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Theoretical Inquiry

Author : Austin E. Quigley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300129815
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Inquiry written by Austin E. Quigley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: div In the aftermath of debate about the death of literary theory, Austin E. Quigley asks whether theory has failed us or we have failed literary theory. Theory can thrive, he argues, only if we understand how it can be strategically deployed to reveal what it does not presuppose. This involves the repositioning of theoretical inquiry relative to historical and critical inquiry and the repositioning of theories relative to each other. What follows is a thought-provoking reexamination of the controversial claims of pluralism in literary studies. The book explores the related roles of literary history, criticism, and theory by tracing the fascinating history of linguistics as an intellectual problem in the twentieth century. Quigley’s approach clarifies the pluralistic nature of literary inquiry, the viability and life cycles of theories, the controversial status of canonicity, and the polemical nature of the culture wars by positioning them all in the context of recurring debates about language that have their earliest exemplifications in classical times. /DIV

Powers of Theory

Author : Robert R. Alford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521316354
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Powers of Theory written by Robert R. Alford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-10-31 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evaluation of different theories of the nature of the state in capitalist democracies.

A Good Book, In Theory

Author : Alan Sears
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442600977
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book A Good Book, In Theory written by Alan Sears and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.

A Theoretical Inquiry into the Rational Structure of Human Society

Author : Xu Wenli
Publisher : Bouden House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book A Theoretical Inquiry into the Rational Structure of Human Society written by Xu Wenli and published by Bouden House. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1981 and 2002, Xu Wenli spent 16 years in prison. In prison these “family letters” were the only mean of written expression allowed Xu. The content of such letters was restricted to mundane family matters. The only persons with whom Xu was allowed to correspond were his wife and daughter. Xu Wenli has both a good wife and a good daughter. When Xu Wenli was first imprisoned, his daughter was an elementary school student in first grade. When he was released from his second term of imprisonment, his daughter had completed her university studies and was a professional teacher. These five letters are letters Xu Wenli sent to his daughter Xu Jin during his second term in prison. They combine the love and devotion of a father with the didacticism of a teacher and the free exchange of a friend. Reading these letters both moved me and inspired in me profound thoughts.

Forms of Curriculum Inquiry

Author : Edmund C. Short
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791406489
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Forms of Curriculum Inquiry written by Edmund C. Short and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of seventeen forms of inquiry used in curriculum research in education. Conventional disciplinary forms of inquiry, such as philosophical, historical, and scientific, are described, as well as more recently acknowledged forms such as ethnographic, aesthetic, narrative, phenomenological, and hermeneutic. Interdisciplinary forms such as theoretical, normative, critical, deliberative, and action research are also included. These forms of inquiry are distinguished from one another in terms of purposes, types of research questions addressed, and the processes and logic of procedure employed in arriving at knowledge claims.

A Theoretical inquiry into the physical cause of epidemic diseases

Author : Alexander Hamilton Howe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theoretical inquiry into the physical cause of epidemic diseases written by Alexander Hamilton Howe and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research and Practice

Author : Akyol, Zehra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466621117
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research and Practice written by Akyol, Zehra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communications technologies have been continuously integrated into learning and training environments which has revealed the need for a clear understanding of the process. The Community of Inquiry (COI) Theoretical Framework has a philosophical foundation which provides planned guidelines and principles to development useful learning environments and guarantees successful educational experiences. Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research, and Practice is an extensive reference that offers theoretical foundations and developments associated with the COl theoretical framework. This collection is a valuable source of ideas, research opportunities, and challenges for scholars and practitioners in the field of education technology.

A Theoretical Inquiry Into the Physical Cause of Epidemic Diseases ...

Author : Alexander Hamilton Howe (M.D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theoretical Inquiry Into the Physical Cause of Epidemic Diseases ... written by Alexander Hamilton Howe (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mindful Inquiry in Social Research

Author : Valerie Malhotra Bentz
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761904090
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Mindful Inquiry in Social Research written by Valerie Malhotra Bentz and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-06-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative introduction to research in the social sciences guides students and new researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks. It introduces the underlying logic of ten cultures of inquiry: ethnography; quantitative behavioral science; phenomenology; action research; hermeneutics; evaluation research; feminist research; critical social science; historical-comparative research; and theoretical research. It clarifies conceptual and intellectual traditions in research, and puts researchers firmly in the investigative saddle - able to choose, justify, and explain the intellectual framework and personal rationale of their research.

Scale Theory

Author : Joshua DiCaglio
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452966494
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Scale Theory written by Joshua DiCaglio and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering call for a new understanding of scale across the humanities How is it possible that you are—simultaneously—cells, atoms, a body, quarks, a component in an ecological network, a moment in the thermodynamic dispersal of the sun, and an element in the gravitational whirl of galaxies? In this way, we routinely transform reality into things already outside of direct human experience, things we hardly comprehend even as we speak of DNA, climate effects, toxic molecules, and viruses. How do we find ourselves with these disorienting layers of scale? Enter Scale Theory, which provides a foundational theory of scale that explains how scale works, the parameters of scalar thinking, and how scale refigures reality—that teaches us how to think in terms of scale, no matter where our interests may lie. Joshua DiCaglio takes us on a fascinating journey through six thought experiments that provide clarifying yet provocative definitions for scale and new ways of thinking about classic concepts ranging from unity to identity. Because our worldviews and philosophies are largely built on nonscalar experience, he then takes us slowly through the ways scale challenges and reconfigures objects, subjects, and relations. Scale Theory is, in a sense, nondisciplinary—weaving together a dizzying array of sciences (from nanoscience to ecology) with discussions from the humanities (from philosophy to rhetoric). In the process, a curious pattern emerges: attempts to face the significance of scale inevitably enter terrain closer to mysticism than science. Rather than dismiss this connection, DiCaglio examines the reasons for it, redefining mysticism in terms of scale and integrating contemplative philosophies into the discussion. The result is a powerful account of the implications and challenges of scale, attuned to the way scale transforms both reality and ourselves.

The Sensory Order

Author : F. A. Hayek
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226321304
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Sensory Order written by F. A. Hayek and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nobel Prize-winning economist explores how the mind works—an early landmark in the field of cognitive science. The Sensory Order, first published in 1952, sets forth F. A. Hayek's classic theory of mind in which he describes the mental mechanism that classifies perceptions that cannot be accounted for by physical laws. Though Hayek is more commonly known as an icon in the field of economics, his genius was wide-ranging—and his contribution to theoretical psychology is of continuing significance to cognitive scientists as well as to economists interested in the interplay between psychology and market systems, and has been addressed in the work of Thomas Szasz, Gerald Edelman, and Joaquin Fuster. “A most encouraging example of a sustained attempt to bring together information, inference, and hypothesis in the several fields of biology, psychology, and philosophy.”—Quarterly Review of Biology

Knowledge and Inquiry

Author : Erik J. Olsson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521845564
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and Inquiry written by Erik J. Olsson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume contribute substantially to the understanding of Isaac Levi's work.

Heuristic Inquiry

Author : Nevine Sultan
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506355471
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Heuristic Inquiry written by Nevine Sultan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused on exploring human experience from an authentic researcher perspective, Heuristic Inquiry: Researching Human Experience Holistically presents heuristic inquiry as a unique phenomenological, experiential, and relational approach to qualitative research that is also rigorous and evidence-based. Nevine Sultan describes a distinguishing perspective of this research that treats participants not as subjects of research but rather as co-researchers in an exploratory process marked by genuineness and intersubjectivity. Through the use of real-life examples illustrating the various processes of heuristic research, the book offers an understanding of heuristic inquiry that is straightforward and informal yet honors its creative, intuitive, and poly-dimensional nature.

Reforming Lesson Study in Japan

Author : Yuta Suzuki
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000530477
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Reforming Lesson Study in Japan written by Yuta Suzuki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates the formation and development of theories of action in school reforms for Schools as Learning Communities (SLC) during ten years from its inception in 1998 in select Japanese elementary schools, junior high schools, and one secondary school. While growing international interest in Japanese lesson study is in pursuit of a standard lesson study, Suzuki offers a unique perspective into school reforms for SLC and how they resisted the standardization of lesson study out of concerns that it would limit a teacher’s autonomous judgment and choice. Through a theory-of-action approach in its examination of the pilot schools for SLC, this book clarifies: • Why did teachers reform lesson study? • What were the difficulties in reforming lesson study? • Why were teachers working on school reform for SLC? • Why did the school reform for SLC evolve from an elementary school to the junior high schools and high schools? This book provides a theoretical foundation for reviewing the past efforts and histories of Japanese lesson study reforms, and will interest academics and practitioners looking for insights into the future of lesson study.

The Crisis of Philosophy

Author : Michael H. McCarthy
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791401521
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Crisis of Philosophy written by Michael H. McCarthy and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a sympathetic yet critical treatment of the major philosophical attempts to define a viable project for philosophy in the face of historical changes. McCarthy, then, proposes a comprehensive, critical, and methodological strategy of epistemic integration that fully respects the progressive and pluralistic character of contemporary science and common sense. The programs of Frege, Husserl, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Sellers, Dewey, Quine, and Rorty are carefully presented and an assessment is made of their merits and limitations. This assessment results in a defense of Lonergan's integrative strategy -- a nuanced philosophical strategy around which a gathering center could be built. McCarthy presents Lonergan's work as containing the firm outline and partial execution of a philosophical project continuous with philosophy's historic purposes and equal to the exigences of the present. The book examines a broad range of seminal topics and, after extended dialectical treatment of them, develops a coherent account of their interdependence. These topics include psychologism, intentionality, the limits of naturalism, semantical and epistemic realism, historical belonging, epistemic invariance, foundational analysis, the limitation of logic and of the linguistic turn, generalized empirical method, the interdependence of mind and language, the interplay of nature and history, and the critical appropriation of tradition.

Philosophical Methodology

Author : John Bengson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192676679
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Philosophical Methodology written by John Bengson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophical Methodology is a book addressed to the entire philosophical community. It develops a novel account of the structure and goals of inquiry, offers the first systematic discussion of philosophical data, and assesses extant philosophical methods. Introducing a new method for doing philosophy, it positions theorists to better understand their topics while also revealing how philosophy can continue to make progress in answering its foremost questions.

Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal Theory

Author : Brian Burge-Hendrix
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351939378
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal Theory written by Brian Burge-Hendrix and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossing the usual boundaries of abstract legal theory, this book considers actual charter systems - legal systems with explicitly posited moral-political rights, such as those of Canada and the United States - as well as cases in constitutional adjudication. It shows the worth of careful reflection on methodological and meta-theoretical issues for a comprehensive account of a present-day legal system which is fast becoming the norm. The author explicitly connects the ongoing Methodology Debate within legal philosophy to constitutional adjudication and Canadian law. By drawing out the implications of the Methodology Debate and the challenge of giving a proper account of constitutional adjudication in a general theory of law, the study examines how a descriptive, morally and politically neutral legal theory can deal with epistemic uncertainty - uncertainty about the actual status of moral-political legal provisions and their jurisprudential function - in a thoroughgoing manner. It also demonstrates the merits of a minimalist version of Legal Positivism with regard to the practical importance of charters in charter systems and societies.