A Systems View of Jesus as Change Agent

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Deschenes ◽  
Martha L. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Change Agent ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The People ◽  
Theory Point ◽  
Order Change ◽  
Therapeutic Encounters ◽  
Second Order Change ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Gospel Message ◽  
Systems View

Jesus Christ stands out as the most effective change agent in recorded history. His therapeutic encounters and the gospel message he preached may both be understood from a brief therapy, systems theory point of view. There are two levels of understanding in Jesus’ brief encounters and communications: an earthly level and a spiritual level. Most of the people whom Christ encountered were operating on the earthly level. Christ's goal in these encounters was to move the individual from an earthly perspective to a spiritual perspective, or from their old system to a new one. It is at this point of paradigm shift that people are presented with the opportunity to make the most significant second-order change possible: salvation.

scholarly journals Competencies, Culture, and Change: A Model for Digital Transformation in K-12 Educational Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-218
Author(s):  
Angela Elkordy ◽  
Jessica Iovinelli
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Interconnected Systems ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The People ◽  
Order Change ◽  
Second Order Change ◽  
K 12

AbstractOn the surface, adopting technology presents itself as a technical issue. Yet, the real challenge of digital transformation in educational contexts necessitates a second-order change to disrupt and realign interconnected systems. A significant component of digital transformation in K-12 schools is an understanding of the unique affordances of digital tools and technologies and how these can be leveraged to align with learning goals and targets to impact teaching and learning in new ways. While there are several models for innovation diffusion and technology adoption in K-12 contexts, they fall short, particularly in describing the nature and interactions of these interconnected systems. These aspects of technology implementation remain a mystery. As a result, efforts to enact change in K-12 organizations often fall short due to a lack of understanding of context, inadequate goal-setting, insufficient professional development and personalized supports to build capacity, and a failure to evaluate progress. In K-12 educational settings, the people, the competencies, and the culture, alongside the strong leadership, resources, and organizational context, are all essential to effect sustainable change. We propose a model for digital transformation that considers all of these factors and interconnected systems.

scholarly journals EUGENIU SPERANTIA - A PIONEER OF ROMANIAN LAW’S PHILOSOPHY

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Mihaela Ioana Teacă
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Living Being

In the sperantian view, the social normativity is seen as being of the individual one and the individual spirit of normativity comes from society, which regulates the people rights from the social point of view. Because man is a living being, creative, having social and spiritual needs, the society creates norms, even if are not all social.

scholarly journals THE DOCTRINAL IMPACT OF SOCIAL CONTRACT CATEGORY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LEGAL SCIENCES

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
R. F. Hrynyuk ◽  
Yu. V. Hotsuliak
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Legal Consciousness ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Philosophical Foundations ◽  
Legal Origins ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
First Time

The article researches the peculiarities of the social contract theory influence on the philosophical foundations of legal science. The author analyzes the classical doctrines of T. Hobbes, J. Locke, J.-J. Rousseau, who created the theory of social contract, the article substantiates the influence of this theory on the interpretation of certain legal principles, the function of law and the initial legal origins. It is studied the nature of the legal compromise between public and state legal principles. It is stated the scientific position that the contract as a legal attribute and negotiability as a legal property of the person are the order ontological foundations (instead of simply a civil category). T. Hobbes's theory of the social contract defends the position that the renunciation and transfer of absolute freedom and absolute "right to everything" is a transition from the individual to the general legal state of society, which makes it possible to answer questions about internal legal formation and human development as a legal entity. Locke demonstrates the concentration of legal meanings not in supernatural principles, but in man himself, since it is a person who is the source of legal potential. According to the position of J. Locke, individuals are endowed with equal freedom and as a consequence, equality in the perception of each other without any renunciation, and thus, are capable of legal compromise. Therefore J. Locke's theory of social contract allows to doctrinally substantiate key legal principles as innate integral legal attributes of human existence. The theory of social contract makes it possible to look at the nature of power, as well as communication between the sovereign and the people from a purely legal and anthropological point of view, to distinguish their logic unlike the theological approach and its principle of «given». Order as a key legal characteristic is revealed through bargaining power as the ability to obey established requirements. This theory for the first time reveals some inalienable legal meanings: the legal capacity of legal consciousness, mutual restraint, subjugation, generality.

The image of blindness in the cinema: analysis of visual impairment by individuals with it

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1468
Author(s):  
Laura Emmanuela Costa ◽  
Marinalva Dias Quirino ◽  
Regina Lúcia Mendonça Lopes ◽  
Cleuma Sueli Santos Suto
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Human History ◽  
Human Diversity ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
The People ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
Prevailing View

ABSTRACTObjective: to verify how blindness or the sensible ability to see is portrayed from the point of view of the individual with this disability based on literature review and analysis of the documentary produced in Brazil.  Method: the method chosen was a qualitative and descriptive one, with a case study based on statements presented in the documentary. Scenes portraying blindness in the perspective of individuals with a total disability or not were selected. Results: one observes the people interviewed present blindness, in its positivity, as part of the human diversity, seeking to change the prevailing view of symbols and stereotypes of blindness in human history. Conclusion: one concludes there is not an accurate or definitive way of seeing, but many forms and ways of looking, which should be connected to the idea of an inclusive society, seeking to ensure universalization, justice, and equity for a better quality of life. The cinema is a vehicle to reframe the views on blindness. Descriptors: blindness; cinema as a topic; inclusion.RESUMOObjetivo: verificar como a cegueira ou a capacidade sensível de ver é retratada sob o ponto de vista do sujeito com a deficiência a partir da revisão de literatura e da análise do documentário produzido no Brasil. Método: o método escolhido foi de natureza qualitativa e descritiva, com estudo de caso pautado nos depoimentos dispostos no documentário. Foram selecionadas cenas que retratam a cegueira na perspectiva dos sujeitos com deficiência total ou não. Resultados: observa-se que as pessoas entrevistadas apresentam a cegueira, em sua positividade, como fazendo parte da diversidade humana, buscando modificar a visão dominante dos símbolos e estereótipos da cegueira na história humana. Conclusão: conclui-se que não há um modo exato ou definitivo de ver, mas, sim, uma diversidade em suas formas e maneiras de olhar, maneiras estas que deverão estar ligadas à ideia de uma sociedade inclusiva, na busca de garantir-se a universalização, justiça e equidade para uma melhor qualidade de vida. O cinema é um veículo para ressignificar os olhares sobre a cegueira. Descritores: cegueira; cinema como assunto; inclusão.RESUMENObjetivo: verificar como la ceguera o la capacidad sensible de ver es retratada desde el punto de vista del sujeto con la discapacidad partiendo de la revisión de literatura y del análisis del documentario producido en Brasil. Método: el método elegido fue de naturaleza cualitativa y descriptiva, con estudio de caso alineado con las declaraciones presentadas en el documentario. Se utilizó escenas que retratan a la ceguera en la perspectiva de los sujetos con discapacidad total o no. Resultados: se observó que las personas entrevistadas presentan la ceguera, en su positividad, como parte de la diversidad humana, tratando de modificar la visión predominante de los símbolos y estereotipos de la ceguera en la historia humana. Conclusión: se concluye que no hay una manera exacta o definitiva de ver, pero una diversidad en sus formas y maneras de mirar, que deben estar vinculadas a la idea de una sociedad inclusiva, en la búsqueda de asegurar la universalización, justicia y equidad para una mejor calidad de vida. El cine es un vehículo para resignificar las miradas a la ceguera. Descriptores: ceguera; cine como asunto; inclusión.

scholarly journals Universals and Particulars of Ceremonial Culture: Natural and Human Congruity of the Traditional

REGIONOLOGY ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-533
Author(s):  
Galina S. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
The People ◽  
Historical Times ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Function ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Cultural Genesis

Introduction. The article discusses the state of preservation of universal and unique components in the structure of the traditional ceremonial culture of the Yakuts (who call themselves the Sakha), which is relevant in the modern society operating in the context of progressing processes of urbanization and globalization. The purpose of the research is to study the ceremonial traditions of the Sakha from the point of view of the principle of human congruity of culture and to structure this stratum of ethnic culture in accordance with the three substances of the spirit, soul and somatics of man. Materials and Methods. The work was carried out on the basis of cultural methodology using the methods of included observation, comparative analysis and generalization of the results of applied research and the author’s field materials. Results. The author has established and structured the elements of an integral novenary system of universals of the ceremonial culture of the Yakuts (Sakha). It has been revealed that these elements of traditional culture are generally preserved and function in a modern ethno-society to different extents of activity. It has been corroborated that, depending on the internal and external factors of cultural genesis, these components can be activated or pushed into the shadows, alienated from the people at different historical times; but something once created in a culture never disappears but remains in the cultural memory of the people. It has been proved that the latter happened to the ceremonial traditions of the Sakha, when in the post-Soviet time it became possible to openly perform both festive and daily rites and naturally follow the traditions of the ancestors when a person feels the need to do so. Discussion and Conclusion. Rites are historically shaped by ethnic communities for the purpose of naturally congruent existence and prosperous life in a given cultural landscape, as well as necessary components of the inner culture of the individual. The work is of practical significance for the structural and functional analysis as well as diachronic-synchronous study of the modern existence of the ceremonial culture of any ethnic group.

scholarly journals Diary as a Mystification of Reality in Vladimir Sharov’s Novels

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-63
Author(s):  
Irina V. Ashcheulova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Text Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
Text Structures ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Revolution

In Vladimir Sharov’s novels, the text structure of the narrative is of crucial importance. The text structures of Sharov’s novels are diverse: letters, diaries, archives, notes, treatises, dissertations, etc. Sharov consciously chooses the diary as a form of narration, as a stylisation of the document of one’s personal presence in history. The diary allows Sharov to reveal the characters’ psychology, to identify their attitude to reality, its perception, and image. The article analyses the form of the diary in the novels The Rehearsals (1992), The Old Girl (1998), Raising Lazarus (2003). In The Rehearsals, the diary of Jacques de Sertan, a French director and actor brought to Russia by the will of fate, becomes the key form of the narration. For several years (1660s), Sertan describes the plot of the rehearsals of a religious mystery about the life of Christ staged under the patronage of Patriarch Nikon. The meaning of the diary at the level of the author’s consciousness is to establish the laws of historical mystery. The author comes to the idea that the idea (political, theocratic, utopian) influences the historical process. Service to the idea and fascination with it entail a desire to change, remake reality. This is how, according to Sharov, the endless revolutions of Russian history arise leading to national divisions, opposition of one part of the people against another. The algorithm of Russian history is extremely clear: repeated splits lead to absurd dead ends. The narration in The Old Girl is connected with the comprehension of the most important event in Russian history for Sharov’s authorial historiosophy: the Revolution of 1917 and the political repressions of the 1930s. The basis of the narration is texts of different statuses that the author imitated: first of all, the diary of the main character Vera Radostina. The diary here is a personal document of one’s own life and a document of the historical era of the 1920s and 1930s. This is the narrative function of Vera Radostina’s diary, stories about the revolution, its role, its meaning for a person and for contemporaries. The author’s modeling of the diary of a character such as Vera is associated with the perception of the role of a person in the historical process of the 1920s and 1930s. Vera turns out to be identical with the epoch. She is fascinated by the grandeur and phenomenality of what is happening. She understands that the revolution should be involved in the general historical flow, that it is necessary to “enter the revolution into the history of Russia”. From the point of view of the author’s consciousness, with a common historical pattern, the revolution turns out to be a catastrophe in the national historical process. In Raising Lazarus, the diary performs three functions. At the plot level, it logically ends the search for the missing manuscripts. At the level of the consciousness of Nikolai Kulbarsov, the author of the diary, it “documents his identity”, confirming the continuity of his self. At the level of the author’s consciousness, the diary becomes a fact of the resurrection of the individual in the abyss of history.

EVALUATION OF THE ADVANTAGES AND LOSSES FROM ECONOMIC MIGRATION IN THE OPINION OF THE MIGRANTS REMAINING ABROAD

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Piotr Cymanow
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
The People ◽  
Economic Migration ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The presented results of the studies of economic migration balance from the perspective of the people living away from their home country. There is analaysed the significance of the impact of mobility processes on the functioning of the social and economic system in the areas affected with the outflow of population. The analysis points out the dual nature of the consequences of the migration exodus – from the point of view of an individual, the migrant, and their household, and from a collective perspective of the local environment. The individual evaluation of benefits points to the economic aspects related to the possibility of professional activation of those who were previously unemployed or performed menial jobs, and – which is a natural consequence of the former – the improvement of the quality of life of all the members of the household as well as better perspectives for the future – e.g. related to education. Main threats, on the other hand, were observed in strained interpersonal relations and collapse of relationships, as well as the phenomena related to deteriorated health due to lasting detachment from the family. Evaluation of the consequences of the migration in its social dimension points to the significance of the advantages related to the reduction of poverty and the related pathologies as well as increase in the local activity. In this aspect, the main threats followed from the deteriorated demographic structure and the related risk of collapse of the pension and health pension system.

scholarly journals Interpretation of Human and Political Leader in a Totalitarian System: Conception and Essence

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
Makhmudov Komal Samadovich
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Totalitarian Regime ◽  
The People ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The Individual

In this article, all the concepts related to political life in the conditions of the former Soviet totalitarian policy and their interaction, the social relations of the subjects, its criteria of social justice, its active influence in the context of human interests are analyzed. Furthermore, it analyzes the role of the leader of the Soviet republic in the protection of national interests in the context of political and economic dependence. The essence of the Center's secret policy towards Uzbekistan in the field of raw materials will be revealed. The oppression and violence in the activities of states and in the process of international political relations in the XXI century reveals the essence of totalitarian politics, the notion of the individual and the political leader in society, which creates contradictions in understanding the essence of the concept of man, political leader.The policy of the totalitarian regime always emphasizes the suppression of the people's spirit of freedom, the essence of the secret policy of trying to obscure the individual position in man, and then completely extinguish it.In a totalitarian society, personality traits tend to be more aggressive. Political leaders are characterized by the fear of the individual, distrust of people, sensitivity to hidden threats and motives, constant striving for power, control over others. His morals and actions are often vague. A paranoid-style politician does not accept anything else from his point of view, rejecting any information that does not support his theory.The prevailing policy in Uzbekistan deprives the people of the leading power through various pressures, such as the repression of national figures, their exclusion from socio-political life. The essence of the survivor being a servant of this system is revealed.

УКРАЇНОЗНАВЧИЙ ОСВІТНІЙ ЧИННИК В УМОВАХ СУЧАСНОЇ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МАСОВОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Н. В. Фрадкіна
Keyword(s):  
Mass Culture ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Character Trait ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Individual

The purpose and tasks of the work are to analyze the contemporary Ukrainian mass culture in terms of its value and humanistic components, as well as the importance of cultural studies and Ukrainian studies in educational disciplines for the formation of a holistic worldview of modern youth.Analysis of research and publications. Scientists repeatedly turned to the problems of the role of spirituality in the formation of society and its culture. This problem is highlighted in the publications by O. Losev, V. Lytvyn, D. Likhachev, S. Avierintsev, M. Zakovych, I. Stepanenko and E. Kostyshyn.Experts see the main negative impact of mass culture on the quality approach, which determines mass culture through the market, because mass culture, from our point of view, is everything that is sold and used in mass demand.One of the most interesting studies on this issue was the work by the representatives of Frankfurt School M. Horkheimer and T. Adorno «Dialectics of Enlightenment» (1947), devoted to a detailed analysis of mass culture. Propaganda at all socio-cultural levels in the form is similar in both totalitarian and democratic countries. It is connected, according to the authors, with the direction of European enlightenment. The tendency to unify people is a manifestation of the influence of mass culture, from cinema to pop. Mass culture is a phenomenon whose existence is associated with commerce (accumulation in any form – this is the main feature of education), in general, the fact that it exists in this form is related to the direction of the history of civilization.Modern mass culture, with its externally attractive and easily assimilated ideas and symbols, appealing to the trends of modern fashion, becomes a standard of prestigious consumption, does not require intense reflection, allows you to relax, distract, not teach, but entertains, preaches hedonism as the main spiritual value. And as a consequence, there are socio-cultural risks: an active rejection of other people, which leads to the formation of indifference; cruelty as a character trait; increase of violent and mercenary crime; increase in the number of alcohol and drug addicts; anti-patriotism; indifference to the values of the family and as a result of social orphanhood and prostitution.Conclusions, perspectives of research. Thus, we can conclude that modern Ukrainian education is predominantly formed by the values of mass culture. Namely, according to the «Dialectic» by Horkheimer and Adorno, «semi-enlightenment becomes an objective spirit» of our modern society.It is concluded that only high-quality education can create the opposite of the onset of mass culture and the destruction of spirituality in our society. It is proved that only by realizing the importance of cultivating disciplines in the educational process and the spiritual upbringing of the nation, through educational reforms, humanitarian knowledge will gradually return to student audiences.Formation of youth occurs under the influence of social environment, culture, education and self-education. The optimal combination of these factors determines both the process of socialization itself and how successful it will be. In this context, one can see the leading role of education and upbringing. It turns out that the main task of modern education is to spread its influence on the development of spiritual culture of the individual, which eventually becomes a solid foundation for the formation of the individual. Such a subject requires both philosophical and humanitarian approaches in further integrated interdisciplinary research, since the availability of such research will provide the theoretical foundation for truly modern educational and personal development.

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