Ontological Explorations

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21-30 of 31 results in Ontological Explorations

21. (Mis)recognition, Social Inequality and Social Justice

    Nancy Fraser and Pierre Bourdieu

    Edited by Terry Lovell

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Nancy Fraser’s work provides a theory of justice from multiple perspectives which has created a powerful frame for the analysis of political, moral and pragmatic dilemmas in an era of global capitalism and cultural pluralism. It has been developed through dialogue with key contemporary thinkers,...

    Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
22. A Dictionary of Critical Realism

    Edited by Mervyn Hartwig

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    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...

    Published January 10th 2007 by Routledge
23. Critical Realism and Housing Research

    By Julie Lawson

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Since the nineteenth century various housing solutions have evolved, such as sprawling Australian home ownership and compact Dutch social rental housing. This phenomenon cannot be adequately explained with simple descriptions of key events, politics and housing outcomes. Critical Realism and...

    Published July 26th 2006 by Routledge
24. Making Realism Work

    Realist Social Theory and Empirical Research

    Edited by Bob Carter, Caroline New

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    In this innovative book, theorists and researchers from various social science disciplines explore the potential of realist social theory for empirical research. The examples are drawn from a wide range of fields health and medicine, crime, housing, sociolinguistics, development theory and deal...

    Published September 1st 2004 by Routledge
25. Critical Realist Applications in Organisation and Management Studies

    Edited by Stephen Ackroyd, Steve Fleetwood

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and management is studied. This innovative book argues for an alternative to the prevailing ontology, and shows how positivism and its empirical realist ontology can be abandoned without having to accept strong social...

    Published June 2nd 2004 by Routledge
26. Explaining Society

    An Introduction to Critical Realism in the Social Sciences

    By Berth Danermark, Mats Ekstrom, Liselotte Jakobsen, Jan ch. Karlsson

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    This book will be immensely valuable for students and researchers in social science, sociology and philosophy in that it connects methodology, theory and empirical research. It provides an innovative picture of what society and social science is, along with the methods used to study and explain...

    Published November 21st 2001 by Routledge
27. Rational Choice Theory

    Resisting Colonisation

    Edited by Margaret S. Archer, Jonathan Q. Tritter

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Rational Choice Theory is flourishing in sociology and is increasingly influential in other disciplines. Contributors to this volume are convinced that it provides an inadequate conceptualization of all aspects of decision making: of the individuals who make the decisions, of the process by which...

    Published December 13th 2000 by Routledge
28. Realist Perspectives on Management and Organisations

    Edited by Stephen Ackroyd, Steve Fleetwood

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Realism has been one of the most powerful new developments in philosophy and the social sciences and is now making an increasing impact in business and management studies. This is the first book-length treatment of critical realism in business and management. It pulls together a wide range of...

    Published November 22nd 2000 by Routledge
29. From East to West

    Odyssey of a Soul

    By Roy Bhaskar

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    In this radical book, Roy Bhaskar expands his philosophy of critical realism with an audacious re-synthesis of many aspects of Western and Eastern thought. Arguing that the existence of God provides the fundamental structure of the world, he renders plausible ideas of reincarnation, karma and...

    Published April 19th 2000 by Routledge
30. Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism

    Philosophical Responses to Quantum Mechanics

    By Christopher Norris

    Series: Ontological Explorations

    Published March 1st 2000 by Routledge