Abstract This paper uses Durkheim’s distinction between cause and function to explore the aims implications of Forrester’s critique liberal egalitarianism in In Shadow Justice . I suggest that there is an interesting tension argument portrayal Rawlsian justice theory as a vestigial institution—a ‘survival’—left over from 1950s liberalism, its continuing presence political doctrine has strong po...

In this paper it will be addressed the possibility of an account of novel predictions of unexpected phenomena by physical theories within van Fraassen's anti-realism. In particular it will be considered two important cases in modern physics, the prediction of the bending of light in Einstein's theory of gravity, and the prediction of antimatter in quantum electrodynamics. It will be defended th...

The practical goal of information retrieval (IR) research is to create ways to support humans to better access information in order to better carry out their tasks. Because of this, IR research has a primarily technological interest in knowledge creation – how to interact with information (better)? IR research therefore has a constructive aspect (to create novel systems) and an evaluative aspec...

This forum arises from an online event on the theory of uneven and combined development (UCD). Following introduction which proposes a ‘special affinity’ between UCD International Relations (IR), four presenters at that discuss their ‘view outside’ UCD, including perspectives Global Historical Sociology, Realism, Decolonial Gramscian Marxism. Meanwhile members audience add views disciplinarity,...

the main purpose of this research is the presentation of some prerequisites of educational theorizing with regard to ontologic components of complexity paradigm. for this purpose, by using the philosophical methods, after making mention of how ontologic components of simplicity paradigm (naive realism, linear causation, determinism) influence contemporary educational theories, ontologic compone...