Der Kosmos als schweigender Prophet: Zu Plotin, Enn. II 9 [33],9,39–42

Elenchos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-376
Author(s):  
Felix Herkert
Keyword(s):  
Unique Character ◽  
Divine Order

AbstractIn Ennead II 9,9,39–42 we find a singular passage in which Plotinus asserts that the cosmos ‘proclaims’ (προφητεύει) the divine order. It is the only passage in the Enneads where the verb προφητεύειν is used. In this paper the ‘prophetic function’ of the cosmos will be examined. It will be demonstrated how the mentioned passage – despite its unique character in the Enneads – points to the centre of Plotinus’ thought, namely his theory of the causality of intelligible beings. As a sensual product of transcendent causes, the cosmos ‘proclaims’ these causes. In consideration of other relevant passages, the implications of this notion will be delineated to deliver a more comprehensive interpretation of the cosmic προφητεύειν, not least in the context of Plotinus’ remarks about the genesis of time and the fundaments of astrology. It will be shown how Plotinus can articulate his theory of manifestation in terms of a ‘sigetic prophecy’ – ‘sigetic’ in the sense that manifestation unfolds ‘silently’.

“I’m just aware they’re labels”

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Smith
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Border Crossings ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Class Status ◽  
Sexual Identification ◽  
Minority Ethnic ◽  
Divine Order

This article discusses fieldwork in two research projects on Buddhists in London. It explores issues involved in researching lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and/or intersex (LGBTQI) Buddhists. It also considers issues around heterosexual identities in Buddhist communi-ties. In researching dynamics of gender and sexual identification of participants it was observed that at times participant narratives treated these identities for these axes of difference as provisional and contingent rather than essential, fixed and a basis for socio-political organization. This contrasts with much of the work on religion and sexuality in mainstream theistic traditions, where their LGBTQI members often argue a “reverse discourse” asserting their place in a “Divine Order” in which their sexual/gender identity is a key part of “who they are.” It is argued that theoretical approaches based on queer theorizing could be particularly applicable to research on Western Buddhist perspectives on gender and sexual identities. This is attributed to the anti-essentialist approach Buddhism takes to questions of subjectivity and identification and its non-hegemonic status in the West. Such queer theorizing would, however, need to acknowledge the constraints to “border crossings” between identity positions arising from oppressive forces from gender minoritization, class status, minority ethnic origin, and so on. It is also suggested that research on the heterosexual majority can elucidate ways in which faith communities are gendered, racialized and stratified by class.

PECULIARITIES AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AUTHORSHIP CORPUSES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Shahlo Hamroyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Unique Character ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The article deals with the relationship of the authorship’s lexicography with the corpus of authorship, the concept of concordance and the frequency of dictionary, the general and unique character of the authorship corpuses. In particular, the basis of the author’s corpus is explained in detail -the author’s creative vocabulary and the lexicography of the author’s corpus, which is a derivative phenomenon of the author’s corpus.

scholarly journals Bisection of the X chromosome disrupts the initiation of chromosome silencing during meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yisrael Rappaport ◽  
Hanna Achache ◽  
Roni Falk ◽  
Omer Murik ◽  
Oren Ram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
X Chromosome ◽  
Sex Chromosomes ◽  
Sex Chromosome ◽  
Transcription Analysis ◽  
X Chromosomes ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Active Transcription ◽  
Heterogametic Sex

AbstractDuring meiosis, gene expression is silenced in aberrantly unsynapsed chromatin and in heterogametic sex chromosomes. Initiation of sex chromosome silencing is disrupted in meiocytes with sex chromosome-autosome translocations. To determine whether this is due to aberrant synapsis or loss of continuity of sex chromosomes, we engineered Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes with non-translocated, bisected X chromosomes. In early meiocytes of mutant males and hermaphrodites, X segments are enriched with euchromatin assembly markers and active RNA polymerase II staining, indicating active transcription. Analysis of RNA-seq data showed that genes from the X chromosome are upregulated in gonads of mutant worms. Contrary to previous models, which predicted that any unsynapsed chromatin is silenced during meiosis, our data indicate that unsynapsed X segments are transcribed. Therefore, our results suggest that sex chromosome chromatin has a unique character that facilitates its meiotic expression when its continuity is lost, regardless of whether or not it is synapsed.

Robert M. Young's Mind, Brain and Adaptation revisited

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Christopher Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Experimental Psychology ◽  
Social Reform ◽  
Victorian Britain ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Philosophy Department ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Community ◽  
Scientific Ideas

Abstract Robert Maxwell Young's first book Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century (1970), written from 1960 to 1965, still merits reading as a study of the naturalization of mind and its relation to social thought in Victorian Britain. I examine the book from two perspectives that give the volume its unique character: first, Young's interest in psychology, which he considered should be used to inform humane professional practices and be the basis of social reform; second, new approaches to the history of scientific ideas. I trace Young's intellectual interests to the Yale Philosophy Department, the Cambridge Department of Experimental Psychology and a new history and philosophy of science community. Although Young changed his political outlook and historiography radically after 1965, he always remained faithful to ideas about thought and practice described in Mind, Brain.

The practice of using earnings management methods under tax incentives absence and financial incentives restriction conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 868-886
Author(s):  
Lyudmila S. MAKHAN'KO
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Dividend Payments ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
General Scientific

Subject. This article analyzes the regularities of the processes of application of earnings management methods in the absence of tax incentives and in conditions of limited use of financial incentives. Objectives. The article aims to identify trends in the use of earnings management methods in the absence of tax incentives and in conditions of limited application of financial ones, and substantiate a set of analytical procedures for their identification to enhance the reliability of the organization's financial situation assessment. Methods. For the study, reviewing academic papers on the subject matter, I used the general scientific cognition methods of comparison, generalization, grouping, systematization, and the principle of historicism. Results. The article defines the most important financial incentives, including the tax ones, when earnings management is aimed at reducing or redistributing the tax burden, and financial incentives in terms of positioning in the stock market and adjusting dividend payments. The article finds the regularities of changes in individual financial indicators helping identify enterprises that likely use earnings management methods in terms of accounting for exchange rate differences. Conclusions and Relevance. The research shows that the probability of applying earnings management methods remains in the absence of discernible financial benefits in the short term in terms of reducing the tax burden or the possibility of attracting additional external financing in the financial markets. The unique character of the research lies in the study of the practice of applying earnings management methods in the absence of apparent financial incentives.

Book review: Wiesława Kozek: NSZZ „SOLIDARNOŚĆ” IN THE FRONT OF NEW CHALLENGES SINCE 1989

2021 ◽  
Vol 562 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-32
Author(s):  
Dariusz Zalewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Union Movement ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Union Movement ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Simultaneous Use ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
Empirical Material

The analysis is based on interviews with four leaders of the Solidarity Trade Union (Lech Wałęsa, Marian Krzaklewski, Janusz Śniadek and Piotr Duda) with the simultaneous use of extensive research achievements on the trade union movement, also co-created by the author, The basic hypotheses that were examined concern the rooting of "Solidarity" "In the popular Catholic tradition and anti-communism, which, according to the author, significantly influenced the process of the evolution of" Solidarity "as a social movement and was / is an obstacle in its functioning as a trade union. The book's empirical material is unique, and the possibility of comparing the opinions and interpretations of various events related to the history and the present of the Association, presented by the interviewees, gives the book a unique character.

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