Andrew Collier is the boldest defender of objectivity - in science, knowledge, thought, action, politics, morality and religion. In this tribute and acknowledgement of the influence his work has had on a wide readership, his colleagues show that they have been stimulated by his thinking and offer challenging responses. This wide-ranging book covers key areas with which defenders of objectivity often have to engage. Sections are devoted to the following: * objectivity of value * objectivity and everyday knowledge * objectivity in political economy * objectivity and...
Andrew Collier is the boldest defender of objectivity - in science, knowledge, thought, action, politics, morality and religion. In this tribute and a...
Presents an argument that a fresh ontological perspective is required to address fundamental issues in housing and comparative research. This book evaluates ontological and methodological alternatives; provides historical case studies; and, compares the causal tendencies that explain diverging housing pathways in Australia and the Netherlands.
Presents an argument that a fresh ontological perspective is required to address fundamental issues in housing and comparative research. This book eva...
Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these contradictions are a result of common underlying philosophical assumptions and fallacies this book is able to show how a fresh approach to this discipline is necessary to resolve them, even if this requires re-examining some of the tenants of orthodox archaeology. This fresh approach is achieved by using Critical Realism as an under labourer to philosophically evaluate archaeological theory. Starting by assessing the historical impact of philosophy on...
Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these contrad...
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....
In this important new text, Holland seeks to explain, by means of social scientific and philosophical inquiry, the difficulties that researchers of...
