This thesis analyses whether the criticism that 20th c economic theory is too abstract, and lacking in economic meaning as a consequence of being mathematical, is justified, from a methodological perspective that is epistemological in character (cf ch2 and Cheix, 1996). Using, firstly the 'external' historical approach, that compares. Economics to the sciences (especially Mathematics chs 5, 6, 7, 8); and, secondly, the semiotic approach, that enquires into the contribution of notation to meaning, the thesis examines the historical and cognitive raison d'etre of mathematics in Economics. The thesis identifies (chs l, 2) 20th c mathematical-economics with model building and neoclassical theory. The main lines of argument are developed with reference to Jevons' Theory of Political Economy and Debreu's Theory of Value. This limitation is practical but not unnecessarily restrictive as the authors are major neo-classical writers, and mathematical economics has developed along the lines they envisaged. Further, neo-classical ideas have established themselves as paradigms of 20th c Economics, and have influenced theories in the social sciences and their mathematization. It is shown that Jevons (ch5) used the symbolism, and in particular, the linearity property of differentials to unify economic theory and the sciences on the pattern of Physics. For him however, the mathematization of economics involved also empirical and experimental inquiries using statistics. For the case of Debreu (ch6) it is shown how he used set-theoretic formalism and fixed point theorems to provide equilibrium theory with logico-mathematical content. This content is viewed as an axiomatic and deductive structure implying equilibrium. The definitions of mathematical economic models discussed in Part 3 show that economics was mathematized through influences not only from Physics, but also from Logic, and, more widely from the 20th c (socio-cultural) trend of model building in science. It is argued that this latter trend is not exclusively, or even necessarily, rooted in neo-classical economics. The semiotic analysis of chs 5 and 6 reveals how notations connect different interpretative levels ('isotopies') of mathematical theories, and how inconsistences may arise between these levels. The general conclusion of the thesis given certain methodological provisos, is that mathematization, in itself, is not a cause of, or explanation for, the emptiness of economic theories.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-233).

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal a reconstrução conceitual e teórica dos estudos de imigração de Louis Wirth, sociólogo de origem alemã, naturalizado norte-americano, associado à tradição da Escola Sociológica de Chicago. A análise centrou-se em seus escritos de formação: Culture Conflict in the Immigrante Family (1925), sua dissertação de mestrado, e The Ghetto (1928), a publicação de sua tese de doutorado, complementados por alguns artigos. Os principais elementos reconstruídos foram, não necessariamente nessa ordem: a condição do imigrante de desorganização e reorganização pessoal e de grupo; a teoria da assimilação; os conflitos culturais e a delinquência entre a segunda geração de imigrantes; a psicologia social do imigrante e seus tipos sociais e de personalidade; a possibilidade de aplicação do conhecimento sociológico para intervenção na realidade social; e, o conceito de gueto, na interpretação do isolamento espacial, cultural e social. Esses elementos foram analisados não apenas nas formulações do autor, mas também pelas influências que sofreu de William I. Thomas, Robert E. Park e Ernest W. Burgess. Quanto ao conceito de gueto, especificamente, foi realizado também o exame de sua incorporação na sociologia e nos estudos raciais norte-americanos, posteriores ao autor, na reavaliação e crítica elaborada por Loïc Wacquant. / This thesis has as main purpose the conceptual and theoretical reconstruction of the studies of immigration from Louis Wirth, sociologist of German origin, naturalized American, associated with the tradition of the Chicago School of Sociology. The analysis focused on the author\'s formation writings: Culture Conflict in the Immigrant Familiy (1925), his master thesis, and The Ghetto (1928), the publication of his doctoral thesis, supplemented by some articles. The main reconstructed elements were, not necessarily in this order: the immigrant condition of individual and group disorganization and reorganization; the assimilation theory; cultural conflicts and delinquency in the second generation of immigrants; the social psychology of the immigrant and its social and personality types; the possibility of applying sociological knowledge to change social reality; and the concept of ghetto for the interpretation of spatial, cultural and social isolation. These elements were analyzed not only in the author\'s formulations but also in the influences that he had suffered from William I. Thomas, Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess. Regarding the concept of ghetto, specifically, it was also examined its development in American sociology and racial studies, later to the author, in the review and critique elaborated by Loïc Wacquant.

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal a reconstrução conceitual e teórica dos estudos de imigração de Louis Wirth, sociólogo de origem alemã, naturalizado norte-americano, associado à tradição da Escola Sociológica de Chicago. A análise centrou-se em seus escritos de formação: Culture Conflict in the Immigrante Family (1925), sua dissertação de mestrado, e The Ghetto (1928), a publicação de sua tese de doutorado, complementados por alguns artigos. Os principais elementos reconstruídos foram, não necessariamente nessa ordem: a condição do imigrante de desorganização e reorganização pessoal e de grupo; a teoria da assimilação; os conflitos culturais e a delinquência entre a segunda geração de imigrantes; a psicologia social do imigrante e seus tipos sociais e de personalidade; a possibilidade de aplicação do conhecimento sociológico para intervenção na realidade social; e, o conceito de gueto, na interpretação do isolamento espacial, cultural e social. Esses elementos foram analisados não apenas nas formulações do autor, mas também pelas influências que sofreu de William I. Thomas, Robert E. Park e Ernest W. Burgess. Quanto ao conceito de gueto, especificamente, foi realizado também o exame de sua incorporação na sociologia e nos estudos raciais norte-americanos, posteriores ao autor, na reavaliação e crítica elaborada por Loïc Wacquant. / This thesis has as main purpose the conceptual and theoretical reconstruction of the studies of immigration from Louis Wirth, sociologist of German origin, naturalized American, associated with the tradition of the Chicago School of Sociology. The analysis focused on the author\'s formation writings: Culture Conflict in the Immigrant Familiy (1925), his master thesis, and The Ghetto (1928), the publication of his doctoral thesis, supplemented by some articles. The main reconstructed elements were, not necessarily in this order: the immigrant condition of individual and group disorganization and reorganization; the assimilation theory; cultural conflicts and delinquency in the second generation of immigrants; the social psychology of the immigrant and its social and personality types; the possibility of applying sociological knowledge to change social reality; and the concept of ghetto for the interpretation of spatial, cultural and social isolation. These elements were analyzed not only in the author\'s formulations but also in the influences that he had suffered from William I. Thomas, Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess. Regarding the concept of ghetto, specifically, it was also examined its development in American sociology and racial studies, later to the author, in the review and critique elaborated by Loïc Wacquant.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2007. / Thesis directed by Philip Mirowski for the Department of Economics. "July 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-297).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

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Orientador: Ângelo Del Vecchio / Banca: Edison Bariani Junior / Banca: Mário Antonio Eufrásio / Resumo: A contribuição de Donald Pierson (1900 - 1995) para as Ciências Sociais brasileiras foi significativa, pois o cientista social formado pela Escola Sociológica de Chicago combinou teoria e pesquisa na formação da primeira geração de cientistas sociais profissionais do Brasil. A partir de sua chegada à Escola Livre de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (ELSP) em 1939, Donald Pierson trabalhou para o desenvolvimento da disciplina no país através de uma série de iniciativas que fundamentaram teoricamente futuras pesquisas empíricas, como por exemplo: coordenação de um Seminário de "Técnicas em Pesquisa Social"; tradução para o português e publicação de bibliografia específica em Ciências Sociais, em sua maioria de origem norte-americana; criação e coordenação de uma divisão de estudos pósgraduados em 1941 - a primeira do gênero na América Latina; pronunciamento de conferências públicas por centros de ensino no Brasil, dentre outras iniciativas pioneiras. Em seguida, coordenou dois amplos projetos de pesquisa empírica, denominados estudos de comunidade. Estes estudos - o de Cruz das Almas (1951) e o do O Homem no Vale do São Francisco (1972) - podem ser considerados o final do ciclo do professor norte-americano na ELSP, pois consolidaram a formação no campo de pesquisa da primeira geração de cientistas sociais profissionais do Brasil, cuja teoria havia sido transmitida em sala de aula a partir de uma série de iniciativas, algumas delas acima mencionadas / Abstract: Donald Pierson's (1900 - 1995) contribution to the Brazilian Social Sciences was significant since the social scientist formed by the Sociological School of Chicago has combined theory and research on the formation of the first generation of professional social scientists in Brazil. After his arrival at the Escola Livre de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (ELSP) in 1939, Donald Pierson worked for the development of the discipline in the country through a series of initiatives that substantiate theoretically future empirical research, such as: coordination of a Seminar on "Techniques of Social Research"; translation into Portuguese and publication of specific literature in Social Sciences, mostly of American origin; creation and coordination of a division of postgraduate studies in 1941 - the first of its kind in Latin America; pronouncement of public lectures in teaching centers in Brazil, among other pioneer initiatives. Then, two large empirical research projects were coordinated, called community studies. These studies - Cruz das Almas (1951) and O Homem no Vale do São Francisco (1972) - can be considered the end of a cycle of the American teacher in the ELSP, since consolidated the training into the research field of the first generation of professional social scientists in Brazil, whose theory had been transmitted in the classroom from a series of initiatives, some of them mentioned above / Mestre

<p>The intent of this study is to consider changes in the naturalization of the self-as-object in both behavioral and mental spheres, or the "self-as-instrument" and "self-consciousself", respectively. The concern here is on the naturalness versus historicalness accorded these two aspects of the self-as-object. A focused examination of the treatment of the self-as-object in three theoretical schools, the Chicago School, Mass Society Theory, and Post-Modern school, assists in drawing the conclusion that the more the self-as-object is separated in these two spheres, the more the self-as-instrument, and in particular and self-as-egoistic-instrument, is naturalized. Further attendant with this separation is a selfconscious-self that becomes an increasingly historical and problematic construct.</p> / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)