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...absurd questions such as “what is the number one?” Yet as we worked through the syllabus, I was struck by Frege’s injunction “always to separate sharply the psychological from the logical”—to distinguish clearly the reasons why we ought to hold our beliefs from the contingencies, causes and baser instincts that might explain why we do hold them. It seems like an obvious point, especially in the context of Frege’s philosophy of mathematics; to see why the Pythagorean Theorem...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: How To Change the World | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...team of researchers then began a new study, testing 30 volunteers four times per day over the course of a year to distinguish between the mental acuity of those who did or did not take naps...

Author: By Anat Maytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Naps May Increase Productivity, Harvard Study Finds | 6/5/2002 | See Source »

During the hour-long tests, which were designed to be visually and mentally draining, subjects had to distinguish between bars flashing across a computer screen...

Author: By Anat Maytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Naps May Increase Productivity, Harvard Study Finds | 6/5/2002 | See Source »

However, as Gates’ and Ballmer’s roles have become more defined, they have begun to distinguish themselves individually...

Author: By Nicholas F. Josefowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft | 6/4/2002 | See Source »

...DISTINGUISH A PERSON WHO IS AT RISK FOR SUICIDE FROM ONE WHO IS SUFFERING FROM MORE ROUTINE DEPRESSION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum: Suicide Watch | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

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