Open research questions in Philosophy and Social Theory
65 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 529 Philosophy and Social Theory papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
Data scarcity before 1864. Limited regional analysis due to national summaries. Difficulty in obtaining matching population statistics.
Intercommunications Technologies: Regional Variations in Postal Service Use in Sweden, 1870–1975 · 1985 · DOIThere is a lack of data on regional variations in postal service use in Sweden before 1864. Most published statistical series are national summaries that do not permit regional analysis.
Intercommunications Technologies: Regional Variations in Postal Service Use in Sweden, 1870–1975 · 1985 · DOIThe lack of educational media in the islands. The intense commercialism in broadcasting. The limited intercommunication between the Netherlands Antilles and the rest of the Caribbean.
The paper identifies a gap in the current research, with a need for comparative inter-language studies. The paper notes the lack of research on the topic, including the lack of data on the reading abilities of children in different languages.
La complexite des relations grapho-phonetiques explique-t-elle les difficultes d'apprentissage de la lecture? Le cas de l'hebreu en Israel · 1980 · DOIThe lack of localisation in radio broadcasting in Ghana. The current state of radio broadcasting in Ghana does not sufficiently cater to the needs of rural peoples.
The traditional communication model is too simple and limited in its usefulness. There is a need for a new communication model that represents reality more fully. The author identifies the need for an approach to expand and refine the basic sender-channel-receiver model.
The model outlined in the paper is incomplete and requires further refinement and testing. The paper does not provide a systematic evaluation of the model.
To refine and test the administrative model of communication. To evaluate the effectiveness of different communication channels and strategies. To explore the impact of status discrepancy on communication effectiveness.
The study used a limited sample size of 80 subjects. The experimental conditions may not generalize to real-world situations. The study relied on a specific type of task and may not be representative of other types of decision-making.
The paper identifies a gap in our understanding of how people use base-rate information in decision-making. Prior research has found that people tend to ignore base-rate information, but the reasons for this are not well understood.
The lack of data for the years before 1967. The limitations of the measuring apparatus, which only allows measurement at the district level.
Future research should examine the long-term effects of the grapevine on the organization. Future research should study the flow of information in multiple organizations.
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the serial transmission of information in an organizational grapevine. The study finds that prior research has not fully examined the importance of informal communication in an organizational grapevine.
The scarcity of resources for non-industrial uses. The time-consuming process of ordering a long-distance phone call. The lack of understanding of the methodology of measuring communications output.
The process of ordering a long-distance phone call is time-consuming for those without telephones. The departmental network is not fully defined. Resources for non-industrial uses were scarce in the 1930s and during World War II.
The limitations inherent in natural language represent a considerable source of imprecision in the information transfer process. Human communication involves individual messages and their meaning, and there is a need to go beyond the solution of the engineering aspects of signal transmission.
The mathematical theory of communication is limited to the engineering aspects of signal transmission. The theory omits to take into consideration who signals to whom about what. The theory is not sufficient for dealing with information problems at all levels.
The question had two aspects: technical possibility and user acceptance. The answer to the second part of the question-user acceptance-was by far the more complicated.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of non-linguistic channels of communication. The importance of context-free language in communication is highlighted as an area that needs further exploration.
The conflict between freedom and control in communication systems. The limited responsiveness of modernizing authoritarian systems to modern elements in society.
The paper acknowledges the preliminary nature of the theoretical scheme and conclusions. The study recognizes the need for further testing and refinement of the general scheme and conclusions.
The paper suggests that future research should focus on testing and refining the general scheme and conclusions. The study recommends further analysis of the communication structure and message-sending activity of local entrepreneurs.
The current emphasis on objective approaches is insufficient for understanding communication. There is a need for a subjective approach to studying communication.
The need to distinguish between the method of presentation and the mechanism of perception. The challenge of understanding the mechanism of perception in multiple-image communication.
The lack of a clear theory or rationale behind multiple-image presentations. The need to understand the mechanism of perception in multiple-image communication.
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