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D. Smith (d + smith)

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Humanities and Social Sciences80%

Selected Abstracts

Indirect Perceptual Realism and Multiple Reference

DIALECTICA, Issue 3 2008
Derek Brown
Indirect realists maintain that our perceptions of the external world are mediated by our ,perceptions' of subjective intermediaries such as sensations. Multiple reference occurs when a word or an instance of it has more than one reference. I argue that, because indirect realists hold that speakers typically and unknowingly directly perceive something subjective and indirectly perceive something objective, the phenomenon of multiple reference is an important resource for their view. In particular, a challenge that A. D. Smith has recently put forward for indirect realists can be overcome by appreciating how multiple reference is likely to arise when a projectivist variety of indirect realism is interpreted by speakers adhering to a naïve direct realism. [source]

Covenant and continuity: ethno-symbolism and the myth of divine election

NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 1-2 2004
Bruce Cauthen
Yet this sublime stimulator of ethnogenesis, comprehensive demarcator of ethnic identity, and durable guarantor of ethno-cultural preservation has been largely neglected by many of the most prominent scholars of nationalism who have often discounted the relevance of the myth of divine election with regard to modern nationalist movements. However, Anthony D. Smith has afforded considerable attention to the concept of chosenness and its significance for the nationalist project. This article will assess Smith's contribution to the subject and will examine how his ethno-symbolic approach has illuminated the ways in which ethnic groups have been infused by the myth of divine election. And, utilizing the ethno-symbolic perspective, this article will explore how this ineffable and persistent sense of providential destiny continues to influence modern communities and hence international politics. [source]

Nationalism and Intellectuals in Nations without States: the Catalan Case

POLITICAL STUDIES, Issue 5 2000
Montserrat Guibernau
This paper aims to provide a theoretical framework for the study of the relationship between intellectuals and nationalism in Western nations without states. The first part sets up a theoretical framework which includes a definition of the concepts of nation, state and nationalism and also introduces the concept of nations without states. It then establishes a distinction between ,state nationalism' and nationalism in ,nations without states'. The second part analyses the relationship between intellectuals and nationalism in the work of Elie Kedourie, Tom Nairn, John Breuilly and Anthony D. Smith. The third part considers the specific context within which intellectuals operate in nations without states. It concentrates on the study of the role of Catalan intellectuals in protecting their vernacular language and culture during Franco's regime (1939,75) together with the processes which, in the 1960s and 1970s, turned Catalan nationalism from an elite into a mass movement. Particular attention is given to the cultural resistance activities carried out by Catalan intellectuals during this period, the reasons why some intellectuals may feel attracted to nationalism, and the rational and emotional arguments employed by intellectuals as mobilizing agents. [source]

Institutional Ethnography: A Sociology For People , By D. Smith Institutional Ethnography As Practice , Edited by D. Smith

THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, Issue 3 2007
Rachel Aldred
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Localization of the supraorbital, infraorbital, and mental foramina using palpable, bony landmarks

CLINICAL ANATOMY, Issue 4 2010
Joshua D. Smith
The original article to which this Withdrawal refers was published online in the Clinical Anatomy EarlyView section with Digital Object Identifier 10.1002/ca.20923. Withdrawal: The original article from Clinical Anatomy, "Localization of the Supraorbital, Infraorbital, and Mental Foramina Using Palpable, Bony Landmarks" by Joshua D. Smith, Christopher C. Surek, and Edwin A. Cortez, has been withdrawn by agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor-in-Chief and Wiley- Liss. The article has been withdrawn because permission to publish the patient's photos was not obtained from the patient/family prior to publication. [source]