The anthropological foundations of Buber’s cosmic vision of dialogical life

Human Affairs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-448
Author(s):  
Michal Bizoň
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Anthropology ◽  
Philosophy Of Art ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
Cosmic Vision ◽  
I And Thou ◽  
Famous Book ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Further Development

AbstractThis paper provides an analysis of Martin Buber’s not very well-known essay “Distance and Relation”, which is his most relevant contribution to philosophical anthropology. In the essay, which was published almost thirty years after the publication of his most famous book, I and Thou, Buber elaborated on the anthropological foundations of his cosmic vision of dialogical life. The central question is “How is man possible?” Buber’s answer is very important to the further development of his principle of dialogue in psychology (primarily his notion of confirmation) and philosophy of art, but it is not quite clear how compatible it is with some of his earlier theses from I and Thou. In particular, the relation between “distance” and the I-It relation is unclear. There are two seemingly contradictory statements: “In the beginning is the relation” and “The primal distance is a presupposition of the relation”. The aim of this paper is to examine these anthropological foundations and to elucidate this apparent contradiction.

scholarly journals Banking System of Ukraine under Conditions of Overcoming the Consequences of 2008 Global Crisis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Further Development

In the modern market models state banking system plays the most significant role in the functioning of economic mechanism. It ensures control of total money supply, regulates movement of cash flows, and realizes accumulation and investment of financial resources, crediting different trades and people. In transition from socialist model of economics to market economy a precondition for the start of reformation of economic relations is multi-branch state banking system. In the beginning of 1990-s creation of such banking system began in Ukraine. However, crisis situation in economics that developed in 2008 has shown how imperfect and unadapted to the regularities of market economy was banking system in Ukraine. Now Ukrainian economics like world economy is recovering. However, the problem of growing treasury deficit and national debt becomes issue of the day for the Government as drastic, not predicted variations of foreign currency are able to make an impact on loan market. The article describes history of building Ukrainian banking system starting from market reforms. It gives analysis of the reasons that have caused collapse of the banking system under conditions of the global economic crisis of 2008. It also evaluates prospects for further development of banking sector in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Antropolingwistyka: przegląd problematyki

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Zaniewski ◽  
Natallia Nizhneva
Keyword(s):  
Central Question ◽  
Evolutionary Processes ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Further Development

Anthropolinguistics is one the most recent theoretical and practical perspectives developed within the science of linguistics. As such, it focus on the central question of the evolution of human thinking and its reflection in language. It is proposed that on the basis of evolutionary processes, it is possible to put forth a view according to which any further development of humanity depends on the presence and steady development of specialist lexicon. It secures the advancement of humanity in science, industry and culture.

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 166-170
Author(s):  
Hubert Treiber
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Successful Separation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Legal Training

This concluding chapter summarizes Max Weber's theory of legal rationalization. In the beginning is the word, in the form of the charismatic revelation of the law by legal prophets. Alongside Moses, Muhammad acts as an example to illustrate this, since Islamic holy law is a ‘book religion’ which was inspired prophetically. It is decisive for the further development of the law towards rationalization that a ‘secular law’, detached from the ‘holy commandments’ and from holy law, arises to settle disputes involving ‘conflicts of interest indifferent to religion’ and also that there is a successful ‘separation between ethics and law’. If secular law has separated itself from holy law, then two relatively autonomous paths of development become apparent: towards a ‘rational and formal law which is either more logical or more empirical in nature’, as could be observed, on the one hand, in continental Europe and, on the other, in Rome and in England. Instructively, Weber distils each of these two possibilities down to two contrasting ideal-types: theoretical legal education in universities (with an entirely novel carrier stratum of legal academics) and empirical craft-like legal training by practitioners (legal honoratiores, attorneys). One strand of development leads towards a ‘system’, and the other towards casuistry.

Anaerobic treatment of domestic sewage: established technologies and perspectives

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Foresti
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Anaerobic Reactors ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Conventional Systems ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Uasb Reactors ◽  
Research Centres

The use of anaerobic reactors for domestic sewage treatment has increased significantly since the UASB configuration started to be efficiently applied for this purpose in the beginning of the 1980s. Nowadays, hundreds of UASB reactors, or similar anaerobic units, are used in domestic sewage treatment systems, particularly in developing countries. These units have been operated at ambient temperature, normally higher than 20°C, at hydraulic detention time in the range of 6 to 10 hours, and organic loading rates lower than 3.0 kg COD.m−3.d−1. They have presented COD removal efficiencies in the range of 65% to 80%. Besides, new configurations have been developed and assayed in research centres, aiming to amplify the range of application and to improve process performance. At the same time, research is being conducted on the post-treatment of anaerobic effluents attempting to offer alternatives to the existing conventional systems. It takes into consideration not only sanitation and environmental protection, but also considers resources conservation at lower construction and running costs as the main supporting concepts for further development. This text presents some aspects of the consolidated technologies and suggests on further developments in the conception of domestic sewage treatment systems having the anaerobic process as their core.

scholarly journals The Study Of Theological Sin And The Meaning Of Transformation Based On Romans 12:1-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76
Author(s):  
Tony Andrean ◽  
David Ming
Keyword(s):  
Human Mind ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Real Change ◽  
Genesis 1 ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Further Development ◽  
The Universe

"In the beginning He created the heavens and the earth, the earth was formless and empty; pitch darkness covered the great oceans, and the Spirit of God drifted over the surface of the earth '(Genesis 1: 1). chaotic "or" irregular. "(Warren Baker, Study OId Testament. AMG publisher, 1994: 2-3G.). Then in the process of creating humans for maintain the universe, but man falls into sin so that his mind or intellect is dominated by sin. What is produced by the mind ruled by sin? The Scriptures state the following: first, the human character is in vain (Romans 1:21). Second, it is not fair for anyone to be wise (Romans 3.11). Third, the human mind becomes evil (Ephesians 5: 4, the human mind is hostile to God and results in evil deeds 1.21) In further development, the universe is not getting better, it's actually getting more and more damaged. Natural disasters occur everywhere, economic conditions are chaotic, laws are violated by the leaders themselves, society is socially hostile to each other, crime is everywhere. With the chaotic event, humans crave a real change and share of activities carried out to realize these desires, among others, with the current plasticity, the transformation movement. The author conducted this research and the results are expected to provide information and additional insight for parties related to the problem of understanding the doctrine of existence and the meaning of sin, thus understanding the meaning of transformation based on the Bible to be changed to not sin anymore. The expected benefit is to provide correct knowledge to the congregation and God's servants regarding the effects of sin in their lives. Especially in service, how they anticipate sin and experience transformation changes in their lives. Thus it can remind every believer to remain faithful and abstain from every action that brings sin

scholarly journals Smart Indoor Navigation System: INCREDISCOPE

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Paweł Dominik ◽  
Jacek Marcinkowski
Keyword(s):  
Navigation System ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Innovative Idea ◽  
Indoor Navigation System ◽  
Core Idea ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Further Development

The paper presents a newly developed, innovative idea on a global scale system for indoor navigation INCREDISCOPE. The system is fully autonomic, and it is based on e-paper displays technology. The original positioning and navigation system for people inside buildings gives the possibility to intuitively and naturally lead a person to the desired destination. The paper consists of four parts. In the beginning, the short introduction and basic assumptions about indoor navigation and positioning are given. Then the core idea of the system and basic assumptions are introduced. In the third section, some technical information of prepared software is presented. Three different applications were prepared – intended for the system administrator; designated for e-paper displays and a mobile application for users who move inside buildings with their smartphones. The recognition of the users is based on Bluetooth technology. In the paper, two versions of the administrator interface were presented (Admin 1.0 and Admin 2.0). The operation logic of each version is completely different. The first one was too time-consuming during relations table creation. The second one is more intuitive. The last part of the article includes conclusions and prospects for further development of the system.

Fonologische Beschrijving Van Gebaren En Psychomotorisch Onderzoek

1986 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 100-110
Author(s):  
F· Loncke
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Sign Languages ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Place Of Articulation ◽  
Orientation Movement ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Expressive Strategies

In the beginning of the 60s, people realized that the signs of sign languages could be described as a simultaneous bundle of phonemes (place of articulation, handconfiguration, orientation, movement). This proved to be inspiring for the further development of sign language linguistics. Moreover, this phonemic description correlates with psychological, perceptual and expressive strategies in native users. In young deaf children who acquire a sign language, we see an early development of phonological awareness. This specific aware-ness might be linked to the kinesiologicai and psychomotor status of the sign language articulators. It could be exploited in bilingual (sign language/ spoken language) programs for educating deaf children. The introduction of sign systems rather than sign language in communication with other populations (severely mentally retarded, autistic) still leaves the question open whether the learning of signs mirrors the learning of its phonemes. Proposals for analyzing sign phonemes can be used to test this. Our data are based on an imitation and a memory test with nonverbal, severely mentally retarded persons. They point in the direction of a hier-archical gradual mastery of 'psychomotor' features of the handshape.

Buber, Martin (1878–1965)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamra Wright
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Anthropology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Biblical Exegesis ◽  
Mystical Union ◽  
Biblical Scholarship ◽  
I And Thou ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship

Martin Buber covered a range of fields in his writings, from Jewish folklore and fiction, to biblical scholarship and translation, to philosophical anthropology and theology. Above all, however, Buber was a philosopher, in the lay-person’s sense of the term sense: someone who devoted his intellectual energies to contemplating the meaning of life. Buber’s passionate interest in mysticism was reflected in his early philosophical work. However, he later rejected the view that mystical union is the ultimate goal of relation, and developed a philosophy of relation. In the short but enormously influential work, Ich und Du (I and Thou). Buber argued that the I emerges only through encountering others, and that the very nature of the I depends on the quality of the relationship with the Other. He described two fundamentally different ways of relating to others: the common mode of ‘I–It’, in which people and things are experienced as objects, or, in Kantian terms, as ‘means to an end’; and the ‘I–Thou’ mode, in which I do not ‘experience’ the Other, rather, the Other and I enter into a mutually affirming relation, which is simultaneously a relation with another and a relation with God, the ‘eternal Thou’. Buber acknowledged that necessity of I–It, even in the interpersonal sphere, but lamented its predominance in modern life. Through his scholarly work in philosophy, theology and biblical exegesis, as well as his translation of Scripture and adaptations of Hasidic tales, he sought to reawaken our capacity for I–Thou relations.

Liberal-Conservative and Liberal Views on the Popular Representation in the Beginning of the 20th Century and Their Reflection in the Legislation of 1905–1906

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 223-231
Author(s):  
Vadim A. Demin
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Control ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Liberal Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Further Development

The article is devoted to the study of the views of Russian liberals and liberal-conservatives on the representative authority in the beginning of the 20th century. It is shown that since the 70-ies of the 19th century all of them supported the transfer to representative authority. By the beginning of the 20th century even moderate liberals could not envisage further development of the country without such reforms. The revolution of 1905 intensified the activity of all social and political movements. Liberal conservatives supported the introduction of advisory representation that was to be elected by the democratized “Zemstva” and that should submit their opinions directly to the Emperor. The liberals pressed for the introduction of the parliament elected by universal, equal, direct and secret voting, that would issue laws, approve the budget and effect political control of the government. The development of political system reforms had bureaucratic and secret character. The demands of liberal society were taken into account only occasionally and only on minor issues. And it became the factor that intensified confrontation of the government and the educated society.

Reflections on a Discipline

1961 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmette S. Redford
Keyword(s):  
Political Activity ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Cosmic Vision ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Technology And Culture ◽  
Law Of Gravity ◽  
The Moment ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Universe

Presidential addresses in our Association are frequently discourses on the state of our discipline. In the past twenty years nine presidents have reflected on its status, trends and needs. It would be presumptuous for another president to return to the topic now if the moment did not validate the need. After a period of novel developments, accompanied by uncertainties and tensions, there is need to reemphasize our community of interest and our common obligation.It is a community extending across diversities and an obligation with many components. The study of the science and art of government has many facets which reflect search in that eternal triangle of science, values, and utility.In the beginning it is well to remark that we are constantly drawn toward two poles in a dual quest. We would like to find verifiable propositions or working assumptions about political activity which, like the law of gravity or the laws of motion, transcend time, and technology and culture variations. We would like even to extend our vision further: just as the biologist seeks for the origins of life and the astronomer for the initial creative impulse for the universe, we want to know if there is a universal plan in history and a destiny for man.Such cosmic vision must be based on the assumption of some constants in human behavior, such as self-love; or in human relations, such as power; or in natural morality, such as justice. Yet grasp for certainty fades as we wonder whether all such things are relative to environment, and hence whether ecology and the search for the laws of change must be the centers of inquiry. As we contemplate how such great cultural changes as the secularization of thought in the Enlightenment, or such tremendous physical events as the discovery of America have upset the assumptions of thought, and as we try to think of what nuclear energy, automation and the dominion of scientists may mean, we are humble before the task of building an endurable science of politics.

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