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The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …

Functional Explanation And Metaphysical Individualism, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A number of (present or former) analytical Marxists, such as Jon Elster, have argued that functional explanation has almost no place in the social sciences. (Although the discussion is framed in terms of a debate among analytical Marxists, the point is quite general, and Marxism is used for illustrative purposes.) Functional explanation accounts for what is to be explained by reference to its function; thus, sighted organism have eyes because eyes enable them to see. Elster and other critics of functional explanation argue that this pattern of explanation is inconsistent with "methodological individualism," the idea, as they understand it, that …

1929 Dünya Ekonomik Buhranı Ve Türkiye, Yaşar Semiz

Yaşar Semiz

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İstiklâl Marşımız Hakkında Yapılan Tartışmalar Ve Kısa Bir Cevap, Yaşar Semiz

Yaşar Semiz

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What Is An Oriental Carpet?, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

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Tappeti Safavidi: L'Arte Tessile In Iran Tra Il Xvi E Il Xviii Secolo (Translated), Carol Bier

Carol Bier

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Acting Naturally: Cultural Distinction And Critiques Of Pure Country, Barbara Ching

Barbara Ching

Country music has the fastest-growing audience in America but it is still rather scandalous for an intellectual to admit to liking it. Contemporary cultural theory—which is to say cultural studies—has thus had practically nothing to say about it. At first glance, it may seem that everything has already been said. I know well enough that many people find country music to be dumb, reactionary, sentimental, maudlin, primitive, etc. Still others, perhaps influenced one way or another by the Frankfurt school, sneer at what they feel is the contrived, hokey, convention-bound nature of the music: they hear a commodification and cheapening …

"Ambivalent Relations: Acceptance And Anti-Semitism In Confederate Thomasville", Mark I. Greenberg

Mark I. Greenberg

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Review Of: Administering The Taylor Law: Public Employee Relations In New York, By Ronald Donovan, Peter Rachleff

Peter Rachleff, Retired

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Origins And Trajectory Of The Shining Path, Peter A. Stern

Peter A. Stern

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Review Of The News Under Russia's Old Regime: The Development Of A Mass-Circulation Press, By L. Mcreynolds, James H. Krukones

James H. Krukones

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"For A Healthy America:" Labor's Struggle For National Health Insurance, 1943-1949, Edmund F. Wehrle

Edmund F. Wehrle

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Social Theory As Habitus, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

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Synthesis And Hope, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

A collection of the author's articles on school teaching and education, previously published in non-academic journals during the 1980s and early 1990s, and mainly drawing on the author's extensive classroom experience.

“As Good Friends.” Reflections On The Development Of The Concept Of Fraternal Life In The Congregation Of The Mission, John E. Rybolt

John E Rybolt

This study intends (1) to examine the Common Rules and several additional documents to reveal, at least in part, the mind of Vincent de Paul, (2) to go beyond documents to actual experiences, and (3) to trace the development of the concept of fraternal life in our modern documents.

Duty And "Fast Living": The Diary Of Mary Johnson Sprow, Domestic Worker, Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

In the fall of 1979 my great-aunt Mary Johnson Sprow found a diary she had written while working as a domestic servant more than 60 years before. For more than seven years I had conducted interviews with her, her three other siblings, and their spouses; finally, I would touch the paper on which she so tenderly placed her thoughts as a young live-in servant from rural Virginia. The diary and oral history interviews helped me flesh out the history of young women who migrated to Washington from the rural South before and during the "Great Migration." This research became the …

Industrial Restructuring And Women's Homework In Appalachia: Lessons From West Virginia, Ann M. Oberhauser

Ann Oberhauser

Development Policy In The Early 20th Century [Indonesia], Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb