Systema Temporis : a time-based dimensional framework for consciousness and cognition
- Authors: Kent, Lachlan , Van Doorn, George , Klein, Britt
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article , Review
- Relation: Consciousness and Cognition Vol. 73, no. (2019), p. 1-12
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- Description: This study uses a combined categorical-dimensional approach to depict a hierarchical framework for consciousness similar to, and contiguous with, factorial models of cognition (cf., intelligence). On the basis of the longstanding definition of time consciousness, the analysis employs a dimension of temporal extension, in the same manner that psychology has temporally organised memory (i.e., short-term, long-term, and long-lasting memories). By defining temporal extension in terms of the structure of time perception at short timescales (<100 s), memory and time consciousness are proposed to fit along the same logarithmic dimension. This suggests that different forms of time consciousness (e.g., experience, wakefulness, and self-consciousness) are embedded within, or supported by, the ascending timescales of different modes of memory (i.e., short-term, long-term, etc.). A secondary dimension is also proposed to integrate higher-order forms of consciousness/emotion and memory/cognition. The resulting two-dimensional structure accords with existing theories of cognitive and emotional intelligence.
Forensic intelligence and the analytical process
- Authors: Oatley, Giles , Chapman, Brendan , Speers, James
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Data mining and knowledge discovery Vol. 10, no. 3 (2020), p.
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- Description: A review was undertaken of the developments made with integrating forensicevidence into the analytical process to support police investigations. Evidencesuch as DNA, fingerprints, fibers, accelerants, tyre marks, and so forth, cansupport to differing degrees the various working theories or hypotheses aboutthe nature of the alleged crime, the persons of interest and the modusoperandi. Investigators however, either forensic or detective, bring variousbiases to evidence capture and analysis, biases which are better understood inthe intelligence community. Structured analytical techniques have a long his-tory in intelligence analysis, for example analysis of competing hypotheses,which serves several purposes: information sharing, clarity of communication,and to highlight the common forms of bias brought to bear in an investigation.We illustrate the representation of links based on traces and intelligence, andhow these can be stored in databases permitting better“reasoning”with evi-dence. We also present some recommendations for integration of forensic intelligence into the investigative analytic process and review information sys-tems in this area
An oily steppingstone : Australia’s strategic interest in Portuguese Timor, 1902-1941
- Authors: Murphy-Avery, Kathryn
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: Using a realist theoretical lens, this thesis historically examines Australia’s strategic interest in Portuguese Timor between 1902 and 1941. The islands of the Malay Archipelago and South Pacific assumed a binary role in Australia’s geopolitical imagination as though they were designed to either shield or menace Australia. One of these territories, Portuguese Timor, was regarded as the weakest, most vulnerable point in Australia’s northern surroundings. Centuries of Portuguese (mis)rule had left it largely undeveloped and, according to successive Australian governments, susceptible to foreign threats. Australians therefore regarded Portuguese Timor as a potential base for operations from which a future hostile enemy—first Germany, then Japan—might menace Australia. This thesis argues that Portuguese Timor was considered vital to Australian security throughout the timeframe studied. The Australian military intervention in Portuguese Timor on 17 December 1941 was therefore the result not only of short-term considerations arising from the slide to war in the Pacific, but also a culmination of longer-term factors contributing to four decades of anxiety about the colony as a source of threat to Australian national security. With greater awareness of Britain’s incapacity to sufficiently project its military power throughout the Asia and Pacific regions, Australia’s political leaders pursued a number of measures in order to prevent foreign interests from establishing a footing in Portuguese Timor. Through examining these complex geopolitical issues, this thesis also contends that Australian policy towards Portuguese Timor, particularly during the 1930s and leading into the Pacific War, represents an understudied example of a nascent independent Australian foreign policy position during an era commonly understood as a time when Australian governments were acquiescent to the policies of London.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy