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61 rate
1. n1) норма; размер2) ставка, тариф; такса; расценка3) курс (валюты, ценных бумаг); цена4) скорость, темп5) процент, доля; коэффициент6) разряд, сорт7) местный налог; коммунальный налог
- accident rate
- accident frequency rate
- accounting rate
- accumulated earnings tax rate
- accumulated profits tax rate
- actuarial rate
- administered rate
- ad valorem
- advertising rate
- advertisement rate
- agreed rate
- air freight rates
- all-commodity rate
- all-in rate
- amortization rate
- annual rate
- annual average growth rate
- annual interest rate
- annualized rate of growth
- annual percentage rate
- annual production rate
- anticipated rate of expenditures
- any-quantity rate
- applicable rate
- area rate
- average rate
- average rate of return
- average annual rate
- average growth rate
- average tax rate
- average weighted rate
- backwardation rate
- baggage rate
- bank rate
- bank discount rate
- bank's repurchase rate
- base rate
- base lending rate
- basic rate
- rate rate of charge
- basing rate
- basis rate
- benchmark rate
- benchmark overnight bank lending rate
- berth rate
- bill rate
- birth rate
- blanket rate
- blended rate
- bond rate
- bonus rates
- borrowing rate
- bridge rate
- broken cross rates
- broker loan rate
- bulk cargo rate
- burden rate
- buyer's rate
- buying rate
- cable rates
- call rate
- call loan rate
- call money rate
- capacity rate
- capital gain rate
- capitalization rate
- carload rate
- carrier rate
- carrying over rate
- cash rate
- ceiling rate
- central rate
- cheque rate
- check rate
- class rate
- clearing rate
- closing rate
- collection rate
- column rate
- combination rate
- combination freight rate
- combination through rate
- combined rate
- commercial bank lending rates
- commission rate
- commitment rate
- commodity rate
- common freight rate
- compensation rate
- compound growth rate
- composite rate
- concessionary interest rate
- conference rate
- consumption rate
- container rate
- contango rate
- conventional rate
- conventional rate of interest
- conversion rate
- cost rate
- coupon rate
- credit rates
- cross rate
- cross-over discount rate
- crude rate
- curb rate
- currency rate
- current rate
- current rate of exchange
- customs rate
- cutback rate
- daily rate
- daily wage rate
- day rate
- death rate
- deck cargo rate
- default rate
- demand rate
- demurrage rate
- departmental overhead rate
- deposit rate
- deposit interest rate
- depreciation rate
- discharging rates
- discount rate
- dispatch rate
- distress rate
- dividend rate
- double exchange rate
- downtime rate
- drawdown rate
- drawing rate
- dual rate
- duty rate
- earned rate
- earning rate
- economic expansion rate
- economic growth rate
- effective rate
- effective rate of return
- effective annual rate
- effective exchange rate
- effective tax rate
- employment rate
- enrollment rate
- equalizing discount rate
- equilibrium exchange rate
- equilibrium growth rate
- estimated rate
- euro-dollar exchange rate
- evaluated wage rate
- exchange rate
- exchange rate to the dollar
- existing rates
- exorbitant rate
- exorbitant interest rate
- expansion rate
- expenditure rate
- export rate
- express rate
- extraction rate
- face interest rate
- failure rate
- fair rate of exchange
- favourable rate
- final rate
- financial internal rate of return
- fine rate
- first rate
- fixed rate
- fixed rate of exchange
- fixed rate of royalty
- fixed interest rate
- flat rate
- flexible exchange rate
- floating rate
- floating exchange rate
- floating interest rate
- floating prime rate
- floor rate of exchange
- fluctuant rate
- fluctuating rate
- forced rate of exchange
- foreign rate
- foreign exchange rate
- forward rate
- forward exchange rate
- free rate
- free exchange rate
- freight rate
- future rate
- general rates
- general rate of profit
- general cargo rates
- going rate
- going market rate
- going wage rates
- goods rate
- graduated rate
- group rate
- growth rate
- guaranteed wage rate
- handling rate
- high rate
- high rate of exchange
- high rate of productivity
- higher rate
- hiring rate
- hotel rates
- hourly rate
- hourly wage rate
- hurdle rate
- illness frequency rate
- import rate
- incidence rate
- income tariff rates
- increment rate
- individual tax rate
- inflation rate
- info rate
- inland rate
- insurance rate
- insurance premium rate
- interbank rate
- interbank overnight rate
- interest rate
- interest rate on loan capital
- internal rate of return
- job rates
- jobless rate
- key rates
- labour rates
- leading rate
- legal rate of interest
- lending rate
- less-than-carload rate
- liner rates
- liner freight rates
- loading rates
- loan rate
- loan-recovery rate
- local rate
- Lombard rate
- London Interbank Offered Rate
- London money rate
- long rate
- low rate
- lower rate
- margin rate
- marginal rate
- marginal tax rate
- marine rate
- marine transport rate
- market rate
- market rate of interest
- maximum rate
- maximum individual tax rate
- mean rate of exchange
- mean annual rate
- measured day rate
- members rate
- merchant discount rate
- minimum rate
- mixed cargo rate
- minimum lending rate
- minimum tax rate
- mobilization rate
- moderate rate
- monetary exchange rate
- money rate of interest
- money market rate
- monthly rate
- monthly rate of remuneration
- mortgage rate
- mortgage interest rate
- multiple rate
- multiple exchange rate
- municipal rates
- national rate of interest
- natural rate of growth
- natural rate of interest
- negative interest rate
- net rate
- New York interbank offered rate
- nominal interest rate
- nonconference rate
- nonresponse rate
- obsolescence rate
- occupational mortality rate
- offered rate
- official rate
- official rate of discount
- official exchange rate
- one-time rate
- opening rate
- open-market rates
- operating rate
- operation rate
- option rate
- ordinary rate
- output rate
- outstripping growth rate
- overdraft rate
- overhead rate
- overnight rate
- overtime rate
- paper rate
- parallel rate
- parcel rate
- par exchange rate
- parity rate
- par price rate
- part-load rate
- passenger rate
- pay rates
- pegged rate
- pegged exchange rate
- penalty rate
- penalty interest rate
- percentage rate of tax
- per diem rates
- personal income tax rate
- piece rate
- piecework rate
- port rates
- postal rate
- posted rate
- power rate
- preferential rate
- preferential railroad rate
- preferential railway rate
- present rate
- prevailing rate
- prime rate
- priority rates
- private rate of discount
- private market rates
- production rate
- profit rate
- profitability rate
- profitable exchange rate
- progressive rate
- proportional rate
- provisional rate
- purchase rates
- purchasing rate of exchange
- quasi-market rate
- rail rates
- railroad rates
- railway rates
- real economic growth rate
- real effective exchange rate
- real exchange rate
- real interest rate
- reciprocal rate
- redemption rate
- rediscount rate
- reduced rate
- reduced tax rate
- reduced withholding tax rate
- reference rate
- refinancing rate
- reject frequency rate
- remuneration rate
- renewal rate
- rental rate
- repo rate
- response rate
- retention rate
- retirement rate of discount
- royalty rate
- ruling rate
- sampling rate
- saving rate
- scrap frequency rate
- seasonal rates
- second rate
- sellers' rate
- selling rate
- settlement rate
- shipping rate
- short rate
- short-term interest rate
- sight rate
- single consignment rate
- soft lending rate
- space rate
- special rate
- specified rate
- spot rate
- stable exchange rate
- standard rate
- standard fixed overhead rates
- standard variable overhead rates
- standard wage rate
- statutory tax rate
- steady exchange rate
- step-down interest rate
- stevedoring rates
- stock depletion rate
- straight-line rate
- subsidized rate
- survival rate
- swap rate
- tariff rate
- tax rate
- taxation rate
- tax withholding rate
- telegraphic transfer rate
- temporary rate
- third rate
- through rate
- through freight rate
- time rate
- time wage rate
- today's rate
- top rate
- total rate
- trading rate
- traffic rate
- tramp freight rate
- transit rate
- transportation rate
- treasury bill rate
- turnover rate
- two-tier rate of exchange
- unacceptable rate
- unemployment rate
- uniform rates
- uniform business rate
- unofficial rate
- unprecedented rate
- utilization rate
- variable rate
- variable interest rate
- variable repo rate
- volume rate
- wage rate
- wage rate per hour
- wastage rate
- wear rate
- wear-out rate
- wholesale rate
- worker's rate
- year-end exchange rate
- zero interest rate
- zone rate
- rate for advances against collateral
- rate for advances on securities
- rate for cable transfers
- rate for a cheque
- rates for credits
- rates for currency allocations
- rate for loans
- rate for loans on collateral
- rate for mail transfers
- rate for telegraphic transfers
- rate in the outside market
- rate of accumulation
- rates of allocation into the fund
- rate of allowance
- rate of assessment
- rate of balanced growth
- rates of cargo operations
- rate of change
- rate of charge
- rate of commission
- rate of compensation
- rate of competitiveness
- rate of conversion
- rate of corporate taxation
- rate of cover
- rate of currency
- rates of currency allocation
- rate of the day
- rate of demurrage
- rate of dependency
- rate of depletion
- rate of deposit turnover
- rate of depreciation
- rate of development
- rate of discharge
- rate of discharging
- rate of discount
- rate of dispatch
- rate of duty
- rate of exchange
- rate of expenditures
- rate of expenses
- rate of foreign exchange
- rate of freight
- rate of full value
- rate of growth
- rate of increase
- rate of increment
- rate of inflation
- rate of input
- rate of insurance
- rate of interest
- rate of interest on advance
- rate of interest on deposits
- rate of investment
- rate of issue
- rates of loading
- rates of loading and discharging
- rate of natural increase
- rates of natural loss
- rate of option
- rate of pay
- rate of premium
- rate of price inflation
- rates of a price-list
- rate of production
- rate of profit
- rate of profitability
- rate of reduction
- rate of remuneration
- rate of return
- rate of return on capital
- rate of return on the capital employed
- rate of return on net worth
- rate of royalty
- rate of securities
- rate of stevedoring operations
- rates of storage
- rate of subscription
- rate of surplus value
- rate of taxation
- rate of turnover
- rate of unloading
- rate of use
- rate of wages
- rate of work
- rates on credit
- rate on the day of payment
- rate on the exchange
- rate per hour
- rate per kilometre
- at the rate of
- at the exchange rate ruling at the transaction date
- at a growing rate
- at a high rate
- at a low rate
- at present rates
- below the rate
- accelerate the rate
- advance the rate of discount
- align tax rates
- apply tariff rates
- boost interest rates
- boost long-term interest rates
- boost short-term interest rates
- charge an interest rate
- cut rates
- cut interest rates by a quarter point
- determine a rate
- establish a rate
- fix a rate
- grant special rates
- increase rates
- maintain high interest rates
- levy rates
- liberalize interest rates
- liberalize lending rates
- lower the rate of return
- mark down the rate of discount
- mark up the rate of discount
- prescribe rates
- quote a rate
- raise a rate
- reduce a rate
- reduce turnover rates of staff
- revise rates
- set rates
- slash interest rates
- step up the rate of growth
- suspend a currency's fixed rate
- upvalue the current rate of banknotes
- slow down the rate2. v1) оценивать, определять стоимость, устанавливать цену
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62 value
1. n1) ценность2) стоимость3) цена4) валюта; сумма векселя или тратты5) величина, значение
- acquisition value
- actual value
- added value
- added at factor values
- advertising value
- aggregate value
- appraisal value
- appraised value
- approximate value
- approximate basic value
- assessed value
- asset value
- asset value per share
- auction value
- average value
- balance value
- balance-sheet value
- base values
- base market value
- basic value
- billed value
- book value
- book value of capital
- break-even value
- breakup value
- bullion value
- capital value
- capitalized value
- capitalized earnings value
- cargo value
- carrying value
- cash value
- cash surrender value
- collateral value
- commercial value
- commitment value
- commodity value
- commuted value
- computed value
- constructed value
- contract value
- conversion value
- core values
- cost value
- critical value
- currency values
- current value
- current value of assets
- current exit value
- current market value
- customs value
- damaged value
- declared value
- denominational value
- depreciable value
- depreciated value
- desired value
- discounted value
- disposal value
- dutiable value
- effective value
- end value
- equivalent value
- estimated value
- exchanged value
- existing-use value
- expected value
- export value
- face value
- face value of stock capital
- fair value
- fair market value
- final value
- finite value
- full value
- future value
- going value
- going-concern value
- gold value
- gross value
- gross book value
- historical value
- home value
- import value
- imputed value
- increasing value
- indicative value
- individual value
- initial value
- insurance value
- insured value
- intrinsic value
- inventory value
- investment value
- invoiced value
- land value
- legal value
- licence value
- limit value
- liquidating value
- liquidation value
- loan value
- manpower value
- marginal value
- market value
- market-to-book value
- material value
- mature value
- maturity value
- mean value
- measured value
- minimum value
- money value
- mortgage value
- net value
- net asset value
- net asset value of securities
- net asset value per bond
- net asset value per share of preferred stock
- net book value
- net depreciated value
- net present value
- net realizable value
- net selling value
- nominal value
- no par value
- numerical value
- order value
- original value
- output value
- overall value
- par value
- par value of currencies
- parity value
- peak value
- permissible value
- policy value
- predicted value
- prescribed value
- present value
- price adjusted value
- rateable value
- real value
- realizable value
- realization value
- reasonable value
- recovery value
- redemption value
- reinstatement value
- relative value
- replacement value
- residual value
- sale value
- salvage value
- scarcity value
- scrap value
- settlement value
- shipped value
- standardized value
- standing value
- stated value
- stock value
- surplus value
- surrender value
- target value
- taxable value
- time value
- total value
- total value of a contract
- trade value
- trade-in value
- trading value
- true value
- underpreciated value
- unit value
- use value
- use value of gold
- written-down value
- written-off value
- zero value
- value for customs purposes
- value for insurance
- value for money
- value in exchange
- value in foreign currency
- value in use
- value of a business
- value of cargo
- value of commodity
- value of a contract
- value of credit
- value of the creditors' potential assets
- value of currency
- value of a deal
- value of delivery
- value of exports
- value of finished goods inventories
- value of gold
- value of goods
- value of imports
- value of an invention
- value of labour
- value of the land
- value of machinery
- value of manpower
- value of materials
- value of money
- value of an order
- value of output
- value of production
- value of products
- value of property
- value of purchases
- value of returns
- value of shipments
- value of supply
- value of tare
- value of work
- value on hand
- value per machine
- above the value
- above face value
- at value
- at face value
- at nominal value
- at par value
- at producers' values
- at purchasers' values
- by face value
- for value
- of value
- of equal value
- of full value
- of little value
- of small value
- of stable value
- value added
- value compensated
- value insured
- appreciate in value
- assess the value
- compensate for the value
- compute the value
- declare the value
- decline in value
- decrease in value
- determine the value
- establish the value
- exceed the value
- exceed in value
- fall in value
- fluctuate in value
- increase in value
- lose in value
- maintain its value
- offset the value
- preserve value
- put value on smth
- realize the value
- recompense the value
- reduce the value
- reduce in value
- refund the value
- rise in value
- state the value
- take on a value
- transmit value2. vоценивать, производить оценку, определять стоимость -
63 application
1. n заявление; заявкаapplication form — бланк заявки; бланк для заявления
2. n просьба, обращение3. n юр. заявление, письменное ходатайство суду или судье4. n применение, приложение; использование5. n применение, употребление6. n прикладывание, накладывание; нанесение7. n мат. наложение8. n с. -х. проф. внесение удобрений или ядохимикатовsupplemental application — дополнительное удобрение, подкормка
reissue application — заявка на выдачу переизданного или исправленного патента; заявка на переизданный патент
9. n аппликация10. n прилежание, рвение, внимание11. n информ. программаСинонимический ряд:1. administration (noun) administration; dispensation2. association (noun) association; connection; relationship3. attention (noun) attention; concentration; consideration; debate; deliberation; heed; study4. bearing (noun) aptitude; aptness; bearing; pertinence; relevance; suitability; usability; utility5. persistence (noun) assiduity; assiduousness; commitment; dedication; devotion; diligence; effort; industriousness; industry; perseverance; persistence; sedulousness6. petition (noun) bid; document; form; inquiry; petition; questionnaire; report; request; solicitation7. prayer (noun) appeal; entreaty; imploration; imprecation; orison; plea; prayer; suit; supplication8. software (noun) module; procedure; program; programming; software; software package9. use (noun) appliance; applying; duty; employment; exercise; exercising; exertion; function; implementation; operation; play; practice; service; usage; usance; use; utilisation; utilizationАнтонимический ряд: -
64 commission
1. n доверенность, полномочиеin commission — имеющий полномочия; уполномоченный
2. n заказthe commission for the new theatre was given to a well-known architect — проект нового театра был заказан известному архитектору
3. n ком. поручение4. n комиссионное вознаграждение, комиссионные5. n комиссия, комитетcommission of inquiry — комиссия по расследованию, следственная комиссия
permanent commission — постоянная комиссия, постоянный комитет
6. n офицерское звание7. n присвоение офицерского звания8. n документ, патент офицера9. n патент, выдаваемый мировому судье при назначении его на должность10. n совершение проступкаa ship in commission — судно, готовое к плаванию
intentional commission — намеренное, умышленное совершение
11. v уполномочивать; поручать12. v назначать на должность13. v присвоить офицерское звание14. v заказывать15. v мор. подготавливать к плаваниюship in commission — судно, готовое к плаванию
16. v мор. укомплектовывать личным составом17. v мор. передавать под командованиеСинонимический ряд:1. committee (noun) agency; board; commissioners; committee; council; delegation; deputation; legation; representatives2. duty (noun) duty; function; obligation; responsibility; trust; work3. entrustment (noun) assignment; authorizing; commitment; deputizing; empowering; entrusting; entrustment; sending4. office (noun) errand; mission; office; position; rank; task5. order (noun) authorisation; authorization; command; dictate; direction; injunction; license; order; ordinance; permission6. performance (noun) performance; perpetration; transaction7. remuneration (noun) compensation; cut; fee; indemnity; payment; percentage; portion; remuneration; royalty; salary; stipend8. contract (verb) contract; order; request; requisition9. empower (verb) accredit; adjure; appoint; assign; authorise; authorize; bid; command; dictate; empower; enable; entitle; license; qualify10. entrust (verb) charge; delegate; depute; deputise; deputize; endow; entrust; invest; promote -
65 least
1. n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшееyou might at least say you are sorry — вы могли бы, по крайней мере, извиниться
the least said the better — чем меньше сказано, тем лучше; лучше не говорить
not in the least — ни в малейшей степени, ничуть, нисколько
would you mind holding this box? — Not in the least — вам не трудно подержать эту коробку? — Нисколько
at least as given in — не меньше, чем дано в
2. a наименьший, малейшийat the least estimate — по самой скромной оценке, минимально
least possible trouble — с наименьшими хлопотами; с наименьшей затратой сил
3. a малый4. a арх. нижайший по положению; слабейший; наихудшийleast said soonest mended — посл.
5. adv от Ilast but not least — хотя и последний; но не менее; важный; не самый худший
6. adv менее всего, в наименьшей степениleast of all — менее всего, в наименьшей степени
nobody can complain, you least of all — никто не может жаловаться, а вы и подавно
7. adv превосх. ст. для образования прилагательных и наречий со значением менее всегоСинонимический ряд:1. most inferior (adj.) at the nadir; bottom; lowest; minimal; minimum; most inferior2. smallest (adj.) atomic; infinitesimal; microcosmic; microscopic; minute; minutest; smallest; tiniest3. unimportant (adj.) finical; first; most trivial; next to nothing; niggling; of minimal significance; piddling; slightest; trivial; unimportant -
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67 involvement
involvement [ɪn'vɒlvmənt]∎ my involvement in the project is strictly limited ma participation au projet est strictement limitée;∎ they were against American involvement in the war ils étaient opposés à toute participation américaine au conflit(b) (commitment) investissement m, engagement m;∎ she's looking for work that requires total involvement elle cherche un emploi qui demanderait un investissement total(c) (relationship) liaison f;∎ their involvement was short-lived leur liaison fut de courte durée;∎ I've had no further involvement with him since je n'ai plus jamais eu affaire à lui depuis;∎ he's frightened of emotional involvement il a peur de s'engager sentimentalement, il redoute tout engagement affectif(d) (complexity) complexité f, complication fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > involvement
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68 require
require [rɪ'kwaɪə(r)]∎ extreme caution is required une extrême vigilance s'impose;∎ is that all you require? c'est tout ce qu'il vous faut?, c'est tout ce dont vous avez besoin?;∎ if required si besoin est, s'il le faut;∎ when required quand il le faut;∎ your presence is urgently required on vous réclame d'urgence(b) (demand → qualifications, standard, commitment) exiger, requérir, réclamer;∎ to require sth of sb exiger qch de qn;∎ to require sb to do sth exiger que qn fasse qch;∎ candidates are required to provide three photographs les candidats doivent fournir trois photographies;∎ the law requires you to wear seatbelts la loi exige que vous portiez une ceinture de sécurité;∎ custom/tradition requires it c'est l'usage/la tradition (qui veut cela);∎ this job requires skill and experience ce travail demande ou requiert ou réclame compétence et expérience;∎ what do you require of me? que voulez-vous ou qu'attendez-vous de moi?;∎ it is required that you begin work at 8 a.m. every morning on exige de vous que vous commenciez votre travail à 8 heures tous les matins;∎ formal dress required (on invitation) tenue correcte exigée -
69 employee attitude survey
HRa systematic investigation of the views and opinions of those employed by an organization on issues relating to the work of that organization or their role within it. Employee attitude surveys may be conducted by means of questionnaires or interviews. They may be undertaken occasionally or at regular intervals and may be used to make a general assessment of employee morale or focus on a specific issue such as the introduction of a new policy. Goals may be to identify or gain an understanding of problems so that action to resolve them can be taken, to encourage employee involvement and commitment, or to assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating new initiatives. -
70 learning organization
Gen Mgtan organizational model characterized by a flat structure and customer-focused teams, that engenders the collective ability to develop shared visions by capturing and exploiting employees’ willingness, commitment, and curiosity. The concept of the learning organization was proposed by Chris Argyris and Donald Schön as part of their work on organizational learning, but was brought back to public attention in the 1990s by Peter Senge. For Senge, a learning organization is one with the capacity to shift away from views inherent to a traditional hierarchical, organization, toward the ability of all employees to challenge prevailing thinking and gain a balanced perspective. Senge believes the five major elements of a learning organization are mental models, personal mastery, systems thinking, shared vision, and team learning. Because of the requirement for an open, risktolerant culture, which is the opposite of the corporate culture of most organizations today, the learning organization remains, for many, an unattainable ideal. -
71 OECD
abbr. FinOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: a group of 30 member countries, with a shared commitment to democratic government and the market economy, that has active relationships with some 70 other countries via nongovernmental organizations. Formed in 1961, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics to trade, education, development, and scientific innovation. Its goals are to promote economic growth and employment in member countries in a climate of stability; to assist the sustainable economic expansion of both member and nonmember countries; and to support a balanced and even-handed expansion of world trade. -
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HRa regular meeting between managers or supervisors and their teams to exchange information and ideas. The idea of team briefing evolved from the concept of briefing groups which was developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and promoted by the Industrial Society as a means of communicating systematically with managers and employees throughout an organization. The goal was to reduce misunderstandings and rumors and increase cooperation, employee commitment, and team building. Team briefings are characterized as being regular face-to-face meetings of small teams which are led by a team leader and are relevant to the work of the group, providing an opportunity for questions. -
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74 Thinking
But what then am I? A thing which thinks. What is a thing which thinks? It is a thing which doubts, understands, [conceives], affirms, denies, wills, refuses, which also imagines and feels. (Descartes, 1951, p. 153)I have been trying in all this to remove the temptation to think that there "must be" a mental process of thinking, hoping, wishing, believing, etc., independent of the process of expressing a thought, a hope, a wish, etc.... If we scrutinize the usages which we make of "thinking," "meaning," "wishing," etc., going through this process rids us of the temptation to look for a peculiar act of thinking, independent of the act of expressing our thoughts, and stowed away in some particular medium. (Wittgenstein, 1958, pp. 41-43)Analyse the proofs employed by the subject. If they do not go beyond observation of empirical correspondences, they can be fully explained in terms of concrete operations, and nothing would warrant our assuming that more complex thought mechanisms are operating. If, on the other hand, the subject interprets a given correspondence as the result of any one of several possible combinations, and this leads him to verify his hypotheses by observing their consequences, we know that propositional operations are involved. (Inhelder & Piaget, 1958, p. 279)In every age, philosophical thinking exploits some dominant concepts and makes its greatest headway in solving problems conceived in terms of them. The seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophers construed knowledge, knower, and known in terms of sense data and their association. Descartes' self-examination gave classical psychology the mind and its contents as a starting point. Locke set up sensory immediacy as the new criterion of the real... Hobbes provided the genetic method of building up complex ideas from simple ones... and, in another quarter, still true to the Hobbesian method, Pavlov built intellect out of conditioned reflexes and Loeb built life out of tropisms. (S. Langer, 1962, p. 54)Experiments on deductive reasoning show that subjects are influenced sufficiently by their experience for their reasoning to differ from that described by a purely deductive system, whilst experiments on inductive reasoning lead to the view that an understanding of the strategies used by adult subjects in attaining concepts involves reference to higher-order concepts of a logical and deductive nature. (Bolton, 1972, p. 154)There are now machines in the world that think, that learn and create. Moreover, their ability to do these things is going to increase rapidly until-in the visible future-the range of problems they can handle will be coextensive with the range to which the human mind has been applied. (Newell & Simon, quoted in Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 138)But how does it happen that thinking is sometimes accompanied by action and sometimes not, sometimes by motion, and sometimes not? It looks as if almost the same thing happens as in the case of reasoning and making inferences about unchanging objects. But in that case the end is a speculative proposition... whereas here the conclusion which results from the two premises is an action.... I need covering; a cloak is a covering. I need a cloak. What I need, I have to make; I need a cloak. I have to make a cloak. And the conclusion, the "I have to make a cloak," is an action. (Nussbaum, 1978, p. 40)It is well to remember that when philosophy emerged in Greece in the sixth century, B.C., it did not burst suddenly out of the Mediterranean blue. The development of societies of reasoning creatures-what we call civilization-had been a process to be measured not in thousands but in millions of years. Human beings became civilized as they became reasonable, and for an animal to begin to reason and to learn how to improve its reasoning is a long, slow process. So thinking had been going on for ages before Greece-slowly improving itself, uncovering the pitfalls to be avoided by forethought, endeavoring to weigh alternative sets of consequences intellectually. What happened in the sixth century, B.C., is that thinking turned round on itself; people began to think about thinking, and the momentous event, the culmination of the long process to that point, was in fact the birth of philosophy. (Lipman, Sharp & Oscanyan, 1980, p. xi)The way to look at thought is not to assume that there is a parallel thread of correlated affects or internal experiences that go with it in some regular way. It's not of course that people don't have internal experiences, of course they do; but that when you ask what is the state of mind of someone, say while he or she is performing a ritual, it's hard to believe that such experiences are the same for all people involved.... The thinking, and indeed the feeling in an odd sort of way, is really going on in public. They are really saying what they're saying, doing what they're doing, meaning what they're meaning. Thought is, in great part anyway, a public activity. (Geertz, quoted in J. Miller, 1983, pp. 202-203)Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Einstein, quoted in Minsky, 1986, p. 17)What, in effect, are the conditions for the construction of formal thought? The child must not only apply operations to objects-in other words, mentally execute possible actions on them-he must also "reflect" those operations in the absence of the objects which are replaced by pure propositions. Thus, "reflection" is thought raised to the second power. Concrete thinking is the representation of a possible action, and formal thinking is the representation of a representation of possible action.... It is not surprising, therefore, that the system of concrete operations must be completed during the last years of childhood before it can be "reflected" by formal operations. In terms of their function, formal operations do not differ from concrete operations except that they are applied to hypotheses or propositions [whose logic is] an abstract translation of the system of "inference" that governs concrete operations. (Piaget, quoted in Minsky, 1986, p. 237)[E]ven a human being today (hence, a fortiori, a remote ancestor of contemporary human beings) cannot easily or ordinarily maintain uninterrupted attention on a single problem for more than a few tens of seconds. Yet we work on problems that require vastly more time. The way we do that (as we can observe by watching ourselves) requires periods of mulling to be followed by periods of recapitulation, describing to ourselves what seems to have gone on during the mulling, leading to whatever intermediate results we have reached. This has an obvious function: namely, by rehearsing these interim results... we commit them to memory, for the immediate contents of the stream of consciousness are very quickly lost unless rehearsed.... Given language, we can describe to ourselves what seemed to occur during the mulling that led to a judgment, produce a rehearsable version of the reaching-a-judgment process, and commit that to long-term memory by in fact rehearsing it. (Margolis, 1987, p. 60)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Thinking
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