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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"theory of knowledge"”.
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Reconstructing a pragmatic theory of knowledge: A transactional perspective
The project of this thesis is threefold. First, to analyze a pragmatic theory of knowledge, as articulated by philosopher John Dewey. Second, to reconstruct a pragmatic theory of knowledge by focusing on a transactional perspective, where knower and known are viewed on the same plane of inquiry, …
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Framed and Framing Inquiry: Development and Defence of John Dewey's Theory of Knowledge
This thesis develops Dewey’s theory of inquiry and provides a novel perspective on what realists consider to be Dewey’s most controversial claims: his rejection of the view that inquiry aims at providing an accurate representation of reality, his claim that the object of knowledge is constructed, …
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The role of information in choice: toward an economic theory of knowledge and decision making
… an analytical framework for the examination of choice in settings of costly information. Throughout the dissertation the importance of information processing costs are emphasized and used as a basis for establishing several points at a very general level. The framework developed in this …
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Genetic epistemology and the sociology of knowledge
… in certain shortcomings in the sociology of knowledge and in sociological theory generally. Among such shortcomings are: an unnecessarily restricted conception of knowledge, the neglect of contemporary findings in biology and psychology, and the oversocialized conception of humankind and …
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A Microgenetic Study of Learning About the Molecular Theory of Matter and Chemical Reactions
Microgenetic analyses of five cases addressed eight empirical issues that should be addressed by any theory of knowledge acquisition: (a) the nature of the overall knowledge change, (b) the progression of intermediate states during knowledge change, (c) initiators of knowledge change, (d) …
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Good life in the balance: A cross-national study of Dutch and Australian disability perspectives on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
… qualitative study with the purpose of obtaining perspectives held by people with quadriplegia and leading figures in disability movements in the Netherlands and Australia on the issues of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EPAS). A disability voice is not prominent in public …
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An Examination of Pre -Service Teacher Knowledge of Subject Matter and Its Effects on Curriculum Selection and Instructional Decision Making
The findings of the study indicated variable knowledge of South Africa by teachers and the presence of teacher misconceptions about Africa in general and South Africa in particular. The study supported a schema-based theory of knowledge representation and the theory of constructivism. Those …
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Contextual Knowledge Ascriptions and Non-Contextual Knowledge
In this paper I pair a contextualist theory of knowledge ascriptions with a non-contextual definition of knowledge, specifically the principle that knowledge is infallible belief. This combination is unusual because proponents of contextualism, understood as a semantic thesis, either do not engage …
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A study of international baccalaureate science teachers' choices in curriculum and instruction
… options, Internal Assessment (IA) activities, Theory of Knowledge (TOK) emphasis, and demographics. Teachers' reasons for their option choices were also analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS descriptive statistics, Pearson's product-moment correlations, and linear regression. …
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Contrastive knowledge how
… empiricists are notorious for claiming that knowledge-how is a complex disposition or ability that is directly exhibited in action. This dissertation evaluates that claim against the background of contemporary cognitive science. More specifically, it develops a broadly cognitivist theory of …
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Conoscenza e azione. La teoria delle intentiones nella Escuela de Salamanca (XV‐XVI secolo)
The main goal of this work is the reconstruction of the concepts of knowledge and intentionality, as stated by some ‘voces significativae’ of the Escuela de Salamanca, starting from the second part of XV century. We will consider some texts of different scholars belonging to the Order of the …
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Prolegomena to Kant's Theory of the Derangement of the Cognitive Faculties
… on Immanuel Kant there is no systematic account of the derangement of the constitutive cognitive faculties from an exclusively philosophical point of view. This dissertation opens the path for the development of such an account. It does so by presenting Kant's positive account of the proper …
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Towards establishing an epistemological position for library and information science
This study examines the need for and value of a theory of knowledge 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 …
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The language of gardens: Ibn al-‘Arabi’s barzakh, the courtyard gardens of the Alhambra, and the production of sacred space
The aim of this thesis is to propose a multi-layered and interdisciplinary understanding of space by focussing on the courtyard gardens of the Alhambra. By presenting a theoretical conversation on the Sufi notion of the barzakh (an intermediary and relational space) between the premodern Muslim …
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Disorder: Contemporary Fascism and the Crisis in Mental Health
In the aftermath of the Second World War and the many expressions of Fascist ideology that arose during this time period, many European philosophers explored the relationship between psychology, emotions, and politics. In analyzing Fascism, philosophers such as Erich Fromm, Gilles Deleuze, Félix …
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Teachers' and students' 'relationships with knowledge' : an exploration of the organisation of knowledge within disciplinary and educational contexts
… thesis explores the epistemological nature of students' engagement with disciplinary knowledge, primarily in further education contexts. The disciplinary nature of students' engagement is frequently obscured by concerns relating to their engagement with educational processes. A model which …
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Knowledge from a social perspective
The main thesis of this work is that to know is to grasp the truth by means of certain truth-conducive procedures which are socially-designed for the pooling of information and which we acquire through enculturation. The category of knowledge is the product of our social nature and its constitutive …
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A failing science: Understanding private landowners in the forestry milieu
… particular, it directs attention to the paucity of theoretical and critical discourse amongst the private landowner research community. While conducting research into private forest landowners, significant difficulties were noted within the forestry milieu over understanding complex …
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A failing science: Understanding private landowners in the forestry milieu
… particular, it directs attention to the paucity of theoretical and critical discourse amongst the private landowner research community. While conducting research into private forest landowners, significant difficulties were noted within the forestry milieu over understanding complex …
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