Environment Theories : Their Variety and Development

Physical Theories and Their Social and Cultural Environment

Tihe problem of whether the cultural and social environ­ ment of natural sciences, physics in particular, can influ­ ence the structure of their theories is considered. It is ar­ gued that the structure of particular theories is often in­ fluenced by the environment however not in a direct way but through the scientific community itself in the process of its struggle to gain autonomy and respec...

Human, Environment and Sustainable Development

Economic Theories of Transnational Corporations, Environment and Development

The point of departure of this essay is the notable lack of theory application to the study of TNCs, environment and development. In order to compensate for this problem, it is proposed that economic theories of international production could provide a suitable starting point for the generation of hypotheses regarding the environmental implications of FDI in LDCs. The main advantage of these th...

Individual Differences and Their Implications for Theories of Language Development

Nursing theories and their relation to knowledge development in Iceland.

The main focus of this column is the use of nursing theories and their relationships to knowledge development in nursing in Iceland. This exploration is preceded by a brief historical view of the nursing history in Iceland. First, the term nursing theory must be put into perspective. Readers of this journal are well acquainted with the definition of nursing theory as “a distinct and well-articu...