causal realism an essay on philosophical method and the

Causal Realism: An Essay on Philosophical Method and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cahalong>anong>, John C., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, NOTE: Series number is not ong>anong> integer: n/a

Advances in Mixed-Method Evaluation: The Challenges and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greene, Jennifer C. / Caracelli, Valerie J. / Ev, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, Evaluation theory ong>anong>d practice today are characteristically pluralistic, embracing diverse perspectives, methods, data, ong>anong>d values within ong>anong>d across studies that aim to generate more insightful ong>anong>d meong>anong>ingful evaluative claims. This volume seeks to strengthen the promise of pluralistic evaluation by advong>anong>cing ong>anong> enhong>anong>ced conceptual framework for plong>anong>ning ong>anong>d implementing mixed-method evaluation studies. Previous mixed-method work has concentrated on the technical level of method, focusing on combining qualitative ong>anong>d quong>anong>titative methods within one evaluation study. The present mixed-method volume addresses the philosophical level of paradigm, ong>anong>alyzing the challenges of combining in one study different, even conflicting, assumptions about the nature of social phenomena ong>anong>d our claims to know them. The volume argues for a shift in the mixed-method conversation. The shift would be away from a preoccupation with explicit assumptive differences among paradigms, such as objectivity-subjectivity ong>anong>d ong>realismong>-relativism, ong>anong>d toward other characteristics of social inquiry traditions. Such characteristics define these traditions in importong>anong>t ways but are not logically irreconcilable. The significong>anong>t advong>anong>ce here is to redirect the bases for mixing methods away from what may well be incommensurable philosophical assumptions ong>anong>d toward other inquiry characteristics that cong>anong> more productively share a common ong>anong>alytic space. Through ong>anong>alysis of illustrative cases, this volume presents ong>anong> array of conceptual ong>anong>d practical ideas for promising mixed-method inquiry directions. This is the 74th issue of the quarterly journal" New Directions for Evaluation."

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write ong>anong>d one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the history ong>anong>d structure of this demong>anong>ding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story begong>anong> to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century ong>realismong> ong>anong>d early twentieth-century formalism ong>anong>d finally to the modern renaissong>anong>ce of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significong>anong>t events, works ong>anong>d figures from the genre's history, notes ong>anong>d references ong>anong>d ong>anong> extensive bibliographic ong>essayong> with recommended reading round out the volume.

The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawhead, William F., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humong>anong>ities/Social Sciences/Long>anong>gua, The Philosophical Journey is a topically orgong>anong>ized text presented in ong>anong> interactive format designed to get students' philosophical intuitions flowing. The book's guiding metaphor of "explorers on a journey" makes readers active participong>anong>ts in ongoing discoveries. The message of this book is that philosophy is a vital activity ong>anong>d way of thinking that cong>anong> be practiced ong>anong>d developed.

Transforming Thinking: Philosophical Inquiry in the Primary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCall Catherin / McCall, Catherine / Catherine C., McCall, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Essential reading for ong>anong>yone who seeks to prepare active citizens for the 21st Century, this long-awaited book considers Philosophical Inquiry, ong>anong> empowering teaching method that cong>anong> lead to significong>anong>t improvements in confidence ong>anong>d articulacy, ong>anong>d produce positive effects in other school activities ong>anong>d in interactions in the wider world. Readers are guided through the creation of a Community of Philosophical Inquiry (CoPI) in the kindergarten, the classrooms of primary ong>anong>d secondary schools, the community centre ong>anong>d beyond, with practical ideas to make CoPI work. With examples rong>anong>ging from 5 year old children to underachieving teenagers, ong>anong>d even senior citizens, the book shows how participation in a CoPI develops: the skills of reasoning, critical ong>anong>d creative thinking concept formation ong>anong>d judgment the virtues of intellectual honesty ong>anong>d bravery. Including chapters on the theory ong>anong>d development of Philosophical Inquiry, the creation of a community, ong>anong>d using CoPI with groups of different ages, this book forms essential reading for teachers, professionals ong>anong>d community workers.

An Essay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation by

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Charles, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA

Goethe's Way of Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seamon, David / Zajonc, Arthur, PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press, Though best known for his superlative poetry ong>anong>d plays, Johong>anong>n Wolfgong>anong>g von Goethe () also produced a sizable body of scientific work that focused on such diverse topics as plong>anong>ts, color, clouds, weather, ong>anong>d geology. Goethe's way of science is highly unusual because it seeks to draw together the intuitive awareness of art with the rigorous observation ong>anong>d thinking of science. Written by major scholars ong>anong>d practitioners of Goetheong>anong> science today, this book considers the philosophical foundations of Goethe's approach ong>anong>d applies the method to the real world of nature, including studies of plong>anong>ts, ong>anong>imals, ong>anong>d the movement of water. Part I discusses the philosophical foundations of the approach ong>anong>d clarifies its epistemology ong>anong>d methodology; Part II applies the method to the real world of nature; ong>anong>d Part III examines the future of Goetheong>anong> science ong>anong>d emphasizes its great value for better understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d caring for the natural environment.

Political Thought and International Relations: Variations on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Duncong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Political ong>realismong> dominated the study of international relations during the Cold War. Since then, however, its fortunes have been mixed: pushed onto the backfoot during s, it has in recent years retuned to the centre of scholarly debate in international relations. Yet despite its significong>anong>ce in international relations theory, ong>realismong> plays little role in contemporary international political theory. It is often associated with a form of crude realpolitik that ignores the role of ethical considerations in political life. This book explores ong>anong> alternative understong>anong>ding of ong>realismong>. The contributors view ong>realismong> chiefly as a diverse ong>anong>d complex mode of political ong>anong>d ethical theorising rather thong>anong> either a value-neutral brong>anong>ch of social science or the unreflective defence of the national interest. They ong>anong>alyse a variety of historical ong>anong>d philosophical themes, probing the potential ong>anong>d the pathologies of realist thought. A number of the chapters offer critical interpretations of key figures in the cong>anong>on of twentieth century ong>realismong>, including Hong>anong>s Morgenthau, E. H. Carr, ong>anong>d Reinhold Niebuhr. Others seek to widen the lens through which ong>realismong> is usually viewed, exploring the writings of Martin Heidegger, Hong>anong>nah Arendt, ong>anong>d Leo Strauss. Finally, a number of the contributors engage with general issues in political theory, including the meong>anong>ing ong>anong>d value of pessimism, the relationship between power ong>anong>d ethics, the role of normative political theory, ong>anong>d what might constitute political 'reality.' Straddling international relations ong>anong>d political theory, this book makes a significong>anong>t contribution to both fields.

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, - Critical ong>essayong>s reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index - ong>Anong> introductory ong>essayong> by Harold Bloom.

Othello

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Mowat, Barbara A. / Werstine, Paul, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, "Each edition includes: " - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explong>anong>atory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines ong>anong>d phrases - ong>Anong> introduction to reading Shakespeare's long>anong>guage - ong>Anong> ong>essayong> by ong>anong> outstong>anong>ding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books "ong>Essayong> by" Susong>anong> Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, ong>anong>d a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performong>anong>ces ong>anong>d programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Myth and Method Myth and Method

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patton, Laurie L. / Doniger, Wendy, PUBLISHER: University of Virginia Press, In the wake of the elegong>anong>t master theories of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Georges Dumezil, ong>anong>d Claude Levi-Strauss, how are mythology ong>anong>d the comparative study of religion to be understood? In Myth ong>anong>d Method, a leading team of scholars assesses the current state of the study of myth ong>anong>d explores the possibilities for charting a methodological middle course between the comparative ong>anong>d the contextual issues raised in the last ten years. In confronting these tension, they provide ong>anong> outline of the most troubling questions in the field ong>anong>d offer a variety of responses to them.

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>anong>d the Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in the classroom. This book is a collection of ong>essayong>s that explore themes ong>anong>d background issues intended for the student of the Old Testament. Divided into two sections on the Psalms ong>anong>d Wisdom Literature, each section offers ong>anong> in-depth ong>essayong> on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, the text's relationship to the ong>anong>cient Near East, the cong>anong>onical shape of the material, the theology of the texts, ong>anong>d contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>anong>d is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of ong>anong> Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>anong>d philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>anong>d reviews the ways ong>anong> Islamic world view cong>anong> be interpreted, reassessed, ong>anong>d applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>anong>d water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>anong>d on issues of sustainability ong>anong>d development look at the history ong>anong>d roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>anong>d social resources; ong>anong>d at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>anong>d the alleviation of humong>anong> poverty.

Moby-Dick: Or the Whale AND an Extract from Narrative of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Melville, Hermong>anong> / Chase, Owen, PUBLISHER: Rong>anong>dom House (UK), When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he is clueless to the horrors that await him on the vast ong>anong>d merciless oceong>anong>. The ship's strong>anong>ge captain, Ahab, is in the grip of ong>anong> obsession to hunt down the famous white whale, Moby Dick, ong>anong>d will stop at nothing on his quest to ong>anong>nihilate his nemesis. Considered a failure during Melville's lifetime but now hailed as a classic Americong>anong> novel, Ishmael's story combines symbolism ong>anong>d philosophical debate with gripping adventure narrative in ong>anong> uncong>anong>ny ong>anong>d unforgettable fashion. ong>Anong> extract from "Narrative of the Most Extraordinary ong>anong>d Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex" by Owen Chase--which inspired Melville's own story--is also included.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In the three lectures which give their title to this delightful collection of esays, the author of "The Enchong>anong>ted Voyage" ong>anong>d "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence of the environment on the course of evolution. The first lecture considers the nature of the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth ong>anong>d as one of a class of possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature of the ecological niche; ong>anong>d the third discusses some of the possible environmental interactions of a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature of the selective forces that act on mong>anong>, as on other ong>anong>imals. ong>Anong>other of the pieces deals with the problem of the relation of natural beauty to works of art, particularly in the context of the similarities ong>anong>d differences apparent when natural history museums ong>anong>d art galleries are compared. The final ong>essayong>, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is ong>anong> account of the role of ong>anong> English country clergymong>anong> ong>anong>d of the Europeong>anong> magpie most in one of the most significong>anong>t early discoveries of genetics. Acquista Ora

Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Revised

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt, Diong>anong>e / Davis, Elisabeth B. / Schmidt, Schmidt, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, "Provides ong>anong> in-depth review of current print ong>anong>d electronic tools for research in numerous disciplines of biology, including dictionaries ong>anong>d encyclopedias, method guides, hong>anong>dbooks, on-line directories, ong>anong>d periodicals. Directs readers to ong>anong> associated Web page that maintains the URLs ong>anong>d ong>anong>notations of all major Inernet resources discussed in this edition."

Foundations of Multimethod Research: Synthesizing Styles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brewer, John / Hunter, Albert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Drawing from authors John Brewer ong>anong>d Albert Hunter's original work published in , when single method research was the stong>anong>dard, this new text offers ong>anong> explong>anong>ation of how a plong>anong>ned synthesis of various research techniques such as fieldwork, surveys, experiments, ong>anong>d nonreactive studies cong>anong> be purposely used to improve social science knowledge. Foundations of Multimethod Research: Synthesizing Styles explores the mong>anong>y aspects of the multimethod research approach, including the formulation of research problems, data collection, sampling ong>anong>d generalization, measurement, reliability ong>anong>d validity, hyposthesis testing ong>anong>d ong>causalong> ong>anong>alysis, ong>anong>d writing ong>anong>d publicizing results.

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, War has long been considered a classic text on the Jewish role in early Americong>anong> history -- on the Jewish community as a whole during the tumultuous years of the war, ong>anong>d on its effort to raise the concept of humong>anong> rights ong>anong>d equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword ong>anong>d new afterword, as well as ong>anong> author's preface to the original edition, ong>anong> author's preface to the first paperback edition (), ong>anong> epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index.

Spacetime and Electromagnetism: An Essay on the Philosophy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hodgson, P. E. / Lucas, J. R., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, That space ong>anong>d time should be integrated into a single entity, spacetime, is the great insight of Einstein's special theory of relativity, ong>anong>d leads us to regard spacetime as a fundamental context in which to make sense of the world around us. But it is not the only one. ong>Causalong>ity is equally importong>anong>t ong>anong>d at least as far as the special theory goes, it cong>anong>not be subsumed under a fundamentally geometrical form of explong>anong>ation. In fact, the agent of propagation of ong>causalong> influence is electromagnetic radiation. In this examination, the authors find support for a rationalist approach to physics, never neglecting experimentation, but rejecting a simple empiricist or positivist view of science.

I Ching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huong>anong>g, Kerson / Huong>anong>g, Rosemary, PUBLISHER: Workmong>anong> Publishing, For three thousong>anong>d years, people have sought personal insight ong>anong>d a window on the future from the I Ching, or the Book of Chong>anong>ges, the classic Chinese oracle ong>anong>d book of wisdom. Drawing on archeological findings, previously published only in Chinese, indicating how the I Ching was actually used by those who created it, ong>anong>d motivated by a lifetime of personal use ong>anong>d fascination, Kerson Huong>anong>g has created a new trong>anong>slation of great significong>anong>ce. Restoring the I Ching to its original form, Huong>anong>g underscores its first use as a practical oracle by Chinese farmers. His trong>anong>slation beautifully preserves the starkly poetic voice of the original, while his comments clearly ong>anong>d simply explain the images ong>anong>d detail the historical references buried within the verse. Huong>anong>g reveals the I Ching as ong>anong> epic poem equivalent to "The Iliad" ong>anong>d "The Odyssey"--one hexagram recalls the dethroning of Feng Feng; a series of lines portray Wong>anong>g Hai, one of the three High ong>Anong>cestors of the Shong>anong>g dynasty; a third contains a sage proclamation of Lord Tong>anong>g. Each hexagram ong>anong>d its corresponding interpretation is presented on a two-page spread, making this version unusually easy to use ong>anong>d understong>anong>d. Introductory chapters detail the evolution of the I Ching, from the philosophical reinterpretations of Confucius to the modern musings of Carl Jung, ong>anong>d clearly explain both the coin method ong>anong>d yarrow-stalk method for consulting the oracle. Over copies in print.

European Review of Philosophy, 5: Emotion and Action

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pacherie, Elizabeth / CSLI Publications, PUBLISHER: Center for the Study of Long>anong>guage ong>anong>d Informat, Recent years have seen ong>anong> explosion of interest in the study of emotion ong>anong>d cognition, ong>anong>d ong>anong> increasing rejection of the traditional philosophical prejudice against emotions as irrational or disruptive. The ong>essayong>s in this collection explore various facets of the relationships among emotion, action, rationality, ong>anong>d self-knowledge, with particular attention to three main sets of issues: the relationships between emotions ong>anong>d action, the roles emotion ong>anong>d action play in the development of self-awareness, ong>anong>d the rationality of emotions ong>anong>d emotional action.

The Lesson in Appreciation An Essay on the Pedagogics of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frong>anong>k Herbert Hayward, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Aristotle's First Principles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Irwin, Terence H., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Exploring Aristotle's philosophical method ong>anong>d the merits of his conclusions, Irwin here shows how Aristotle defended dialectic against the objection that it cong>anong>not justify a metaphysical realist's claims. He focuses particularly on Aristotle's metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, ong>anong>d ethics, stressing the connections between doctrines that are often discussed separately.

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The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harre, Rom / Moghaddam, Fathali M. / Harr?, Rom, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume focuses on relations between the self ong>anong>d other individuals, the self ong>anong>d groups, ong>anong>d the self ong>anong>d context. Leading scholars in the field of positioning theory present the newest developments from this field on humong>anong> social relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, ong>anong>d multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic ong>anong>d powerful account of humong>anong> social relations, ong>anong>d to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented ong>anong>d international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology ong>anong>d linguistics, ong>anong>d psychology ong>anong>d microsociology. There is a focus on long>anong>guage ong>anong>d social construction of the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

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