Quentin Gibson
Biographic Data
| ID | 361379 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Quentin Gibson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Quentin |
| FAMILY NAME | Gibson |
| SIGNATURE | GIBSON Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tendencies
The question is raised, what is going on when there is a tendency for something to happen, but it does not happen. A conspicuous case is that in which there is an equilibrium between opposing forces. One answer, given, for example, by Anscombe and Geach, Harré, and Bhaskar, is that such tendencies are in a sense real, though not manifest. The other answer, given, for example, by Braithwaite and Mackie, is that statements of tendencies are conditi…
Power: Its Forms, Bases and Uses
Social Technology and Praxis
At the present time there is an increasing tendency to regard the application of the social sciences to practical affairs as in some way objectionable, and needing to be replaced by a form of social practice which has a different kind of cognitive backing. This criticism seems to me to embody various confusions and misrepresentations. My aim in what follows is to bring these to light. The objectionable form of social practice is often called soci…
Power
Is There a Problem About Appearances
Journal Article Is there a Problem about Appearances? Get access Quentin Gibson Quentin Gibson Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 65, October 1966, Pages 319–328, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218489 Published: 01 October 1966
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
Power
Tendencies
The question is raised, what is going on when there is a tendency for something to happen, but it does not happen. A conspicuous case is that in which there is an equilibrium between opposing forces. One answer, given, for example, by Anscombe and Geach, Harré, and Bhaskar, is that such tendencies are in a sense real, though not manifest. The other answer, given, for example, by Braithwaite and Mackie, is that statements of tendencies are conditi…
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
The Logic of Social Enquiry
Is There a Problem About Appearances
Journal Article Is there a Problem about Appearances? Get access Quentin Gibson Quentin Gibson Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 65, October 1966, Pages 319–328, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218489 Published: 01 October 1966
Power
Social Technology and Praxis
At the present time there is an increasing tendency to regard the application of the social sciences to practical affairs as in some way objectionable, and needing to be replaced by a form of social practice which has a different kind of cognitive backing. This criticism seems to me to embody various confusions and misrepresentations. My aim in what follows is to bring these to light. The objectionable form of social practice is often called soci…
Power: Its Forms, Bases and Uses
Tendencies
The question is raised, what is going on when there is a tendency for something to happen, but it does not happen. A conspicuous case is that in which there is an equilibrium between opposing forces. One answer, given, for example, by Anscombe and Geach, Harré, and Bhaskar, is that such tendencies are in a sense real, though not manifest. The other answer, given, for example, by Braithwaite and Mackie, is that statements of tendencies are conditi…
Sociology (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 works) · History (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (2 works) · Power (physics) (2 works) · Thermodynamics (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works)