Systemism

Choi, Hyunsun

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“…This emerging nonreductionist view corresponds well to systemism—a worldview that sees everything as a system or a part of a system (cf. Banathy, 1992 ; Banathy & Jenlink, 2004 ; Bunge, 1996 , 2000 , 2004 ; Choi, 2011 ; B. Davis et al, 2015 ; Pickel, 2011 ; Wan, 2011 ). According to systemism, systems include features (e.g., interactions, relations, and mutual interdependencies) not possessed by their mechanical components.…”

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“…According to systemism, systems include features (e.g., interactions, relations, and mutual interdependencies) not possessed by their mechanical components. To put it simply, systemism embraces the Aristotelian notion of “the whole is greater than the sums of its parts.” While still adhering to a realist ontology ( Choi, 2011 ; Wan, 2011 ), systemism holds a relational epistemology that intends to understand the world in a more-than-mechanical way. In accordance, the world is perceived as a network rather than a machine, metaphorically speaking ( Capra & Luisi, 2014 ; Choi, 2011 ).…”

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“…To put it simply, systemism embraces the Aristotelian notion of “the whole is greater than the sums of its parts.” While still adhering to a realist ontology ( Choi, 2011 ; Wan, 2011 ), systemism holds a relational epistemology that intends to understand the world in a more-than-mechanical way. In accordance, the world is perceived as a network rather than a machine, metaphorically speaking ( Capra & Luisi, 2014 ; Choi, 2011 ). In this new light of relational epistemology, giftedness is no longer approached as a self-contained psychometric entity/trait; rather, it is perceived as a fluid social construct that reflects the sociocultural values in a given time and context (a case in point is the current strong focus on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics giftedness initiatives in North America).…”

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“…This transaction-based paradigm (e.g., Barab & Plucker, 2002; Eyre, 2011; Hymer, 2009, 2012; Hymer, Whitehead, & Huxtable, 2009; Lupart, 2012) conceptualizes giftedness as functional conditionality (that should be locally realized) rather than possessed conditions (to be identified). This new wave of thinking corresponds to systemism 2 (see Bunge, 1996, 2000; Capra & Luisi, 2014; Choi, 2011; B. Davis et al, 2015; Pickel, 2011; von Bertalanffy, 1968; Wan, 2011) that abandons the reductionist worldview (i.e., seeing the world in mechanical components) and discerns the (dys)functional relation between environment, agent, and embedded sociocultural structures.…”

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Paradigm Shifts in Gifted Education: An Examination Vis-à-Vis Its Historical Situatedness and Pedagogical Sensibilities

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After nearly a century of development, gifted education has evolved into a complex educational discipline with well thought out pedagogy and research agendas. However, while the number of studies escalates, the field as a whole has been criticized for producing fragmented and piecemeal results. One of the reasons for these shortfalls is that the field has invested little in meta-theoretical aspects, such as historical perspectives and philosophical foundations. This article is a comprehensive review and analysis of the conceptual changes and paradigm shifts in gifted education. Three major paradigm shifts in gifted education were identified—demystification (i.e., giftedness as manifested wonders), identification (i.e., giftedness as measurable predictions), and transaction (i.e., effectuation of human possibilities). Presently, there is still an implicit focus on the identification paradigm despite considerable efforts to shift the focus to creating and sustaining appropriate developmental niches for all individuals. Debates in the field are highlighted to provoke discussion of future directions.

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Systemism and Foreign Policy Analysis: A New Approach to the Study of International Conflict

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Realism and International Relations

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2022

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This book puts forward a point of view about advancement for International Relations in general and realism in particular. If borne out, the arguments contained in this study could have far-reaching consequences for International Relations and even beyond. Effective debate among realists and those who identify with other schools of thought has diminished dramatically over time. International Relations scholars have become dissatisfied with results from exchanges in words alone. Translation of the vast amount of information in the field into knowledge requires a greater emphasis on communication beyond the use of text. Given the challenges posed by existing and intensifying information overload, a call is made in this book for a new vision of progress, with a solid foundation in the philosophy of inquiry, through graphic representation of cause and effect. Realist scholarship in the post–World War II era is the natural domain for application of systemism, a graphic form of expression with straightforward rules for portrayal of cause and effect within theories. Systemism offers a visualization technique borrowed and adapted from the philosophy of science. Systemist graphics reveal the shortcomings, contributions, and potential of realism, the embattled “canary in the coal mine” for International Relations. These visualizations, which focus on realist theories about war, are intended to bring order out of what critics describe as chaos. In sum, a graphic turn for realism in particular and International Relations in general is essential in order to achieve the scientific progress that otherwise is likely to remain elusive.

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Systemism

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Paradigm Shifts in Gifted Education: An Examination Vis-à-Vis Its Historical Situatedness and Pedagogical Sensibilities

Paradigm Shifts in Gifted Education: An Examination Vis-à-Vis Its Historical Situatedness and Pedagogical Sensibilities

Systemism and Foreign Policy Analysis: A New Approach to the Study of International Conflict

Realism and International Relations

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