Existentialising existence theory and expanding the sociology of existential milestones

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-48
Author(s):  
David Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Culture Industry ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Existence Theory ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Generational Theory ◽  
General Account ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Empirical Sociology ◽  
Existentialist Philosophy

This paper responds to the ‘existence theory’ proposed by Baert, Morgan and Ushiyama. It considers their proposals in light of two main thematics: the general account of human existence, and the more empirical sociology of existential milestones. Both elements are appraised in light of existentialist philosophy and earlier attempts at ‘existentialist sociology’. It is suggested that the authors engage with generational theory, and also give an account of the commodification of significant life-stages by the milestones culture industry.

Existentialism in the Works of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Munīf

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Geula Elimelekh
Keyword(s):  
Human Existence ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Prison Literature ◽  
Philosophy And Literature ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Existentialist Philosophy ◽  
Modern Era

This article examines existential themes in three of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Munīf’s novels: The Trees and the Murder of Marzūq, East of the Mediterranean and Here and Now or East of the Mediterranean Revisited. The innovation of existentialist literature lies in the strength with which it describes alienation in the modern era, the meaninglessness of life and the pursuit of truth and absolute values. Munīf’s characters reflect the central themes of existentialist philosophy and literature. Like the protagonists of Sartre and Camus, they are aware of the absurdity of human existence and attempt to rebel against it, though often rebellion leads them to death and obscurity. Munīf’s works, some of which belong to the unique Arabic prison literature sub-genre, highlight individuality and authenticity in his characters and portray other issues that preoccupy Western existentialist writers: anxiety and distress, fear of death, loneliness, alienation and moral decline. In Munīf’s literary world the existentialist fate is inevitable. However, most of his leading characters do not give up and do not succumb to fate, but fight against it in body and spirit. Across the spectrum of his writings, Munīf’s indomitable, yet highly human figures live and die lives committed to the existential ideals of freedom and authenticity, because they are aware that if they give up the struggle, all hope for a better future is lost.

A direct benefit of native saltbush revegetation for an endemic lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) in southern Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie L. Lancaster ◽  
Michael G. Gardner ◽  
Alison J. Fitch ◽  
Talat H. Ansari ◽  
Anita K. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Intensive Agriculture ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Direct Benefit ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Statistical Confidence ◽  
Tiliqua Rugosa ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Perennial Shrubs

Land alteration for intensive agriculture has been a major cause of species decline and extinction globally. In marginal grazing regions of southern Australia, native perennial shrubs are increasingly being planted to supplement pasture feeding of stock. Such revegetation has the benefits of reducing erosion and salinity, and importantly, the potential provision of habitat for native fauna. We explored the use of revegetated native saltbush by the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) an endemic Australian species common in the region. We repeatedly sampled revegetated saltbush throughout 2010 and 2011 for adults (n = 55) and juveniles (n = 26). Using genotypes from eight microsatellite loci, parents were assigned to half of all juveniles with high statistical confidence. Parents were sampled in the same patch of revegetated saltbush as their offspring, thus supporting the observation that juvenile sleepy lizards remain within the home range of their parents before dispersal. Most importantly, our findings indicate that revegetated saltbush provides important habitat for T. rugosa at significant life stages – before and during breeding for adults, and before dispersal for juveniles. We conclude that revegetation using simple, monoculture plantations provides beneficial habitat for T. rugosa and may also be beneficial habitat for other native species in human-altered agricultural landscapes.

scholarly journals Lost Hope in Hemingway`s A Farewell to Arms: Existentialism Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 616-621
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Soqandi ◽  
Shiva Zaheri Birgani
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Existential Approach ◽  
Fighting Spirit ◽  
The World ◽  
Existentialist Philosophy ◽  
Farewell To Arms

This research paper attempts to explore the novel, A Farewell to Arms through the lens of Existential approach and it explores the role played by Existentialism in the novel. Hemingway is one of the greatest American writers in the twentieth century. A Farewell to Arms, his most famous anti-war novel. An American volunteer joining Italian army falls in love with a British nurse but their love is destroyed mercilessly by the war. Hemingway expresses his outlooks on the world, on life and on individual in this novel. The world under Hemingway’s pen is a chaotic and irrational world. People living in this world discard traditional values and faith, living a nihilistic and miserable life. Although the world is absurd and life is nihilistic, the protagonist has fighting spirit. He actively participates in life and pursues the meaning of life. He fights courageously against the danger and death in adversity to realize his existential values. These views are in accordance with existentialist philosophy rising in the twentieth century. Existentialism mainly explores human existence, the absurdity of the world and the meaninglessness and purposelessness of life. Meanwhile it greatly emphasizes man’s freedom of choice and action. Living in a chaotic and absurd world, man can never get rid of the sense of nihility. Man has to face it bravely. There is existentialist tendency in A Farewell to Arms, and Hemingway is indeed a writer with existentialist thought.

scholarly journals A Probe into the Path of the Moral Issues From the Perspective of Marxist Philosophy’s Practical Existence Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Cailei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Existence Theory ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Spiritual Path ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
Perceptual Preference ◽  
Individual Lead

<em>In the present era of the rapid development of market-oriented economy, the strangeness between people, the division of production and the diversity of occupations, and the different thinking ways of individual lead everyone to stand in their own position. As a result, the western tragedy appears and the social moral problems are becoming more and more serious. Marx turns his philosophical attention to the way of human existence—practical activities and their historical development. This paper analyzes the current moral problems from the perspective of Marxist practical existentialism. The rational path of virtue is to regard people as a rational being and its acquirement mainly depends on the intellect to overcome the perceptual preference. The spiritual path of virtue regards human as a spiritual being and its acquisition is through dialectical deduction of spirit itself. The practical path of virtue is to emphasize human’s perceptual activity and understand and manage things through practical activities.</em>

Before I Die

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Chu ◽  
Daniel Grühn ◽  
Ashley M. Holland
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Time Horizon ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Time Horizons

Abstract. We investigated the effects of time horizon and age on the socioemotional motives underlying individual’s bucket-list goals. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three time-horizon conditions to make a bucket list: (1) an open-ended time horizon (Study 1 & 2), (2) a 6-month horizon (i.e., “Imagine you have 6 months to live”; Study 1 & 2), and (3) a 1-week horizon (Study 2). Goal motives were coded based on socioemotional selectivity theory and psychosocial development theory. Results indicated that time horizon and age produced unique effects on bucket-list goal motives. Extending past findings on people’s motives considering the end of life, the findings suggest that different time horizons and life stages trigger different motives.

The Darwin-God dilemma: A totemic approach to the meaning of life and human existence.

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-361
Author(s):  
Yueh-Ting Lee ◽  
Matt Jamnik ◽  
Kortney Maedge ◽  
Wenting Chen
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Human Existence

DYNAMIC AND COMPETENCE ASPECTS OF THE MEDIA EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT OF DEVELOPING A PERSON’S READINESS FOR LIFELONG SELF-EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
S. V. Akmanova ◽  
L. V. Kurzaeva ◽  
N. A. Kopylova
Keyword(s):  
Informal Education ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Educational Concept ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Competence Models ◽  
Scientific Achievements

The harmonious existence of the individual in the modern informational era, which is overly saturated with rapidly developing media technologies, is almost impossible without the developed readiness of the individual for lifelong continuous self-education. The formation and development of this readiness can begin during the formal training at the stage of higher education of the person and continue during informal education throughout his future life. Stages of socialization and professionalization of the person have a great influence on the level nature of this readiness. Based on scientific achievements in the field of self-education of university students, national and world media education, we developed dynamic and competence models of media educational concept of developing a person’s readiness for lifelong self-education. The concept demonstrates interconnection of these two models, as well as consistency with the previously developed normative model of developing this readiness.

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