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Neurath's boat (or Neurath's ship) is a simile used in anti-foundational accounts of knowledge, especially in the philosophy of science. It was first formulated by Otto Neurath . It is based in part on the Ship of Theseus which, however, is standardly used to illustrate other philosophical questions, to do with problems of identity . [ 1 ]
Although the ship was likely destroyed after the latter Battle of Mos Le'Harmless, recent activity suggests the ship may have been revived along with its thought-dead (now seemingly undead) captain. In the 2013 video game BioShock Infinite , the vigor (potion) "Undertow" is advertised by the vigor dispenser machine with the words "Ancient ...
The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned from Crete had thirty oars, and was preserved by the Athenians down even to the time of Demetrius Phalereus, for they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and strong timber in their places, insomuch that this ship became a standing example among the philosophers, for ...
Back on land, the mariner is compelled by "a woful agony" to tell the hermit his story. As penance for shooting the albatross, the mariner, driven by the agony of his guilt, is now forced to wander the earth, telling his story over and over, and teaching a lesson to those he meets:
Here's a look back at the Gators coach's verbal jab at the Vols: 'You can't spell Citrus without U-T': Revisiting Steve Spurrier's jab against Tennessee Skip to main content
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
The term does not imply in any way that the ship is privately owned. privateer. Also private man of war. A privately owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a letter of marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. prize A property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, e.g. an enemy warship or merchant vessel. prize crew
The ship saw action during the Quasi-War, the First Barbary War, the Battle of Tripoli Harbor, and the Battle of Derne before it earned the famous nickname during the War of 1812. It was nicknamed this because the live oak wood with which the ship was made was so strong that the 18-pound British cannonballs bounced right off the hull.