows that he
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Alan Turing was not recognized for his achievements during his lifetime; however‚ he is one of the most notable scientists and mathematicians of modern times. Born on June 23‚ 1912 to Julius Mathison and Ethel Sara Turing‚ he and his brother John were fostered into various homes while their father worked in India. The foster care facilities suppressed any ideas of innovation‚ imagination‚ and creativity. This only pushed Turing’s interest for science even further. At thirteen‚ Turing was sent to
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Alan Turing “Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine‚ do the things no one can imagine.” – Alan Turing What story lies behind this quote? For me‚ it is not just a simple life story. It is the prideful story of the man who saved the world! So‚ now I’m going to talk about Alan Turing- founder of computer science‚ philosopher‚ mathematician‚ code breaker‚ and the culpable‚ guilty person of his time! Let’s begin! Alan Mathison Turing was born in England. He had signs of high intelligence
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René Descartes: "Father of Modern Mathematics" 1596-1650 December 13‚ 2004 René Descartes was born in La Haye‚ Touraine (France) in March of 1596 and died at Stockholm on February 11‚ 1650. René‚ the second of a family of two sons and one daughter‚ was sent to the Jesuit School at La Flêche at the early age of eight. Since he was of poor health he was permitted to lie in bed till late in the mornings‚ a custom which
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sources was the first meditation of the French philosopher Rene Descartes. In this movie‚ what most people perceive as reality is no more real than a dream. This dream is created by a powerful being bent on deceiving humanity‚ but there are some members of humanity who choose to let themselves be deceived. Neo experiences the same doubt about reality as Descartes when he talks about not being sure if he is awake or still dreaming. Descartes points out that there are no certain markings between the
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The role of Alan Turing in the history of computing Alan Mathison Turing was born on 23 June 1912‚ Paddington‚ London. He was a true pioneer in computer science and if it were not for this man‚ no one would probably be typing an essay based on him on a modern computer. He is renowned for his passion of mathematics and the invention of the Turing machine/test‚ breaking the German enigma code during World War One‚ and for making the first automated computing machine (the ACE). At an early age
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Alan Turing was an English codebreaker stationed in Bletchley Park‚ Englands codebreaking center. Even though he was stripped of his reputation later in life‚ his modification of the Bomba‚ as well as his other contributions‚ saved more lives and shortened the war more than any other effort. He broke the German Naval Enigma code‚ as well as adding the vital modifications to the Polish “Bomba” that brought about the English “Bombe” that saved so much time and so many lives throughout the war. Some
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Connections and Contrasts of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes | | | | The Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences is one of the most influential works in the history of modern philosophy‚ and important to the evolution of natural sciences. In this work‚ Descartes tackles the problem of skepticism. Descartes modified it to account for a truth he found to be incontrovertible. Descartes started his line of reasoning by doubting everything
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Alec Shover Dr. Darrell Cosden Introduction to Philosophy PHL260 Section 2 Descartes Skepticism and the Matrix March 21‚ 2012 1197 Words Reality is something that has been debated among philosophers for centuries. Rene Descartes is one of these philosophers who has come up with a unique way of understanding reality. Descartes in Meditations on First Philosophy argues his method of doubt about the idea of skepticism and this is reflected in the Matrix when Neo chooses the
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