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Causality In Contemporary American Sociology: An Empirical Assessment And Critique, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Michael Strand, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Thomas Buschman, Meghan Davis, Amanda Varela
Causality In Contemporary American Sociology: An Empirical Assessment And Critique, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Michael Strand, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Thomas Buschman, Meghan Davis, Amanda Varela
School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship
Using a unique data set of causal usage drawn from research articles published between 2006–2008 in the American Journal of Sociology and American Sociological Review, this article offers an empirical assessment of causality in American sociology. Testing various aspects of what we consider the conventional wisdom on causality in the discipline, we find that (1) “variablistic” or “covering law” models are not the dominant way of making causal claims, (2) research methods affect but do not determine causal usage, and (3) the use of explicit causal language and the concept of “mechanisms” to make causal claims is limited. Instead, we …
Some Observations On Scientific Epistemology With Applications To Conflict Resolution And Constructive Controversy, Judith Puncochar, Don Faust
Some Observations On Scientific Epistemology With Applications To Conflict Resolution And Constructive Controversy, Judith Puncochar, Don Faust
Other Presentations
An overview, by Judy and Don (published in 2013 in the BULLETIN OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC):
Explorationism is a perspective wherein all of our knowledge is (so far) less than certain, and naturally would come equipped with a base logic entailing machinery for representing and processing evidential knowledge. One such base logic is Evidence Logic, which strives to deal with the phenomenon of the gradational presence of both confirmatory and refutatory evidence. From this perspective, we will address questions surrounding sociological problem areas that we see as deeply infused with substantial epistemological factors. By defining a framework as any theory, …
Winning Counterterrorism's Version Of Pascal's Wager, But Struggling To Open The Purse, Brian J. Gibbs
Winning Counterterrorism's Version Of Pascal's Wager, But Struggling To Open The Purse, Brian J. Gibbs
Brian J. Gibbs
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Intelligence And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
Intelligence And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the ramifications of the lack of epistemological underpinnings from which the rightness or wrongness regarding WMD in Iraq can be constructed and adjudicated.
Trends. Is Saddam Hussein Dead?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Is Saddam Hussein Dead?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses how we might know whether Saddam Hussein is dead, as well as his significance in the ongoing political narrative in Iraq.
The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor
The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The purpose of this article is to identify elements of the psychological terror wrought through terrorism.
Wanted: New Methodologies For Peace, Ibpp Editor
Wanted: New Methodologies For Peace, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes problems with common methodological approaches to developing knowledge that will prevent war and attain peace.