Presupposition is less concerned with logical validity and more with how language is used in context. It looks at what is taken for granted or assumed in communication. While entailments can be straightforwardly true or false, presuppositions exist in a more complex relationship with truth, often...
The essence of Logical Reasoning and the essence of lawyering is Analyzing Arguments. To analyze an argument in the LSAT sense, you must distinguish the argument’s conclusion from its evidence. Then, determine what the person making the argument is taking for granted. The assumptions made are ...
Both concepts highlight the human tendency to fill gaps in knowledge or information in order to make sense of the world or proceed with actions under uncertainty. However, assumptions can be more static, representing the accepted beliefs themselves, while assuming is dynamic, focusing on the proces...
‘public interest’ is a central concept in public administration. In an important and basic sense, we understand effective governance as that which contributes to the public interest. Key features of civil society that protect the public interest can be taken for granted in established democracies....
7. Assumptions and risks Also, you’ll need to identify any assumptions orrisks associated with your project. An assumption is something that is taken for granted. For example, you may assume that the project team will have the necessary skills to complete the project. ...
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What is the Business of Business? Time for Fundamental Re-Thinking This chapter challenges the taken-for-granted assumptions regarding the purpose of business expressed in the financial or shareholder model of business enterprises. The chapter points to the adverse consequences of operating in keeping ...
WHAT IS CULTURE WHATISCULTURE?ASTARTINGPOINT •Cultureistheacquiredknowledgepeopleusetointerpretexperienceandgeneratebehavior.(AnthropologistJamesSpradley)SOMEDEFINITIONSofCulture •Thecustoms,arts,socialinstitutions,etcofaparticulargroupornation.•Developmentthroughregulartraining,exercise,treatment,etc.i.e....
Hence, although participants are contributors to the analytic process, it is typi- cally the case that the researcher has the final word through analysis. These assumptions, when taken together, create a portrayal of analysis that is "switched on" at the beginning of the project and that is ...
Examining what public interest means in developing countries can be useful to identify these taken for granted assumptions, and to re-examine this ubiquitous and enduring concept. We do this through a case study of land rights reform in post conflict Nicaragua....