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W. B. Gallie

Index W. B. Gallie

Walter Bryce Gallie (5 October 1912 – 31 August 1998) was a Scottish social theorist, political theorist, and philosopher. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Aristotelian Society, Basil Blackwell, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University Press, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Ceredigion, Chatto & Windus, Christianity, Cresset Press, Croix de Guerre, Duty, East Dunbartonshire, Essentially contested concept, Glasgow, Keele University, Lenzie, List of political theorists, Major (rank), Menna Gallie, Mind (journal), Penguin Books, Peterhouse, Cambridge, Political Studies (journal), Queen's University Belfast, Schocken Books, Sedbergh School, Social justice, Social theory, Swansea University, The Philosophical Quarterly, University of Cambridge, Value theory.

  2. People from Lenzie
  3. Scottish political philosophers
  4. Scottish political scientists

Aristotelian Society

The Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy, more generally known as the Aristotelian Society, is a philosophical society in London.

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Basil Blackwell

Sir Basil Henry Blackwell (29 May 18899 April 1984) was born in Oxford, England.

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS) is a peer-reviewed, academic journal of philosophy, owned by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS) and published by University of Chicago Press.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Cardigan, Ceredigion

Cardigan (Aberteifi) is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Ceredigion

Ceredigion, historically Cardiganshire, is a county in the west of Wales.

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Chatto & Windus

Chatto & Windus is an imprint of Penguin Random House that was formerly an independent book publishing company founded in London in 1855 by John Camden Hotten.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Cresset Press

The Cresset Press was a publishing company in London, England, active as an independent press from 1927 for 40 years, and initially specializing in "expensively illustrated limited editions of classical works, like Milton's Paradise Lost" going on to produce well-designed trade editions of literary and political works.

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Croix de Guerre

The Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) is a military decoration of France.

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Duty

A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; deu, did, past participle of devoir; debere, debitum, whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise.

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East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire (Aest Dunbartanshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatann an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Essentially contested concept

In a paper delivered to the Aristotelian Society on 12 March 1956, Walter Bryce Gallie (1912–1998) introduced the term essentially contested concept to facilitate an understanding of the different applications or interpretations of the sorts of abstract, qualitative, and evaluative notions—such as "art", "philanthropy", "power", and "social justice"—used in the domains of aesthetics, sustainable development, political philosophy, philosophy of history, and philosophy of religion.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Keele University

Keele University is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England.

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Lenzie

Lenzie is a small affluent town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland.

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List of political theorists

A political theorist is someone who engages in constructing or evaluating political theory, including political philosophy.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Menna Gallie

Menna Patricia Humphreys Gallie (18 March 1919 – 17 June 1990) was a Welsh novelist and translator.

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Mind (journal)

Mind (stylized as MIND) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Mind Association.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Peterhouse, Cambridge

Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely.

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Political Studies (journal)

Political Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science, established in 1953 and published quarterly by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Political Studies Association.

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Queen's University Belfast

The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (Ollscoil na Banríona; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Schocken Books

Schocken Books is a book publishing imprint of Penguin Random House that specializes in Jewish literary works.

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Sedbergh School

Sedbergh School is a public school (English private boarding and day school) in the town of Sedbergh in Cumbria, North West England.

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Social justice

Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected.

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Social theory

Social theories are analytical frameworks, or paradigms, that are used to study and interpret social phenomena.

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Swansea University

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe) is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

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The Philosophical Quarterly

The Philosophical Quarterly is a quarterly academic journal of philosophy established in 1950 and published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Scots Philosophical Club and the University of St Andrews.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.

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Value theory

In ethics and the social sciences, value theory involves various approaches that examine how, why, and to what degree humans value things and whether the object or subject of valuing is a person, idea, object, or anything else.

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See also

People from Lenzie

Scottish political philosophers

Scottish political scientists

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Gallie

Also known as W B Gallie, W.B. Gallie, WB Gallie, Walter Bryce Gallie, Walter Gallie.