1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452898603321

Titolo

Bas C. van Fraassen [[electronic resource] ] : the fortunes of empiricism / / Andreas Berg-Hildebrand, Christian Suhm (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2006

ISBN

3-11-032622-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Collana

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie ; ; 9

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie ; ; 9

Altri autori (Persone)

Berg-HildebrandAndreas

SuhmChristian

Van FraassenBas C. <1941->

Disciplina

100

Soggetti

Empiricism

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Lecture and colloquium papers.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF BAS C. VAN FRAASSEN'S PUBLICATIONS -- 1. LECTURE -- WEYL'S PARADOX: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND PERSPECTIVE / Fraassen, Bas C. van -- 2. COLLOQUIUM -- OBSERVABILITY AND THE EPISTEMIC COMMUNITY / Bahrenberg, Simone / Berg-Hildebrand, Andreas / Köhne, Carolin / Leonhard, Gordon / Prien, Bernd -- TO BE PRUSSIAN OR NOT TO BE PRUSSIAN / Apel, Jochen / Kompa, Nikola / Schmoranzer, Sebastian / Steinhaus, Jörg -- THE HARDSHIPS OF AN EMPIRICIST / Berg-Hildebrand, Andreas / Suhm, Christian -- EXPERIENCE BECOMING FULLY LITERATE / Kaiser, Marie / Rosenhagen, Raja / Suhm, Christian -- INDEXICAL TRUTH AND ANTIMETAPHYSICAL INCLINATIONS / Rosenhagen, Raja -- THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET! / Muders, Sebastian / Pohl, Matthias -- LAWS AND METAPHYSICS / Backmann, Marius / Suhm, Christian / Trappe, Michael -- EMPIRICISM WITHOUT METAPHYSICS? / Muders, Sebastian -- REPLIES TO THE PAPERS / Fraassen, Bas C. van -- REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

""Participation in the Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie 2005 was an honor and a genuine intellectual pleasure for me. The



symposium, with all its contributions by the Münster faculty and students, was a wonderfully valuable experience. I can hardly do justice to its spirit of free discussion, or adequately express my thanks, by these short replies. But I think that they will testify clearly to the stimulation the symposium provided and to how much I learned from this exchange."" Bas van Fraassen

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910284442903321

Autore

Avril Emmanuelle

Titolo

Les institutions politiques au Royaume-Uni : Hommage à Monica Charlot / / Suzy Halimi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2018

ISBN

2-87854-854-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FéeDavid

HalimiSuzy

Kober-SmithAnémone

Lefebvre d’HellencourtBernard

MoreauJean-Pierre

NailSylvie

NaugretteJean-Pierre

PickardSarah

SergeantJean-Claude

Soggetti

Political Science  Public Admin. &amp; Development

Sociology

institutions politiques

Royaume-Uni

élections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Au seuil de l'ouvrage, Monica Charlot accueille le lecteur avec cette



photo et ce sourire si fidèles à l'image que nous gardons d'elle. Celle d'une spécialiste de renom international, qui a consacré aux institutions politiques du Royaume-Uni l'essentiel de sa recherche et de son enseignement. Aussi est-ce le thème qu'ont choisi certains de ses collègues et amis de l'Institut du Monde Anglophone, à l'université Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris 3, pour lui rendre hommage dans cet ouvrage dédié à sa mémoire.  Les contributions qui composent l'ouvrage s'inscrivent dans la diachronie, entre une ouverture consacrée à l'évolution de l'histoire politique et un épilogue, réflexion sur « l'art de la recherche créative ». Entre les deux sont évoqués le système électoral de l'Angleterre des Lumières vu par un caricaturiste, l'époque victorienne de Sherlock Holmes, la politique étrangère telle qu'elle est perçue par les journalistes de guerre, mais aussi le comportement des électeurs britanniques d'aujourd'hui, la formation des infirmières au début du XXe siècle, le problème actuel du logement dans le Grand Londres ou la politique britannique en matière de forêts et de reboisement à l'heure de l'écologie et du développement durable.  Reflets des multiples facettes de ce que fut l'œuvre de Monica Charlot, ces articles sont un témoignage de reconnaissance, d'estime et d'amitié.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970661403321

Titolo

Small-area income and poverty estimates : priorities for 2000 and beyond / / Constance F. Citro and Graham Kalton, editors ; Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

9780309171601

0309171601

9780309501736

0309501733

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CitroConstance F <1942-> (Constance Forbes)

KaltonGraham

Disciplina

339.220723

Soggetti

Income - United States - Regional disparities - Statistical methods

Poverty - United States - Statistical methods

United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 Regional disparities Statistical methods

United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 Statistical services

United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 Databases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199).

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Needs for Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimates""; ""3 Current SAIPE Models""; ""4 Future Model Development: The Role of Surveys""; ""5 Future Model Development: The Role of Administrative Records""; ""6 Using Estimates in Allocation Formulas""; ""7 Recommendations for Producers and Users""; ""APPENDIX Interactions Between Survey Estimates and Federal Funding Formulas""; ""References and Bibliography""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""

Sommario/riassunto

Recent trends in federal policies for social and economic programs have increased the demand for timely, accurate estimates of income



and poverty for states, counties, and even smaller areas. Every year more than $130 billion in federal funds is allocated to states and localities through formulas that use such estimates. These funds support a wide range of programs that include child care, community development, education, job training, nutrition, and public health. A new program of the U.S. Census Bureau is now providing more timely estimates for these programs than those from the decennial census, which have been used for many years. These new estimates are being used to allocate more than $7 billion annually to school districts, through the Title I program that supports educationally disadvantaged children. But are these estimates as accurate as possible given the available data? How can the statistical models and data that are used to develop the estimates be improved? What should policy makers consider in selecting particular estimates? This new book from the National Research Council provides guidance for improving the Census Bureau's program and for policy makers who use such estimates for allocating funds.