The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach: A Critical Examination

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Wood ◽  
M. Teresa Nezworski ◽  
William J. Stejskal
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Unpublished Studies ◽  
Common Opinion

The Comprehensive System (Exner, 1993) is widely accepted as a reliable and valid approach to Rorschach interpretation However, the present article calls attention to significant problems with the system First, contrary to common opinion, the interrater reliability of most scores in the system has never been demonstrated adequately Second, important scores and indices in the system are of questionable validity Third, the research base of the system consists mainly of unpublished studies that are often unavailable for examination Recommendations are made regarding research and clinical use of the Comprehensive System

scholarly journals Twacha and its relation with Dosha-Dhatu-Mala- a review

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwarna Deepak Vyas ◽  
Deepak M. Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Molecular Interactions ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Healthy Skin

Ayurveda is the science of life. It is a comprehensive system of health care. The Fundamental concepts of Ayurveda are systematized in classical texts like Bruhatrayi and Laghutrayi. A Healthy skin (Twacha) is a source of pleasure not only to its owner but also to one who looks at it. Twacha regulates cellular and molecular interactions and governs many crucial responses to our environment. Because of its visibility Twacha reflects one’s emotions and some aspects of normal physiology. A slight change in its colour might be an indication towards the homeostatic imbalances in the body. Dosha Dhatu and Mala play a vital role in maintaining Twacha Swasthya .So in present article it is an attempt to study concept of Twacha and its relation with Dosha Dhatu and Mala.

The New Inebriates Act

1899 ◽  
Vol 45 (189) ◽  
pp. 227-245
Author(s):  
A. Wood Renton
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
The Law

After many years of agitation and controversy, the first instalment of a much-needed reform of the law as to inebriates has been conceded by the Legislature. The aim of the present article is to subject the Inebriates Act, 1898, which came into operation on January 1st, 1899, to a somewhat minute and critical examination, in the hope at once of suggesting points for future amendment, and of throwing light on difficulties that may arise in its practical administration.

scholarly journals The “Jewish Blackness” Thesis Revisited

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Ran HaCohen
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Scholarly Discourse

The notion that in previous centuries Jews were considered to be black, or seen as blacks, has gained broad acceptance in scholarly discourse on the Jewish body since the early 1990s. The present article considers the notion analytically and then examines some of the evidence provided to support it. Much of this evidence does not stand critical examination. Therefore, arguably, the notion of Jewish blackness should be reconsidered.

scholarly journals Did the medieval philosophers admit the identity principle as prior to the principle of non-contradiction?

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 976
Author(s):  
Ana Rieger Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
First Principle ◽  
14Th Century ◽  
Common Opinion ◽  
Identity Principle

The present article deals with the not very common opinion among medieval philosophers according to which the identity principle (ens est ens) is the true first principle, undermining the primacy of the principle of non-contradiction. Following a refutation of this position in the logical work of the Franciscan Geraldus Odonis, we intend to investigate its target as well as other cases of the same dispute in 14th century authors: Antoine Andre, John of Buridan, John of Baconthorpe and Nicolas of Autrecourt. We defend that Odonis presents a successful response to this position. *** Os filósofos medievais admitiam o princípio de identidade como primeiro ao princípio de não contradição? ***Este artigo aborda uma opinião pouco comum entre os filósofos medievais, segundo a qual o princípio de identidade (ens est ens) é o verdadeiro primeiro princípio, enfraquecendo a primazia do princípio de não-contradição. Seguindo uma refutação dessa posição na obra lógica do franciscano Geraldo Odonis, pretendemos investigar seu alvo, além de outros casos da mesma disputa em autores do século XIV: Antônio André, João de Baconthorpe e Nicolás de Autrecourt. Defendemos que Odonis apresenta uma resposta satisfatória à posição mencionada.Palavras-Chave Palavras chave: Princípio de não-contradição, identidade, lógica, Geraldo Odon, Antônio André, João de Baconthorpe e Nicolás de Autrecourt.

scholarly journals Perineal Ultrasound as a Complement to POP-Q in the Assessment of Cystoceles

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Najjari ◽  
Julia Hennemann ◽  
Pia Larscheid ◽  
Thomas Papathemelis ◽  
Nicolai Maass
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Kappa Coefficient ◽  
Interrater Agreement ◽  
Perineal Ultrasound ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Reliable Tool

Purpose. In the present study we want to propose a classification system to quantify cystoceles by perineal ultrasound (PUS).Materials and Methods.120 PUS data were analyzed measuring the distance between the lowest point of the bladder and the midpubic line (MPL) during rest and Valsalva. Results were classified into groups and compared to POP-Q using theκ-coefficient. Results for exact bladder position were checked for interrater reliability using ICC and Pearson’s coefficient and results for classification were checked using theκ-coefficient. Bladder positions at rest and Valsalva were correlated with the distance between these points.Results. Highly significant differences concerning the position at rest and the distance between rest and Valsalva were found between the groups. For the interrater agreement, the Pearson correlation coefficient wasρ=0.98, the ICC (A-1) = 0.98, andκ=1.00. Comparing the classification results for POP-Q and PUS, the kappa-coefficient wasκ=0.65.Conclusion. PUS using the MPL and the classification system is a highly reliable tool for the evaluation of cystoceles. PUS shows good correlation with POP-Q. Furthermore, PUS offers a doubtless identification of the descending organ. Further studies are needed to evaluate the clinical use of the classification system proposed here.

Langue and Parole Since Saussure

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hewson
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Interesting Development

Summary It is not possible and in fact not necessary to review everything that has been written since the publication of Saussure’s Cours de linguistique générale concerning the langue / parole diachotomy. What is attempted in the present article is first of all a concrete analogy for langue and parole, so that these two notions, which have been so often misunderstood, can be presented in as concrete a manner as possible, and secondly to follow certain interesting developments of the basic Saussurian notions. The concrete analogy which is used is that of the child’s construction set, such as a Meccano set for example. The set itself is an analogy for langue, and the models, such as planes, cars, machines, etc., that the child makes are a model for parole or discourse. This concrete analogy also serves to illuminate ‘the infinite use of finite means’, the finite means being langue, and the infinite use parole. Next an examination is made of certain of the Saussurean notions that have provoked discussion over the years: (1) langue as a pure ίοrm; (2) psychologism; (3) the sociological notions; (4) synchrony as static linguistics. Subsequent to (4) the notions of process and generation are examined, and this leads first of all to a critical examination of the terms competence and performance, along with their underlying notions, and then to a discussion of the psychomechanics of Gustave Guillaume. It is pointed out that Guillaume’s theory is an interesting development’ of the Saussurian notions and that some of the criticisms by Wunderli in HL 1:1/1974 are based upon a fundamental misapprehension of the notion of parole in Guillaume.

Ein unbekannter Systementwurf Paul Tillichs. Zur Entstehungsgeschichte von Tillichs Das System der Wissenschaften nach Gegenständen und Methoden

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-170
Author(s):  
Friedrich Wilhelm Graf
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Common Language

AbstractBy the end of April 1923, Paul Tillich’s Das System der Wissenschaften nach Gegenständen und Methoden (1981: The System of the Sciences according to Objects and Methods) was published by the German publishing house Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht in Göttingen. Based on numerous source documents from the publishers’ archives and particularly on the correspondence between the publishers Wilhelm and Gustav Ruprecht, hitherto unknown but now edited and commented on here, the present article explains that Tillich wrote his System of the Sciences primarily for the publisher. It was Emanuel Hirsch who established the connection between them as the publishing house was looking for a new editor for their popular series Wege zur Philosophie (Ways to Philosophy), published since 1911. After Hirsch having brought Tillich into play, Wilhelm Ruprecht could convince the Berlin “Privatdozenten” to become the new editor of the series. As to the series, Tillich unfolded the concept of a comprehensive system design which covered 65 topics, i. e. forthcoming volumes. When the publisher then demanded that Tillich prove his abilities to write comprehensively in common language by providing a sample of a first issue of the series, he began to work on his System der Wissenschaften. Although this text contained all sorts of ideas and concepts, it was certainly not very well suited as an introduction to a series of popular accounts of the central themes and matters of philosophy. In the end, the System was published, although not as a volume of the series as having been announced by the publishing house in 1922, but as a text in its own right.

A Comment on “The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach: A Critical Examination”

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Exner
Keyword(s):  
Critical Examination ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Empirical Basis ◽  
The Subject

Wood, Nczworski, and Stejskal are correct in noting that the Comprehensive System has been scrutinized less carefully than might have been expected or desired A few critiques have addressed isolated variables in the system, and some comments that have been published suggest that attempts at detailed scoring-coding of the Rorschach tend to neglect the idiographic features of the subject and that the system itself has limited use because it is not aligned with any particular theory of personality This article by Wood et al evolves from a different perspective in which the authors attempt to evaluate the system from an empirical basis Unfortunately, I am not sure that they have achieved their objective, mainly because the manner in which they have addressed each of the issues selected for discussion presents a rather misleading picture Let me attempt to address each in this comment

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