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  2. Narrative paradigm - Wikipedia

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    The problem was that human beings were unable to make cohesive traditional arguments. At the time, the rational world paradigm was the theory used to satisfy public controversies. He believed that stories have the power to include a beginning, middle, and end of an argument and that the rational world paradigm fails to be effective in ...

  3. Walter Fisher (professor) - Wikipedia

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    Narrative theory was not totally accepted by the discipline (Miller, 2005, p. 92): It clashed with several pre-existing beliefs as to the nature of human beings and how they communicate and act. Fisher describes this contrast by identifying the tenets of what he sees as two universal paradigms: the rational world paradigm, and the narrative ...

  4. Rationalist–constructivist debate - Wikipedia

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    The rationalist–constructivist debate is an ontological debate within international relations theory between rationalism and constructivism. [1] In a 1998 article, Christian Reus-Smit and Richard Price suggested that the rationalist–constructivist debate was, or was about to become, the most significant in the discipline of international relations theory. [2]

  5. Rationalism - Wikipedia

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    Rationalism has a philosophical history dating from antiquity.The analytical nature of much of philosophical enquiry, the awareness of apparently a priori domains of knowledge such as mathematics, combined with the emphasis of obtaining knowledge through the use of rational faculties (commonly rejecting, for example, direct revelation) have made rationalist themes very prevalent in the history ...

  6. Rationalism (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    Rational choice is not a substantive theory of international politics, but rather a methodological approach that focuses on certain types of social explanation for phenomena. [1] In that sense, it is similar to constructivism , and differs from liberalism and realism , which are substantive theories of world politics.

  7. Column: GOP targets Medicaid with the return of a terrible idea

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    In a rational world, this idea would have been consigned to the dumpster long ago, and forever. It's billed as a way to reduce joblessness, but doesn't. It's billed as an answer to the purported ...

  8. Rational choice model - Wikipedia

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    The rational choice model, also called rational choice theory refers to a set of guidelines that help understand economic and social behaviour. [1] The theory originated in the eighteenth century and can be traced back to the political economist and philosopher Adam Smith . [ 2 ]

  9. Savings interest rates today: Put your money to work with ...

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    The FDIC is an independent government agency charged with maintaining stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system and providing insurance on consumer deposit accounts.