How Cities Think: Thought Style, Thought Collective, and the Impact of Strategy

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Renate E. Meyer ◽  
Martin Kornberger ◽  
and Markus A. Höllerer
Keyword(s):  
Thought Style ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
The Impact

»Eigentümlicher Denkzauber« und »die Aura der Begriffe«

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-288
Author(s):  
Pola Groß
Keyword(s):  
Thought Style ◽  
Language Play ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
Art And Language ◽  
Scholarly Attention

AbstractThis article approaches Ludwik Fleck’s work from a literary perspective. It argues that Fleck is not only concerned with how scientific facts emerge, but, in accordance with his broader epistemology, with how different knowledges of reality emerge, through intra- and intercollective migrations of concepts and thoughts through different styles of thinking. Thus, in order to comprehend such cognitive traversal, interpretation, which I take to be suggested in Fleck’s work, is required. In this, I draw on the work of Andrzej Przyłębski and Dimitri Ginev, who see an implicit hermeneutics anticipated in Fleck’s work. These writings are supplemented and expanded by considering the concept of style, including Fleck’s own style, before examining what role literature, art, and language play in Fleck’s conception of thought style and thought collective. To this end, Fleck’s article »The Problem of Epistemology« from 1936, which has received little scholarly attention so far, is highlighted.

De-colonizing the Historiography and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Part 1. Scientific Racism

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uroš Matić
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Evolution ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Colonial Discourse ◽  
Scientific Racism ◽  
Ludwik Fleck ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
Disciplinary History

Abstract The process of epistemological de-colonization of the historiography and archaeology of ancient Egypt and Nubia has begun unfolding only in the last two decades. It is still set in the context of descriptive disciplinary history with little reflection on and criticism of background theories and methods. As a consequence, some of the old approaches and concepts live on in the discipline. Utilizing the concepts of “thought collective” and “thought style” (sensu Ludwik Fleck) this paper analyzes previous works on ancient Egypt and Nubia written in the colonial discourse. Three key ideas run like threads through these works: 1. scientific racism, 2. socio-cultural evolution, and 3. colonial and imperial discourse. In this paper the emphasis will be put on scientific racism, its development, and its remnants in the archaeology and historiography of Egypt and Nubia.

Human epigenetics prematurely born(e)?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wastell ◽  
Sue White
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Early Infancy ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Impact

This chapterr shifts the focus from animals to humans, and examines the extant literature on the human epigenome. It reviews seminal work on the impact of natural disasters (such as the Dutch Hunger Winter) on the epigenetic profile of those subject to these calamities. It describes how gestation and early infancy are reconfigured as a site of risk. It interrogates the nature of the claims made within the literature and also examines the thought style and presuppositions, particularly in those studies which seek to translate findings from laboratory to the clinic and public health policy. The small size of the effects on human populations is also highlighted, compared to other influences such as social deprivation.

Stimmung/Nastrój as Content of Modern Science: On Musical Metaphors in Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Thought Styles and Thought Collectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Jarnicki
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Musical Meaning ◽  
Theory Of Science ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
Thought Styles ◽  
Lost In Translation

AbstractThought style and thought collective are two well-known concepts from Ludwik Fleck’s theory of science, which he originally formulated in Polish and German. This paper contends that these two concepts cannot be fully understood without a third—Stimmung/nastrój, which is one of the musical metaphors that play an important role in Fleck’s thinking. Because it is most often translated into English as “mood”, Fleck’s musical metaphors are mostly lost in translation, appearing as mere rhetoric. Only if and when we understand Stimmung/nastrój in the musical meaning of attunement, we can fully understand thought collectives, for which Stimmung/nastrój is sine qua non, and thought style, which appears if and when a collective turns out to be an enduring and not a momentary one.

Caves and cave art

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Gurcan Gurgen
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Rocks ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cave Art

This paper aims to discuss the impact and importance of the karstic caves, which are effective on the emergence and development of cave art and the rocks that generate them. The origin of cave traces to 40 thousand years and the creation of many more works of art and the importance of the rocks to the present day is very important. In particular, carbonate rocks such as limestone and marble became important spaces and raw materials in terms of art history and development. Carbonate deposits placed in the large ocean bowls during geological periods have been elevated and altered land during orogenesis periods. The fact that the carbonate rocks are soluble due to environmental conditions has led to the formation of a large number of caves depending on the size and distribution of the masses forming them. These karstic caves, which constitute a significant part of the caves in the world, have been the habitat of old people for almost 1-1.5 million years. The caves have been very important shelters for life, which became difficult due to the cold climatic conditions during the glacial periods, which were effective during the last 2 million years (Pleistocene). Under the challenging conditions of the Paleolithic period, human societies have tried to survive on the one hand and, on the other hand, achieved their symbolic thinking skills with their developing brain capacities 100,000 years ago. In the following period, the human communities that continued to develop have left very important ruins, which dates back to 40-10 thousand years ago and are regarded as works of art. Structural features of the caves and the rocks forming them are of great importance in the emergence of these works, which are interesting in their techniques as well as their thought style. Karst caves are very suitable for processing in terms of scraping, embossing and various painting techniques depending on the mineral structure of limestone. Besides, since these caves are difficult to access and are prevented from external dangers and risks, they are of great importance for the emergence of this art and reaching to the present day.   Keywords: Cave, Karstic rock, Cave art

scholarly journals Exploring the long-term effect of strategy work: The case of Sustainable Sydney 2030

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802097954
Author(s):  
Martin Kornberger ◽  
Renate E Meyer ◽  
Markus A Höllerer
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
Mary Douglas ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Urban Strategy

Strategy has become an important concern and practical tool in urban management and governance, with the literature highlighting implementation as a hallmark of effective strategy. Whilst such a strategy–action link (which we label here as ‘implementation nexus’) has been well established, other long-term effects have been documented in less detail. Our study of Sustainable Sydney 2030 finds that strategy was effective to the extent to which it changed the institutional a priori of what a collective of actors engaged in city-making knows, what it can articulate and how its members relate to each other. We capture this effect as ‘institution nexus’ and theorise our findings with Ludwik Fleck’s concept of ‘thought style’ of a focal ‘thought collective’– notions that also centrally influenced Mary Douglas’ work on ‘how institutions think’. We contribute to extant research by adding the institution nexus as a long-term effect of urban strategy as well as by advancing strategy theory in urban studies to foreground its ability to shape institutions.

scholarly journals Ludwik Fleck: a Philosopher Forgotten in Ukraine

Idei ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Олег Шепетяк ◽  
Оксана Шепетяк
Keyword(s):  
Thomas Kuhn ◽  
Ludwik Fleck ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Thought Collective ◽  
Decisive Influence ◽  
Main Emphasis ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Scientific Fact ◽  
Post War

Ludwik Fleck is a philosopher, biologist and physician who had a decisive influence on Thomas Kuhn. The research is dedicated to a publication of the Ukrainian translation of the Fleck’smain work “Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact” by Stefania Ptashnyk. The article deals with the scientific formation of Fleck, describes what happened to his philosophical achievements after his death and the outbreak of his popularity. The article presents the content of all Fleck’s works on philosophy, which are divided into three periods: preparatory, major and post-war. The main emphasis is on the formation of the key concepts of Fleck’s philosophy: “thought style” and “thought collective”.

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