From mh at jaspere7.demon.co.uk Wed Jul 1 06:43:59 2009 From: mh at jaspere7.demon.co.uk (Mervyn Hartwig) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:43:59 +0100 Subject: [Critical-Realism] Journal of Critical Realism 8:2 (2009) out now Message-ID: Journal of Critical Realism Vol 8, No 2 (2009) Table of Contents Articles Kieran Cashell, Reality, Representation and the Aesthetic Fallacy: Critical Realism and the Philosophy of C. S. Peirce John Mingers, Discourse Ethics and Critical Realist Ethics: An Evaluation in the Context of Business Perspective Fr?d?ric Vandenberghe, Realism in One Country? Review Essay Mervyn Hartwig, ?Orthodox? Critical Realism and the Critical Realist Embrace Reviews Jamie Morgan, Kuhn vs. Popper: The Struggle for the Soul of Science by Steve Fuller # Our first special issue, on causal powers, JCR Vol 8 No 2 (2009) is shaping up as a cracker. The best way to support critical realism in its organisational form is to join The International Association for Critical Realism or subscribe to JCR. (IACR membership includes a subscription to JCR). We need your support. If you can't afford a ?45 membership (JCR print + online) you can take out a membership for ?20 (JCR online only). Thanks, Mervyn Hartwig General Editor Journal of Critical Realism ISSN: 1476-7430 (print) ISSN: 1572-5138 (online) http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/JCR From deep at intekom.co.za Mon Jul 6 23:42:53 2009 From: deep at intekom.co.za (Dee Pratt) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 07:42:53 +0200 Subject: [Critical-Realism] Reviewers needed for book on modelling written communication Message-ID: <128D10CCECEB4C5AAD78CDAE736FE5C8@deepratt> Dear listers At the invitation of one of the Methodos Series editors I am submitting a book draft to Kluwer Academic Publishers; they have asked me to provide a list of "experts in the field/s" who could act as reviewers. The book is based on my thesis, which models written composition from a critical realist perspective, and also involves composition software (based on the modelling). I can find CML (computer mediated learning) experts who would be willing to comment, but critical realists are pretty thin on the ground here (i.e. South Africa), let alone CR people whose expertise includes composition! I know that Donald Judd is one such (I cited his work in my thesis), and will ask him. Any other suggestions/offers from listers? Regards Dee From matonianuk at yahoo.co.uk Wed Jul 22 23:06:00 2009 From: matonianuk at yahoo.co.uk (Karl Maton) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +1000 Subject: [Critical-Realism] New Critical Realism Seminar Message-ID: <4A67EFB8.3020509@yahoo.co.uk> Getting Real: AACR Seminars and Discussions The Australasian Association for Critical Realism (AACR)is pleased to announce the latest in a new series of seminars, to be held at the University of Sydney. Tuesday 4th August 6.30pm Room 148 (downstairs) R.C. Mills Building, University of Sydney Nitasha Kaul Nitasha Kaul holds a joint doctorate in Economics and Philosophy. Currently based at the University of Westminster in London, her publications are in areas of identity, political economy, democracy, social theory -- for more see http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/page-3011. She chose to leave her permanent post in Economics at the University of the West of England in Bristol in 2006 to pursue interdisciplinary scholarly research and writing in freer forms. Her recent book is 'Imagining Economics Otherwise: enounters with identity/difference' (2008). At the moment, she is visiting the Humanities Research Centre at the Australia National University (ANU) as a Fellow completing her next book on Bhutan. Getting Real is a new series of seminars and discussions of readings organised by the AACR. They are open to anyone interested in coming and engaging with realist ideas. Neither speakers nor other participants need be 'critical realists' - the aim is to open up and encourage debate and discussion. We adjourn to the pub afterwards as well. PLEASE send this on to anyone in your Dept or Faculty you think might be interested! Thanks. -- With best wishes, Karl ---- Dr Karl Maton Department of Sociology & Social Policy Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney http://www.KarlMaton.com Editorial Board, Journal of Critical Realism President, Australasian Association for Critical Realism From bwanika at yahoo.com Sun Jul 26 23:26:09 2009 From: bwanika at yahoo.com (bwanika at yahoo.com) Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:26:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Critical-Realism] Interested in Research Projects Message-ID: <198946.18163.qm@web58403.mail.re3.yahoo.com> CR Listers! You can initiate and work on your own research with the support of?Kampala University in Uganda. http://www.ku.ac.ug/Academic_Research_Projects.htm ? Just write to the Vice Chancellor at vc at ku.ac.ug Copy to director for planning and development at dpd at ku.ac.ug and deputy vice chancellor academics dvc at ku.ac.ug ? Dan.