Though the term may have an overly political or juridical connotation, procedure saturates human life. A citizen encounters it in the manner by which he casts his ballot in an election; an employee in how he fills out and files the paperwork for a new client; a husband and wife in how they keep theirContinue reading “On Procedures”
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Moralizing & Moral Theorizing
Much intellectual ink and effort has been spilled upon the concept of morality and what is right and wrong in human conduct. We may go so far as to say that the central concerns of human life all fall under this category, especially if morality is taken to be that general conception that suggests whatContinue reading “Moralizing & Moral Theorizing”
A Note on Subjectivity
A colleague of mine often playfully chides me for being too analytical about what words mean – assuming that one can ever ascertain this. What my friend is also commenting on is the manner in which I am liable to presume that I do not understand what a given word means when speaking to variousContinue reading “A Note on Subjectivity”
Social Statistics & Moral Inferences
Last week, I wrote about the problem of understanding what the social sciences provide. My intention was to theorize the thinking involved in social science research and reflect on what this means for its outputs. While somewhat critical, my overall position is not that the social sciences are vapid but merely misunderstood – people misinterpretContinue reading “Social Statistics & Moral Inferences”
Hoping for Clarity 