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Showing 1 to 20 of 194 for “"Theory and Philosophy"”.
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The problem of logical omniscience
As standardly conceived, the problem of logical omniscience is a long-standing, if somewhat nebulous, problem confined to the fields of epistemology and logic. I argue for a broader and deeper conception of the problem than has been previously presented. The problem is broader than widely …
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What is Ecology?
… which is through the study of relations among and between organisms and their environments. Modern ecology is predominantly understood as a scientific enterprise. However, science as a methodology is too often aligned and entangled with extractive, capitalist logics: the cycle of …
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The experience of rational emotive behaviour therapy
… cognitive therapy using a methodology checklist and a meta-synthesis technique. Ten papers which used qualitative analysis to look at clients’ experiences of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) met the selection criteria. Seven themes emerged. Three were linked to a therapeutic relationships …
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Trabajo, utilidad y verdad: la influencia de las técnicas y tecnologías de investigación operativa en la conformación de los precios comerciales y su impacto en las teorías del valor: un análisis comparado desde la teoría del cierre categorial
… techniques, can be developed technologies and disciplines as the natural and formal sciences, as well as the so-called "social sciences". The historical development and goal of these techniques, technologies and sciences has allowed, in turn, shape the field of Political Economy that, while …
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The effects of Tutors' Comments on Students' Learning at the Open University of Tanzania
… comments tutors provide on students' assignments and determine how these comments are able to guide students in their learning. The study also examined the functions of tutors' comments and determined their usefulness and limitations in facilitating effective distance learning. Lastly, the study …
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Special Species of Space: making room for Geography within Education an Inter-disciplinary conceptual Exploration.
… the absence of a sustained acknowledgement and understanding of geography as it relates to, and impacts upon, education theory and philosophy. This thesis sets out to challenge this position by attempting to imagine further what a disciplinary fusion of geography and education might look …
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Affective cinema : between style, chance and the moving body
… research project in film, informed by art cinema and experimental film traditions, and by conceptual fields derived from film theory and philosophy (specifically film ontology, and the philosophy of Deleuze, Bergson and Barthes). The primary outcome of the research is a series of short films, or …
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The Philosophic Basis of G. K. Chesterton's Literary Criticism and the Implications of His Theory of Literature for Contemporary Criticism
… to be struck by one thought: that the theories and opinions of serious critics differ to an almost incredible extent. A book, for example, like Wellek and Warren's Theory of Literature — which aims at propounding a new theory by the summary, contrast, and elimination of other theories — is …
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Intersubjectivity and contemporary social theory: the everyday as critique
… have been couched in terms of, on the one hand, variants of the Frankfurt School view that it distorts or offers a false consciousness of an underlying reality, whilst on the other, the response from discourse theorists and more traditional forms of social constructionism has been …
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Send in the Clowns: Scoping Non-Representational Theory as Ally and Method to Foster Inclusiveness in Digital Innovation
… explored the subject of ‘digital innovation’ and ‘innovating in the digital’. The digital in this context is interpreted in the widest possible sense and includes any instance where cybertechnology relates to/with humans. This framing has put forward my proposed concept of the digiscape; a …
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Between Communist Internationalism and a ‘New Humanism’: Episodes in the Intellectual History of Twentieth Century Anticolonialism
… has been engaged by different radical thinkers, and encompasses critical examinations of the works of Karl Marx, the Indian communist turned “radical humanist,” M.N. Roy, and the Martinican revolutionary, Frantz Fanon. This project examines how these thinkers understood the relationship between …
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Amega: A synthesis of ancient, traditional and contemporary musics
Chapter 1 deals with the cultural context and the main philosophical concepts and musical methodologies that inspired the creation of this project. My intention is to signify the philosophical background of L\mega illustrating how music theory and philosophy, as evolved in ancient Greece, showed …
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A feminist action research inquiry into the hermeneutical injusticeof ‘being silenced’ in everyday conversational life
… feminist action research, drawing upon feminist theory and philosophy, and Foucault’s work on technologies and language of power (Foucault, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991) the complexities of how ‘social silencing’ happens are exposed. Using first-person inquiry and co-operative inquiry methods, the …
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