Title Marx`s Theory of Money and Monetary Production Economy
... perspective of Keynes’s taxonomy of economic systems. Keynes pointed out the di#erence between the traditional view of money and his own “monetary theory of production”.13 In the traditional view, “the distinction which is normally made between a barter economy and a monetary economy depends on the ...
... perspective of Keynes’s taxonomy of economic systems. Keynes pointed out the di#erence between the traditional view of money and his own “monetary theory of production”.13 In the traditional view, “the distinction which is normally made between a barter economy and a monetary economy depends on the ...
the nature of scientific theory
... theory is or should be, these four elements are common to all the claims. Let me examine each of these elements in more detail. Concepts: The Basic Building Blocks of Theory Theories are built from concepts. Most generally, concepts denote phenomena; in so doing, they isolate features of the world t ...
... theory is or should be, these four elements are common to all the claims. Let me examine each of these elements in more detail. Concepts: The Basic Building Blocks of Theory Theories are built from concepts. Most generally, concepts denote phenomena; in so doing, they isolate features of the world t ...
MODERNISM/
... substantial volumes of new readings, presented in an accessible form and with a significant amount of editorial guidance. Each volume includes a substantial introduction which explores the theoretical issues and conflicts embodied in the essays selected and locates areas of disagreement between posi ...
... substantial volumes of new readings, presented in an accessible form and with a significant amount of editorial guidance. Each volume includes a substantial introduction which explores the theoretical issues and conflicts embodied in the essays selected and locates areas of disagreement between posi ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Capital Formation and Economic Growth
... moneys), whether official or nonofficial, is a generalized medium of exchange (i.e. what sorts of things other than money can be exchanged for it and in what quantities). The term monetary capital will be used to refer to any money that may be exchanged for two or more goods that are not free goods. ...
... moneys), whether official or nonofficial, is a generalized medium of exchange (i.e. what sorts of things other than money can be exchanged for it and in what quantities). The term monetary capital will be used to refer to any money that may be exchanged for two or more goods that are not free goods. ...
Social discord as the foundation of republicanism in Machiavelli`s
... represents a step toward both greater contestatory, as well as participatory2 powers for the people. The resulting constitution is that of a mixed government, which, while being inherently advantageous for upper classes, still allows for the representation of all; flexible laws that enable progress ...
... represents a step toward both greater contestatory, as well as participatory2 powers for the people. The resulting constitution is that of a mixed government, which, while being inherently advantageous for upper classes, still allows for the representation of all; flexible laws that enable progress ...
AI Dangers: Imagined and Real
... singularity thesis Kurzweil (2011) replied by invoking the case of thermodynamic laws, which accurately predict the behaviour of collections of gas particles, despite the fact that the behaviour of each particle appears random. • The analogy is misplaced, as the conduct of groups of ...
... singularity thesis Kurzweil (2011) replied by invoking the case of thermodynamic laws, which accurately predict the behaviour of collections of gas particles, despite the fact that the behaviour of each particle appears random. • The analogy is misplaced, as the conduct of groups of ...
Social representations of value: An empirical investigation Abstract:
... social representation research. This strategy includes: (1) mapping shared reference points and developing a network or map of meanings for the social construct; (2) identifying organising principles and social positions of the clusters of concepts (sub-networks) in the network; and (3) linking posi ...
... social representation research. This strategy includes: (1) mapping shared reference points and developing a network or map of meanings for the social construct; (2) identifying organising principles and social positions of the clusters of concepts (sub-networks) in the network; and (3) linking posi ...
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... complex, and déclassé” (8). Regardless of where he was or what he was doing, he did not seem to fit. Though he may have had his share of shortcomings and was academically mobile, his renowned The Theory of the Leisure Class should be required reading in classes addressing social theory and social st ...
... complex, and déclassé” (8). Regardless of where he was or what he was doing, he did not seem to fit. Though he may have had his share of shortcomings and was academically mobile, his renowned The Theory of the Leisure Class should be required reading in classes addressing social theory and social st ...
Weber Italy
... account of the logic of action explanation, in which reasons together with a “proattitude” constitute the kind of “cause” appropriate to human action, is connected to the brain, which processes information and desire in two different places. Thus like Weber he grants that having a reason is not enou ...
... account of the logic of action explanation, in which reasons together with a “proattitude” constitute the kind of “cause” appropriate to human action, is connected to the brain, which processes information and desire in two different places. Thus like Weber he grants that having a reason is not enou ...
“Embedding Metaphor”. - Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy
... and in his whole way of diagnosing society and describing the plight of people inhabiting it, his work often comes closer to the novel than to the conventional and often prosaic sociological exposition ((Jacobsen, Poder, 2008: 20). For Jacobsen, metaphors are used by Bauman with the purpose of defam ...
... and in his whole way of diagnosing society and describing the plight of people inhabiting it, his work often comes closer to the novel than to the conventional and often prosaic sociological exposition ((Jacobsen, Poder, 2008: 20). For Jacobsen, metaphors are used by Bauman with the purpose of defam ...
Mason, Paul (2012) Why It`s Kicking Off Everywhere: The New
... importance of principles of justice as intrinsic to social life, is an attractive starting point for exploring such questions. Breaking with perspectives in which social life is seen as structured by violence, self-interest or habit, which all too easily and automatically position human rights as no ...
... importance of principles of justice as intrinsic to social life, is an attractive starting point for exploring such questions. Breaking with perspectives in which social life is seen as structured by violence, self-interest or habit, which all too easily and automatically position human rights as no ...
What Is Globalization? The Definitional Issue – Again” Jan Aart Scholte
... revealing definition promotes insightful, interesting and empowering knowledge, an understanding that helps us to shape our destiny in positive directions. ...
... revealing definition promotes insightful, interesting and empowering knowledge, an understanding that helps us to shape our destiny in positive directions. ...
Opportunities and Problems of Standardized Ethics Initiatives – a
... actions have social, environmental, and economic impacts of one sort or another and MNCs cannot escape responsibility for those impacts, be they negative or positive. Global power of MNCs always correlates with global responsibility. As social and environmental problems are boosted to a new level, t ...
... actions have social, environmental, and economic impacts of one sort or another and MNCs cannot escape responsibility for those impacts, be they negative or positive. Global power of MNCs always correlates with global responsibility. As social and environmental problems are boosted to a new level, t ...
Journalism in a Globalizing World Society. A Societal
... Malik, 2004). Some of these empirical journalism-and-society or journalism-insociety studies, however, are not tested with the help of functionally generated data, but with data generated in behavioral-positivist manners. Empirical studies taking into account the societal dimension of journalism and ...
... Malik, 2004). Some of these empirical journalism-and-society or journalism-insociety studies, however, are not tested with the help of functionally generated data, but with data generated in behavioral-positivist manners. Empirical studies taking into account the societal dimension of journalism and ...
Fear of Scandalous Knowledge: Arguing About
... had reservations about the extreme claims attributed to so-called ‘‘postmodern relativist’’ science critics. But I resolved to read science studies texts as carefully as possible, for three principle reasons. First, I had recently explored the issue of ‘‘relativism’’ in the work of Benjamin Whorf, a ...
... had reservations about the extreme claims attributed to so-called ‘‘postmodern relativist’’ science critics. But I resolved to read science studies texts as carefully as possible, for three principle reasons. First, I had recently explored the issue of ‘‘relativism’’ in the work of Benjamin Whorf, a ...
Paradox or Sustainable Model? A Social Sciences
... the axiological orientation to which they are called to? This is in fact the challenge which has been taken up by SOCIAL-ONE, a group of sociologists, scientists and social workers who have answered to the invitation made to them by Chiara Lubich, the founder of the Focolare Movement. The Internatio ...
... the axiological orientation to which they are called to? This is in fact the challenge which has been taken up by SOCIAL-ONE, a group of sociologists, scientists and social workers who have answered to the invitation made to them by Chiara Lubich, the founder of the Focolare Movement. The Internatio ...
Clinical Paradigm Clashes: Ethnocentric and Political Barriers
... the view that ritual interventions of premodern societies are ‘‘precursors’’ that merely reflect the ignorance of people who still believe in magic rather than science (Frazer 1998). However, effective psychotherapeutic intervention is actually something that exists across a diverse range of human c ...
... the view that ritual interventions of premodern societies are ‘‘precursors’’ that merely reflect the ignorance of people who still believe in magic rather than science (Frazer 1998). However, effective psychotherapeutic intervention is actually something that exists across a diverse range of human c ...
Quarterly Social Psychology
... identity and each has its unique emphases. This within-discipline variation tends to diminish the importance of betweendiscipline variation as a point of focus. Within sociology, for example, the identity theory of Burke and Stets (2009) is joined by, and in some ways influenced by, the earlier work ...
... identity and each has its unique emphases. This within-discipline variation tends to diminish the importance of betweendiscipline variation as a point of focus. Within sociology, for example, the identity theory of Burke and Stets (2009) is joined by, and in some ways influenced by, the earlier work ...
HSSC 532 Medicalization: History and Theory syllabus
... have become dominated by the medical profession and its explanation of health and illness. This course traces the history of the medicalization thesis, from its beginnings with Michel Foucault and Ivan Illich to its latest articulation put forth by sociologist Peter Conrad. Once we are accustomed to ...
... have become dominated by the medical profession and its explanation of health and illness. This course traces the history of the medicalization thesis, from its beginnings with Michel Foucault and Ivan Illich to its latest articulation put forth by sociologist Peter Conrad. Once we are accustomed to ...