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Higher-order thinking is probably not something they excel at.
Assholes Finish First Tucker Max 2010
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I want a Scheme that lets me apply advanced programming language techniques - lightweight Higher-order functions and Hygienic macros rather than Boilerplate code, Continuations rather than a fixed set of predefined Control flow mechanisms, symbols rather than Enumerated types, Functional programming rather than getting tangled with too much state, dynamically-scoped parameters rather than God objects - to my day-to-day tasks.
Snell-Pym » R7RS 2009
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Higher-order phylogenetics of modern Aves based on comparative anatomy.
Goodbye, my giant predatory, cursorial, flightless hoatzin Darren Naish 2006
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Higher-order phylogenetics of modern Aves based on comparative anatomy.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Higher-order theorists are united in thinking that the relevant difference consists in the presence of something higher-order in the first case that is absent in the second.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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˜Higher-order intentionalism and higher-order acquaintance,™ Philosophical Studies, 134:
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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Higher-order theorists will allow, of course, that mental states can be targets of higher-order representation without being phenomenally conscious.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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˜Higher-order global states (HOGS): an alternative higher-order model of consciousness,™ in R. Gennaro
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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Higher-order theories, like cognitive/representational theories in general, assume that the right level at which to seek an explanation of phenomenal consciousness is a cognitive one, providing an explanation in terms of some combination of causal role and intentional content.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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˜Higher-order thoughts, animal consciousness, and misrepresentation,™ in R. Gennaro (ed.)
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness Carruthers, Peter 2007
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