The Persistence Of The Particular

Author : Dennis Wrong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135147751X
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Persistence of the Particular written by Dennis Wrong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitions of human beings as "symbolic animals" emphasize our capacity to form theories and general laws that can be applied to common social experience. This is balanced by an equally strong will to define events and conditions that are particular to specific times, places, and individuals. In this volume, Dennis H. Wrong argues that the scientific standard of universal laws and propositions has only limited relevance to human historical phenomena. Wrong identifies the essential questions for social science as the place of nature and nurture in forming personality, the sources of variation in human conduct and culture, the causes of deviations from social norms, how human motivations are socially shaped and controlled to make society possible, and, finally, the causes of social change. Because successive generations of thinkers have given varying answers to these questions, no cumulative progress can be said to have occurred. Wrong argues that the unity of theory and research sought by American sociologists cannot be obtained in social theory. In terms of sociological practice, this has created a disparity between the canonical theories of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, and the empirically oriented methodologies of current social research--especially questionnaires, fieldwork, and statistical research. Wrong attributes this disparity to postmodern skepticism about the potential of the social sciences to create a body of knowledge that might positively reshape human society. Between the large-scale theoretical constructs of classical theory and the overly particularistic tendencies associated with postmodernism, Wrong argues for a historically oriented approach emphasizing unforeseen, accidental agents as a foundation for modestly conceived theories. Wrong emphasizes that the capacity to avoid predictable, standardized responses, whether they are based on instinct or ingrained habit, is the source of human creativity. Homo sapiens is as m

Author : Wayne Schroeder Hering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluation of Stochastic Models for Estimating the Persistence Probability of Cloud Free Lines of Sight written by Wayne Schroeder Hering and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terence Irwin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198242905
Total Pages : 721 pages
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Download or read book Aristotle's First Principles written by Terence Irwin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book emphasises the systemic character of Aristotle's philosophy by examining questions on metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy and mind and ethics. His reliance on dialectic as the method of philosophy appears to conflict with the metaphysical realist view of his conclusions.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309219590
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Adult Literacy Instruction written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness in the global economy. Yet, more than 90 million U.S. adults lack adequate literacy. Furthermore, only 38 percent of U.S. 12th graders are at or above proficient in reading. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction synthesizes the research on literacy and learning to improve literacy instruction in the United States and to recommend a more systemic approach to research, practice, and policy. The book focuses on individuals ages 16 and older who are not in K-12 education. It identifies factors that affect literacy development in adolescence and adulthood in general, and examines their implications for strengthening literacy instruction for this population. It also discusses technologies for learning that can assist with multiple aspects of teaching, assessment,and accommodations for learning. There is inadequate knowledge about effective instructional practices and a need for better assessment and ongoing monitoring of adult students' proficiencies, weaknesses, instructional environments, and progress, which might guide instructional planning. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction recommends a program of research and innovation to validate, identify the boundaries of, and extend current knowledge to improve instruction for adults and adolescents outside school. The book is a valuable resource for curriculum developers, federal agencies such as the Department of Education, administrators, educators, and funding agencies.

Author : Paul Stasi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009223143
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Persistence of Realism in Modernist Fiction written by Paul Stasi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates the persistence of realism's characteristic concerns - sympathy, melodrama, gender and class - in the most aesthetically innovative works of modernist fiction.

Author : Valerio Buonomo (Ed.)
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3868385894
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Persistence of Persons written by Valerio Buonomo (Ed.) and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We ordinarily believe that the inhabitants of the world – including ourselves – persist over time. Such an idea, however, has puzzled philosophers for centuries. How can we change and still be the same? More specifically, is there any constitutive condition of our identity over time? And if so, does this condition involve mental aspects (such as memories, believes, experiences, etc.), physical aspects (such as the body, or the continuity of the organism), or something else? Or is rather personal identity primitive and unanalyzable, so that our persistence is nothing but a brute fact? This volume is a collection of new essays from leading figures in the field analyzing the persistence of persons and the criteria of personal identity over time. It presents an extensive discussion of the most relevant views on personal identity in contemporary metaphysics and provides new treatments of the constitutive conditions of personal persistence.

Author : Edward Charles Cyril Baly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
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Download or read book Spectroscopy written by Edward Charles Cyril Baly and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stefan Krebs
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839447410
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Persistence of Technology written by Stefan Krebs and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the service lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and worn out, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair, reuse or dismantle them - or must they be discarded? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. In telling the stories of China's power grid, Canadian telephones, German automobiles and India's shipbreaking business, among others, the contributions in this volume highlight the persistence of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies.

Author : Dennis H. Wrong
Publisher : Transaction Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781412805018
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Persistence of the Particular written by Dennis H. Wrong and published by Transaction Pub. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitions of human beings as "symbolic animals" emphasize our capacity to form theories and general laws that can be applied to common social experience. This is balanced by an equally strong will to define events and conditions that are particular to specific times, places, and individuals. In this volume, Dennis H. Wrong argues that the scientific standard of universal laws and propositions has only limited relevance to human historical phenomena. Wrong identifies the essential questions for social science as the place of nature and nurture in forming personality, the sources of variation in human conduct and culture, the causes of deviations from social norms, how human motivations are socially shaped and controlled to make society possible, and, finally, the causes of social change. Because successive generations of thinkers have given varying answers to these questions, no cumulative progress can be said to have occurred. Wrong argues that the unity of theory and research sought by American sociologists cannot be obtained in social theory. In terms of sociological practice, this has created a disparity between the canonical theories of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, and the empirically oriented methodologies of current social research--especially questionnaires, fieldwork, and statistical research. Wrong attributes this disparity to postmodern skepticism about the potential of the social sciences to create a body of knowledge that might positively reshape human society. Between the large-scale theoretical constructs of classical theory and the overly particularistic tendencies associated with postmodernism, Wrong argues for a historically oriented approach emphasizing unforeseen, accidental agents as a foundation for modestly conceived theories. Wrong emphasizes that the capacity to avoid predictable, standardized responses, whether they are based on instinct or ingrained habit, is the source of human creativity. Homo sapiens is as much a particularizing as a generalizing animal. That is the major theme of this effort at the humanization of a discipline divided by space, time, and purpose. Dennis H. Wrong is professor emeritus of sociology at New York University. He is the author of Reflections on a Politically Skeptical Era, The Oversocialized Conception of Man, and Power: Its Forms, Bases, and Uses.

Author : Catalin Tudose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1617299189
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Java Persistence with Spring Data and Hibernate written by Catalin Tudose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Java persistence using the industry-leading tools Spring Data and Hibernate. Java Persistence with Spring Data and Hibernate dives deep into persistence with the most popular available tools including Spring Data JPA, Spring Data JDBC, Spring Data REST, JPA, and Hibernate. Begin with a hands-on introduction to object-relational mapping (ORM), then dive into mapping strategies for linking up objects and your database. You’ll learn about the different approach to transactions for both Hibernate and Spring Data, and even how to deliver Java persistence with non-relational databases. Finally, you’ll explore testing strategies for persistent applications to keep your code clean and bug free. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.