Essays on Theory

Until 1940, Physicist studied closed systems and deduced laws, which applied to those systems at every instance. Thus taking those studies as a reference in 1940 a biologist named „Ludwig von Bertalanffy‟ studied and founded a new theory which currently, in this spontaneously changing and...

Bourdieu’s theory of various forms of capital emerges from Marx’s theory but develops it significantly. Explain Marx’s theory of capital, then discuss how Bourdieu builds on Marx. Explain the various forms of capital (economic, social and cultural) and how each of these influences an individual’s life today. In this...

Game Theory is a ground breaking theory which has explained various analyses in different domains of Science and Commerce. In here, strategies of Evolutionary Biology are explained in the light of Game Theory. Mathematics and Biology are both important domains of Science and their union...

Significant contributions to the field of American academic psychology appeared nearing the end of the nineteenth century transitioning into the next. In academia, psychology was beginning to be established as its’ own discipline. Edward Titchener, focused on mental structures at Cornell University creating the ideology...

Functionalism describes society as a system; It is a sociological theory that defines individuals, institutions and thoughts as compatible parts within this system. Although it is mentioned together with Talcott Parsons, Emile Durkheim originally invented this concept for the first time. The effects of this...

It has been argued that the mind operates similar to the inner workings of a machine; a system that functions according to certain rules that specify outputs for various inputs. Generalizing this idea of what makes something a particular mental state is not based on...

Many revolutionary advancements have come about due to the immense research into quantum mechanics and general relativity, due to their vast influence on the world around us, on both the cosmic and sub-atomic scale. In Newtonian mechanics, which is one of the concrete theories that...

To compare and contrast the two sociological theories, structural functionalism and conflict theory developed separately by two of the greatest minds to have worked in sociology, Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx. I will start by looking at the men themselves and how their theories applied...

This paper covers game theory at a basic level and looks at an elementary application of game theory, the prisoner’s dilemma. The paper goes on to use the example of competitive pizza shops and how game theory can help to make the best business decisions...

It is characterized as a method for numerical investigation of irreconcilable situations to achieve the most ideal basic leadership alternatives in light of the current situation given to get the ideal outcomes. Its applications in numerous fields of sociology, just as in logic and software...