“The full implications of feminism will evolve over time, as we organize, experiment, think, analyze, and revise our ideas and strategies in light of our experiences. No theory emerges in full detail overnight; the dominant theories of our day have expanded and changed over many decades. That it will take time should not discourage us. That we might fail to pursue our ideas - given the enormous need for them in society today - is unconscionable.” ThinkingNeedsShouldIdeasLightMightTodayGivenFailingFeminismChangedTheoryStrategyDetailsDecadesExperimentsEnormousPursueEvolveTake TimeDominantOrganizeImplicationsDiscouragingSociety Today Author:Charlotte Bunch
“General Systems Theory is a name which has come into use to describe a level of theoretical model-building which lies somewhere between the highly generalized constructions of pure mathematics and the specific theories of the specialized disciplines. Mathematics attempts to organize highly general relationships into a coherent system, a system however which does not have any necessary connections with the "real" world around us. It studies all thinkable relationships abstracted from any concrete situation or body of empirical knowledge.” WorldDoeRealUseBodyLyingNamesLevelsSituationStudyBuildingTheoryDisciplinePureModelsConnectionsMathematicsReal WorldConstructionConcreteOrganizeTheoreticalThinkableSystems Theory Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“People are experience-rich and theory-poor. I help people organize / make sense of their experiences.” PeopleHelpingPoorRichTheoryMake SenseOrganize Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“This is a derivative, if you will, of Cloward-Piven [theory]. "[Stephen] Lerner's plan is to organize a mass, coordinated 'strike' on mortgage, student loan, and local government debt payments - thus bringing the banks to the edge of insolvency and forcing them to renegotiate the terms of the loans.” IfsGovernmentTermPlansStudentsTheoryMassEdgesDebtStrikesLocalsOrganizeLoanPaymentMortgageDerivativesStudent LoanLocal GovernmentGovernment DebtInsolvency Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[To organize a school] looks much more difficult in theory than it does in practice.” LooksDoeSchoolDifficultPracticeTheoryOrganize Author:Amartya Sen