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From Particle to Purpose: A Systems‐Theoretical Model of Unity and Coherent Adaptation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how
Erhan Atay
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The Trajectory of an Agreement: Tracing Objectivated Knowledge Across a Series of Mundane Encounters

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article adds to the sociological study of time and temporality in everyday life by building on recent longitudinal developments within conversation analysis. It investigates members' methods to bring about change within their shared (life) world. It examines how, as part of an extended project of action, one agreement made early on is continually ...
Sarah Hitzler, Jonas Kramer
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Impact of Speaker Accent and Listener Background on FL Learners’ Perceptions of Regional Italian Varieties

Languages
In today’s globalized world, foreign language (FL) communication is characterized by the presence of regional variations that can impact L2 learners’ speech perception in their target language.
Katherine Yaw, Tania Ferronato
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Angry Place Claims and the Deceptive Female Body

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In this article, we explore bodily challenges women can experience when making angry place claims in social interactions based on interviews with 47 women across two generations and Candace Clark's concepts of social place claims and micro‐hierarchy. Our empirical analysis explores situations where women experience that their bodies negatively affect ...
Morten Kyed, Betül Özkaya
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Difference within Theology of Nature: The Strategies of Intelligibility and Credibility [PDF]

, 2012
This author examines and augments a particular aspect of Ian Barbour's well-known fourfold typology for relating religion and science (conflict, independence, dialogue, and integration) in order to clarify two options available for theology as it ...
Wegter-McNelly, Kirk
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Temporal and Spatial Organization in Collaborative Work by Nurses in an Emergency and Critical Care Center

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study describes the work at an emergency and critical care center, focusing on the collaboration of multiple nurses when moving patients from the outpatient department to the ward. This study is an ethnomethodological ethnography based on fieldwork at a hospital and analysis of video data. The patient transport process is temporally organized into
Hiroki Maeda, Yumi Nishimura
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Testimonial Injustice in Evidential Reasoning

Quaestio Facti
This article critiques Federico Picinali’s theoretical framework for explaining how testimonial injustice impacts evidential reasoning. It argues that Picinali’s framework, though intended to be general, falls short in capturing various forms of ...
Rachel Herdy
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Being Metaphysically Unsettled: Barnes and Williams on Metaphysical Indeterminacy and Vagueness [PDF]

, 2011
This chapter discusses the defence of metaphysical indeterminacy by Elizabeth Barnes and Robert Williams and discusses a classical and bivalent theory of such indeterminacy. Even if metaphysical indeterminacy arguably is intelligible, Barnes and Williams
Eklund, Matti
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Forensic intelligence

, 2017
In this chapter, the term ‘intelligence’ is progressively integrated into the dominant conceptualizations that traditional forensic science laboratories implement in serving justice systems. Forensic intelligence thus expands the narrower scope of forensic science.
Ribaux, Olivier, Caneppele, Stefano
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Emancipatory Potential of Naming: A Study on Church Employees' Personal Stories of Negative Experiences

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
To address interactionally troublesome exchanges (e.g., bullying, discrimination, or harassment) in the workplace, giving a name to negative personal experiences is crucial. Drawing on discussions of hermeneutical injustice, we explore the emancipatory potential of naming in post‐hoc tellings of these experiences, with particular attention to ...
Minna Leinonen, Dorien Van De Mieroop, Melisa Stevanovic   +2 more
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