Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology
About the Book Series
Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology series examines fundamental issues in the theory of human action and methodological issues in such practical disciplines or sciences of the artificial, as Herbert A. Simon called them, as design and planning, technology, economics and management, as well as ethical dimension of human action. Praxiology starts from the point of view of effectiveness, and has three components: analysis of concepts involving purposive actions; critique of modes of action from the viewpoint of efficiency; and normative advisory aspects in recommendations for increasing human efficacy and ethicality.
Systemic Change Through Praxis and Inquiry
1st Edition
By Arne Collen
April 16, 2018
This new volume in the distinguished Praxiology series examines the confluence of praxiology, pragmatics, and systemics in the study of systemic change through human inquiry, particularly small group activities, human organizations, and globalizing trends. It covers core concepts indigenous to ...
French and Other Perspectives in Praxiology
1st Edition
Edited
By Wojciech W. Gasparski
February 05, 2018
Volume 12 in this distinguished series explores current topics in praxiology as studied in France and elsewhere. As is characteristic of contemporary praxiology, contributors both investigate new topics and use new methods to re-examine older approaches.Part 1 is composed of three sections by ...
Praxiology and Pragmatism
1st Edition
By F. Nahser
February 05, 2018
Volume l0 in this distinguished series addresses two distinct but interrelated philosophical movements, which exemplify different approaches to the study of ethics. Praxiology, an unique Central European philosophical movement, embraces the study of purposeful and conscious action and the elements ...
Business Students Focus on Ethics
1st Edition
By Wojciech W. Gasparski
January 29, 2018
The study of business ethics seeks to understand business institutions, practices and activities in light of normative behavior. The ethical concern is for the rightness or wrongness of human action. Business Students Focus on Ethics brings together essays written by twenty-five MA and MBA students...
Social Agency: Dilemmas and Education
1st Edition
By Zvi Yavetz, Wojciech W. Gasparski
January 24, 2018
Praxiology deals with doing and working from the point of view of effectiveness. It has three components: analysis of concepts involving purposive actions; critique of models of action from the viewpoint of efficiency; and normative advisory aspects in recommendations for increasing human ...
The Roots of Praxiology: French Action Theory from Bourdeau and Espinas to Present Days
1st Edition
By Victor Alexandre
January 24, 2018
Praxiology deals with working and doing from the point of view of effectiveness. It has three components: analysis of concepts involving purposive actions; critique of modes of action from the viewpoint of efficiency; and normative advisory aspects in recommendations for increasing human efficiency...
Ethics and the Future of Capitalism
1st Edition
By Wojciech W. Gasparski
October 06, 2017
With the collapse of communism and the accelerated trend of globalization, a new stage of capitalism has arrived. Protest actions that occurred in Seattle and Washington as well as in Prague and Genoa, clearly show that the legitimacy of capitalism is being questioned in many respects. Surveys in ...
Management Fashions: Turning Bestselling Ideas into Objects and Institutions
1st Edition
Edited
By Krzysztof Klincewicz
October 06, 2017
Using the theory of management fashions proposed in the 1990s by Eric Abrahamson, Krzysztof Klincewicz analyzes the changing popularity of management concepts accompanied by solutions. Among these are management bestsellers, consulting services, software systems, "methodologies," and approaches to ...
Positive Ethics in Economics: Volume 14, Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology
1st Edition
Edited
By Damien Bazin
October 06, 2017
Economics is often accused of being "a-ethical"--lacking a moral perspective--if not altogether immoral. Its detractors criticize economic models of pure and perfect competition, and claim that economics should be concerned with social effects and strive to be equitable. Yet, these critics fail to ...
Responsible Decision Making
1st Edition
Edited
By Laszlo Zsolnai
October 06, 2017
"What should I do?," "How should I deal with this?," "How should I behave?," "How should I act?" we ask ourselves daily. But, this is only the first part of the sentence, while the full sentence is "What should I do ... to achieve such and such?", for example to complete an assigned task, to do ...
Designology: Studies on Planning for Action
1st Edition
Edited
By Wojciech W. Gasparski
October 02, 2017
The more complex a human action is, the greater the need to formulate a plan of action, devise a method of implementation, and evaluate its execution. Such preparation is called design or planning, and can be defined as a conceptual preparation for action. Design and planning by themselves are so ...
Environmental Political Philosophy
1st Edition
By Wojciech W. Gasparski
October 02, 2017
The need for solutions to environmental problems is urgent. Expanded environmental research and knowledge, along with interest in environmental issues, has focused attention on the social, political, and practical aspects of environmental problems. Environmental Political Philosophy searches for ...