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In Search of Integrity: Ayn Rand’s novel “The Anthem” and J. Kerouac’s novel “On the Road”
Научный диалог, 2020 The article is devoted to the analysis of the novel “Anthem” (1938) by Ayn Rand (Alice Rosenbaum), an American writer and philosopher from Russia. The purpose of the article is to consider the story as a manifesto of objectivism, including it in the ...
A. V. Grigorovskaya
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Using "not tasty" at the dinner table [PDF]
, 2017 John MacFarlane argues against objectivism about “tasty”/”not tasty” in the following way. If objectivism were true then, given that speakers use “tasty”/”not tasty” in accordance with a rule, TP, speakers would be using an evidently unreliable method to
Davies, Alex
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“Time‐Tripping” and Memory‐Making: A Grounded Theory of Grounded Theory
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This paper explores the development of grounded theory methodology through the lens of memory studies, introducing the concept of “time‐tripping” as a key generic social process. The paper identifies several sub‐processes of time‐tripping, including “reclaiming,” “resisting,” “retro‐casting,” and “landscaping,” which shape the methodological “imaginary.
Barry John Gibson +2 more
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Reflections on Teaching and Studying the Scientific Laws
Высшее образование в России, 2019 The article aims to discuss the problems of teaching and studying the scientific laws. It is dedicated to the anniversary of Dmitriy Mendeleev’s Periodic Law, but the author discusses the scientific laws in a broad epistemological and educational context.
L. V. Shipovalova
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Gender Is a Natural Kind with a Historical Essence [PDF]
, 2012 Traditional debate on the metaphysics of gender has been a contrast of essentialist and social-constructionist positions. The standard reaction to this opposition is that neither position alone has the theoretical resources required to satisfy an ...
Bach, Theodore
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Beyond the Tangible: Adults' Views on Authenticity in a Digitized Natural History Collection
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Authenticity is an important aspect in natural history museums. Many museums aim to give their visitors an authentic experience. Now that increasingly more museums are digitizing their collection, the topic of digital authenticity has become relevant.
Anna W. M. Heerdink +1 more
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The Cognitive Status of Risk: A Response to Thompson [PDF]
, 1991 Discussing the role that probability theory should play in Risk analysis and management, Dr. Valverde argues that Thompson\u27s approach puts too much emphasis on the distinction between Risk subjectivism and Risk objectivism in addressing the question,
Valverde, L. James
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Realism and Objectivism in Quantum Mechanics [PDF]
, 2012 The present study attempts to provide a consistent and coherent account of what the world could be like, given the conceptual framework and results of contemporary quantum theory. It is suggested that standard quantum mechanics can, and indeed should, be
A Aspect +43 more
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Progress, Objectivism, and Philosophy of History: the Problem of Progress in Critical Theory
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper, I evaluate Rahel Jaeggi's theory of progress as outlined in her recent book Fortschritt und Regression. The central question of this paper will be whether Jaeggi's theory of progress in terms of an “accumulating problem‐solving process” can answer the critique of progress put forward by Amy Allen in The End of Progress.
Wouter Wiersma
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La costruzione sociale e la teoria dei problemi sociali: un contributo all’eredità di John Kitsuse
SocietàMutamentoPolitica: Rivista Italiana di Sociologia, 2018 In this article, I trace a brief genealogy of the debate John Kitsuse inaugurated over objectivism in constructionist social problems theorizing and propose a solution to the dilemmas to which this debate has given rise.
Darin Weinberg
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