10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANECDOTALISM»
Discover the use of
anecdotalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
anecdotalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes, and Animals
Anthropomorphism — the extrapolation of characteristics from humans to
nonhumans — and anecdotalism — the psychological interpretation of an
individual's actions presented in a brief story — have been subjects of
considerable scientific ...
Robert W. Mitchell, Nicholas S. Thompson, H. Lyn Miles, 1997
2
The Translator- Centered Multidisciplinary Construction
Lastly, as we have seen in the preceding section, Robinson pays special
attention to the anecdotal approach in translation theory. In his paper “Nine
Theses about Anecdotalism in the Study of Translation” (1999), he expresses his
views about ...
3
Playing with My Dog Katie: An Ethnomethodological Study of ...
4–5) As mentioned in the introduction to this chapter, anthropomorphism refers to
the extrapolation of human characteristics to nonhumans, while anecdotalism
can be defined as the psychological interpretation of an individual's actions ...
4
Foundations of Animal Behavior: Classic Papers with Commentaries
The rejection of anthropomorphism, introspectionism, and anecdotalism that
occurred at the turn of the century set the stage for the exponential growth in
scientific study of animal behavior that is still in progress today. While the great
advances ...
Lynne D. Houck, Lee C. Drickamer, Animal Behavior Society, 1996
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Bilingual Couples Talk: The Discursive Construction of Hybridity
3.6 Conclusion Silverman (2000, 2001), a sociologist, who is one of the most
respected practitioners of qualitative research, has repeatedly charged
qualitative research in the social sciences, including discourse analysis, with "
anecdotalism," ...
Here is Hoberman on the film directors Mike Leigh and Terence Davies: Davies
is another exponent of prole anecdotalism and ambivalent celebrant of Brit family
ties. . . . There's a considerable difference between Leigh's bravura naturalism ...
7
Business Research Methods
... it is appropriate, such as when an expression of quantity can bolster an
argument. This point leads directly on to the next section. Combating.
anecdotalism. through. limited. quantification. One of the criticisms that is often
levelled against ...
Alan Bryman, Emma Bell, 2007
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Practicing New Historicism
attraction — indeed, the relief — of encountering an author who could
acknowledge and reflect on the pathos of anecdotalism: the strong desire to
preserve the energies of the anecdote by channeling them into historical
explanation, which is ...
Catherine Gallagher, Stephen Greenblatt, 2001
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Distinctively American: The Residential Liberal Arts Colleges
tionalist claims and a species of disheveled anecdotalism — has been based on
what is supposed to be going on at probably no more than a dozen of the nation's
leading research universities and liberal arts colleges."41 The increased ...
Steven Koblik, Stephen Richards Graubard
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Islam in India and Pakistan
Neither music nor poetry nor anecdotalism nor genealogical tabulations
determined the success of individual Sufi Shaykhs. Taken together, however,
they comprised a pattern of piety that was distinctive to institutional Sufism. Even
though ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANECDOTALISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
anecdotalism is used in the context of the following news items.
Testing is Key to Civil Rights
That path leads to greater mediocrity and discernment of achievement through anecdotalism. Share Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Pin ... «Dropout Nation, Jun 15»
Art rarely floats free of biography - or autobiography, for that matter
... they are, what they can and must be”) he returns again and again to the “creeping anecdotalism” and biographical stories that he disparages. «New Statesman, May 15»
Rowan Williams: can we ever be in charge of our own lives?
... off by Mele and the laid-back anecdotalism of Baggini (do we really need the references to “when I met X and asked him/her about this”?) ... «New Statesman, May 15»
Marriage referendum
Sir, – I have yet to hear an argument against the marriage referendum that is not rooted in fallacy, sentimentalism, anecdotalism, red herrings or ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
Attack of the bite mark matchers
It is supported by anecdotalism and a minuscule number of inadequate population studies.” In another article for the ABFO newsletter the same ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
In praise of anecdotal evidence
Carr has been on the receiving end of anti-anecdotalism himself. In his New York Times review of Carr's “The Shallows,” Jonah Lehrer wrote ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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American literary anecdotalism, Mailer style. Mailer's got a million of 'em, I say, a million of 'em. Among other things. Jeff Simon is The News' ... «Buffalo News, Dec 14»
'Foreign criminals' – questioning the consensus
But we should be wary of this victim-centred anecdotalism. There are other stories that need telling. 'Foreign criminals' are not usually the ... «Open Democracy, Oct 14»
Half the country doesn't think Watergate was a real scandal!? Why?
And we hate to rely on anecdotalism, but it's obvious that 1) the "-gate" suffix was meaningless before 1970 and that 2) it is used more broadly ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
The problem with Australia's refugee problem
What dismayed me most about the article though was the crude anecdotalism when the author wrote (not the sub-editor) that “compared to any ... «The Japan Times, Aug 13»
