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Michael Thompson
Get PDFThe article presents a brief and critical introduction to Michael Thompson, Professor at the University of Pittsburg and author of the book «Life and Action. Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought» (Thompson, 2008). In particular, the profile aims at grasping the main issues underlying Thompson's thought with a specific focus on the agency and its representation in the logic form of judgment. Thus, concepts such as agency, social practice and life form will be investigated as the metaphysical and epistemic foundations of the practical reflection developed by the philosopher in view of a new ethical project.L'articolo propone una breve introduzione critica al pensiero di Michael Thompson, docente all'Università di Pittsburgh e autore del libro «Life and Action. Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought» (Thompson, 2008). Nello specifico, in questo profilo si presenteranno i punti salienti della riflessione di Thompson con particolare attenzione al tema dell'agire pratico e della sua rappresentazione nel giudizio. Questo focus permetterà di indagare concetti quali quello di azione, pratica sociale e forma vitale, i quali rappresentano una base epistemica e metafisica fondamentale tanto per lo sviluppo del pensiero pratico del filosofo quanto per la formulazione di un nuovo progetto etico
Towards a Theory of Constrained Relativism: Comparing and Combining the Work of Pierre Bourdieu, Mary Douglas and Michael Thompson, and Alan Fiske
Get PDFIn this article, I seek to compare Pierre Bourdieu\'s theory of practice, the cultural theory developed by Mary Douglas and Michael Thompson, and the relational models theory pioneered by Alan Fiske, and attempt to sketch how these theories could possibly be combined. I argue that the three theories are among the most interesting conceptual enterprises in the social sciences of the last few decades, as they all represent –quite similar– syntheses of long-standing social-science dualisms, such as objectivism vs. subjectivism, social structure vs. free will, functionalism vs. social conflict, etc. Besides these commonalities, I spell out the relative strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches. This allows me to conclude by considering whether, and how, it might be possible to synthesise these syntheses by picking the most interesting features of the three theories, and avoiding their less appealing ones.[No keywords]
Letter to the editor from Michael Thompson of Woodlot Alternatives of Topsham, i
No full textLetter to the editor from Michael Thompson of Woodlot Alternatives of Topsham, in response to a February 20, 1997, Maine Times article on forest certificatio
Perriam, Chris, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk and Vanessa Knights: A New History of Spanish Writing; 1939 to the 1990s
Get PDFReview of: Perriam, Chris, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk and Vanessa Knights. A New History of Spanish Writing; 1939 to the 1990s. Oxford, Oxford UP, 2001, 241 pp
Michael Thompson and Richard Watkins Horn Masterclass, November 21, 1997
Get PDFThis is the concert program of the Michael Thompson and Richard Watkins Horn Masterclass on Friday, November 21, 1997 at 7:00 p.m., at the College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Allegro maestoso from Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 417 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andante from Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 by Richard Strauss, Movement II of Sonata for Horn Solo by Avram David, Allegro from Horn Concerto, Op. 91 by Reyngol'd Glière, and Alla Caccia by Alan Abbott. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund
Michael Thompson, The medieval Hall, the basis of secular domestic life, 600-1600 AD. Scolar press, 1995
No full textMesqui Jean. Michael Thompson, The medieval Hall, the basis of secular domestic life, 600-1600 AD. Scolar press, 1995. In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 154, n°3, année 1996. pp. 284-285
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