‘Synergy’, ‘energy’ and ‘symbol’ in Pavel Florensky and Palamism

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157
Author(s):  
Dmitry Biryukov
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pavel Florensky

AbstractThis article is a study of Pavel Florensky's philosophy of symbol in the context of his discovery of Palamism in the 1910s, when Florensky started to speak of symbol using Palamite language. It proposes a fundamental difference between Florensky's and Palamas’ teachings on symbol: Palamas views a natural symbol as the energy of an essence, while for Florensky symbol is the essence itself, the energy of which synergises with the energies of other essence. In this context the prehistory of the concept of synergy in Florensky is studied, leading to the identification of a further difference in the ontologies of Florensky and Palamas: while Florensky's ‘essence-energy’ has the property of necessary correlation with the ‘other’, following the tendencies of the philosophy of that epoch, in Palamas ‘energy’ does not presuppose any necessary correlation with the ‘other’. The author connects this difference in ontologies between the two thinkers with their respective teachings on symbol.

Husserl and Levinas

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (51) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
João Carvalho ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transcendental Phenomenology ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Alter Ego

This paper presents two different, although related, approaches to the problem of the experience of the other person: E. Husserl’s phenomenology of intersubjectivity and E. Levinas’ ethics. I begin by (1) addressing the transcendental significance of the experience of intersubjectivity in the broader context of Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology. I then turn to (2) Husserl’s solution to the paradox of constituting the alter ego, identifying and elucidating the key‑concepts of his inquiry. I hold that throughout his analysis there is a dominant underlying meaning in which the alterity of the other person is progressively suppressed and, ultimately, elided. Finally, I discuss (3) the consequences of Husserl’s analysis of the other in light of Levinas’ ethics. I hold that Husserl’s claim that there is a fundamental difference between the experience of myself and my analogical experience of the other is the basis upon which Levinas’ develops a new concept of experience, not as perception but as encounter. Upon close reading, I claim that Levinas’ revision of the topic of alterity is, ultimately, a consequence of Husserl’s transcendental analysis of intersubjectivity.

Observations on the Biting-habits of African Mosquitos in the Genus Eretmapodites Theobald

1956 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Haddow
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Influence ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Activity Curve ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The One

The biting-habits of mosquitos in the genus Eretmapodites Theobald, as shown by 24-hour catches, display a certain uniformity in that all the species studied are essentially diurnal and bite very close to the ground, in shade. They do not enter dwellings.When, however, two localities are compared (the Entebbe area and Bwamba County) it is found that there is a fundamental difference in behaviour. At Entebbe there is an exceedingly well-marked wave of activity before sunset. This does not occur in Bwamba, where the cycle shows no pronounced characteristics apart from its generally diurnal nature. It is shown that this difference arises from the fact that in Bwamba the first hour of biting-activity tends to be the most intense (no matter when it occurs) whereas in Entebbe the hour before sunset is almost always preferred.One group (the E. chrysogaster group) is present in both localities. In Entebbe it shows an activity curve of the one type, and in Bwamba a curve of the other type.It is concluded that some environmental influence must be involved. At the moment, however, no suggestion can be made concerning the nature of this influence, beyond the fact that the activity-patterns concerned are not easily explained in terms of microclimate.

Stretta vs Canon

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-62
Author(s):  
А.П. Милка ◽  
К.И. Южак
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
General Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
The Difference

Оба термина широко представлены в современных словарях и руководствах, а их трактовка близка к синонимической. Вероятно, по этой причине определения данных терминов практически всегда рассматриваются порознь и не сопоставляются. Следствием такого положения оказывается не вполне адекватное их понимание и теоретическое обоснование. Статья посвящена сравнению стретты и канона — как близких, но разных явлений и как отражающих их терминов. Общая для обоих явлений каноническая природа проявляется в них существенно по-разному. Показать, в чем суть их родства и расхождений между ними и как это должно отражаться в комплексе дефиниций, — задача, поставленная в статье. В основе рассуждений лежат два тезиса, касающиеся принципиального различия между соответствующими каноническими построениями. Один тезис касается природы пропост в стретте и в каноне — функциональных и композиционно-синтаксических различий между темой фуги в стретте и одноголосным началом (вступительным отделом) пропосты в каноне. Другой тезис касается интонационно-содержательных различий между завершениями собственно канонического развертывания стретты и строгой (регламентированной) части канона. Общий анализ всех показанных различий позволяет внести уточнения в соответствующие определения. Both terms are widely represented in modern dictionaries and manuals, and their interpretation is close to synonymous. This feature is probably the reason that the definitions of these terms are almost always considered separately and not compared, which results in not quite adequate understanding and theoretical explanation. As the title suggests, the article is devoted to comparing stretta and canon — as close though different phenomena (as well as the terms reflecting them). The authors seek to show, what is the essence of their relatedness and differences and how this should be reflected in the complex of definitions. The canonical nature, which is common to both phenomena, demonstrates itself in stretta and in canon in a different way. The reasoning is based on two theses concerning the fundamental difference between the corresponding canonical constructions. One of them refers to the different nature of the propostas in stretta and canon (we are talking about the difference between the theme in the fugue and the monophonic part of proposta in a canon). The other thesis is connected with the differences in the completion of the canonical section of the stretta and the strict part of the canon. A general analysis of the differences allows us to refine the respective definitions.

Is Semantic Physical?!

2013 ◽  
pp. 187-210
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
False Statement ◽  
Algorithmic Approach ◽  
Halting Problem ◽  
Critical Comparison ◽  
Maxwell Demon ◽  
Absolute Knowledge

A critical comparison between the traditional algorithmic approach and the semantic-like one is made. The comparison include topics such as causality, correlations, halting problem, shortest algorithm, intuition, Zipf`s law, and absolute information. The purpose of making this comparison is to delineate neatly the fundamental difference between both approaches and to make clear that, although they are different, they still are counterparts which coexist peacefully. One of the major differences between them turns out to be that whilst the semantic-like approach permits autonomous discrimination between “true” and “false” statement by an intelligent complex system, the traditional algorithmic theory does not allow any autonomous discrimination between a “true” and a “false” statement. On the other hand, their common property turns out to be that it is impossible to acquire absolute knowledge: for example, even the famous “super-minded” Maxwell demon can be deceived.

Eigentum und Erbrecht

Der Staat ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-420
Author(s):  
Jan Dirk Harke
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Private Law ◽  
Absolute Power ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right ◽  
Relationship Of

,Eigentum‘ im Sinne der Verfassung ist bekanntermaßen nicht deckungsgleich mit ,Eigentum‘ im Sinne des Privatrechts. Beide stehen nicht bloß in einem Verhältnis von Mehr und Weniger, sondern sind durch einen fundamentalen Unterschied getrennt: Das privatrechtliche Eigentum ist anders als sein verfassungsrechtliches Pendant untrennbar mit dem Erbrecht verbunden und verdankt ihm sogar seine Entstehung. Den absoluten Geltungsanspruch, der es charakterisiert, kann es nur haben, wenn es auch über den Tod seines Inhabers hinaus wirkt. Das verfassungsrechtliche Eigentum knüpft dagegen allein an das Vertrauen an, das der Gesetzgeber durch eine Regelung beim Einzelnen geweckt hat. Es ist dementsprechend auch ohne Erbrecht denkbar und hat sich von diesem im Zuge der Konstitutionalisierung in einem Prozess geschieden, der die Etablierung des privatrechtlichen Eigentumsbegriffs umkehrte. Soweit der Gesetzgeber aber Eigentum im Sinne des bürgerlichen Rechts als solches anerkannt hat, setzt es dem staatlichen Umgang mit der Erbfolge Grenzen. As is well known, "property" as a constitutional right is not congruent with "property" in the sense of private law. The two are not merely in a relationship of more and less, but separated by a fundamental difference: Unlike its constitutional counterpart, property under private law is inseparably connected with the right of succession and even owes its origin to it. It can only have its characteristic absolute power, if it continues to have an effect beyond the death of its owner. Property as a constitutional right, on the other hand, is based solely on the trust that legislature has aroused in an individual through regulation. Accordingly, it is also conceivable without right to inheritance, and in the course of constitutionalization it has been separated from the latter in a process that reversed the emergence of the private law concept of property. However, insofar as legislature has recognized property in the sense of private law, it sets limits on the regulation of succession.

Poetry, Prose, and Rhythm

PMLA ◽  
1922 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-310
Author(s):  
C. M. Lotspeich
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Essential Difference ◽  
Vibration Frequencies ◽  
Border Line ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Plant Life ◽  
Forms Of Life ◽  
The One

The following study represents an attempt to determine the fundamental difference between poetry and prose and the relation of simple rhythm, or metre, to poetry. The reader should bear in mind that in all branches of science and art distinctions and classifications hold good, as a rule, only in a broad and general way; there are always border-line phenomena that defy classification. For example, we make a general distinction between animal and plant life, and yet of some of the lower forms of life it is difficult to say whether they belong in the one class or in the other. Or again, it is no uncommon thing to hear chemists and physicists dispute regarding the provinces of their respective sciences. And again, rhythm and melody seem to us to be very different things, and yet at bottom they are both rhythm, because differences in pitch depend upon differences in frequency of vibration, and in any melody these vibration frequencies stand in a rhythmical relation to each other. The farther we penetrate into any subject, the more difficult does exact classification become. And so our distinction between poetry and prose must be taken in a rather broad and general way. There are pieces of prose which seem to be highly poetic in nature, and there are poems in which the writer seems to have encroached upon the province of prose. Be this as it may, I believe we can at least say that in this direction lies the field of poetry, in that the field of prose. With this general reservation, then, let us ask the question: What is the essential difference between poetry and prose?

scholarly journals Pagan Pinakes and Christian Icons. Continuity or Parallelism?

1970 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 81-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siri Sande
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand

This is an answer to the article by T.F. Mathews, “The Emperor and the Icon”, published in ActaAArtHist (N.S. 1) 15 (2001), 163-177. Mathews presents a number of pinakes painted on wood, with pagan motifs, which he defines as forerunners of the Christian icons. There are undoubtedly many points of resemblance between the two categories with regard to technique and style. The pagan “icons” were used in religious contexts, being especially well documented as votive gifts. Despite the resemblances, this article points out a fundamental difference between the pagan and Christian images. The Christian icon is always supposed to have a flesh and blood prototype, which is present in the picture, while the pagan gods were spiritual beings inaccessible to mankind. The shapes in which they are shown, are purely illusory. Therefore the pagan gods can be depicted in various media, from cult statues which were the object of worship, to mosaics which people could walk on. The Christian icon, on the other hand, is always an object of the same reverence which is due to the prototype. It is basically a portrait, while the pagan “icons” are the last offshoots of the traditional depictions of divinities.

scholarly journals POETICS OF THE TITLE OF JOHN BANVILLE’S NOVEL “THE NEWTON LETTER”

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Vladislav P. Gorodetskiy
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Unreliable Narrator ◽  
Main Plot ◽  
Scientific Report ◽  
The Universe

The article examines the poetics of the title of John Banville’s novella “The NewtonLetter” (1982). There is a fundamental difference between this text and other novels included in the “scientific trilogy” of the writer, dedicated to the great geniuses of science: elements of a selfreflexive narrative, an introduction of an unreliable narrator-biographer, a departure from the main plot of the biography of the scientist). “The Newton Letter” appears as a postmodernist embodiment of epistemological and ontological doubt, a detailed self-reflection about the crisis of narration and nomination. The very act of writing a letter in its personal dimension emphasizes Banville’s recognition of the incomprehensible complexity of the orders of the universe, the chaotic mundane experience, the strangeness of human relations, and the impenetrability of the consciousness of the Other, as opposed to well-reasoned scientific report. The figures associated with the plot of the creative crisis are the narratorBanville; the narrator-Newton; Newton-Chandos; at different textual levels they all are expressing a deep language skepticism in the form of a letter.

scholarly journals Gender Stereotypes in Advertising

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2 (12)) ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
Anna Kniazian
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Group ◽  
The Way

The portrayal of men and women in advertising has received conside rable atten - tion over the last several decades, both by practitioners and academics. Research has primarily focused on the visual portrayal of men and women in advertising, within the realm of which, there appears to be a fundamental difference in the way men and women are portrayed. Men are generally stereotyped as competent, assertive, independent, and achievement oriented, whereas women are generally stereotyped as warm, sociable, interdependent, and relationship-oriented. Women are more often portrayed as young and concerned with physical attractiveness than their male counterparts. Masculine and feminine stereotypes are complementary in the sense that each gender group is seen as possessing a set of strengths that balance out their own weaknesses and that supplement the assumed strengths of the other group.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Indonesian Spectra Response Parameters for Buildings According To 2012 and 2019 Seismic Codes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Restu Faizah ◽  
◽  
Rahma Amaliah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Active Faults ◽  
Earthquake Hazard ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hazard Map ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Seismic Codes ◽  
Seismic Code ◽  
Earthquake Load

The Indonesian government has determined a new seismic code for structural design of buildings and non-buildings, namely SNI 1726:2019. This new code is a revision of the previous code of 2012. The fundamental difference between the two seismic codes of 2012 and 2019 is in the earthquake hazard map (EHM) that was used. 2012 seismic code uses the EHM-2010, while 2019 seismic code uses the EHM-2017. The EHM-2017 has been updated by revising a data of subduction parameters and updating the number of active faults from 81 to 251. This revision has an impact on increasing the spectral value of SS and S1 which is a parameter that must be reviewed in structural planning. This study investigated the seismicity status of 34 cities in Indonesia by comparing the values of the spectra response parameters (SDS and SD1) according to seismic code of 2012 and 2019. This study found that the SDS and SD1 value from 2012 to 2019 increased in 15 cities but decreased or remained in 19 other cities. The cities that experienced an increase of SDS and SD1 values were Bandar Lampung, Banjarmasin, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jayapura, Manokrawi, Medan, Palembang, Palu, Pangkal Pinang, Pontianak, Serang, Surabaya, Tanjung Selor, and Yogyakarta. It seems that the vulnerability assessment of the existing building in the 15 cities must be done to estimate their capacity under earthquake load designed by 2019 Seismic Code. Overall, Jayapura city has the highest of SDS and SD1 values in 2019 compared to the other cities.

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