scholarly journals Making sense of Born’s rule $$p_\alpha =\Vert \varPsi _\alpha \Vert ^2$$ with the many-minds interpretation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélien Drezet
Keyword(s):  
Making Sense ◽  
Born’S Rule ◽  
The Many

Wittgenstein’s philosophy and action research

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Shotter
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Participatory Culture ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Research ◽  
The Many

Three themes seem to be common to both Greenwood’s and Gustavsen’s accounts: One is the social isolation of professional [research] elites from the concerns of ordinary people, which connects with another: the privileging of theory over practice. Both of these are connected, however, with a third: the great, unresolved struggle of ordinary people to gain control over their own lives, to escape from schemes imposed on them by powerful elites, and to build a genuinely participatory culture. An understanding of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, and the recognition of its striking differences from any previous philosophical works, can make some important contributions to all these issues. Wittgenstein’s aim is not, by the use of reason and argument, to establish any foundational principles to do with the nature of knowledge, perception, the structure of our world, scientific method, etc. Instead, he is concerned to inquire into the actual ways available to us of possibly making sense in the many different practical activities we share in our everyday lives together: “We are not seeking to discover anything entirely new, only what is already in plain view.”

Making Sense of the Immorality of Unnaturalness

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK SHEEHAN
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The Many

"Dissecting Bioethics," edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics. The section is dedicated to the idea that words defined by bioethicists and others should not be allowed to imprison people's actual concerns, emotions, and thoughts. Papers that expose the many meanings of a concept, describe the different readings of a moral doctrine, or provide an alternative angle to seemingly self-evident issues are therefore particularly appreciated. The themes covered in the section so far include dignity, naturalness, public interest, community, disability, autonomy, parity of reasoning, symbolic appeals, and toleration.All submitted papers are peer reviewed. To submit a paper or to discuss a suitable topic, contact Tuija Takala at [email protected].

scholarly journals Sustainability in complex environments: making sense of the Katrina lawsuits

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalin Ratiu ◽  
Beverlee B. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Skewed Distribution ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Many

Purpose – The meaning of sustainability continues to be debated by scholars and professionals alike. But how do individuals, who are expected to contribute to implementing sustainability actions, perceive this important concept? The purpose of this paper is to explore how individuals relate to the multidimensionality of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a qualitative design to learn how individuals understand and prioritise the various dimensions of sustainability. Respondents were asked to react in essay form to a narrative that weaves social, environmental, economic and legal issues and offer a recommended course of action. Findings – The findings are mixed, showing that sustainability is yet to mature as a concept in the minds of the general public. Encouragingly, the paper finds evidence that most respondents are aware of the primary dimensions of sustainability. Research limitations/implications – The research is limited by the convenience sample used, which may offer a skewed distribution. Practical implications – While defining sustainability conceptually continues to preoccupy scholars and policy makers, educating the general public on these advancements should also be prioritised, given the high reliance on individuals to implement the many sustainability initiatives and innovations in existence. Originality/value – The study uses an innovative methodology to learn how individuals perceive a very complex topic.

Making Sense of One’s Place in an Educational Opportunity Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralitsa Todorova
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Educational Opportunity Program ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Opportunity Program ◽  
The Many ◽  
Additional Support

A college degree has been shown to decrease the income gap, but disadvantaged students are at a greater risk of dropping out of college. This study explores meaning-making of students in an educational opportunity program (EOP), the Search for Education Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) in the City University of New York system. It is important to examine the experiences of students who are receiving additional support to understand how they develop through this complex transition process. Forty-six first-year SEEK students and 38 upperclassmen responded to a set of five narrative prompts of different genres. Using values analysis, the data showed that over half of the values guiding participants’ narratives (53.30%) discussed the many benefits of SEEK and the sources of support youth rely on. Participants used the genres to express the complexities of transitioning to college as freshman, along with a settling in the later years. The findings of this study demonstrate youth perspectives on the ways in which EOPs can significantly contribute to student retention.

The Many Faces of Culture: Making Sense of 30 Years of Research on Culture in Organization Studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Giorgi ◽  
Christi Lockwood ◽  
Mary Ann Glynn
Keyword(s):  
Organization Studies ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The Many

Applying D. K. Lewis’s Counterfactual Theory of Causation to the Philosophy of Historiography

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Maar
Keyword(s):  
Possible World ◽  
Possible World Semantics ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Counterfactual Theory ◽  
Historical Causation ◽  
The Many ◽  
Historical Necessity

A theory of causation suitable for historiography must accommodate the many types of causal claims historians make. In this paper, I examine the advantages of applying D. K. Lewis’s counterfactual theory of causation to the philosophy of historiography. I contend that Lewis’s possible world semantics offers a superior framework for making sense of historical causation, and that it lays the foundation for historians to look at history as causal series of events, remaining agnostic as to whether there may be historical regularities or laws. Lewis’s theory can also accommodate important notions often used by historians, such as absences as causes, historical necessity and contingency, and the role they play in the formulation of historical counterfactuals.

scholarly journals Monilukutaitoa oppikirjan äärellä

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-121
Author(s):  
Pinja Herttovuo ◽  
Sara Routarinne
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
School Textbook ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Reading Patterns ◽  
Actual Material ◽  
Written Word ◽  
The Many ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Ympäristöopissa kuvilla voidaan esittää sisältöjä, jotka eivät näyttäydy arkikokemukselle. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan monilukutaitoa peruskoulun ympäristöopin oppikirja-aukeaman äärellä verbaalisen ja visuaalisen modaliteetin työnjakoon fokusoiden. Peruskoulun toisen ja viidennen luokan oppilailta (N = 20) kysyttiin oppimateriaaliaukeaman avulla heidän silmäily- ja lukustrategioitaan. Tulokset osoittavat, että toisluokkalaisten silmäilyreitit ovat yhdenmukaisempia kuin viidesluokkalaisten. Useimmat oppilaat silmäilevät oppimateriaalia kuvavetoisesti, mutta kuvilla ei ole yhtä keskeistä roolia lukemisstrategioita kuvattaessa. Viidesluokkalaisten vastauksissa on havaittavissa enemmän tekstilajiin ja tekstin rakenteeseen liittyvistä kielennyksiä kuin kannanottoja kuvien tehtäviin. Oppilaat mielsivät tärkeimmän tiedon löytyvän sanallisesta tekstistä eivätkä he yhdistäneet kuvaa ja sanaa. Tulokset viittaavat tarpeeseen kehittää tietoisesti eri modaliteettien yhteen lukemisen strategioita. Multiliteracy when reading a school textbook: How do primary school pupils read the many modes in environmental studies textbook pages? Abstract This article approaches multiliteracies in primary school environmental studies (science), focusing on the interaction between verbal and visual modalities. Primary school pupils, year 2 (8-year-olds) and 5 (11-year-olds) (N = 20), were asked to demonstrate and explain their scanning and reading paths while multireading environmental studies textbooks. The majority of students browsed the actual material with an image-driven style while images did not play a central role when explaining reading patterns. The students thought that the most important information was found in the verbal text and did not combine the image with the written word. The results suggest a need to develop explicit instructional strategies for multiliteracies to enhance multimodal combining in making sense of texts. Keywords: Multiliteracy, multimodality, textbook, environmental studies, science, primary school

Making Sense of Multiple Interpretations

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
African American ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
School Desegregation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Race And Education ◽  
The Many

Some teaching innovations arise from a combination of good intentions, last-minute planning, and incredible luck. Colgate University hired me in late July 1997 as a visiting professor for the fall semester. As I scrambled to finish my dissertation and move my family, only a few days remained to pull together the syllabus for a course on Race and Education. I wanted to begin this contemporary course with an historical focus, delving into African-American experiences with school desegregation during the mid twentieth century, but could not decide on which of the many excellent historical case studies to assign. The bookstore wanted my order as soon as possible. So I ordered two books—David Cecelski's Along Freedom Road and Vanessa Siddle Walker's Their Highest Potential—hoping that at least one would arrive on time. When both magically appeared on the bookstore shelves a day before the first class, I decided to innovate and revised the syllabus. Half of the students would read Cecelski; the other half would read Walker. Despite some initial confusion, my students began to engage in serious discussions over historical interpretations of school desegregation, demonstrating a level of depth that would not have happened had I assigned only one book to the entire class.

Evidence Hierarchy

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-77
Author(s):  
Julie Sin
Keyword(s):  
Case Control ◽  
Weight Of Evidence ◽  
Case Control Studies ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The Many ◽  
Study Designs

This chapter is about making sense of evidence from research studies from a commissioner and evidence-user perspective. A basic evidence hierarchy is described for general orientation to the concept that some study designs are more reliable than others in attempting to understand cause and effect, and there is orientation to the main study types in the hierarchy (randomized trials, cohort and case-control studies, etc.) Clearly it is the overall weight of evidence for a particular course of action that is important, although familiarity with basic concepts of study robustness remains useful in itself for making sense of the many items of evidence that present in everyday practice. The value of evidence from studies addressing non cause and effect type questions (for example seeking understanding about behaviours and beliefs) is discussed. The role of the evidence-user in making use of these concepts and enabling evidence informed practice is also described.

Computerized content analysis of online data – opportunities for marketing scholars and practitioners

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-477
Author(s):  
Jan Kietzmann ◽  
Leyland F. Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Consumer Data ◽  
Computerized Content Analysis ◽  
The Many

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the main developments from the early days of manual content analysis to the adoption of computer-assisted content analysis and the emerging artificial intelligence (AI)-supported ways to analyze content (primarily text) in marketing and consumer research. A further aim is to outline the many opportunities these new methods offer to marketing scholars and practitioners facing new types of data. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper maps our methods used for content analysis in marketing and consumer research. Findings This paper concludes that many new and emerging forms of unstructured data provide a wealth of insight that is neglected by existing content analysis methods. The main findings of this paper support the fact that emerging methods of making sense of such consumer data will take us beyond text and eventually lead to the adoption of AI-supported tools for all types of content and media. Originality/value This paper provides a broad summary of nearly five decades of content analysis in consumer and marketing research. It concludes that, much like in the past, today’s research focuses on the producers of the words than the words themselves and urges researchers to use AI and machine learning to extract meaning and value from the oceans of text and other content generated by organizations and their customers.

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