- 2023 IACR Conference in Manila, PHILIPPINES
- IACR 2022 Pre-Conference Talk on Basic Critical Realism
Here is the talk delivered by Johnny Go at the Pre-Conference at the International Institute of Social Sciences at the Hague. The talk is entitled “Four Essential Insights of Critical Realism”–an introduction to original critical realism.
This session discussed the main themes introduced in A Realist Theory of Science which remain fundamental to critical realism. Four foundational insights of basic critical realism, based on Bhaskar’s transcendental analysis of sense perception and experimental activity, will be tackled – namely, intransitivity, stratification, open-system causality, and emergence. The critical realist view of the world that emerges from these insights and its implications on knowing will be discussed – particularly, critical realism’s critique of relativism, positivism, determinism, and reductionism.
- CRITICAL REALISM STUDY CIRCLES
On June 30 and July 1, the Asia Pacific Network of Critical Realism offered a two-day “study circle” on Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism.
Unlike the usual conferences, these two days are dedicated to fellow critical realists “thinking out loud” and exchanging ideas and questions about their shared interests.
The first day was called “Clearing the Ground of Critical Realism” featuring Johnny Go (Philippines) on original critical realism and MinGyu Seo (Korea) on MetaReality. The second day focused on the application of critical realism in social scientific research, with Benito Teehankee (Philippines) and Tone Skinningrud (Norway).
Here are the recordings of the sessions:
DAY ONE
Slides of Johnny Go on Basic Critical Realism (below):
Slides of MinGyu on Metareality (below)
DAY TWO
Slides of Tone on Archer (below)
Slides of Benito (below)
