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This first volume has as its main focus the philosophical foundations of Michalos" work and describes it in the broad context of the study of logic, the philosophy of social sciences, and a general theory of value. After distinguishing things that have value from the value that things might have, it describes the foundations of a pragmatic theory of value. This theory plays a key role in the author"s research on the quality of life and connects his empirical research to the philosophical tradition of the American pragmatists William James, Ralph Barton Perry, John Dewey and Clarence Irving Lewis. The volume addresses various aspects and issues concerning decision making, including decision procedures used in committees, used for assessing the acceptability of scientific theories and new technologies, procedures for a science court, ethical issues involved in the formation of beliefs, some limitations of classical economists" alleged postulates of rational preference, and the impor

tance of analytic guides to decision making. Finally, it describes the organization of the Social Sciences Federation of Canada and a formal accounting system for scientific research.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Context and Connections.- Chapter 2. Alex C. Michalos: Pioneer of Quality of Life and Social Indicators; Bruno Zumbo.- Chapter 3. An Interview with Alex C. Michalos; Dan Weijers.- Chapter 4. The Best Teacher I Ever Had Was J. Coert Rylaarsdam.- Chapter 5. The Case for Atheism, Notes for a Discussion; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 6. Logic, Philosophy of Science and the Quality of Life: In Philosophy and World Problem; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 7. Philosophy of Social Science; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 8. Postulates of Rational Preference; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 9. Decision making in Committees; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 10. Analytic and Other "Dumb" Guides for Life; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 11. The Mortality of Cognitive Decision-Meking (Ethics of Beliefs); Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 12. Meeting Current Needs; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 13. A Reconsideration of the Idea of a Science Court; Alex C. Michalos.-Chapter 14. Technology Assessment, Facts an

d Values; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 15. A Pragmatic Theory of Value; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 16. Creating a Culture of Support for Social Sciences: Lessons from the first Forty Years of the social Sciences Federation of Canada; Alex C. Michalos.- Chapter 17. Notes for a System of Scientific Research Reports Accounts: Paper Presented at a Conference at the Berlin Institute for Social Research; Alex C. Michalos.
1 Alex C. Michalos: Pioneer of Quality of Life and Social Indicators Research
1(4)
Bruno D. Zumbo
2 Interview by Dan Weijers
5(8)
Dan Weijers
What Got You Interested in Wellbeing Research?
5(1)
What Do You Take "Wellbeing" to Mean?
6(1)
Why Is Wellbeing Research Important?
6(1)
What Is the Most Important Wellbeing-Related Finding from Your Research?
6(1)
What Are You Working on Right Now?
7(1)
What Do You Think the Next Big Thing in Wellbeing Research Will Be?
8(1)
What Are the Main Benefits of Interdisciplinary Research on Wellbeing?
8(1)
What Would the Ideal Census Question on Wellbeing Be and Why?
8(1)
What Parts of Your Research Have Brought You the Most Enjoyment and/or Satisfaction?
9(1)
What Parts of Your Research Have Brought You the Most Dissatisfaction and/or Displeasure?
9(1)
Is There Anything Else You Would like to Comment on?
10(1)
References
11(2)
3 The Best Teacher I Ever Had Was ... J. Coert Rylaarsdam
13(4)
Alex C. Michalos
4 The Case for Atheism
17(8)
Alex C. Michalos
Introductory Comments
17(1)
The General Argument
18(5)
Examples of a Creation at War with Itself
23(1)
Summary of the Last 7 Arguments
24(1)
5 Logic, Philosophy of Science and the Quality of Life
25(42)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
25(1)
Logical Foundations
26(4)
Philosophy of Science
30(1)
Scientific Significance
31(2)
Theory and Observation
33(4)
Discovery and Growth
37(5)
Explanation
42(5)
Induction
47(2)
Probability
49(2)
Utility
51(1)
Social Responsibility
52(3)
Quality of Life
55(4)
Glossary
59(5)
Bibliography
64(3)
6 Philosophy of Social Science
67(30)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
67(1)
Aspects of the Problem
67(3)
Part One of the Solution: Dissertations
70(2)
Part Two of the Solution: Articles
72(3)
Part Three of the Solution: Books
75(3)
Suggestions for the Future
78(1)
The Future Following Past Performance
78(2)
The Future Beyond the Present Main Stream
80(2)
Appendix 1 Issues Discussed or Theses Defended in Recent Dissertations in Philosophy of Social Science
82(4)
Appendix 2 Dissertation Bibliography. Philosophy of Social Science 1961--1977
86(5)
Appendix 3 Proceedings and Colloquia Volumes
91(2)
References
93(4)
7 Postulates of Rational Preference
97(6)
Alex C. Michalos
References
101(2)
8 Decision-Making in Committees
103(28)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
103(1)
The Problem
104(1)
Criteria of Adequacy
105(3)
Weighting Voters
108(5)
Weighted Voting
113(5)
Objections and Replies: Weighting Voters
118(8)
Objections and Replies: Weighted Voting
126(3)
Conclusion
129(2)
9 Analytic and Other "DUMB" Guides of Life
131(4)
Alex C. Michalos
10 The Morality of Cognitive Decision-Making [ Ethics of Belief)
135(16)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
135(1)
The Question
135(3)
The Case for a Negative Ethics of Belief
138(3)
The Case Against a Negative Ethics of Belief
141(3)
The Case for a Positive Ethics of Belief
144(2)
The Case Against a Positive Ethics of Belief
146(1)
The Case Against Any Ethics of Belief
146(3)
Conclusion
149(2)
11 Meeting Current Needs
151(8)
Alex C. Michalos
12 A Reconsideration of the Idea of a Science Court
159(18)
Alex C. Michalos
Outline of the Science Court Experiment
160(16)
Initiation
160(1)
Organization
160(1)
Suggested Procedures
160(16)
Conclusion
176(1)
13 Technology Assessment, Facts and Values
177(20)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
177(1)
Fact and Value: Ontology
178(2)
Fact and Falsehood: Epistemology
180(1)
From Ontology to Epistemology
181(4)
From Ontology to Methodology
185(2)
Theories of Value
187(8)
Naturalistic Objectivism
191(1)
Naturalistic Subjectivism
191(1)
Nonnaturalistic Objectivism
192(1)
Nonnaturalistic Subjectivism
192(1)
Emotivism
193(1)
Prescriptivism
194(1)
Rational Decision-Making
195(1)
Conclusion
196(1)
14 A Pragmatic Theory of Value
197(32)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
197(2)
Satisfaction
199(2)
Criteria of Adequacy
201(2)
Generic Value
203(2)
Objective Value
205(5)
Moral Value
210(2)
Objections to Consequentialism
212(11)
Epistemic Value
223(3)
Rationality
226(1)
References
226(3)
15 Creating a Culture of Support for the Social Sciences: Lessons from the First Forty Years of the Social Science Federation of Canada
229(62)
Alex C. Michalos
Introduction
229(1)
Ad Hoc Meeting 1
230(2)
Ad Hoc Meeting 2
232(1)
Ad Hoc Meeting 3
233(2)
Ad Hoc Meeting 4
235(2)
Ad Hoc Meeting 5
237(1)
Ad Hoc Meeting 6
237(3)
Reflections on Directions
240(2)
Canadian Research Council in the Social Sciences, First Meeting
242(1)
CRCSS, Second Meeting
243(1)
The Official First Annual Meeting of the CRCSS
244(1)
CRCSS Executive Meeting, November 4, 1944
245(1)
CRCSS Annual Meeting, December 15, 1945
245(1)
CRCSS Annual Meeting, November 1, 1946
246(1)
CRCSS Annual Meeting, October 25, 1947
246(1)
CRCSS Annual Meeting, June 12, 1948
247(1)
CRCSS Executive Meeting, January 22, 1949
247(1)
CRCSS Annual Meeting, October 29, 1949
248(1)
Executive Meeting, February 25, 1950
249(1)
Annual Meeting, June 3, 1950
250(1)
Annual Meeting, June 3, 1951
250(2)
Meetings from November 1952 to March 1956
252(2)
Meetings, June 9, 1956 to November 30, 1957
254(2)
Meetings, 1958
256(1)
Meetings, 1960--1962
257(4)
Meetings, 1963--1965
261(2)
Meetings, 1966--1968
263(2)
The Social Sciences in Canada (Timlin-Faucher Report)
265(4)
Meetings in 1968
269(3)
Meetings in 1969--1970
272(5)
1970--1973
277(8)
Critical Choices
285(2)
Conclusions
287(1)
References
288(3)
16 Notes for a System of Scientific Research Reports Accounts
291(8)
Alex C. Michalos
Appendix 299
Prof. Alex Michalos currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University. He is also the Director of Research for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Emeritus Professor in Political Science at his former institution, the University of Northern British Columbia. Michalos has published 24 books, over 100 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals. Among the seven, he is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Business Ethics, the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, and Social Indicators Research, the first scholarly journal devoted to quality of life research. He is married to Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.