Candide – The best of all possible worlds
Translated and illustrated by Nicolae Sfetcu. A philosophical tale, a story of a journey that will transform the eponymous hero into a philosopher. An important debate on fatalism and the existence of Evil. For a long time Voltaire has been … Read More
Philosophy of Blockchain Technology – Ontologies
About the necessity and usefulness of developing a philosophy specific to the blockchain technology, emphasizing on the ontological aspects. After an Introduction that highlights the main philosophical directions for this emerging technology, in Blockchain Technology I explain the way the … Read More
Fables et légendes du Japon (Fables and Legends from Japan) – Livre bilingue français/anglais (Bilingual French/English Book)
Traducteur et éditeur (Translator and editor): Nicolae Sfetcu Le livre comprend une collection de légendes et de fables japonaise recueillies par le missionnaire Claude Ferrand au Japon. La mythologie japonaise embrasse les traditions shintoïstes et bouddhistes ainsi que la religion … Read More
Isaac Newton vs. Robert Hooke on the law of universal gravitation
One of the most disputed controversy over the priority of scientific discoveries is that of the law of universal gravitation, between Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke. Hooke accused Newton of plagiarism, of taking over his ideas expressed in previous works. … Read More
The Mystery of the Golden Stars – An adventure in the European Union (Misterul stelelor aurii – O aventură în Uniunea Europeană)
Bilingual English/Romanian Edition (Ediția bilingvă engleză/română) This book invites you to tour Brussels, the city that hosts the European Union’s headquarters, discovering what the European Union is, how it works and how it may be relevant to you. You follow … Read More
European Union Flags – Children’s Coloring Book
The flags of the European Union and member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, … Read More
Causal Loops in Time Travel
About the possibility of time traveling based on several specialized works, including those of Nicholas J. J. Smith (“Time Travel“), William Grey (”Troubles with Time Travel”), Ulrich Meyer (”Explaining causal loops”), Simon Keller and Michael Nelson (”Presentists should believe in … Read More
Climate Change – Global Warming
A brutal and catastrophic warming could put humanity in short-term risk, a climate hypothesis that was first presented as highly speculative and subject to more science fiction than a serious prospective, before taking consistency by the scientists from the Rio … Read More
Arts
XII. LAST FRIEND
One day last summer, about the month of June, Claire and her mother were working in the living room, while I was perched in my usual place, on the shoulder of the girl, where I played with her coiffure and … Read More
Education
Models of Emotional Intelligence – EI in Research and Education
Models of emotional intelligence The emotional intelligence (EI) models have helped to develop different tools for construct assessment. (Mayer, Roberts, and Barsade 2007) Each theoretical paradigm conceptualizes emotional intelligence from one of two perspectives: ability or mixed model. Ability models … Read More
Science
Ethics of Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
According to Richard Sennett, concepts such as flexibility, decentralization and control, work ethic and teamwork in the New Economy have led to disorientation and emotional and psychological undermining of the individual, stating that “a regime which provides human beings no … Read More
Business
Ethics of Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
According to Richard Sennett, concepts such as flexibility, decentralization and control, work ethic and teamwork in the New Economy have led to disorientation and emotional and psychological undermining of the individual, stating that “a regime which provides human beings no … Read More
Health
Evolution of coronavirus in EU/EEA and the UK, March 12
As of 12 March 2020, 22 105 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Italy (12 462), France (2 281), Spain (2 140), Germany (1 567), Denmark (516), Netherlands (503), Norway (489), Sweden (462), United Kingdom (456), Belgium (314), Austria (246), Greece … Read More
Society
Ethics of Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
According to Richard Sennett, concepts such as flexibility, decentralization and control, work ethic and teamwork in the New Economy have led to disorientation and emotional and psychological undermining of the individual, stating that “a regime which provides human beings no … Read More
Computers
Blockchain and the causal tree of reference
In a previous article, Philosophy of Blockchain Technology – Ontologies, (Sfetcu 2019) I talked about applying Paul Ricœur’s narrative theory in developing an ontology of blockchain technology. In this section I intend to highlight the idea of an analogy between … Read More
Recreation
European Union: Promoting a new culture of data protection – EU Annual Management Plan 2019
The EDPS Strategy 2015-2019, “Leading by example” – adopted at the beginning of the current EDPS mandate in 2015 – sets out how we seek to promote a new culture of data protection in the European institutions and bodies. Our … Read More
World
Evolution of coronavirus in EU/EEA and the UK, March 12
As of 12 March 2020, 22 105 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Italy (12 462), France (2 281), Spain (2 140), Germany (1 567), Denmark (516), Netherlands (503), Norway (489), Sweden (462), United Kingdom (456), Belgium (314), Austria (246), Greece … Read More
Digital Assembly 2019 – Bucharest, Romania, June 13-14
The Digital Assembly 2019 is a forum for stakeholders to take stock of the achievements of the Digital Single Market Strategy, draw lessons and to exchange views on the contours of a future digital policy. The event is also a … Read More
Banned media access to events organized by the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council
I applied online for accreditation, and I received confirmation as a journalist. The press facilities offered at the events organized by the Romanian Presidium of the EU Council are listed on the website: 250 work spaces with broadband, phone and … Read More
Newton’s action at a distance – Different views
Different authors have attempted to clarify the aspects of remote action and God’s involvement on the basis of textual investigations, mainly from the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, (Newton, 1999b) Newton’s correspondence with Richard Bentley (1692/93), (Bentley 1693) and Queries … Read More
A debate on Events and Particulars
This article, perhaps more than others, is rather an exercise of linguistic logics. Roderick Chisholm, in “The Logical Form of Action Sentences, criticized an earlier article of Davidson, “The Logical Form of Action Sentences,” proposing a different theory. Davidson analyzes … Read More