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Subject: Re: Chess Programmers -- take note: M. N. J. van Kervinck's Master's Thesis

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 04:14:59 08/21/02

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On August 21, 2002 at 06:48:57, Sune Fischer wrote:

>Again nonsense Mogens, they where neither unsubstantiated or personal opinions,
>I gave you links to show you how it's done (but didn't want to post as I would
>have to translate a great deal, and it's already very off-topic).

The point being your inability to substantiate your claims regardless of
excuses.

>You simply do not understand the word research. Research is not pasting together
>a bunch old stuff.

I think I have a rather good grasp of research. Your description "pasting
together a bunch (of) old stuff" just exemplifies the inability to understand
what critical literary study means. Not to mention comparative studies. Both of
which is considered research. Not only in social sciences.

>Research is _doing_ something original, it has nothing to do with compiling a
>compendium, that is your free and very wrong interpretation/translation.

Nope.

>Here it is in danish, and the correct translation goes:
>"Specialet består i udførelsen af et større eksperimentelt eller/og teoretisk
>arbejde. Det udføres under personlig vejledning fra en forsker, og ved dets
>afslutning udarbejdes en skriftlig afhandling om specialearbejdet.

My quote, which is a few paragraphs below this one, explains what is meant by
experimental and theoretical work. Theoretical work can be a critical literary
study (comparative) or didactical (eg. a compendium). I consider the thesis in
question to be a literary study, which is acceptable by Danish standards as well
(except maybe the Niels Bohr Institute ;-). A didactical study can be anything
fom textbooks for the gymnasium to more or less philosophical papers on the
topic of learning in context with the subject at hand. Of course, the actual
choice of approach is probably indicative of career choice, be it research
scientist or teacher. That is another qiestion and irrelevant.

>[I have moved the thread to CTF, you can respond there as it's too off-topic
>here, me and Dann are have already continued there]

I don't post at CTF, sorry. But I doubt we're getting anywhere anyway. I
recommend reading the ruleset for physics (all of it) and maybe a couple of
others as well.

Regards,
Mogens



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