8. And/also: Laurel Brake, Print Culture’s Restless Pluralist

Apraxia Laurel

Brake Fluid Quality and Brake Performance

The condition of brake fluid is important to automotive safety, reliability and brake system longevity. Brake fluid absorbs moisture over time. Increasing moisture levels in the brake fluid lower the boiling point, increase viscosity and cause corrosion of system components. Brake fluid with high moisture content can boil when extreme braking is required or a pad sticks. The effect of boiling i...

Methodology in a Pluralist Environment

The future role for methodology will be conditioned both by the way in which its content has developed in the direction of pluralism, and by the growth and specialisation of the field. The paper suggests that, for methodology to steer a successful course between foundationalism and relativism, there needs to be clarity about the meta-methodological frameworks which methodologists employ (since ...

Can a reductionist be a pluralist?

Pluralism is often put forth as a counter-position to reductionism. In this essay, I argue that reductionism and pluralism are in fact consistent. I propose that there are several potential goals for reductions and that the proper form of a reduction should be considered in tandem with the goal that it aims to achieve. This insight provides a basis for clarifying what version(s) of reductionism...

Pluralist Masculinity: New Sexuals in Male Marketing

Traditional masculinity has been historically described by a set of attributes, behaviors and roles generally associated with boys and men, focused on physical strength and resourcefulness (Rosenberg 2008). However, this traditional view of masculinity began to change in the mid-1990’s with the introduction of the metrosexual (Simpson 1994), heterosexual men with traits and interests in fashion...