Deference, Degree and Selfhood

Philosophy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-260
Author(s):  
Stephen R. L. Clark

The world we lost, and now barely understand, was one where everyone knew her place, and her attendant duties. Civilized groups were the likeliest to insist on a diversity of rôle and rule. Primitive societies are ones where there are rather fewer such distinctions. Slaves and merchants offered a way of being outside the orders, and from the older point of view, the life of slaves and merchants is exactly what the ‘liberal’ ideal entails. No one can count on her connections; everything is up for sale; no one is dishonoured by the acts of friends or family; only animal passions keep us all together. Even in societies that profess egalitarian theories, castes and classes re-emerge. If there is another option it may lie in drawing, as the ancients did, a clear division between selfhood and nature: even in a traditionally hierarchical society it is possible to recall the mere selves that play their various parts. In a would-be egalitarian society that hopes for something more than the hedonic or agonistic bonds that may bind small-scale communities together, recalling, and reconstructing, that distinction may be even more important.

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 6909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Bazzanella

The role of stakeholders is critical in addressing challenges with or problems in small-scale sports events. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of the event stakeholders toward sports events, with a particular focus on the role of residents in a tourist destination. The goal is to understand their perceptions with respect to different topics and in particular to the sustainable development of the tourist destination. This case study focuses on the World Junior Alpine Ski Championships 2019 in Trentino Val di Fassa—Italy (JWC2019). Applying a mixed methodology, the study analyzes the stakeholders during the sports event (quantitative method) and the point of view of the residents in their stakeholder role after the sports event (qualitative method). The main findings of this study show that residents differ from tourists and other stakeholders in terms of their perception of the event and its strengths. But when it comes to the perceptions regarding the territory, the groups of stakeholders analyzed do not seem to have systematically different opinions. Some paradoxes do, however, emerge with respect to the residents’ awareness of their role as stakeholders and the implications of the event with respect to sustainability and how such an event may underpin a concept of sustainable development for the territory as a whole.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5029-5032
Author(s):  
Yi Fei Wang ◽  
Wei Lian Qu ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Bai Feng Ji

Downburst winds with their great destructive power have caused destruction of numerous engineering structures around the world. Study on wind loadings of downburst is essential and hot in the wind engineering field. But various meteorological factors of downburst formulation are not considered in existing research methods in the wind engineering field. In this paper, a downburst case is simulated by using a numerical weather prediction model ARPS from the meteorological point of view. The simulation results successfully reproduce the wind field characteristics while downburst occurring. The study in this paper aims at introducing meteorological method and knowledge to the wind engineering field, and the results of mesoscale numerical simulation in this study will be used in the small-scale numerical simulation as initial data in further study.


2020 ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Aline Estrella ROJAS-COPA ◽  
Naú Silverio NIÑO-GUTIÉRREZ ◽  
Isaías Naú NIÑO-CASTILLO ◽  
Jacob Elías NIÑO-CASTILLO

The main objective was to synthesize the importance of handicrafts among tourists who visited the markets "El Pueblito" and "La Diana" in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. The methodology used was cabinet work between September 2018 and March 2019 in order to compile the existing documentary information on the study categories: souvenirs, crafts and tourism. A questionnaire made up of 26 items was also prepared, of which the responses of the most relevant that contribute to the achievement of the general objective are presented here. Among the results, it was found that the products that are most in demand among tourists are those derived from coconut, namely: coconut sweets, decorative items based on the said vegetable product of natural origin, among others. The most relevant conclusion was that from the economic point of view, handicrafts represent an important source of income for the members of the native groups that make handicrafts on a small scale with affordable costs. This research contributes to the recent international bibliography on artisan souvenirs that are elaborated with love, enthusiasm and identity, by people from the population groups originating from the various parts of the world.


2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erna Oliver ◽  
Vusi Tshabele ◽  
Floris Baartman ◽  
Alfred Masooa ◽  
Lorna Laister

Christianity changed the world for the better through the development of education, charity organisations, art, music, law and medical care among others. However, not all changes initiated by Christianity were positive. The Christian religion was also responsible for division, death, destruction and war. Focusing on the positive changes, nearly 500 years after the reformation though, it seems as if Christianity has lost its renewing and transformative powers. It seems as if society, politics and the economy are pressurising Christianity to conform to the world and not the other way round. Therefore, the research focuses on the question whether Christians can bring about positive change and transformation to the current problems in society. What can Christians do to provide a religious response to current persistent societal problems? Change agents – people who drive positive change – are capable and competent, make use of networks, are visible and contactable and are often also outsiders in the communities they serve. Examples of the work done by change agents – Christians within their local communities – through small-scale community projects are showcased here to suggest possible ways forward for dealing with persistent problems from a Christian point of view.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 606
Author(s):  
Osman Eyüpoğlu ◽  
Yusuf Gökalp

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The examination of daily life presents us the most objective information from point of sociology. Therefore, a general outlook on social relationship in life from religious point of view can contribute us to understand Islam accurately. Objectivity is basic principle in scientific method. In order to obtain theoretical generalizations, we should act from one by one objective event or fact. It can be claimed that obtaining any theory through generalizing is a safer way. There are some approaches that advice us to follow the same way to create sociological theories. They are called as “small scale approaches.” Rather than analyzing sociological theories, this article examines the possibility of adaptation of sociological approaches, regarding evaluation of daily life, to religious aspects. Eventually, it was concluded that it is possible to compare our daily life activities with those of Prophet Muhammad’s time. Shortly, the sociological examination of daily life from point of religion indicates that the main reason of collapse of the world of Turk-Islam even the whole humanity is the lack of faith-practice or essence-function in terms of educating people. The examination of daily life from point of religion can contribute to this matter of obtaining more sound mentality.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Gündelik hayatın tahlili bize sosyolojik açıdan birçok nesnel veri sunmaktadır. Bu sebeple, gündelik hayattaki sosyal ilişkilere dini perspektiften yaklaşmak, İslam’ın da daha doğru anlaşılması noktasında katkı sağlayabilir. Bilimsel yöntemde nesnellik esastır. Yani kuramsal genellemelere varmak için tek tek nesnel olay ve olgulardan hareket etmek gerekmektedir. Tek tek nesnel verilerin benzer sonuçlarını genelleştirerek kuramlara varmak daha isabetli bir yol olmaktadır. Sosyolojik kuramları da oluştururken benzer yolu izlemeyi tavsiye eden yaklaşımlar vardır. Bunlara küçük ölçekli yaklaşımlar adı verilmektedir. Bu yaklaşımlar gündelik hayattaki insanlar arası etkileşimden hareketle sosyolojik kuram oluşturmanın daha bilimsel bir tutum olacağını iddia etmektedirler. Makalede sosyolojik kuramların değerlendirilmesi üzerinde değil; gündelik hayatın sosyolojik tahlilinde başvurulan kategorik yöntemin dini hayata uyarlanmasının imkânı üzerinde durulmaya gayret edilmiştir. Neticede, günümüzdeki gündelik etkileşimlerimizin, Hz. Peygamber dönemindeki gündelik etkileşimlerle kıyaslanmasının mümkün olduğu kanaatine varılmıştır. Bu bağlamda makalemiz, sözel ve sözel olmayan iletişim kanalları üzerinden günlük hayattaki iletişimleri Hz. Peygamberin hadisleri doğrultusunda incelemektedir. Kısaca, gündelik hayatın dini açıdan sosyolojik tahlili bize, Türk-İslam dünyasının ve hatta tüm insanlığın çöküşünün esas nedeninin iman-amel veya öz-işlev arasındaki ilişkinin tamamlamacı niteliğinin bireylere benimsetilememesi olduğunu göstermektedir. Gündelik hayatın dini açıdan tahlili bu konuda daha sağlam bir zihniyete kavuşma zemininin oluşumunda önemli katkılar sunabilir.</p>


1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
F. T. De Dombal

This paper discusses medical diagnosis from the clinicians point of view. The aim of the paper is to identify areas where computer science and information science may be of help to the practising clinician. Collection of data, analysis, and decision-making are discussed in turn. Finally, some specific recommendations are made for further joint research on the basis of experience around the world to date.


2004 ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
L. Kabir

This article considers the basic tendencies of development of trade and economic cooperation of the two countries with accent on increasing volumes and consolidating trade and economic ties in Russian-Chinese relations. The author compares Russian and Chinese participation in the world economy and analyzes the counter trade from the point of view of basic commodity groups.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
MARIETA EPREMYAN ◽  

The article examines the epistemological roots of conservative ideology, development trends and further prospects in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in other countries. The author focuses on the “world” and Russian conservatism. In the course of the study, the author illustrates what opportunities and limitations a conservative ideology can have in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in the world. In conclusion, it is concluded that the prospect of a conservative trend in the world is wide enough. To avoid immigration and to control the development of technology in society, it is necessary to adhere to a conservative policy. Conservatism is a consolidating ideology. It is no coincidence that the author cites as an example the understanding of conservative ideology by the French due to the fact that Russia has its own vision of the ideology of conservatism. If we say that conservatism seeks to preserve something and respects tradition, we must bear in mind that traditions in different societies, which form some kind of moral imperatives, cannot be a single phenomenon due to different historical destinies and differing religious views. Considered from the point of view of religion, Muslim and Christian conservatism will be somewhat confrontational on some issues. The purpose of the work was to consider issues related to the role, evolution and prospects of conservative ideology in the political reform of modern countries. The author focuses on Russia and France. To achieve this goal, the method of in-depth interviews with experts on how they understand conservatism was chosen. Already today, conservatism is quite diverse. It is quite possible that in the future it will transform even more and acquire new reflections.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Warren

Through narratives and critical interrogations of classroom interactions, I sketch an argument for a co-constitutive relationship between qualitative research and pedagogy that imagines a more reflexive and socially just world. Through story, one comes to see an interplay between one's own experiences, one's own desires and one's community — I seek to focus that potential into an embodied pedagogy that highlights power and, as a result, holds all of us accountable for our own situated-ness in systems of power in ways that grant us potential places from which to enact change. Key in this discussion is a careful analytical point of view for seeing the world and a set of practices that work to imagine new ways of talking back.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 255-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Bačík ◽  
Michal Klobučník

Abstract The Tour de France, a three week bicycle race has a unique place in the world of sports. The 100th edition of the event took place in 2013. In the past of 110 years of its history, people noticed unique stories and duels in particular periods, celebrities that became legends that the world of sports will never forget. Also many places where the races unfolded made history in the Tour de France. In this article we tried to point out the spatial context of this event using advanced technologies for distribution of historical facts over the Internet. The Introduction briefly displays the attendance of a particular stage based on a regional point of view. The main topic deals with selected historical aspects of difficult ascents which every year decide the winner of Tour de France, and also attract fans from all over the world. In the final stage of the research, the distribution of results on the website available to a wide circle of fans of this sports event played a very significant part (www.tdfrance.eu). Using advanced methods and procedures we have tried to capture the historical and spatial dimensions of Tour de France in its general form and thus offering a new view of this unique sports event not only to the expert community, but for the general public as well.


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