Social Theory
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From  A Failure to CommunicateFacts are not Enough with George Lakoff |
Lakoff described frames as metaphors and conceptual frameworks that we use to interpret and understand the world. They give meaning to the words we hear more than the other way around, because … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From A Failure to CommunicateMatters of Concern with Bruno Latour |
Latour told me we should put aside matters of fact and focus instead upon matters of concern, a conclusion he arrived at after having studied everything from environmental crises to atmospheres … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From  AcknowledgementsFrom: Restless Ideas |
Tony Simmons | 1 | 2020 | $0.10 Add | |
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From  NEW! Acknowledgements and PrefaceFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip introduce their work and trace a path from formal logic and dialectics, through Western philosophy and social thought, to Marxism. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Against OblivionFrom: For Land and Culture |
In this chapter, Vahabzadeh introduces a scholarly study of the Turkmen council movement in Iran’s Plains of Turkmen during the 1979–1980 "Spring of Freedom." | Peyman Vahabzadeh | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Arguments for SocialismFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip break down the various arguments in favour of socialism. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 46 | 2025 | $4.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Civil Power and the New LegitimacyFrom: Civilizing the State |
In Civil Power and the New Legitimacy, the author first looks at the origins of civil power, mass mobilizations and civil society, starting in ancient Greece. He also considers the connection … | John Restakis | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  ConclusionHistory in an Age of Anxiety From: National Dreams |
Many Canadians are afflicted by perseveration of memory. They repeat the familiar myths of our history even as they must know that they no longer explain much about us. History is a … | Daniel Frances | 29 | 1997 | $0.58 Add |
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From NEW! Dialectical Monism versus DualismFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip present a Marxist philosophical critique of dualistic thinking. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 26 | 2025 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Dialectical Reason: A Brief Historical SurveyFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip trace the evolution of dialectical reason from ancient Greek philosophy through Hegel’s 1830 Logic to the materialist dialectic of Marx and Engels in the … | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From Divided We StandThe Myth of Heroism From: National Dreams |
It has often been observed that English Canada has not produced many heroes. The overwhelming influence of American culture on Canadian lives has inhibited the emergence of homegrown greatness. … | Daniel Frances | 42 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |
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From EpilogueThe Expanding Universe of Social Theory From: Restless Ideas |
From the Crumbling Western Canon to the Hidden Global Heritage … 559 References … 561 | Tony Simmons | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! Epilogue and NotesFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip present a framework for rigorous, truth-oriented thinking as a corrective to relativism and post-truth culture. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 46 | 2025 | $4.60 Add |
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From NEW! Evald Ilyenkov: Dialectics of the IdealFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip trace the philosophical concept of the ideal from Plato’s ancient inquiries through the Enlightenment to Marx’s materialist dialectic. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 32 | 2025 | $3.20 Add |
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From NEW! Faith, Reason and MoralityFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip examine the relationship between faith, critical reason, and moral life. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 33 | 2025 | $3.30 Add |
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From NEW! From Philosophy to Social TheoryFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip trace the evolution of Western philosophy from ancient Greece through the modern era. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 40 | 2025 | $4.00 Add |
