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Usable Theory

Author : Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400830672
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Usable Theory written by Dietrich Rueschemeyer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project of twentieth-century sociology and political science--to create predictive scientific theory--resulted in few full-scale theories that can be taken off the shelf and successfully applied to empirical puzzles. Yet focused "theory frames" that formulate problems and point to relevant causal factors and conditions have produced vibrant, insightful, and analytically oriented empirical research. While theory frames alone cannot offer explanation or prediction, they guide empirical theory formation and give direction to inferences from empirical evidence. They are also responsible for much of the progress in the social sciences. In Usable Theory, distinguished sociologist Dietrich Rueschemeyer shows graduate students and researchers how to construct theory frames and use them to develop valid empirical hypotheses in the course of empirical social and political research. Combining new ideas as well as analytic tools derived from classic and recent theoretical traditions, the book enlarges the rationalist model of action by focusing on knowledge, norms, preferences, and emotions, and it discusses larger social formations that shape elementary forms of action. Throughout, Usable Theory seeks to mobilize the implicit theoretical social knowledge used in everyday life. Offers tools for theory building in social and political research Complements the rationalist model of action with discussions of knowledge, norms, preferences, and emotions Relates theoretical ideas to problems of methodology Situates elementary forms of action in relation to larger formations Combines new ideas with themes from classic and more recent theories

A Practical Theory of Programming

Author : Eric C.R. Hehner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441985964
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Book Synopsis A Practical Theory of Programming by : Eric C.R. Hehner

Download or read book A Practical Theory of Programming written by Eric C.R. Hehner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are several theories of programming. The first usable theory, often called "Hoare's Logic", is still probably the most widely known. In it, a specification is a pair of predicates: a precondition and postcondition (these and all technical terms will be defined in due course). Another popular and closely related theory by Dijkstra uses the weakest precondition predicate transformer, which is a function from programs and postconditions to preconditions. lones's Vienna Development Method has been used to advantage in some industries; in it, a specification is a pair of predicates (as in Hoare's Logic), but the second predicate is a relation. Temporal Logic is yet another formalism that introduces some special operators and quantifiers to describe some aspects of computation. The theory in this book is simpler than any of those just mentioned. In it, a specification is just a boolean expression. Refinement is just ordinary implication. This theory is also more general than those just mentioned, applying to both terminating and nonterminating computation, to both sequential and parallel computation, to both stand-alone and interactive computation. And it includes time bounds, both for algorithm classification and for tightly constrained real-time applications.

Practice Theory, Work, and Organization

Author : Davide Nicolini
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199231591
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis Practice Theory, Work, and Organization by : Davide Nicolini

Download or read book Practice Theory, Work, and Organization written by Davide Nicolini and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to this emerging area of study.

Time of Nature and the Nature of Time

Author : Christophe Bouton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319537253
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Time of Nature and the Nature of Time written by Christophe Bouton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the question of time from the perspective of the time of nature. Its aim is to provide some insights about the nature of time on the basis of the different uses of the concept of time in natural sciences. Presenting a dialogue between philosophy and science, it features a collection of papers that investigate the representation, modeling and understanding of time as they appear in physics, biology, geology and paleontology. It asks questions such as: whether or not the notions of time in the various sciences are reducible to the same physical time, what status should be given to timescale differences, or what are the specific epistemic issues raised by past facts in natural sciences. The book first explores the experience of time and its relation to time in nature in a set of chapters that bring together what human experience and physics enable metaphysicians, logicians and scientists to say about time. Next, it studies time in physics, including some puzzling paradoxes about time raised by the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. The volume then goes on to examine the distinctive problems and conceptions of time in the life sciences. It explores the concept of deep time in paleontology and geology, time in the epistemology of evolutionary biology, and time in developmental biology. Each scientific discipline features a specific approach to time and uses distinctive methodologies for implementing time in its models. This volume seeks to define a common language to conceive of the distinct ways different scientific disciplines view time. In the process, it offers a new approach to the issue of time that will appeal to a wide range of readers: philosophers and historians of science, metaphysicians and natural scientists - be they scholars, advanced students or readers from an educated general audience.

Artificial Intelligence in Design ’96

Author : John S. Gero
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400902794
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Intelligence in Design ’96 written by John S. Gero and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is one of the most significant parameters in our society. Designers are amongst the primary change agents for any society. As a consequence design is an important research topic in engineering and architecture and related disciplines, since design is not only a means of change but is also one of the keystones to economic competitiveness and the fundamental precursor to manufacturing. The development of computational models founded on the artificial intelligence paradigm has provided an impetus for much of current design research -both computational and cognitive. These forms of design research have only been carried out in the last decade or so and in the temporal sense they are still immature. Notwithstanding this immaturity, noticeable advances have been made both in extending our understanding of design and in developing tools based on that understanding. Whilst many researchers in the field of artificial intelligence in design utilise ideas about how humans design as one source of concepts there is normally no attempt to model human designers. Rather the results of the research presented in this volume demonstrate approaches to increasing our understanding of design as a process.

The Struggle for Development and Democracy

Author : Alessandro Olsaretti
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004470522
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Development and Democracy written by Alessandro Olsaretti and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Struggle for Development and Democracy Alessandro Olsaretti proposes a humanist social science as a first step to overcome the flaws of neoliberalism, and to recover a balanced approach that is needed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Strategy for Chaos

Author : Colin Gray
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135754756
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Strategy for Chaos written by Colin Gray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Professor Colin Gray develops and applies the theory and scholarship on the allegedly historical practice of the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), in order to improve our comprehension of how and why strategy 'works'. The author explores the RMA hypothesis both theoretically and historically. The book argues that the conduct of an RMA has to be examined as a form of strategic behaviour, which means that, of necessity, it must "work" as strategy works. The great RMA debate of the 1990s is reviewed empathetically, though sceptically, by the author, with every major school of thought allowed its day in court. The author presents three historical RMAs as case studies for his argument: those arguably revealed in the wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon; in World War I; and in the nuclear age. The focus of his analysis is how these grand RMAs functioned strategically. The conclusions that he draws from these empirical exercises are then applied to help us understand what, indeed, is - and what is not - happening with the much vaunted information-technology-led RMA of today.

Creative Understanding

Author : Roberto Torretti
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226807827
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Creative Understanding written by Roberto Torretti and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A pleasure to read. Gracefully written by a scholar well grounded in the relevant philosophical, historical, and technical background. . . . a helpfully clarifying review and analysis of some issues of importance to recent philosophy of science and a source of some illuminating insights."—Burke Townsend, Philosophy of Science

Paradigms and Theories Influencing Policies in the South African and International Water Sectors

Author : Richard Meissner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319485474
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Book Synopsis Paradigms and Theories Influencing Policies in the South African and International Water Sectors by : Richard Meissner

Download or read book Paradigms and Theories Influencing Policies in the South African and International Water Sectors written by Richard Meissner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies, programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian and South African climate change adaptation strategies for government entities and the UNDP's Water and Ocean Governance focus area. It critically assesses how science can be used in the service of society and how researchers and practitioners can bridge the gaps that arise as a result of incomplete thinking. Presenting a bird’s-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the policy context, it offers a valuable contribution to fields of inquiry such as research methods, comparative analyses, political science, international relations and the natural and social sciences in general. This book fills a market gap, providing real-world solutions to the practical application of science, paradigms and theories.

Symbol and Theory

Author : John Skorupski
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbol and Theory written by John Skorupski and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Critical Turning Points in the Middle East

Author : N. Al-Rodhan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230306764
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Critical Turning Points in the Middle East written by N. Al-Rodhan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a novel look at the modern Middle East through the prisms of six cascading negative critical turning points. It identifies the seeds of a potential seventh in the collective dignity deficits generated by poor governance paradigms and exacerbated by geopolitical competition for the region's natural resources.

New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business

Author : William C. Gartner
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031238443
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Book Synopsis New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business by : William C. Gartner

Download or read book New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business written by William C. Gartner and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features a collection of high-quality and peer-reviewed papers from the 2022 6th International Conference on Applied Economics and Business (ICAEB), which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, during August 24-26, 2022. ICAEB serves as a platform for presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of applied economics and business. Applied economics is used to improve the quality of practice in business and public policy by thinking meticulously about new ways to approach old problems. Presentations at the conference include the topical areas of development, ecological, financial, forensic, information, institutional, international, labor, managerial, mathematical, monetary, and other related economic aspects. All these topics relate to an overall theme of sustainable development from an economic perspective. The conference brings together scientists from different fields of applied economic research in order to exchange ideas and experiences leading to improved methods of economic analysis.

Research Methodology

Author : Herman Aguinis
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1071871919
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book Research Methodology written by Herman Aguinis and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Aguinis′s Research Methodology provides a comprehensive guide to conducting high-impact empirical research. A valuable resource for all researchers, it offers step-by-step explanations of diverse methodologies with practical guidelines. This text aids readers in selecting compelling topics, reporting results, and evaluating published research.

A New Foundation of Physical Theories

Author : Günther Ludwig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540308326
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book A New Foundation of Physical Theories written by Günther Ludwig and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the tradition of G. Ludwig’s groundbreaking works, this book aims to clarify and formulate more precisely the fundamental ideas of physical theories. By introducing a basic descriptive language of simple form, in which it is possible to formulate recorded facts, ambiguities of physical theories are avoided as much as possible. In this approach the field of physics that should be described by a theory is determined by basic concepts only, i.e. concepts that can be explained without a theory. In this context the authors introduce a new concept of idealization and review the process of discovering new concepts. They believe that, when the theories are formulated within an axiomatic basis, solutions can be found to many difficult problems such as the interpretation of physical theories, the relations between theories as well as the introduction of physical concepts. The book addresses both physicists and philosophers of science and should encourage the reader to contribute to the understanding of the lasting core of physical knowledge about the real structures of the world.

Fundamentals of Research Methodology for Health Care Professionals

Author : Hilla Brink
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780702166808
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Research Methodology for Health Care Professionals written by Hilla Brink and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to research methodology, this textbook contains conceptual and nontechnical descriptions of the methods used by researchers in medical experimentation. Each step of the research process is explained and illustrated with examples from practice. This revised second edition also has expanded sections on clinical research methods, action research, Web resources, and current scenarios.

Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing (Set)

Author : Mary De Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826130151
Total Pages : 1402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing (Set) by : Mary De Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN

Download or read book Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing (Set) written by Mary De Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 1402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first series to comprehensively address leading qualitative research designs and methods from a nursing perspective, and is a must-have for every research library. These are practical, how-to guides to conducting research using seven different qualitative designs that encompass new and traditional methodologies. Written by Dr. Mary de Chesnay, a noted qualitative research scholar, and contributing specialists in each of the qualitative methods, each of the seven books discusses the theoretical rationale for using a particular design, describes its components, and delineates a practical plan to conduct studies. Utilizing a practical, problem-solving approach, the books delineate appropriate methods, ethical considerations, critical issues, and potential pitfalls. Examples of published qualitative nursing research worldwide, along with author commentary, support the new researcher in making decisions and facing challenges. Case studies follow a template that includes a description of the study, data collection and analysis, and dissemination. Also included are techniques whereby researchers can ensure high standards of rigor, and an extensive bibliography and list of resources. The bookís practical point of view is geared to help novice researchers and specialists alike develop or expand their competencies, engage graduate faculty and students, and aid nursing research staff in larger hospitals and other healthcare institutions, as well as in-service educators and students. Key Features of this One-of-a-Kind Resource Library: Focuses on practical problem solving Reviews the philosophical basis for each qualitative design Disseminates the most current references in each design Provides a plan to conduct studies using the design and discusses appropriate methods, ethical considerations, and potential challenges Showcases the research of international scholars Is peer reviewed by design and method experts

Re-constructing Archaeology

Author : Michael Shanks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134886098
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Re-constructing Archaeology written by Michael Shanks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: InRe-Constructing Archaeology, Shanks and Tilley aim to challenge the disciplinary practices of both traditional and the `new' archaeology and to present a radical alternative - a critically self-consious archaeology aware of itself as pracitce in the present, and equally a social archaeology that appreciates artefacts not merely as ovjects of analysis but as part of a social world of past and present that is charged with meaning. It is a fresh and invigorating contribution to the emergence of a philosophically and politically informed archaeology.