There is little in the way of punctuation, phrases slide out in chunks and impressions are wholly subjective, bypassing the more usual intellectual devices of simile and allusion.
This would explain, of course, why we find so little in Nietzsche by way of argumentative or discursive support for his evaluative judgments: such intellectual devices are precisely the ones that would appeal to our conscious faculties, and thus would be idle with respect to the desired outcomes.
Moreover, the different phases of the exercises used to think of alternative futures can be systematized in different ways by means of different techniques.5 In general, Future Studies resort to intellectual devices in order to collect, process and analyze pieces of information to profit from the most suitable technique and methodology diagram available.
Yet, this adaptation of "Parade's End," with a screenplay written by Tom Stoppard, aims to be more than a faintly intellectual delivery device for romance.
Microsoft continues its quest to fleece companies over use of its intellectual property in devices running platforms made by competitors.
The question, both plot device and intellectual premise, animates "Surveillance," the gripping new novel by Jonathan Raban, a British writer who for years has embedded himself in America, earning acclaim for his fresh-eyed travelogues and journalism.
The company notes that these attacks typically go after intellectual property like medical device and equipment development data.
More recently, the microwave endometrial ablation system from Microsulis has been withdrawn from the European market after Hologic acquired the intellectual property for the device (Microsulis Medical, press release, 2011).
The intellectual property of this device resides in its analytic software that can provide a very detailed analysis of the demineralization level of very early lesions, and can also "superimpose" scans over previous scans of the same lesion in order to identify the effects of treatment.
Naqvi attempts to blend highbrow intellectual elements with narrative devices from popular culture to explore the impacts of the ill-conceived "war on terror", and this bold technique is sometimes successful.
