Positivism

leader is one who gets what he wants from his employees. Characteristics of a leader Effective 1. He is a positive person To be effective you have to stay positive and think that everything will go well. The leader must be able to spread this positivism to all his employees and colleagues in such a way that everyone faces work with energy and enthusiasm. 2. It is governed by a strategy Successful companies and with them their leaders are always governed by a good plan. An effective leader…

Positivist Theory Positivist theory was created from positive philosophy and the influences of practical science (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). Positivists rejected the established philosophy of Enlightenment thinkers (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). When society went through significant changes during the American and French revolutions as well as a middle class that united in strength and the Industrial Revolution is when positive philosophy took its roots (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). Saint-Simon was a socialist who…

ethics, esthetics and personal (Chinn, n.d) (Zander, 2007). Empirical. Knowing is developed through the science and research about natural science, physiology and the pathophysiology of wellness and disease. This is consistent with the logical positivism paradigm of modernist theory. Measuring a blood pressure is meaningless without the scientific understanding of cardiac output. Science is the how I understand the physiologic underpinnings of nursing, and the expected physiologic response.…

Forging the Partial Narrative: The Causatum of the Human Historian History is a truly fascinating concept. It is a recorded truth; an inevitable phenomenon that remains dormant until acted upon; exhumed by the discerning historian to forge a coherent narrative. This historical construct, however, is subject to the personal biases and interpretation of a single human individual whose views are shaped by upbringing and a unique life experience. Alexander Pope’s age-old adage, to err is human, is…

Philosophers have been thinking about the mind for centuries, however advancement of techniques during the 20th century allowed the discovery of measurable concepts such as reaction times, leading to the notion that a mathematical description of the mind is possible. With inputs from philosophy and sociology, and more recently from physiology and biology, the existence of two opposing approaches is created. ‘Neither of these definitions, however, is satisfactory to the psychology of today’…

“Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to (a) God(s), to religious or holy persons or sacred things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable” This is morally wrong and is legally punishable under blasphemy laws. However due to the non-uniformity of their application, limitations on basic Human rights like freedom of thought, conscience and freedom of expression, blasphemy law has had a longstanding contentious history. There has been a great…

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim are two of the founding figures of sociology. They were the first to explore the relationship between the economy and society in the nineteenth and twentieth century, each developing different perspectives of society. Despite them having significantly different views on modern capitalism, they both played a prominent role in the development of sociology as an academic discipline. This essay provides a biography of Marx and Durkheim and the major works they published.…

in the form of education, working habits, gender roles, intellectual movements and even in social reform movements. New York Time Columnist Ross Douthat states; “Liberal Christianity is an immensely positive force in our national life.” although positivism and growth has been observed in the economy of United States yet it is believed that extreme liberalism in the name of religious pluralism will collapse the society. It is also giving rise to divine displeasure in the lives of the people. It…

I just wanted to go to a prettier place. … I just felt I was in the wrong place’ — (Levin, 1997: 93) Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, generally known as V.S. Naipaul, is a globally applauded multi-dimensional writer having his background of an immigrant; that’s why his inclination towards his pet country, India is explicit in his works and other themes related to diaspora like identity-crisis,…

The second reading for this week is titled “Alternative Approaches for Studying Naturally Occurring Human Behaviour and Thought in Special Education Research” by Evelyn Jacob. In this paper the author Jacob discusses a number of approaches to research in special education that include two methods we are familiar with: positivist approach and a interpretivist approach (Jacob, 1990). In the beginning part of the article the author Jacob discusses the idea of outlining assumptions and goals of…