Syed Farid Alatas CASRPS No. 01: The Rhetorics of Social Science in Developing Countries (1998)
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The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the utility of a rhetorical view of social science. It begins with a brief remark on the tradition of rhetoric in Western and Islamic civilisations and proceeds with an overvie...
Zaheer Baber CASRPS No. 02: “Deconstruction Gone Mad?” The Social Construction of the Kuhnian Revolution and its Consequences for the Sociology of Science (1998)
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In this paper, the impact of Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions on the field of sociology of science is evaluated. It is argued that a questionable construction of Kuhn’s Structure heralded the constructivist...
K.P Mohanan CASRPS No. 03: Paradigms, Theories, Frameworks, Incommensurability and Theory Ladenness (1998)
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In his book on scientific revolutions, Thomas Khun introduces the notion of ‘paradigms’ within which the construction and critical evaluation of human knowledge takes place in a scientific community. He makes the controv...
Anjam Khursheed CASRPS No. 04: Does Science Have a Method? (1998)
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This paper examines the question of whether science has a method by looking at the various methods associated with science, both historically and at present. Tacit features of scientific research and the moral dimensions...
Henry CASRPS No. 05: Liberal Education and the Developing World (1998)
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Developing countries face two major sets of challenges today. One of these may be called the “burden” of the 20th century; in a sense, completing the industrial revolution, which means raising the level of Gross Domestic...
W.D. Bokhorst-Heng CASRPS No. 06: Language is more than a Language (1999)
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The title of the paper is an adaptation of PM Goh Chok Tong’s 1991 ‘Speak Mandarin Campaign’ speech: “Mandarin is more than a language”, which highlighted the cultural attributes that come with learning a language. This ...
Chng Huang Hoon CASRPS No. 07: Not Among Peers: The Judicial Construction of Rights and Gender Roles (1999)
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In the U.S., trial by jury is constitutionally guaranteed. However, whether specific individuals have been fairly judged of peers is an issue that has been brought several times before American courts.
Peggy Teo & Brenda S.A. Yeoh CASRPS No. 08: Challenges to Theme Park Development in Singapore (1999)
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This paper explores the start-up of theme parks in Singapore as an attempt to provide leisure outlets for Singaporeans as well as to increase tourist arrivals. In addition, the paper will address some of the planning and...
