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Being And Worth

by Andrew Collier

~~34,44€~~ 27,55€ 20% OFF

 Being and Worth argues that beings both in the natural and human worlds have worth in themselves by extending recent depth-realist philosophy to the question of values.
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After International Relations - Critical Realism And The (Re)Construction Of World Politics

by Heikki Patomaki

~~54,31€~~ 43,45€ 20% OFF

 Shows how and why theories based on the international problematic have failed; articulates an alternative, critical realist research programme; and illustrates how this research programme can be put to work.
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Maurice Mandelbaum And American Critical Realism

~~72,86€~~ 58,29€ 20% OFF

 This is a unique andÂ timely assessment of the work of American critical realist Maurice Mandelbaum, and the relation of his thought to contemporary critical realism. Particular attention is paid to how his theories relate to those of Roy Bhaskar. This is essential reading for any student with an interest in critical realism, or the history of philosophy.
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Dictionary Of Critical Realism

~~70,21€~~ 56,17€ 20% OFF

 Dictionary of Critical Realism fulfils a vital gap in the literature, Critical Realism is often criticised for being too opaque and deploying too much jargon, thereby making the concepts inaccessible for a wider audience. However, as Hartwig puts it ''Just as the tools of the various skilled trades need to be precision-engineered for specific, interrelated functions, so meta-theory requires concepts honed for specific interrelated tasks: it is impossible to think creatively at that level without them.''This Dictionary seeks to redress this problem; to throw open the important contribution of Critical Realism to a wider audience for the first time, by thoroughly explaining all the key concepts and key developments. It includes 500 entries on these themes, and has contributions from major players in field. However this text does not stop there, it goes further than simply elucidating the concepts and includes a number of essays which use the notions in important areas, thereby demonstrating the appropriate use of the concepts in action to encourage their wider use. This book will become a requisite reference tool for Critical Realist scholars and Philosophers and Social scientists alike will enjoy this vital introduction and explanatory text of the indispensable ideas contained within the dynamic and vibrant school of Critical Realism.
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Hospice In Change - Applied Social Realist Theory

by Martin Lipscomb

~~39,74€~~ 31,79€ 20% OFF

 A Hospice in Change: Applied Social Realist Theory reports upon a study into aspects of the ways in which structural and organisational developments, professional cultures and ‘bedside’ or patient focused clinical practice interact within a single UK institution. While the findings of this study are time and context specific, the events and social processes being described may nonetheless resonate closely with the experience of healthcare practitioners at other hospices both within and without the UK. The work examines themes and ideas that hospice and palliative care practitioners, as well as those involved or interested more broadly in ‘end of life issues’, may find relevant.It is argued that differential morphogenesis can be identified between structures (social and cultural) and agents (individual and group) at an independent healthcare charity in southern England. A Hospice in Change connects theory and philosophy with concrete research practice to provide a worked example of Margaret Archer’s realist social theory.
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Integrating Knowledge Through Interdisciplinary Research - Problems Of Theory And Practice

by Dominic Holland

~~78,16€~~ 62,53€ 20% OFF

 In this important new text, Holland seeks to explain, by means of social scientific and philosophical inquiry, the difficulties that researchers often experience when attempting to integrate knowledge from different academic disciplines, either individually or as part of a team of subject specialists. It is argued that the difficulty of integrating knowledge from different academic disciplines is the result of, firstly, an inadequate justification of the nature of scientific integration and differentiation and, secondly, the dominance of disciplinary specialization in scientific inquiry.By focusing on both the theoretical justification for, and the practical feasibility of, integrating knowledge through interdisciplinary research, this book asks what properties of reality make the integration of knowledge from different academic disciplines possible and to what extent it is feasible to integrate knowledge through interdisciplinary research within a traditional, disciplinary context. Accordingly the text is both philosophical and social scientific in content: philosophical in the sense that it presents a theory of causal determination, which will help researchers to understand how reality is both differentiated and interconnected; social scientific in the sense that it presents the results of three case studies of collaborative interdisciplinary research projects.The book is heavily informed by the philosophy of critical realism. The philosophical argument about the possibility of integration and specialization in science draws explicitly on some of the key concepts of critical realism - particularly those comprising the theory of ‘integrative pluralism’ - while critical realist assumptions underpin the social scientific argument about the causal influence of the social system of knowledge production. By exploring researchers’ conceptions of knowledge and of reality on the one hand and their decisions about what sort of knowledge to produce on the other, Holland shows how the difficulty of scientific integration is both a problem of knowledge and a problem of knowledge production. This book is essential reading for students and academics interested in the emerging topic of knowledge integration and interdisciplinarity.
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Transcendence - Critical Realism And God

by Andrew Collier, Douglas V. Porpora e Margaret S. Archer

~~64,91€~~ 51,93€ 20% OFF

 The book explores religious experience as a justifiable reason for religious belief, demonstrating that the three pillars of Critical Realism - ontological intransitivity, epistemic relativity and judgemental rationality - can be applied to religion.
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Social Theory Of The Nation-State - The Political Forms Of Modernity Beyond Methodological Nationalism

by Daniel Chernilo

~~70,21€~~ 56,17€ 20% OFF

 A Social Theory of the Nation-State construes a novel and original social theory of the nation-state. It rejects nationalistic ways of thinking that take the nation-state for granted as much as globalist orthodoxy that speaks of its current and definitive decline.
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(Mis)Recognition, Social Inequality And Social Justice - Nancy Fraser And Pierre Bourdieu

~~64,91€~~ 51,93€ 20% OFF

 This collection of essays considers some of the conceptual and philosophical contentions that Nancy Fraserâ€™s work has provoked, presenting some compelling examples of its analytical power in a range of contexts.
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Capitalism And Citizenship - The Impossible Partnership

by Kathryn Dean

~~79,49€~~ 63,59€ 20% OFF

 This book develops a multi-disciplinary theory of citizenship, exploring the human abilities needed for its practice. It then argues that capitalism impedes the nurturing of these abilities, drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers.
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Critical Realism And Marxism

~~70,21€~~ 56,17€ 20% OFF

 Critical Realism and Marxism addresses controversial debates, revealing a potentially fruitful relationship; deepening our understanding of the social world and contibuting towards eliminating barbarism in contemporary capitalism.
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Contradictions Of Archaeological Theory - Engaging Critical Realism And Archaeological Theory

by Sandra Wallace

~~72,86€~~ 58,29€ 20% OFF

 Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these are a result of common underlying philosophical assumptions and fallacies this book is able to show how using Critical Realism as an "under labourer" produces a fresh approach to this discipline that is necessary to resolve prevelant contradictions.

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