A set of ten rules is proposed for dealing with problems of ambiguity when interpreting a text of argumentative discourse. The rules are based on Grice's pragmatic rules for a collaborative conversation and on principles and maxims used to deal with ambiguity in interpreting legal and religious writings. The rules are meant to be applied to a given argument used in a given case, and to resolve ...

Abstract Zwart uses Hegel’s dialectical method to develop a methodology for assessing biology as technoscience during the Anthropocene. In this paper I will evaluate use of Hegelian dialectics in biology. first elaborate meaning “Dialectics”. This helps me Zwart’s scientific from perspective “Dialectics” and praxis Finally, oppose claim that synthetic cell is an appropriate case study demonstra...

Integrative complexity broadly measures the structural complexity of statements. This breadth, although beneficial in multiple ways, can potentially hamper the development of specific theories. In response, the authors developed a model of complex thinking, focusing on 2 different ways that people can be complex within the integrative complexity system and subsequently developed measurements of...

When speaking of such terms äs « dialectical » or « critical » psychology, one generally first thinks of the names of a number of well-known French, German and Soviet psychologists (for example Seve, Holzkamp, Rubinstejn, Vygotskij). Much less notoriety is enjoyed by the representatives of an influential and well-organised school which originated in the United States under the name of « dialect...

Ranked fourth in the list of mental illnesses, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) accounts for about ten percent of patients visiting medical centers. There have so far been various methods of treatment for OCD. An attempt was made in this study to determine the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) on clinical signs and emotion regulation among patients with OCD. This was a quas...

This article is devoted to the tactical game theoretical interpretation of dialectics. Dialectical games are considered as abstractly as well as models of the internal dialogue and reflection. The models related to the representation theory (representative dynamics) are specially investigated in detail, they correlate with the hypothesis on the dialectical features of human thinking in general ...