Sir Karl Popper‚ challenging the status quo‚ inspiring generations to ponder on the meaning of science‚ the methods to find truth‚ is one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Of particular importance to scientific methods of inquiry is the brawl between the development of theory and the criteria for science. In Popper’s own words‚ it is in this brawl that Popper decided to “grapple with the problem: When should a theory be ranked as scientific? or Is there a criterion for the
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The methodology of this study is use Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test statistic to determine whether the variables had been used are stationary or non-stationary. Vector Auto Regression (VAR) method is apply in this study. The advantages of VAR is time series can be exhibited at the same time. The VAR methodology is revises for autocorrelation and endogeneity parametrically using vector error correction model (VECM) specification. Base on Johansen (1988; 1995)‚ the benefit of VECM is that it prevents
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Petersen Auto Museum | Seven Miles The Petersen is considered the preeminent car museum in the country. With its recent $150 million renovation‚ it’s iconic eye-catching design makes it a must see on Museum Row on L.A.’s Miracle Mile. One unique feature that separates the Petersen Automotive Museum from other automotive museums is the constantly rotating exhibit spaces. To keep the museum fresh‚ relevant‚ and to keep visitors coming back‚ it was decided from the beginning not to display the entire
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The Ideals of Estranged Labor According to Karl Marx’s The German philosopher‚ Karl Marx‚ has made many contributions to the ideas of capitalism and is credited for his critiques of political economy. Marx was interested in the issue of the class struggle between the proletarian‚ the majority of the population who own nothing but their labor power which they sell to the bourgeoisie‚ and the bourgeoisie‚ the minority of the population who own the means of production in society. One of Marx’s critiques
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situation in South Africa in terms of a Marxism perspective. According to Nattrass (1991) South Africa’s economic development was shaped by the racial policies that were implemented by the state at that time. Karl Marx Base and superstructure Base and superstructure are two concepts developed by Karl Marx. According to Nengwekhulu (s.a.) these two concepts must have a dialectical relationship‚ thus they can influence one another. The base refers to the economic factors in society such as the relations
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PREFACE Human resource development has in recent years become the focus of attention of planner’s policy makers and administration .Human resource development may be defined as the process of increasing the knowledge‚ skills and capacities of people. It is important not only for an enterprise but for a nation to develop its human resources. A country can develop only when its human resources are developed through health‚ nutrition‚ education training and research. At the enterprise level‚ employee
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for Classical Sociology‚ Nanyang Technological University‚ Singapore Introduction “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being‚ but‚ on the contrary‚ their social being that determines their consciousness” – Karl Marx The above notion by Karl Marx is the base of all his succeeding works; it is Marx’s concept of Man and how he critiqued the existing dominant ideology of German thought‚ and relates his argument to societal change and history – specifically the relations of
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can’t hold both lines (OEM and flexible coupling). The costs of expansion were too high and required many of the company’s resources. The company’s cash flow couldn’t support a plant expansion. The flexible coupling industry is different than the auto industry. Every dollar of flexible coupling sales requires an investment in inventory and receivables of about 30 cents. Furthermore‚ in the flexible coupling industry you have to manufacture to inventory‚ as a result you don’t see revenue right away
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In Marx’s Communist Manifesto‚ capitalist societies are discussed at length. An important thing that is noted is that capitalist societies experience a new sense of time. Six characteristics are described as to why capitalistic societies are in a state of “radical transformation”. First trait is “cultural social sublimation”. This means everyone in the society conform to certain behaviors and expectations. For example‚ in the fashion industry certain trends are made and the population is expected
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Furthermore‚ Marx analyzes the dialectic of private property which political economy regards as homogeneous. There are generally two kinds of property according to Marx‚ one that involves the labour of producers themselves to render it alienable‚ meaning it can be sold or exchanged‚ and the other which is maintained by exploiting the labour of others (Marx‚ 1990‚ p.930). The two forms of private property are the antithesis of one another and when one converts to the other‚ consumers who were once
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