The philosophical roots of anthropology
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In: CSLI lecture notes 86
In: System dynamics review: the journal of the System Dynamics Society, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 148-166
ISSN: 1099-1727
AbstractSystem dynamics models, as causal models, are much like scientific theories. Hence, in evaluating such models, we assume certain norms of scientific inquiry. Most critics hold that the system dynamics approach does not employ formal, objective, quantitative model validation tests. This article argues that this type of criticism presupposes the traditional logical empiricist philosophy of science, which assumes that knowledge is an objective representation of reality and that theory justification can be an objective, formal process. According to the more recent relativist philosophy of science, knowledge is relative to a given society, epoch, and scientific world view. Theory justification is therefore a semiformal, relative social process. We show that relativist philosophy is consistent with the system dynamics paradigm and discuss the practical implications of the two philosophies of science for system dynamics modelers and their critics.
In: Social sciences: a quarterly journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Band 53, Heft 4, S. 52-63
In: International studies, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 45-67
ISSN: 0973-0702, 1939-9987
Moderation was a triumphant discourse of Iran's eleventh presidential election. It's a new attitude in the political realm and most of the movements relate themselves to it and each one interprete their actions according to moderation. For clarifying this ambiguous trend, we should refer to its philosophical root. It seems that Aristotle is the first one who represented this theory. In fact, moderation is one of the main principles of Aristotelian ethics. Understanding this concept requires understanding the basic concepts of the intellectual and moral theory of Aristotle. Moderation is the center of his theory of virtue. According to this principle, all the moral virtues are intermediates and excess, and defects in the actions and emotions cause moral vices. This theory could be the best way to pass excess and deficiencies in Iran's political sphere.
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In: Pennsylvania studies in human rights
In: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser
Morsink asserts that all people have human rights simply by virtue of being born into the human family and that we can know these rights without the aid of experts. He shows how the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights grew out of Enlightenment principles honed by a shared revulsion at the horrors of the Holocaust.
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 346-347
ISSN: 1537-5927
In: Synthese: an international journal for epistemology, methodology and philosophy of science, Band 139, Heft 1, S. 23-53
ISSN: 1573-0964
In: Perspectives on political science, Band 24, Heft 4, S. 238
ISSN: 1045-7097
In: Stasis, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 136-163
ISSN: 2500-0721
In: Handbook of perception 1
In: International Relations and Diplomacy, Band 7, Heft 3
ISSN: 2328-2134
In: International journal of public administration, Band 21, Heft 5, S. 643-644
ISSN: 1532-4265