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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Philosophical assumptions"”.
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Validation and Perceptions of an Advance organizer on Main Elements of Research: Philosophical Assumptions, Paradigms, and Praxis
<p>Novice researchers lack an understanding of philosophical assumptions, paradigms, and praxis (3Ps) and their relationships with each other in research. As a result, the lack of understanding and application of the 3Ps components by novice researchers undermines confidence in the rigor and …
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Film and Television: An Analytical History of Economic and Creative Integration
… media is mitigated by shared economic goals and philosophical assumptions interlocking them in capitalistic private enterprise.
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The Non-Ending Search for a Pre-DNA Replicator: Richard Dawkins and the Problem of Abiogenesis
… The bulk of the ensuing analysis challenges his philosophical assumptions as it notes his vacillation between several models over time. The study further details Dawkins's multifaceted approach to the problem as it points out a number of errors permeating his general methodology and reasoning.
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The Ethical Imagination: A Hermeneutical Study
… Association's ethics code and its underlying philosophical assumptions. Such theoretical underpinnings suggest a view of therapists as rational agents capable of applying ethical rules and codes to resolve dilemmas in a logical, formulaic manner, a view which is questioned for its failure to …
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Indigenous Climatic Perspectives: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Discourse Analysis
… our climate disaster is traced to religious and philosophical assumptions about Nature and the environment, that operate unchallenged within spheres of discourse- scientific, religious and cultural. This dissertation presents an alternative means of analysis, Indigenous Climatic Perspectives, by …
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Relationships Between Poe's Imagery and His View of the Universe
… poetry were then viewed in light of his basic philosophical assumptions. Conclusions were then drawn regarding the appropriateness of Poe's images for his central themes. Secondary sources were consulted either to expand or substantiate some of the arguments of the thesis. Poe describes the …
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An Exploration of Roy's adaptation model and the process of adapting to life with HIV: a grounded theory study.
… professionals. The research was guided by the philosophical assumptions of Roy’s Adaptation Model. A second component of this research involved testing Roy’s Model of Adaptation by comparing it to the research results. The resultant grounded theory unveiled the process of adapting to life with …
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Perceptions Of Corruption & External Political Efficacy: Regime Stability & Democratic Legitimacy
… in media. This paper tests and verifies the philosophical assumptions that perceptions of corruption contribute to external political efficacy, and is therefore a threat to, in particular, democratic legitimacy.
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Panofsky, Cassirer, and perspective as symbolic form
… with the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms and the philosophical traditions from which it derives. Other art historians, who have the necessary philosophical background, have maintained however that Panofsky's work was not in any significant sense indebted to Cassirer's philosophy. This dissertation …
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The Gender Politics of Contemporary Sport: Ethics, Power, and the Body
… disparate lines of thought with a range of philosophical, political, disciplinary, methodological and theoretical commitments, which translate into conflicting and competing normative views on how to best conceptualize, theorize, and practically navigate gender relations in sporting …
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Towards establishing an epistemological position for library and information science
… that would account for the 'Ways in which given philosophical assumptions lead to certain modes of professional practice and styles of academic research. Since given theoretical standpoints influence the nature of library practice and tend to structure the way in which library and information …
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Exploring the impact and experience of living with dystonia
… different research paradigms. Adherence to the philosophical assumptions of each approach was considered a strength of the thesis. The limitations of the two approaches were discussed as well as recommendations for further research on dystonia.
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Towards a Confucian CSR: Reimagining Corporate Social Responsibility from a Chinese Philosophical Perspective
… (CSR), the notion of CSR is confined by philosophical assumptions and concepts. How then might Chinese companies express their CSR set within a Chinese culture influenced by Confucian philosophy? This research aims to explore the possibility of a Confucian CSR model. Instead of replacing …
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Dialectical Metafiction and the Self-Conscious Subject of American Modernism
… be known. This dissertation challenges those philosophical assumptions of contemporary postmodern theory by locating them within the continuum of capitalist ideology.</p> <p>We need an anti-humanist, dialectical methodology that can escape the subjective interpretive codes and practices of …
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The Emotional Wellbeing of Black and Dual Heritage Looked After Young People
… researched and largely unknown. Guided by the philosophical assumptions and methodological approach of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis a semi-structured face-to-face interview was conducted with ten (n-10) care experienced black and dual heritage young people. Five (n-5) black and dual …
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Religious institutions and associational freedom in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.
… of association; I explore the (individualistic) philosophical assumptions animating the justices' reasoning in some of these cases; and I articulate the principles that are necessary for the full protection of religious institutions.
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The Colton Celebration Congregation: a Case Study in American Adventist Worship Renewal 1986-1991
… underlying historical, sociological, and philosophical/theological question.</p> <p>The principal findings of the study reveal that Celebration Center has uniquely attempted to explore a more multilayered approach to church life and worship within White Anglo Adventism. The celebration …
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Revisiting the Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations in Public International Law
… draws interdisciplinary insights from philosophical discourse on collective entities in order to advance a refined conception of international organizations in public international law. It suggests that current efforts to theorize international organizations face severe limitations in …
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Fabricação digital para a produção de barracas das festas de largo de Salvador: experimentações na Festa da Conceição da Praia
… approach with interpretive underlying philosophical assumptions, with the model experimentation being conducted through action research and the hermeneutic analysis mode. Recognizing and identifying the attributes that gave the old "Festa de Largo" stalls as elements of cultural …
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Autoritetas demokratijoje: Carl Schmitt ir Alexander Kojeve perspektyvos /
… on the issue of authority. 2) To investigate the philosophical assumptions of the authors that influence their concept of authority. 3) To identify the points of contact in the authors' interpretations of authority. 4) To analyze the relationship between liberal democracy and authority. The …
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