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About: Realism is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10799 publications have been published within this topic receiving 175785 citations.


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26 Mar 2009
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a philosophy of economics that aims to be realistic in the sense of being descriptively adequate, or at least normatively non-utopian, about economics as a scientific discipline.
Abstract: My philosophical intuitions are those of a scientific realist. In addition to being realist in its philosophical outlook, my philosophy of economics also aspires to be realistic in the sense of being descriptively adequate, or at least normatively non-utopian, about economics as a scientific discipline. The special challenge my philosophy of economics must meet is to provide a scientific realist account that is realistic of a discipline that deals with a complex subject matter and operates with highly unrealistic models. Unrealisticness in economic models must not constitute an obstacle to realism about those models.

97 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examined the relationship between neoconservatism and realism in the debate over the war in Iraq and its implications for the future of U.S. foreign policy by examining the relationship.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to contribute to our understanding of both the debate over the war in Iraq and its implications for the future of U.S. foreign policy by examining the relationship between neoconservatism and realism. The article begins by establishing the connection between the tenets of neoconservatism and the arguments for war against Iraq. The primary focus is on the neoconservative Bush Doctrine that served as the primary justification for the Iraq War. Next, we turn to the arguments that realists put forth in their attempt to steer America away from the road to war. The realists, however, proved to be unsuccessful in their attempt to prevent war and in the final section we address the central question of the article; why did realism fail in the debate over Iraq?

96 citations

Book
01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: In this paper, film theory: A retrospect Part one 1. Politics 2. Semiotics 3. Psychoanalysis Part two 4. Authorship 5. Narrative 6. Realism 7. Afterword Notes Bibliography Index.
Abstract: Foreword Introduction: Film theory: A retrospect Part one 1. Politics 2. Semiotics 3. Psychoanalysis Part two 4. Authorship 5. Narrative 6. Realism 7. The avant-garde Afterword Notes Bibliography Index.

96 citations

Book
19 May 2015
TL;DR: The Ultra-Realism school of criminology as discussed by the authors is an alternative to the currently dominant paradigms of conservatism, neoclassicism and left-liberalism, which has been developed by the authors over a number of years.
Abstract: This book provides a short, comprehensive and accessible introduction to Ultra-Realism: a unique and radical school of criminological thought that has been developed by the authors over a number of years. After first outlining existing schools of thought, their major intellectual flaws and their underlying politics in a condensed guide that will be invaluable to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, Hall and Winlow introduce a number of important new concepts to criminology and suggest a new philosophical foundation, theoretical framework and research programme. These developments will enhance the discipline’s ability to explain human motivations, construct insightful representations of reality and answer the fundamental question of why some human beings risk inflicting harm on others to further their own interests or achieve various ends. Combining new philosophical and psychosocial approaches with a clear understanding of the shape of contemporary global crime, this book presents an intellectual alternative to the currently dominant paradigms of conservatism, neoclassicism and left-liberalism. In using an advanced conception of "harm", Hall and Winlow provide original explanations of criminal motivations and make the first steps towards a paradigm shift that will help criminology to illuminate the reality of our times. This book is essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of criminology, sociology, criminological theory, social theory, the philosophy of social sciences and the history of crime.

95 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023736
20221,471
2021265
2020314
2019346
2018345