Psychology from Egyptian, Arab, and Islamic Perspectives

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fouad A-L.H. Abou-Hatab
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
21St Century ◽  
The West ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Western Psychology ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

This paper presents the case of psychology from a perspective not widely recognized by the West, namely, the Egyptian, Arab, and Islamic perspective. It discusses the introduction and development of psychology in this part of the world. Whenever such efforts are evaluated, six problems become apparent: (1) the one-way interaction with Western psychology; (2) the intellectual dependency; (3) the remote relationship with national heritage; (4) its irrelevance to cultural and social realities; (5) the inhibition of creativity; and (6) the loss of professional identity. Nevertheless, some major achievements are emphasized, and a four-facet look into the 21st century is proposed.

A Cultural History of Objects in the Modern Age

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
New Materials ◽  
The West ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

A Cultural History of Objects in the Modern Age covers the period 1900 to today, a time marked by massive global changes in production, transportation, and information-sharing in a post-colonial world. New materials and inventions – from plastics to the digital to biotechnology – have created unprecedented scales of disruption, shifting and blurring the categories and meanings of the object. If the 20th Century demonstrated that humans can be treated like things whilst things can become ever more human, where will the 21st Century take us? The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Objects examines how objects have been created, used, interpreted and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years. Over this time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. The themes covered in each volume are objecthood; technology; economic objects; everyday objects; art; architecture; bodily objects; object worlds.

Demokratie im 21. Jahrhundert

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Political System ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
State And Society ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One

Whereas democracy still seemed to be triumphantly sweeping the world before the turn of the century, today it finds itself under immense pressure, not only as a viable political system, but also as a theoretical and normative concept. The coronavirus crisis has underlined and accelerated these developments. There are manifold reasons for this, above all the fundamental changes the state and society have undergone in the face of globalisation, digitalisation, migration, climate change and not least the current pandemic, to name the most significant of them. This volume analyses the changes to democracy in the 21st century and the crises it has experienced. In doing so, the book identifies where action is needed, on the one hand, and investigates appropriate, up-to-date reforms and the prospects for politics, political communication and political education, on the other. With contributions by Ulrich von Alemann, Bernd Becker, Frank Brettschneider, Frank Decker, Claudio Franzius, Georg Paul Hefty, Andreas Kalina, Helmut Klages, Uwe Kranenpohl, Pola Lehmann, Linus Leiten, Dirk Lüddecke, Thomas Metz, Ursula Münch, Ursula Alexandra Ohliger, Veronika Ohliger, Rainer-Olaf Schultze, Peter Seyferth, Hans Vorländer, Uwe Wagschal, Thomas Waldvogel and Samuel Weishaupt

scholarly journals Terrorism and the power of the state intelligence

2013 ◽  
pp. 277-292
Author(s):  
Milan Mijalkovski ◽  
Veselin Konatar
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
The World ◽  
National Power ◽  
The One ◽  
Power And Powerlessness

The world has always been an arena where various conflicts, visible and invisible have been happening and unfortunately happen nowadays. The most frequent conflict is (was) the conflict of sovereign subjects (states), while the first decade of the 21st century was mostly marked by many asymmetrical conflicts, between a state (or states) on the one side and not sovereign terrorist subjects on the other side. Every imperilled state, as in any other conflict, has realistic prospects to successfully defend itself and win only when it is adequately informed about the aggressor which, in this particular case, implies terrorist collectivity. Guided by that knowledge, a state endeavours to develop adequate intelligence as an inseparable component of national power, whose success against aggressor, proven in practice, could be optimal, partially successful or weak (inadequate, unsuccessful etc). Accordingly, some aspects of national intelligence power and powerlessness against terrorism are considered in this work.

scholarly journals Lament over 33rd birthday of Dictionary of technology and 21st century

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-175
Author(s):  
Zoran Petrovic
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
The West ◽  
Direct Function ◽  
The World

In the era of Tito?s Yugoslavia hardly was there a comparable intellectual undertaking in Serbia that exploded so powerfully and authentically in 1981. Dictionary was also a premiere intellectual critic - a herald of the coming era of humanity that would be marked with an acceleration of civilization, dehumanization of technology in direct function of the pacification of the world masses and their submission to aggressive voraciousness of the big corporations in the time of wars for resources. Clairvoyance of the authors of Dictionary was lonely in that time, and did not get, in the East, nor in the West, any intellectual support, despite the strength of their protreptic messages, but it was, contrariwise, exposed to unreasonable governmental-party retribution.

Money and Emotion

Money Talks ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlie Hochschild
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Labor ◽  
The West ◽  
Emotional Detachment ◽  
Commercial Exchange ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cost

This chapter delves into the world of commercial surrogates' emotional labor. Using the case of surrogates outsourced from India by parents in the West, the chapter focuses on “win-lose” situations. It shows that the one-down party pays a sacrifice in emotional detachment from something of great value, such as a piece of ancestral land, a kidney, or in this case, a baby. It argues that we should count the cost of commercial exchange not simply in the value of coin but in the price it exacts in emotional detachment. The chapter thus introduces issues of power and inequality for understanding contested transactions. It is not that money necessarily taints the surrogacy exchange, but that the transaction is not among equals.

The Dilemma of Global South’s Contributions to Critical Security Studies: The African Case

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 912-930
Author(s):  
Kingsley Emeka Ezemenaka ◽  
Chijioke Egwu Ekumaoko
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
Security Studies ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The West ◽  
Critical Security Studies ◽  
Security Models ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

Most states in Africa, if not all, adopt the measures of security theorized, studied, and practiced by the West, yet conflict and insecurity abound. Over-dependency and over-reliance on Western security models culminate in the “one-size fits all” model of critical security studies produced by the West. However, in Africa, insecurity is growing. This paper argues that there is a need for security models that address African countries’ particular cultures, values, and realities, hence our advocacy of afro-democracy. This study introduces the concept of afro-democracy as a model that can facilitate security and development in Africa. It also argues that the field of critical security studies should welcome contributions from other parts of the world, namely the Global South.

scholarly journals DISKURSUS NASIONALISME DAN DEMOKRASI PERSPEKTIF ISLAM

UNIVERSUM ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zetty Azizatun Ni’mah
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The West ◽  
Democratic Ideal ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Islam And Democracy

Nationalism and democracy as a political thought brought by the West raises various intellectual responses in the world of Islam, created the idea of pros and cons that have no end to be discussed. The pro assume that the idea of nationalism and democracy even if brought by the West turns its values can be adjusted to Islam, otherwise the opponent assumes ism brought by the West is aiming to dominate the Islamic world, various of arguments they put forward to respond to the two political thought. There is some debate over the relationship between Islam and democracy, appeared three different camps among Muslims. The first stronghold represented by those who explicitly reject the concept of democracy in any form. The second camp is represented by those who accept democracy based approach Normative that Islam contains elements of a democratic ideal. The most popular argument is the doctrine of shura baseline drawn from several passages in the Qur’an. The third are those who stand midway between receive and reject some aspects of democracy.Keywords; Nationalism, Democracy, Islamic Perspective

scholarly journals Analysis of the Comparative Western Democracy, Pancasila Democracy, and the Concept of Shura; Study of the Book Manuscript "Democracy in Islamic Perspective by Ahmad Sukardja and Ahmad Sudirman Abbas"

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Nurhasan Nurhasan ◽  
Siti Ngainnur Rohmah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Political System ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
The West ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Western Democracy ◽  
The World

Democracy that comes from the West is often juxtaposed with the concept of shura in Islam. The concept of shura is often seen as having an intersection with democracy. There are those who agree and there are those who are not in line with democracy. Those who agree with democracy argue that the value of democracy is universal and can coexist with Islam. The opinion that rejects an Islamic state (caliphate) and justifies democracy states that the legacy of the Islamic political system is based on the experience of the Caliphate with no standard standards. The author is interested and compelled to examine how Western Democracy, Pancasila Democracy, and the concept of Shura in an Islamic perspective? How do we compare the principles of western democracy, Pancasila Democracy and the concept of Shura in the book "Democracy in an Islamic perspective by Ahmad Sukardja and Ahmad Sudirman Abbas?" This study uses a qualitative research method, with a manuscript study approach. The results of this study state that Western Democracy and Pancasila Democracy in essence do not contradict the Shura principles, as long as the principles in them are in accordance with the essence of Islamic teachings. Western democracy is bound by equality of blood, race, language, and customs, whereas in Islam it does not see this bond as a barrier. Al-Qur'an and Al-Sunnah are more general in nature and cover all aspects of human life throughout the world. Meanwhile, Pancasila Democracy is only suitable for a country.Keyword: Western Democracy, Pancasila Democracy, Shura Concept, Islamic Perspective 

scholarly journals The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche: Nikolai Berdyaev’s reception and interpretation

2021 ◽  
pp. 166-178
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Shumskoy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Friedrich Nietzsche ◽  
Russian Philosophy ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
The West ◽  
Will To Power ◽  
Christian Anthropology ◽  
The World ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
The Will ◽  
The One

The article deals with the problem of Nikolai Berdyaev’s reception and interpretation of the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. We attempt to reconstruct Berdyaev’s attitude to the creative heritage of the great German philosopher. The phenomenon of Nietzsche was mainly perceived by the Russian philosophy of the early 20th century in a religious context. For Berdyaev himself, the personality of Nietzsche became one of the starting points for comprehending the existential dialectic of human destiny in the world historical process. In Nietzsche’s works, Berdyaev was first of all captivated by the eschatological theme the philosopher addressed, his striving for the end and the limit. Berdyaev called Nietzsche the greatest phenomenon of modern history, dialectically completing the humanistic anthropology of the West. The Russian philosopher viewed Nietzsche as the forerunner of a new religious anthropology, a religious prophet of the West, making a return to the old European humanism no longer possible. Berdyaev was convinced of the need to overcome and internalize the spiritual experience of Nietzsche. The latter opens up the prospect of transition to a new anthropological era, in which human existence must be justified by creativity. Berdyaev viewed creativity as a new religious revelation of Christianity, not manifested in patristic tradition and historical Christianity. In creative acts, man overcomes objectification as a fallen state of the world. The article examines the key ideas of Nietzsche’s philosophy through the prism of religious existentialism and personalism of Berdyaev. Berdyaev’s attitude to Nietzsche was ambivalent: on the one hand, he highly appreciated how radically the German philosopher formulated the problem of a person’s creativity; on the other hand, he viewed the anti-Christian concept of the superman, leading to human godhood, as absolutely unacceptable for Russian religious philosophy and Christianity. Berdyaev assessed the new revelation of Nietzsche about the superman and the will to power as false and demonic, radically contradicting the foundations of Christian anthropology about man and the religious ethics of creativity.

scholarly journals Democratism of Dragojla Jarnević on the Example of her Diary

2019 ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
Ivana Odža
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One

The paper analyses, in the context of Dragojla Jarnević’s Diary, the concept of democratism from the authoress’ viewpoint of the world regarding the liberal values that represent foundation of democracy. Considering the problems related to the issue of contemporary democracies eminent intellectuals of the 20th and 21st century have expressed a line of doubts and objections, thereby threatening the concept of democracy, or twisting democracy in its own contradictions. In retrospect, during Dragojla Jarnević’s lifetime and work, there was an evident complexity and ambivalence of disseminating liberal ideas in the area of today´s Croatia. Shaping and expressing of Dragojla Jarnević’s democratic views shows that it is possible to interpret democracy from different points of view – on the one hand, it is the best social model, on the other hand, it sometimes transforms in its contradiction. Certain contradictions are observed in Jarnević’s personality, however, her personality eventually reveals a brave and democratic (literature) subject.

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