Empirical ethics is based upon the idea that empirical research can be used to develop new and better ethical theories. Empirical research can elucidate the relevance of ethical issues in daily life, and show which problems require normative analysis. It can also give insight into the considerations of practitioners, which might be morally relevant because they embody experience. In the literat...

A common topic in CSCW is the fit between an information system and the people whose activity it is intended to support. The static and objectifying abstractions at the heart of mainstream information systems are often contrasted with idealized concepts such as the 'common information space' where there is fluid adaptation to suit each user, community and context. While such discussion is commo...

Rational choice and hermeneutics seem at odds, but the tension can be fruitfully resolved. The conflict between them closely mirrors the earlier conflict between historicism and positivism. In interwar Vienna, an influential group of social scientists tried to combine the best elements of both approaches. Rational choice was united with Verstehen and the method of ideal types, as evidenced by t...

The article deals with the historical, cultural, philosophical and anthropological discourse in modern scientific paradigm. Philosophical historical directions of contemporary science developed actual effective concept human dimension. goal study topic: anthropocentrism is a key paradigm civilizational development. asserts itself biocentrism forms balanced system world picture. There logical co...

This research paper explores the themes of identity, embodiment, and difference. Drawing from personal experiences philosophical insights, author delves into complexities desire, sexual orientation, suppressed gender identities. The works Jean Genet are examined for their subversive nature portrayal trans individuals. also advocates practice smuggling radical ideas academia, challenging rigid s...

Hermeneutics has been central to the practice of Jung's psychology from the beginning, although he never fully and consistently developed a hermeneutic method of inquiry and the literature addressing this aspect of his psychology is not extensive. In this paper(1) we undertake a critical re-examination of Jung's relationship to hermeneutic thought, based on his explicit references to hermeneut...

This study seeks to explain the integration of interpretations (<em>tafsīr</em>) and hermeneutics in understanding Qur'an, even though possibility is still being debated among Muslims. Some Islamic scholars reject it absolutely, some them accept absolutely others with certain limits (<em>muqayyad</em>). The author sees that hermeneutic perspective should not be avoided i...

This paper attempts to demonstrate the principles of hermeneutics in an effort to understand factors affecting Information Systems (IS) projects. As hermeneutics provides a systematic method of interpreting text from multiple information sources, thus, Information Systems being prima facie defined and documented as text documents, are eminently suited for this mode of investigation. In this pap...