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Dictionary of Theories Paperback – 2002

by Jennifer Bothamley (Author)

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Compiled for the inquiring reader who wants to know more about the increasing number of theories referred to daily in newspapers, magazines and on TV and radio programs, the "Dictionary of Theories" is the first multi-disciplinary reference book to bring together theories, laws, hypotheses, principles, rules, theorems, 'ologies and 'isms from all subject areas. Organized alphabetically, coverage extends from the arts to economics, history, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and on through the hard sciences. Ancient and modern, accepted and discredited, all theories which have relevance in today's world are included. The depth of the terms varies from undergraduate level to the more populist, with theories such as Parkinson's Law and the Peter Principle included.

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Compiled for the inquiring reader who wants to know more about the increasing number of theories referred to daily in newspapers, magazines and on TV and radio programs, the "Dictionary of Theories" is the first multi-disciplinary reference book to bring together theories, laws, hypotheses, principles, rules, theorems, 'ologies and 'isms from all subject areas. Organized alphabetically, coverage extends from the arts to economics, history, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and on through the hard sciences. Ancient and modern, accepted and discredited, all theories which have relevance in today's world are included. The depth of the terms varies from undergraduate level to the more populist, with theories such as Parkinson's Law and the Peter Principle included.

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Paperback: 637 pages
Publisher: Gale Research Co; Unknown edition (2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578590450
ISBN-13: 978-1578590452
Package Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 19 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,711,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Karen Sampson Hudson

great leaf-through volume

July 30, 2003

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Jennifer Bothamley has compiled more than 5,000 theories from all disciplines, from times ancient to modern, in this fascinating volume. It's a great book to leaf through; the concise, clear definitions will pique your interest. Some of the theories have been discredited, although all have had influence.
Do you need to see technical diagrams or equations? These are included. The book is cross-referenced to make browsing easier.
It's a marvelous addition to anyone's library.

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Great toilet book! Or coffee table book...

February 6, 2016

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This book is the best coffee table book for me! You can pick it up and read one or two theories and walk away. The theories are short and concise.

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November 20, 2017

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Great, Just what I expected!!!

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April 8, 2016

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Informative

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December 17, 2014

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Oldest loves it as much as I do!

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Comprehensive and accessible

November 12, 2009

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This is a standard of my library. I like the way this book presents theories. If the reader is fond of ideas and their origins in theory this is the book to have.

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Richard E Plank

Very unique book

December 23, 2013

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Very unique offering, nothing else quite like it as a reference. As an academic geek I just enjoyed thumbing through it, but it has already given me some ideas to apply theory to specific situations I am thinking about.

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May 4, 2012

Format: Paperback

Ever need a quick reference to figure out what a specialist in another field is talking about? You probably won't actually carry this book around at a cocktail party. But for emails, web pages, and other sources that give you time to look things up, this book does the trick. Originally written for librarians to help answer questions from patrons, this guide to "...theories, principles, hypotheses, rules, paradoxes, laws, principles*, and various ism's, `ologies and `sis's" is a guide to 5,000 key ideas in the arts and sciences.

The dictionary is well-organized, with mostly concise definitions written by specialists in their disciplines. It is also indexed and supplied with a useful bibliography. Four representitive definitions are listed below:

Fechner's paradox - Psychology. Formulated by the German psychologist and philosopherGustav Theodor Fechner (1801-87). The finding that after viewing an object binocularly, the same object increases in brightness when viewed again monocularly.

orbit stabilizer theorem - Mathematics. The result in GROUP THEORY whereby a group G acts on a non-empty set X, then the cardinality of the orbit of an element in X is the index of the stabilizer of that element in G.

radical empiricism - Philosophy. Name given by American William James (1842-1910) to his own pragmatist philosophy. See also NEUTRAL MONISM.

dual state theory - Politics. Explanation of apparent ambivalence in actions of capitalist states. Those areas of the state's work which are not important to the INTERESTS of capital are relatively open to democratic and public pressures; others which more closely touch the interests of capital are `insulated'.

This book is ten years old, suffering as a consequence from both dated and missing entries. And many definitions require more background to understand than a nonspecialist is likely to have. Still, it is a useful first stop when encountering unfamiliar theories. The second stop should be a search engine.

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*I'm not sure why the author lists principles twice. Maybe she just likes principles.

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