What is the middle name of the scientist who coauthored the book Science, Order, and Creativity with F. David Pleat ?
Pari Center for New Learning The Pari Center for New Learning is a non-profit educational center located in the village of Pari in Civitella Paganico of the Province of Grosseto, Italy. The center was directed by F. David Peat, who co-authored the book "Science, Order, and Creativity" with theoretical physicist David Bohm. The center has hosted, with the support of its renowned "fellows" from academia and the arts, the academy "Accademia dei Pari". It hosts international conferences on the role of trust and ethics in the world of economics and business, and conferences on the relationship between religion and science.
Middle range theory (sociology) Middle-range theory, developed by Robert K. Merton, is an approach to sociological theorizing aimed at integrating theory and empirical research. It is currently the de facto dominant approach to sociological theory construction, especially in the United States. Middle-range theory starts with an empirical phenomenon (as opposed to a broad abstract entity like the social system) and abstracts from it to create general statements that can be verified by data. This approach stands in contrast to the earlier "grand" theorizing of social theory, such as functionalism and many conflict theories. Raymond Boudon has argued that 'middle-range' theory is the same concept that most other sciences simply call 'theory'. The analytical sociology movement has as its aim the unification of such theories into a coherent paradigm at a greater level of abstraction.