Theoretical Inquiry

Author : Austin E. Quigley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300129815
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Inquiry written by Austin E. Quigley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: div In the aftermath of debate about the death of literary theory, Austin E. Quigley asks whether theory has failed us or we have failed literary theory. Theory can thrive, he argues, only if we understand how it can be strategically deployed to reveal what it does not presuppose. This involves the repositioning of theoretical inquiry relative to historical and critical inquiry and the repositioning of theories relative to each other. What follows is a thought-provoking reexamination of the controversial claims of pluralism in literary studies. The book explores the related roles of literary history, criticism, and theory by tracing the fascinating history of linguistics as an intellectual problem in the twentieth century. Quigley’s approach clarifies the pluralistic nature of literary inquiry, the viability and life cycles of theories, the controversial status of canonicity, and the polemical nature of the culture wars by positioning them all in the context of recurring debates about language that have their earliest exemplifications in classical times. /DIV

Author : Alexander Hamilton Howe (M.D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theoretical Inquiry Into the Physical Cause of Epidemic Diseases ... written by Alexander Hamilton Howe (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander Hamilton Howe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theoretical inquiry into the physical cause of epidemic diseases written by Alexander Hamilton Howe and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Akyol, Zehra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466621117
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research and Practice written by Akyol, Zehra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communications technologies have been continuously integrated into learning and training environments which has revealed the need for a clear understanding of the process. The Community of Inquiry (COI) Theoretical Framework has a philosophical foundation which provides planned guidelines and principles to development useful learning environments and guarantees successful educational experiences. Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research, and Practice is an extensive reference that offers theoretical foundations and developments associated with the COl theoretical framework. This collection is a valuable source of ideas, research opportunities, and challenges for scholars and practitioners in the field of education technology.

Author : Valerie Malhotra Bentz
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761904090
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mindful Inquiry in Social Research written by Valerie Malhotra Bentz and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-06-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative introduction to research in the social sciences guides students and new researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks. It introduces the underlying logic of ten cultures of inquiry: ethnography; quantitative behavioral science; phenomenology; action research; hermeneutics; evaluation research; feminist research; critical social science; historical-comparative research; and theoretical research. It clarifies conceptual and intellectual traditions in research, and puts researchers firmly in the investigative saddle - able to choose, justify, and explain the intellectual framework and personal rationale of their research.

Author : Alan Sears
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442600977
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Good Book, In Theory written by Alan Sears and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.

Author : Joshua DiCaglio
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452966494
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scale Theory written by Joshua DiCaglio and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering call for a new understanding of scale across the humanities How is it possible that you are—simultaneously—cells, atoms, a body, quarks, a component in an ecological network, a moment in the thermodynamic dispersal of the sun, and an element in the gravitational whirl of galaxies? In this way, we routinely transform reality into things already outside of direct human experience, things we hardly comprehend even as we speak of DNA, climate effects, toxic molecules, and viruses. How do we find ourselves with these disorienting layers of scale? Enter Scale Theory, which provides a foundational theory of scale that explains how scale works, the parameters of scalar thinking, and how scale refigures reality—that teaches us how to think in terms of scale, no matter where our interests may lie. Joshua DiCaglio takes us on a fascinating journey through six thought experiments that provide clarifying yet provocative definitions for scale and new ways of thinking about classic concepts ranging from unity to identity. Because our worldviews and philosophies are largely built on nonscalar experience, he then takes us slowly through the ways scale challenges and reconfigures objects, subjects, and relations. Scale Theory is, in a sense, nondisciplinary—weaving together a dizzying array of sciences (from nanoscience to ecology) with discussions from the humanities (from philosophy to rhetoric). In the process, a curious pattern emerges: attempts to face the significance of scale inevitably enter terrain closer to mysticism than science. Rather than dismiss this connection, DiCaglio examines the reasons for it, redefining mysticism in terms of scale and integrating contemplative philosophies into the discussion. The result is a powerful account of the implications and challenges of scale, attuned to the way scale transforms both reality and ourselves.

Author : Jack Martin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118748220
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology written by Jack Martin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and PhilosophicalPsychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the widerange of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporaryfield of theoretical and philosophical psychology. The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and PhilosophicalPsychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the widerange of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporaryfield of theoretical and philosophical psychology. Gathers together for the first time all the approaches andmethods that define scholarly practice in theoretical andphilosophical psychology Chapters explore various philosophical and conceptualapproaches, historical approaches, narrative approaches to thenature of human conduct, mixed-method studies of psychology andpsychological inquiry, and various theoretical bases ofcontemporary psychotherapeutic practices Features contributions from ten Past Presidents of the Societyof Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, along with severalPast Presidents of other relevant societies

Author : Jacques M. Chevalier
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351033255
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Participatory Action Research written by Jacques M. Chevalier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Participatory Action Research (PAR) provides new theoretical insights and many robust tools that will guide researchers, professionals and students from all disciplines through the process of conducting action research ‘with’ people rather than ‘for’ them or ‘about’ them. PAR is collective reasoning and evidence-based learning focussed on social action. It has immediate relevance in fields ranging from community development to education, health, public engagement, environmental issues and problem solving in the workplace. This new edition has been extensively revised to create a user-friendly textbook on PAR theory and practice, including: updated references and a comprehensive overview of different approaches to PAR (pragmatic, psychosocial, critical); more emphasis on the art of process design, especially in complex social settings characterized by uncertainty and the unknown; developments in the use of Web2 collaborative tools and digital strategies to support real-time data gathering and processing; updated examples and stories from around the world, in a wide range of fields; critical commentaries on major issues in the social sciences, including stakeholder theory, systems thinking, causal analysis, monitoring and evaluation, research ethics, risk assessment and social innovation. This modular textbook provides novel perspectives and ideas in a longstanding tradition that strives to reconnect science and the inquiry process with life in society. It provides coherent and critical treatment of core issues in the ongoing evolution of PAR, making it suitable for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It is intended for use by researchers, students and working professionals seeking to improve or rethink their approach to co-creating knowledge and supporting action for the well-being of all.

Author : F. A. Hayek
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226321304
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sensory Order written by F. A. Hayek and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nobel Prize-winning economist explores how the mind works—an early landmark in the field of cognitive science. The Sensory Order, first published in 1952, sets forth F. A. Hayek's classic theory of mind in which he describes the mental mechanism that classifies perceptions that cannot be accounted for by physical laws. Though Hayek is more commonly known as an icon in the field of economics, his genius was wide-ranging—and his contribution to theoretical psychology is of continuing significance to cognitive scientists as well as to economists interested in the interplay between psychology and market systems, and has been addressed in the work of Thomas Szasz, Gerald Edelman, and Joaquin Fuster. “A most encouraging example of a sustained attempt to bring together information, inference, and hypothesis in the several fields of biology, psychology, and philosophy.”—Quarterly Review of Biology