The De part ment's field of re search cov ers the en tire pro cess of plan ning, con struc tion and man age ment, from con cep tuali sation to de mo li tion and re use. Re search stud ies in clude tech nol ogy as well as so cial stud ies, hu man i ties and arts. These can be stud ied in an in ter-dis ci plin ary and multi-dis ci plin ary way, or more in-depth stud ies can be car ried out within...

One popular test for distinguishing linked and convergent argument structures is Robert Yanal's Ordinary Summing Test. Douglas Walton, in his comprehensive survey of possible candidates for the linked/ convergent distinction, advocates a particular version ofYanal's test. In a recent article, Alexander Tyaglo proposes to generalize and verifY Y anal's algorithm for convergent arguments, the bas...

À partir d’un terrain ethnographique de plusieurs mois, alternant entre le poste police quartier densément peuplé Blantyre, capitale économique du Malawi, et les groupes vigilants qui patrouillent quotidiennement dans ce quartier, l’article apporte une contribution à l’étude se joue la frontière travail vigilantisme. Il s’inscrit lign&#...

In this paper I investigate the semantics of counterfactual conditionals. I propose a generalized de re analysis according to which counterfactuals are predicated de re of situations in the actual world. I compare the resulting local view of similarity with the global view found in Lewis-Stalnaker style proposals, presenting arguments in favor of the former. In the de re analysis, past tense id...

This is an edited and translated transcript of a lecture by Niklas Luhmann in which he outlined the foundation of his systems theory based on the notion of difference and distinction. After a brief introduction to early theories of distinction, the central ideas of SpencerBrown’s Laws of Form as the most radical form of differential thinking are presented. For Luhmann’s systems theory, this has...

This case study traces the development and use of a self-mapping exercise in the treatment of a youth who had been at risk for re-attempting suicide. A life skills exercise was modified to identify units of culture called memes from which a map of the youth's self was prepared. A successful treatment plan followed the mapping exercise. The process of self-map construction is presented along wit...

This study analyzes the characteristics of sex u a l abuse committed within the family against age g roups classified according to the Bra z i l i a n Statute for Children and Adolescents (the prevailing legislation on matters pertaining to minors) and treated at the Re f e rence Center for C h i l d ren and Adolescents and the Gu a rd i a nship Councils in Ribeirão Pre t o, São Paulo St a t e ...