In conjuring this image, I am reminded of John Rawls' constructivist approach towards a theory of freedom and of Jürgen Habermas' discourse theory, both of which recognizes the paramount importance of language and discourse in the vitality of a philosophical theory as well as in the methodological manner by which theorizing and philosophizing are carried out. ... Afterwards, he then attempts to characterize an alternative theory of epistemic justification, which is his coherence theory, and in doing so he makes use of language to present and develop arguments and elaborations in a ...

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The Aristotelian system was the theories of the ancient philosopher Aristotle, and in many cases were erroneous laws of physics, although these theories paved the way for the later philosophers. ... There were many fallacious "truths" that accompanied this system that went unquestioned for years. These "truths" were backed by teachings of the Church and standard educational systems. ... Questions were asked regarding the standard Aristotelian system of education; however the Church and educational systems continued to teach and enforce the Aristotelian system, eventually diluting any spirit...

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This essay will address theories of Scientific Management and Human Relations theories of Management, and discusses how they may be implemented into the welfare service. ... A system had to be introduced to manage the crops more effectively. ... Taylor realised that there was a growing need for a system. ... The employees believed that if they worked slower they could earn more on a piece rate system. ... (Harolambos &Holborn, 1995) The leader of the conservative party sees that the present NHS system is not working. ...

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Experiments similarly categorised or related to this type of study explore the stroop effect theory that was discovered by J. ... The main theories that will be discussed will be two ones that advocate different interpretations. ... In order to account for the results it is necessary to discuss theories of attention. ... The Broadbent theory of attention proposes that one's ability to process information is restricted. ... This acts like a sort of "buffer system" and it preserves the information until it is able to be processed further. ...

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Second, latter theories systemize data more accurately than former, lastly and most importantly " a statistically significant number of novel predictions pan out," (Brown, p.134). ... How can science be so successful, if theories are untrue?  ... The notion that later theories must have equal or greater content than former theories, as proposed by Newton-Smith's approach, is false. ... If theory equals outcome, than the theory must be true.  ... Theory or no theory, gravitation is real and it exists outside of our external mind. ...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics, conflict resolution, psychological services in the educational system, and so on.. ... In parallel, the development and depth (theory) and breadth (practice) Previously often challenge the right of psychology to exist as a science, it is now a science of psychology, a strong position. ... The conte...

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Furthermore all chapters will be based on a theory we find relevant, which is also the base for stating the hypothesis the way we did. ... We will also use several theories to support our hypothesis and analyses. ... However, a large part of chapter 3 has been based on a political theory (the Political Process Theory), which will be elaborated on in our theory chapter. ... Going into a economic or environmental perspective would have been quite obvious and would also allow us to use more economic theories. ... Methodology The most dominant method and also most fundamental method throughout o...

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Research was quantitative, it involved a research design (often control-experimental group or correlational), and it was done to support a particular theory (Willis, Jost, and Wright, 1999). ... We argue that there are three predominant research paradigms in the field today: (a) empiricism, (b) critical theory, and (c) interpretivism (see Guba & Lincoln, 1994, for a discussion of a similar framework). ... Although empirical-research reports are typically quantitative in nature, and critical-theory and interpretive reports tend to be qualitative, researchers in all three paradigms can use eithe...

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This suggested to him that there must be something fatally incorrect about the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic universal theory. ... The simplest explanation is that this planet goes around the sun in accordance with the Copernican system? ... Suddenly, scientists were faced with mathematical calculations, as opposed to simply fervent speculation, in support of the heliocentric theory of the universe. [When Galileo arrived in Rome in 1615] he was presently interrogated before the Inquisition, which after consultation declared the system he upheld to be scientifically false, and anti-Scriptural or...

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It is imperative, that we retool our educational system to reflect the technical and scientific world of today. ... Their apprehension is valid, because America needs to produce a ceaseless source of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians who can understand each new concept or theory, take advantage of it, and create further advances. ... According to the SCANS report, and the aforementioned programs managing resources and others, acquiring and communicating information, and understanding how to utilize various systems and technology are marketable skills that employers see...

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Methodology on the other hand is simply the way, procedure or system of carrying out the research. ... The result of the analysis is then used to build or construct a theory. From the theory that is built, a new hypothesis emerges to explain the concept. ... Stanovich's (1989, p.39) defines it thus: "operationism is simply the idea that concepts in scientific theory must in some way be grounded in, or linked to, observable events that can be measured. ... It means that the fewer the statement, the better the theory principle of occamism must be applied in research. ...

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The most dangerous sources were the developing ideas and theories throughout Europe and Italy itself that challenged many of the ancient sciences and foundations that had been promulgated by the Church for centuries. ... I bring up the fact that Bruno a contemporary of Galileo was sentenced to death for supporting Copernican Sun centred system as proof of his courage. ...

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In the traffic environment one aspect that occupies several disciplines is the aspect of traffic safety. All disciplines have to think about that different traffic safety measures have other effects than just reducing the risk of being killed or injured, such as increased travel time, inconvenience,...

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1. In "Homo Loquens"," Marshall Poe describes his theories on speech communication. Within his ideas, he points out disadvantages in speech, and how society tends to interpret it. One disadvantage that Poe pointed out was the idea of privacy, and how with speech, nothing can ever be private. "You ha...

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