Objectivity Method And Point Of View

Author : Dussen,Rubinoff
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004451605

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Objectivity, Method and Point of View by Dussen,Rubinoff Pdf

The essays collected together in this volume originated with a symposium which addressed a variety of issues associated with the publications of Professor W.H. Dray in the philosophy of history. In this expanded version of the original symposium, to which Professor Dray has provided a critical response, a group of prominent philosophers and historians address the central questions posed by contemporary philosophy of history - such as, the logic and methodology of historical explanation, the selection and uses of evidence, the fact/value relationship, the nature of historical causation, the question of conflicting interpretations and their possible resolution, the idea of history as a school of practical wisdom, and the question whether history has any discernable pattern or meaning. These issues are approached from the experience of both historians and philosophers and represent an important increment to the long-standing and continuing debates concerning the nature and aims of the practice and philosophy of history.

Author : John Protevi
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0300116055

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A Dictionary of Continental Philosophy by John Protevi Pdf

A comprehensive reference work of notoriously difficult concepts and themes in continental philosophy With over 450 definitions and articles by an international team of specialists, this comprehensive dictionary covers the thinkers, topics, and technical terms associated with the many intersecting fields known as continental philosophy. Special care has been taken to explain complex ideas, methods, and figures. Entries strive for clarity and concision, offering helpful definitions and sober, reliable accounts of key concepts. Professionals, students, and general readers alike will find the dictionary an invaluable reference tool and a treasured addition to the library shelf. Key features include: - in-depth entries on major figures and topics - over 190 shorter articles on other figures and topics - over 250 items on technical terms used by continental thinkers, from "abjection" (Kristeva) to "worldhood" (Heidegger) - coverage of related subjects that use continental terms and methods - extensive cross-referencing, allowing readers to relate and pursue ideas in depth

Author : Flavia Padovani,Alan Richardson,Jonathan Y. Tsou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319143491

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Objectivity in Science by Flavia Padovani,Alan Richardson,Jonathan Y. Tsou Pdf

This highly multidisciplinary collection discusses an increasingly important topic among scholars in science and technology studies: objectivity in science. It features eleven essays on scientific objectivity from a variety of perspectives, including philosophy of science, history of science, and feminist philosophy. Topics addressed in the book include the nature and value of scientific objectivity, the history of objectivity, and objectivity in scientific journals and communities. Taken individually, the essays supply new methodological tools for theorizing what is valuable in the pursuit of objective knowledge and for investigating its history. The essays offer many starting points, while suggesting new avenues of research. Taken collectively, the essays exemplify the very virtues of objectivity that they theorize—in reading them together, the reader can sense various anxieties about the dangerously subjective in our age and locate commonalities of concern as well as differences of approach. As a result, the volume offers an expansive vision of a research community seeking a communal understanding of its own methods and its own epistemic anxieties, struggling to enunciate the key problems of knowledge of our time and offer insight into how to overcome them.

Author : Stephen Gaukroger
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191642098

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Objectivity: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Gaukroger Pdf

- Is objectivity possible? - Can there be objectivity in matters of morals, or tastes? - What would a truly objective account of the world be like? - Is everything subjective, or relative? - Are moral judgments objective or culturally relative? Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. An account is generally considered to be objective if it attempts to capture the nature of the object studied without judgement of a conscious entity or subject. Objectivity stands in contrast to subjectivity: an objective account is impartial, one which could ideally be accepted by any subject, because it does not draw on any assumptions, prejudices, or values of particular subjects. Stephen Gaukroger shows that it is far from clear that we can resolve moral or aesthetic disputes in this way and it has often been argued that such an approach is not always appropriate for disciplines that deal with human, rather than natural, phenomena. Moreover, even in those cases where we seek to be objective, it may be difficult to judge what a truly objective account would look like, and whether it is achievable. This Very Short Introduction demonstrates that there are a number of common misunderstandings about what objectivity is, and explores the theoretical and practical problems of objectivity by assessing the basic questions raised by it. As well as considering the core philosophical issues, Gaukroger also deals with the way in which particular understandings of objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Tadeusz Trzaskalik,Jerzy Michnik
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783790818123

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Multiple Objective and Goal Programming by Tadeusz Trzaskalik,Jerzy Michnik Pdf

The book is dedicated to multi-objective methods in decision making. The first part which is devoted to theoretical aspects, covers a broad range of multi-objective methods such as multiple linear programming, vector optimisation, fuzzy goal programming, data envelopment analysis, game theory, and dynamic programming. The reader who is interested in practical applications, will find in the remaining parts a variety of approaches applied in numerous fields including production planning, logistics, marketing, and finance.

Author : Jyotsna K. Mandal,Somnath Mukhopadhyay,Paramartha Dutta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811314711

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Multi-Objective Optimization by Jyotsna K. Mandal,Somnath Mukhopadhyay,Paramartha Dutta Pdf

This book brings together the latest findings on efficient solutions of multi/many-objective optimization problems from the leading researchers in the field. The focus is on solving real-world optimization problems using strategies ranging from evolutionary to hybrid frameworks, and involving various computation platforms. The topics covered include solution frameworks using evolutionary to hybrid models in application areas like Analytics, Cancer Research, Traffic Management, Networks and Communications, E-Governance, Quantum Technology, Image Processing, etc. As such, the book offers a valuable resource for all postgraduate students and researchers interested in exploring solution frameworks for multi/many-objective optimization problems.

Author : Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547634171

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The Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Lucien Lévy-Bruhl Pdf

"The Philosophy of Auguste Comte" by Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (translated by Kathleen Mary de Beaumont Klein). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Olfactometry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Correlation of Subjective-objective Methods in the Study of Orders and Taste by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Connelly,Peter Johnson,Stephen Leach
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441140722

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R. G. Collingwood: A Research Companion by James Connelly,Peter Johnson,Stephen Leach Pdf

R. G. Collingwood is an important 20th-century historian, archaeologist and philosopher whose works are the subject of continued interest, analysis and study. There is an unquestionable need to support this research activity with the provision of a reference guide which is fully up-to-date, informed and authoritative. The Companion therefore lists all primary and secondary material relevant to the study of Collingwood in all his fields of expertise - historical theory, philosophy and archaeology. It also provides a guide to archive material relevant to his life, together with sources and locations. The resulting volume is an essential companion to the understanding of the life and thought of R. G. Collingwood.

Author : Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel
Publisher : Crown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780593239360

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The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition by Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel Pdf

A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake news—and how journalists can use technology to navigate its challenges More than two decades ago, the Committee of Concerned Journalists gathered some of America’s most influential newspeople and asked them, “What is journalism for?” Through exhaustive research, surveys, interviews, and public forums, the committee identified the essential elements that define journalism and its role in our society. The result is one of the most important books on media ever written—winner of the Goldsmith Book Prize from Harvard, a Society of Professional Journalists Award, and the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism from Penn State University. Updated with new material covering the ways journalists can leverage technology to their advantage, especially given the shifting revenue architecture of news—and with the future of news, facts, and democracy never more in question—this fourth edition of The Elements of Journalism is the authoritative guide for journalists, students, and anyone hoping to stay informed in contentious times.

Author : Sebastián Urbina
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9041118705

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Legal Method and the Rule of Law by Sebastián Urbina Pdf

We cannot see the world as it is because we face it in a 'contaminated' vein. That is, our conceptual scheme and biological constitution condition our world view. The legal normative world we are dealing with has some special features, like the primacy of practical reason over theoretical reason and the primacy of the internal point of view over the external point of view. Although it is not a feature of all legal traditions, 'legal dogmatics' is a privileged way of knowing legal normative object, that is, our legal orders. But we are not undertaking - as legal scholars - an empiricist enterprise because, among other reasons, we are not interested in the reality 'in itself' but in the 'relevant' reality, at least for us. In this respect, we do not only depend on theories (like physicists) but also on legal authoritative sources, that is, power and legitimacy. Legal scholars (and other participants in the legal life) are not neutral observers of their own world, trying to discover some hidden truth. They are committed experts trying to describe, justify and improve the legal order.

Author : Clayton Roberts
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0271042990

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Logic of Historical Explanation by Clayton Roberts Pdf

In this book the author provides a key to understanding the role of covering laws in historical explanation. He does so by distinguishing between their use at the macro - and micro- levels, a distinction that no other scholar has made. He then sets forth the logic of an explanatory narrative, explores the nature of rational explanation, and distinguishes the logic of historical interpretation from the logic of historical explanation.

Author : Gayle Letherby,John Scott,Malcolm Williams
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446290712

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Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research by Gayle Letherby,John Scott,Malcolm Williams Pdf

Objectivity and subjectivity are key concepts in social research. This book, written by leading authors in the field, takes a completely new approach to objectivity and subjectivity, no longer treating them as opposed - as many existing texts do - but as logically and methodologically related in social research. The book debates: - the philosophical bases of objectivity and relativity - relationism and dynamic synthesis - situated objectivity - theorised subjectivity - social objects and realism - objectivity and subjectivity in practice The authors explain complex arguments with great clarity for social science students, while also providing the detail and comprehensiveness required to meet the needs of practising researchers and scholars.

Author : Swarupa Gupta
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789047429586

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Notions of Nationhood in Bengal: Perspectives on Samaj, c. 1867-1905 by Swarupa Gupta Pdf

This book opens fresh ways of rethinking colonial nationalisms, qualifying derivative, political and modernist paradigms. Introducing the category of samaj (cultural entity), it shows how indigenous socio-cultural origins were reconfigured in modern Bengali-Indian nationhood to conceptualise unities and mediate fragmentation.

Author : C.-L. Hwang,A.S.M. Masud
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642455117

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Multiple Objective Decision Making — Methods and Applications by C.-L. Hwang,A.S.M. Masud Pdf

Decision making is the process of selecting a possible course of action from all the available alternatives. In almost all such problems the multiplicity of criteria for judging the alternatives is pervasive. That is, for many such problems, the decision maker (OM) wants to attain more than one objective or goal in selecting the course of action while satisfying the constraints dictated by environment, processes, and resources. Another characteristic of these problems is that the objectives are apparently non commensurable. Mathematically, these problems can be represented as: (1. 1 ) subject to: gi(~) ~ 0, ,', . . . ,. ! where ~ is an n dimensional decision variable vector. The problem consists of n decision variables, m constraints and k objectives. Any or all of the functions may be nonlinear. In literature this problem is often referred to as a vector maximum problem (VMP). Traditionally there are two approaches for solving the VMP. One of them is to optimize one of the objectives while appending the other objectives to a constraint set so that the optimal solution would satisfy these objectives at least up to a predetermined level. The problem is given as: Max f. ~) 1 (1. 2) subject to: where at is any acceptable predetermined level for objective t. The other approach is to optimize a super-objective function created by multiplying each 2 objective function with a suitable weight and then by adding them together.