- SPECULATIVE, THE
- that which we think and which as such goes no deeper than the intellect, which is but the eye of the soul, not the heart of it.See SPIRITUAL, THE.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
SPECULATIVE, THE
Look at other dictionaries:
The Emperor's New Mind — The Emperor s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics is a 1989 book by mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose.Penrose presents the argument that human consciousness is non algorithmic, and thus is not capable of being… … Wikipedia
The Knight of the Burning Pestle — is a play by Francis Beaumont, first performed in 1607 and first published in a quarto in 1613. It is notable as the first whole parody (or pastiche) play in English. The play is a satire on chivalric romances in general, similar to Don Quixote … Wikipedia
Speculative resources /uranium — Uranium in addition to Estimated Additional Resources (EAR) that is thought to exist, mostly on the basis of indirect evidence and geological extrapolations, in deposits discoverable with existing exploration techniques. The locations of… … Energy terms
Speculative fiction by writers of color — Speculative fiction is defined as science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Within those categories exists many other subcategories, for example cyberpunk, magical realism, and psychological horror. The terms multicultural, person of color, women of… … Wikipedia
Speculative fiction — is a term used as an inclusive descriptor covering a group of fiction genres that speculate about worlds that are unlike the real world in various important ways. In these contexts, it generally includes science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror… … Wikipedia
Speculative multithreading — (SpMT), also known as thread level speculation (TLS), is a dynamic parallelization technique that depends on out of order execution to achieve speedup on multiprocessor CPUs. It is a kind of speculative execution that occurs at the thread level… … Wikipedia
Speculative realism — is a philosophical current taking its name from a conference held at Goldsmiths College, University of London in April, 2007. The conference was moderated by Alberto Toscano of Goldsmiths College, and featured presentations by Ray Brassier of… … Wikipedia
The Speculative Society — is a Scottish Enlightenment society dedicated to public speaking and literary composition. The Society is mainly, but not exclusively, a university student organisation. The formal purpose of the Society is met by acting as a venue for social… … Wikipedia
The Great Crash, 1929 — is a book written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published in 1954; it is an economic history of the lead up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The book argues that the 1929 stock market crash was precipitated by rampant speculation in the stock… … Wikipedia
Speculative Flow — The movement of speculative capital between different assets or areas of the economy. Speculative flow can increase the value of an asset due to increased investor demand. For example, assume that investors believe the technology sector will… … Investment dictionary
