Facet theory and the mapping sentence : evolving philosophy, use and application /

"How do we think about the worlds we live in? The formation of categories of events and objects seems to be a fundamental orientation procedure. Facet theory and its main tool, the mapping sentence, deal with categories of behavior and experience, their interrelationship, and their unification...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hackett, Paul, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:	Human behavior > Philosophy. Human behavior > Research > Methodology. Concept mapping. Faceted classification. PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology. REFERENCE / Research. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Ontological Categorisation and Mereology
3. Facet Theory and Thinking about Human Behaviour
4. Evolving Facet Theory Applications
Conclusions and Future Directions.