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Relationism (other)
Relationism may refer to: * Relational theory, in physics * Relationism (Mannheim), a concept in the sociology of knowledge developed by Karl Mannheim * Relationism (philosophy), philosophical position that relations exist as ontological primitives, which is contrasted to relationalism See also *Relation (other) Relation or relations may refer to: General uses *International relations, the study of interconnection of politics, economics, and law on a global level *Interpersonal relationship, association or acquaintance between two or more people *Public ... * Relativity (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Relational Theory
Relationalism is any theoretical position that gives importance to the relational nature of things. For relationalism, things exist and function only as relational entities. Relationalism may be contrasted with relationism, which tends to emphasize relations ''per se''. Relationalism (philosophical theory) Relationalism in a broader sense applies to any system of thought that gives importance to the relational nature of reality. But in its narrower and philosophically restricted sense as propounded by the Indian philosopher Joseph Kaipayil and others, relationalism refers to the theory of reality that interprets the existence, nature, and meaning of things in terms of their relationality or relatedness. On the relationalist view, things are neither self-standing entities nor vague events but relational particulars. Particulars are inherently relational, as they are ontologically open to other particulars in their constitution and action. Particulars, as relational particulars, ar ...
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Relationism (Mannheim)
The sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and the effects that prevailing ideas have on societies. It is not a specialized area of sociology. Instead, it deals with broad fundamental questions about the extent and limits of social influences on individuals' lives and the social-cultural basis of our knowledge about the world. The sociology of knowledge has a subclass and a complement. Its subclass is Sociology of scientific knowledge. Its complement is the sociology of ignorance. The sociology of knowledge was pioneered primarily by the sociologist Émile Durkheim at the beginning of the 20th century. His work deals directly with how conceptual thought, language, and logic can be influenced by the societal milieu in which they arise. The 1903 essay ''Primitive Classification'', by Durkheim and Marcel Mauss, invoked "primitive" group mythology to argue that classification systems are collective ...
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Relation (other)
Relation or relations may refer to: General uses *International relations, the study of interconnection of politics, economics, and law on a global level *Interpersonal relationship, association or acquaintance between two or more people *Public relations, managing the spread of information to the public *Sexual relations, or human sexual activity *Social relation, in social science, any social interaction between two or more individuals Logic and philosophy *Relation (philosophy), links between properties of an object *Relational theory, framework to understand reality or a physical system Mathematics A finitary or ''n''-ary relation is a set of ''n''-tuples. Specific types of relations include: *Relation (mathematics) *Binary relation (or correspondence, dyadic relation, or 2-place relation) *Equivalence relation *Homogeneous relation *Reflexive relation *Serial relation *Ternary relation (or triadic, 3-adic, 3-ary, 3-dimensional, or 3-place relation) Relation may also ref ...
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