Into the Ghost-land

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Guerrilla Warfare ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Magical Thinking ◽  
The World ◽  
The Senses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Main Study Area

This chapter describes the arrival of the Great Arab Revolt Project (GARP) archaeologists at the derelict Hejaz Railway—GARP’s main study area—which snakes across the deserts and wadis of southern Jordan, from the medieval town of Ma’an to the Bedouin settlement of Mudawwara near the border with Saudi Arabia. There was an enchantment of the senses in finding traces of the world’s first global industrialized conflict alongside those of deep prehistory, churned together it seems by the advent of modern guerrilla warfare, where time is built into the relationship between metal and rust. The sand itself has been touched, blown, and sifted by history, from Nabatean spice traders to Hajj pilgrims, from Ottoman Turkish troops to the Bedouin. Each of these experienced the desert in their own way, and like others in distant parts of the world, brought their own magical thinking to bear on their surroundings. Indeed, the empty desert is anything but, and the ruins of the Arab Revolt emerge from it as a unique heritage of the modern world.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL

Antiquity ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (343) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Chris Scarre
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

The world is changing rapidly, and archaeology with it. Globalisation is rewiring the relationship that connects Europe and North America, with their long histories of archaeological research, to other regions, where archaeologists are throwing new light on prehistories and early histories that have hitherto been less intensively studied. The outcome is a shifting but more balanced picture of the human past at a global scale, and a better appreciation of the interactions that have shaped the modern world.

scholarly journals From self to identity: a metaphysical shift

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 16036
Author(s):  
Nikolay Rybakov ◽  
Natalya Yarmolich ◽  
Maxim Bakhtin
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Multiple Identities ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
The Self ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
The Relationship

The article examines the problem of identity realization in the modern information society. The authors analyze the concept of identity in comparison with the concept of self, reveal the features of the manifestation and deformation of identity, and explore ways to generate multiple identities. The study of the concept of identity is based on the worldview principles inherent in different epochs. An attempt is made to give a complete (holographic) picture of identity, and the question is raised about the criteria for distinguishing genuine identity from non-genuine (pseudo-identity). The relationship between the concepts of "I" and self is studied, identification is presented as a process of predication of "I". In the structure of identity, such features as constancy and variability are distinguished. On this basis, the classical and non-classical identities are distinguished and their characteristics are given. It is shown that the breakup of these components into independent parts results in the complete loss of the object's identity, which leads to its disintegration and death. It is shown that in the conditions of fluid reality, identity turns from a stabilizing factor into a situational one, which encourages the subject to constantly choose an identity. The conditions of transformation of identification into a diffuse process that loses the strict unambiguous binding of the subject to something fixed and defined are considered. Due to this, the identity of the subject is "smeared" all over the world. As a result of this process, the subject loses the need to identify itself with anything: it "collapses" into itself. As a result, there is a contradiction of identification: the multiplicity of identities gives the subject a huge choice between them, at the same time due to the diffusion of identity (its smearing around the world) the selection procedure itself loses its meaning. But if the identity is lost, there are problems with the self, so it turns out to be the end of the existence of the person himself. Therefore, in all the transformations of identities in the modern world, it is important that it is preserved.

scholarly journals Tinjauan Singkat Perkembangan Animasi Indonesia dalam Konteks Animasi Dunia

Humaniora ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Arik Kurnianto
Keyword(s):  
World History ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Animated Films ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Large Round ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to assess the development of animated films in Indonesia based on historical studies to determine simultaneously mapping the history Indonesia in the context of world/global animation history. This study also examines the relationship between the histories of Indonesiananimated films with history first entry of the film in Indonesia which began the Dutch colonial era. According to Stephen Cavalier, the world history of animation was divided into five large round starts from the era before 1900 (The Origin of Animation) to the digital era (1986-2010). Based results of the study, Indonesian animation in the context of five major round of world animation, though have long been in contact with foreign-made films and animation (Disney Studio) has into Indonesia from the early 20th century (the early 1900s), the animation is produced Indonesia has only emerged in the '50s through the vision of a Soekarno, the first President. 1950 in the world of animation history entered the era of transition from gold age of traditional animation/cartoon (golden age of cartoons) are dominated by studio Disney to the era of television (television era). In a review of the history of animation, the era of the '50s travel half a century is the era of the modern world of animation history. Based on the facts the Indonesian animation has actually grown quite long, but the development of animation in Indonesia was very slow when seen in the context of the world animation history. 

Die Hoffnung der Erde Die ökologische Wende der christlichen Theologie und der christlichen Spiritualität

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-226
Author(s):  
Jürgen Moltmann
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Ecological Theology ◽  
The World ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Idea Of God

Abstract The concept of humanity and the relationship of the modern world towards nature were formerly determined by the idea that ›man‹ is situated at its center while governing nature and its forces. It was backed by a theology which unilaterally emphasized the relationship between god and ›man‹. Such an approach became questionable because of the ecological crisis. This essay presents a new ecological theology that shall accompany the transition into a postmodern, ecological era. A basic shift of paradigm is needed: from man as »center of the world« to a cosmic integration of humanity, from the arrogance of global dominion to cosmic humbleness, from a distinction between god and world to a mutual participation of a »world in god« and »god in the world«. Hence, Christian spirituality is no longer informed by the idea of »god and the soul«, but opens itself towards »god and sensuality«.

scholarly journals SYMBOLIC UNIVERSE OF THE MODERN WORLD

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
A.V. Emelyanov
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Complex Form ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The World ◽  
Symbolic Reality ◽  
Symbolic World ◽  
Symbolic Universe ◽  
The Relationship

The article deals with examples of symbolic, virtual artifacts as part of the social reality of the modern world. The author analyzes the influence of symbolic reality on a person, the transformation of forms of perception, reflection of the world. The symbolic world, the world of simulacra is considered as an instrument of influence on various spheres of society. Examples of symbolic structures involved in various forms of social life, the involvement of symbolic forms of reflection of the world in the mechanisms of perception, decision-making are given. We consider the relationship between the conditionally real and conditional virtual worlds, their interweaving, reciprocity. The article shows the relationship between the symbol and the simulacrum as a more modern and more complex form that characterizes the state of current social reality, various phenomena of post-modern types of societies, and their historical variability. The ethical aspects of the expansion of symbolic human spaces, the reasons for their appearance and development, and the consequences of their existence for human civilization are considered.

Synchronicity and the limits of re-enchantment

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Main
Keyword(s):  
Reference Point ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The World ◽  
Secular Age ◽  
The Relationship

Since C.G. Jung's (1875–1961) death fifty years ago the majority of work on synchronicity has concentrated, like Jung's, either on the connections of the concept to science, religion, and the relationship between science and religion, or, more fully than Jung's, on the clinical implications of the concept. However, Jung also hinted at important social and cultural implications of synchronicity that so far have been little explored. The present paper looks at synchronicity in relation to disenchantment – a theme that connects to both science-religion debates and sociological and cultural debates. Using as a reference point Charles Taylor's characterisation inA secular age(2007) of the transformations that led from the enchanted, pre-modern world to the disenchanted, modern world, the paper considers the extent to which Jung's concept of synchronicity contributes to a re-enchantment of the world. It concludes that the re-enchantment is substantial but avowedly partial, for Jung was attempting not, impossibly, to return to pre-modernity but rather to transform modernity by retrieving important aspects of the pre-modern.

Satisfaction Levels with E-Government Services in Saudi Arabia

2013 ◽  
pp. 291-310
Author(s):  
Hamza Aldabbas ◽  
Mai Abu Baqar ◽  
Mohannad Aldayel ◽  
Mohammad Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Government Portal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Total Coverage

The recent revolution in technology has encouraged governments throughout the world to change their approaches to providing services to their citizens. Accordingly, some countries have set up e-government portals as one such approach to deliver services efficiently, economically, and promptly. The synergy of information with communication technology has the potential to make e-government a major advance; some citizens, however, are not satisfied with e-services introduced in several countries due to factors including lack of computer skills, limited availability of the Internet, and less than total coverage of necessary infrastructure. Effective E-government has several immediate benefits: 1) to lessen the need of travelling to and queuing in the various government departments; and 2) to combine access to different departments together in one government portal. A case study might be the e-government developments in Saudi Arabia, where, in the last few years, huge amounts of money have been expended to establish e-government service. In this context, the question arises whether the expenditure has been worthwhile. In the current research, the satisfaction levels with these services were surveyed among a set of users in order to determine drawback to using the system or any obstacles to access. Objectives were established in order to achieve the aims, and research questions devised to examine the usage of e-government and the service’s usability, as well as to identify the barriers and factors that can affect the use of e-government. The relationship between these barriers and overall satisfaction levels with respect to e-government projects is also analyzed.

Nietzsche's Political Engagements: On the Relationship between Philosophy and Politics in The Wanderer and His Shadow

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-225
Author(s):  
Jeremy Fortier
Keyword(s):  
Richard Wagner ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Free Spirit ◽  
Critical Engagement ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The World ◽  
Middle Period ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Wanderer ◽  
The Ideal

AbstractIn Nietzsche's early and late writings, he appears as an antimodern, antiliberal political revolutionary, championing the world-transformative characters of (first) Richard Wagner and (later) Zarathustra. By contrast, in the writings of his “middle period,” Nietzsche struck up a rapprochement with the modern world, and developed the ideal of a “free spirit.” Among those writings, The Wanderer and His Shadow sheds the most revealing light on the free spirit ideal. It shows that, even as Nietzsche sought to avoid some of the hazards associated with his more revolutionary writings, he continued to advocate a sharply critical engagement with political and cultural life. And it reveals what Nietzsche understood to be most challenging or problematic about the free spirit ideal—and, thereby, what later moved him away from it.

Futbol i filozofia prawa: gra albo kaprys sędziego

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 158-173
Author(s):  
Michał Sopiński
Keyword(s):  
Modern World ◽  
Philosophy Of Law ◽  
Contemporary Theory ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Concept Of Law

The aim of this paper is to illustrate the analogy of law and game on the example of selected problems of contemporary theory and philosophy of law. The frames of this text are determined by the metaphor of the game, and in particular by the reference to football, because football has the feature of universality in the modern world. In the context of the relationship between the law and the game, the basic assumptions of the concept of H. L. A. Hart, R. Dworkin, A. Marmor, A. Hutchinson, J. Searle are introduced. Above all, however, the use of the metaphor of the game by H. L. A. Hart in „Concept of Law” is being described. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing the distinction he made between the game according to the rules and the game of „scorer’s discretion”. Considerations regarding this problem are supplemented with examples from the world of football.

Food security and the problems of possible resuscitation of neo-Malthusianism

2021 ◽  
pp. 2-9
Author(s):  
Vladimir M. Bautin ◽  
◽  
Elena A. Lipchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Agrarian Economy ◽  
Agrarian Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
The Relationship

Ensuring food independence and food security are crucial problems of any State. Therefore, the issues of the export potential of food for different states, including Russia, in the modern globalized world characterize the agrarian economy of states as competitive and deeply integrated into the world economy. Participation in the international division of labor makes it necessary to maintain a balance between the interests of the national food market and the needs of the rest of the world. Of course, ensuring domestic consumption and food security is a priority of the agrarian policy of each state. At the same time, emerging threats to food security are increasing in a number of countries around the world under the influence of demographic problems, which also lead to excessive environmental costs. In this regard, the forgotten ideas of T. Malthus, once expressed by him about the relationship in the field of “man-nature”, especially with the growing importance of environmental and population problems, have recently become of interest. The article discusses some of T. Malthus’ views in relation to the new conditions of the modern world.

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