Decadence and the Organic Metaphor

2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
WHITNEY DAVIS
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Evolutionary Account ◽  
Human Culture ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Natural Forms ◽  
Cultural Forms ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural World

ABSTRACT While Charles Darwin's evolutionary account of organic decay, decline, and extinction provided a model for accounts of supposedly similar processes in the domain of human culture and society, Darwin's own theory of natural selection depended on models of cultural and social transformation, degeneration, and destruction. In the full circuit of the organic metaphor of decadence, then, a theory of culture was applied to nature and then re-applied to the cultural world even though cultural forms do not always literally display processes of organic morbidity, and natural forms do not always literally display the results of intentional human artistry, cultivation, and collection. The organic metaphor of decadence was some-times used to imagine a continuous and regenerating life; sometimes, however, the organic metaphor was used to imagine the necessity of all-pervasive death. The essay compares and contrasts these two approaches——exemplified, on the one hand, by Darwin's own writings and, on the other hand, by Joris-Karl Huysmans's Against Nature.

Material Remains: Doris Salcedo

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-64
Author(s):  
Rebecca Comay
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Event ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Doris Salcedo ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Cultural Forms ◽  
The One

Doris Salcedo's artworks seem to confront the challenge that Adorno expressed so brutally: how to commemorate a traumatic event which both demands and refuses commemoration; where all available cultural forms threaten to trivialize, sentimentalize, mystify, embellish, instrumentalize, or otherwise betray the memory of the dead; and where every attempt to acknowledge injury seems only to compound it. On the one hand, it is the task of art to commemorate suffering. On the other hand, art, by its very existence—its status as a thing among things—is complicitous in this suffering. This essay reflects on the antinomies of mourning and politics in Salcedo's work.

scholarly journals Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don't

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-70
Author(s):  
Steve Dilley ◽  
Nicholas Tafacory
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Evolutionary Theory ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Biology Textbooks ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Biology Majors

We argue that a number of biology (and evolution) textbooks face a crippling dilemma. On the one hand, significant difficulties arise if textbooks include theological claims in their case for evolution. (Such claims include, for example, ‘God would never design a suboptimal panda’s thumb, but an imperfect structure is just what we’d expect on natural selection.’)  On the other hand, significant difficulties arise if textbooks exclude theological claims in their case for evolution.  So, whether textbooks include or exclude theological claims, they face debilitating problems. We attempt to establish this thesis by examining 32 biology (and evolution) textbooks, including the Big 12—that is, the top four in each of the key undergraduate categories (biology majors, non-majors, and evolution courses). In Section 2 of our article, we analyze three specific types of theology these texts use to justify evolutionary theory. We argue that all face significant difficulties. In Section 3, we step back from concrete cases and, instead, explore broader problems created by having theology in general in biology textbooks. We argue that the presence of theology—of whatever kind—comes at a significant cost, one that some textbook authors are likely unwilling to pay.  In Section 4, we consider the alternative: Why not simply get rid of theology? Why not just ignore it? In reply, we marshal a range of arguments why avoiding God-talk raises troubles of its own. Finally, in Section 5, we bring together the collective arguments in Sections 2-4 to argue that biology textbooks face an intractable dilemma.  We underscore this difficulty by examining a common approach that some textbooks use to solve this predicament. We argue that this approach turns out to be incoherent and self-serving. The poor performance of textbooks on this point highlights just how deep the difficulty is. In the end, the overall dilemma remains.

scholarly journals Agama dan Kebudayaan Masyarakat Perspektif Clifford Geertz

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sugeng Riady
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Human Culture ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Clifford Geertz ◽  
The One

This article starts from the fact that religion and culture are two areas that often trigger pro and contra. On the one hand, there are many figures who clearly define the boundaries between religion and culture, while on the other hand there are also figures who continue to seek formulations of their relationship with the assumption that religion and culture provide mutual support. Clifford Geertz, an anthropologist born in San Francisco, contributed to the idea of religion and culture. This article uses the literature study method. The literature used is books that are supported by journals and previous research that are relevant to the topic the author raises. The result is that Clifford Geertz assesses human culture as a text that needs to be interpreted or thick description. This also applies when studying religious phenomena that occur in the midst of a society which is not only explained but come to the discovery of the meaning of these religious phenomena. Abstrak Artikel ini berangkat dari fakta bahwa agama dan kebudayaan sering kali menjadi dua wilayah yang memicu terjadinya pro dan kontra. Di satu sisi ada banyak tokoh yang secara tegas memberi batas antara agama dan kebudayaan, sedangkan di sisi lain ada juga tokoh yang terus mencari formulasi dari relasi keduanya dengan asumsi bahwa, agama dan kebudayaan saling memberi dukungan. Adalah Clifford Geertz, antropolog kelahiran San Fransisco turut memberi kontribusi gagasan mengenai agama dan kebudayaan. Artikel menggunakan kajian literatur. Literatur yang digunakan ialah buku-buku yang ditunjang dengan jurnal dan penelitian terdahulu yang relevan dengan topik yang penulis angkat. Adapun hasilnya ialah Clifford Geertz menilai kebudayaan manusia sebagai sebuah teks yang perlu diinterpretasikan (thick description). Hal ini juga berlaku ketika mengkaji fenomena agama yang terjadi di tengah-tengah masyarakat yang tidak hanya dijelaskan, tapi sampai pada penemuan pemaknaan dari fenomena keagamaan tersebut.

scholarly journals PAULO FREIRE E A CONDIÇÃO DA MULHER

Roteiro ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 609
Author(s):  
Balduino Antonio Andreola
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Pedagogy Of The Oppressed ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Pedagogy Of Hope ◽  
The One

<p><strong>Resumo</strong>: De natureza bibliográfica, neste ensaio teve-se por objetivo (re)visitar o tema da condição da mulher na obra de Freire. O autor denuncia toda forma de discriminação. A da mulher, mais explicitamente em <em>Pedagogia da Esperança</em>,<em> À sombra desta mangueira</em>,<em> Pedagogia da Indignação </em>e<em> Pedagogia dos sonhos possíveis</em>. Sobre <em>Pedagogia do Oprimido</em> declarou que jamais teria escrito o livro se permitisse oprimir suas filhas, sua mulher ou as mulheres com quem trabalhava. Mas aceitou as críticas das feministas americanas de que a linguagem daquele livro era machista. Por outro lado, um amplo movimento feminista na Suíça se inspirou naquela obra para sua luta, sem vê-la na mesma linguagem machista. Segundo o grande linguista Manfred Peters, a mudança da linguagem machista deve inserir-se num processo de transformação social, sem o qual somente alterações da linguagem não resolvem o problema.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave</strong>: Mulheres. Machismo. Feminismo. Freire. Discriminação.</p><p> </p><p><em>PAULO FREIRE AND WOMAN CONDITION</em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em></p><p><strong>Abstract</strong>:<strong> </strong>This article of bibliographical nature has as objective to (re)visit the issue of the woman condition in Freire’s work. Hes denounces all forms of discrimination. The one of the woman, more explicitly in <em>Pedagogy of Hope</em>, <em>In the shadow of this hose</em>, <em>Pedagogy of Indignation </em>and<em> Pedagogy of possible dreams. </em>About<em> Pedagogy of the Oppressed</em>, he has stated that he would never have written the book if it permitted to oppress his daughters, his wife or the women with whom he worked. But he accepted the criticisms of American feminists that the language of that book was chauvinist. On the other hand, a broad feminist movement in Switzerland was inspired on that work for its struggle, without seeing the same chauvinist language. According to the great linguist Manfred Peters, the change of the chauvinist language should insert itself into a process of social transformation, without which no language changes would solve the problem.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Women. Chauvinism. Feminism. Freire. Discrimination.</p><p> </p><p align="center"><em>PAULO FREIRE Y LA CONDICIÓN DE LA MUJER</em></p><p><strong>Resumen</strong>:<strong> </strong>De naturaleza bibliográfica, el ensayo tiene como objetivo (re)visitar el tema de la condición de la mujer en la obra de Freire. El autor denuncia toda forma de discriminación. La de la mujer, más explícitamente en <em>Pedagogía de la Esperanza</em>,<em> A la sombra de esta manguera</em>,<em> Pedagogía de la Indignación </em>y<em> Pedagogía de los sueños posibles.</em> Sobre <em>Pedagogía del Oprimido</em>, declaró que jamás habría escrito el libro si permitiese oprimir a sus hijas, a su mujer o a las mujeres con las que trabajaba. Pero aceptó las críticas de las feministas estadounidenses de que el lenguaje de aquel libro sería machista. Por otro lado, un amplio movimiento feminista en Suiza se inspiró en aquella obra para su lucha, sin ver en ella lenguaje machista. Según el gran lingüista Manfred Peters, el cambio del lenguaje machista se debe inserirse en un proceso de transformación social, sin el cual tan sólo alteraciones del lenguaje no resolverían el problema.</p><p><strong>Palabras-clave</strong>:<strong> </strong>Mujeres. Machismo. Feminismo. Freire. Discriminación.</p>

Stories and the Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.

Radioimmunotherapy for treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (03) ◽  
pp. 107-117
Author(s):  
R. G. Meyer ◽  
W. Herr ◽  
A. Helisch ◽  
P. Bartenstein ◽  
I. Buchmann
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Primary Tumour ◽  
The Other ◽  
Haematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Primary Reduction ◽  
The One ◽  
Acute Myeloid

SummaryThe prognosis of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has improved considerably by introduction of aggressive consolidation chemotherapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Nevertheless, only 20-30% of patients with AML achieve long-term diseasefree survival after SCT. The most common cause of treatment failure is relapse. Additionally, mortality rates are significantly increased by therapy-related causes such as toxicity of chemotherapy and complications of SCT. Including radioimmunotherapies in the treatment of AML and myelodyplastic syndrome (MDS) allows for the achievement of a pronounced antileukaemic effect for the reduction of relapse rates on the one hand. On the other hand, no increase of acute toxicity and later complications should be induced. These effects are important for the primary reduction of tumour cells as well as for the myeloablative conditioning before SCT.This paper provides a systematic and critical review of the currently used radionuclides and immunoconjugates for the treatment of AML and MDS and summarizes the literature on primary tumour cell reductive radioimmunotherapies on the one hand and conditioning radioimmunotherapies before SCT on the other hand.

The Salvage of Ideas: Schumpeter and the Core Problems Still Confronting Economics

2003 ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
P. Wynarczyk
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
The Core ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

Two aspects of Schumpeter' legacy are analyzed in the article. On the one hand, he can be viewed as the custodian of the neoclassical harvest supplementing to its stock of inherited knowledge. On the other hand, the innovative character of his works is emphasized that allows to consider him a proponent of hetherodoxy. It is stressed that Schumpeter's revolutionary challenge can lead to radical changes in modern economics.

Pembaharuan Pesantren: Arah dan Implikasi

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Wahyudin Noor
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Traditional Term

Abstract Pesantren are often associated with backwardness and traditionalism in everything: facilities, technology, learning methods, and even the curriculum. For now, it seems like the traditional term for pesantren is no longer relevant enough. The pace of movement in the era of renewal marked by the rapid development of technology has demanded pesantren to make adjustments. However, on the one hand, when viewed from the direction of change, the reform efforts pursued by pesantren are not to erase the old tradition, but merely to add something new so that the old tradition and conditions can be maintained while accepting the presence of a new one. On the other hand, the reform efforts undertaken by pesantren have implications for the fact that the typical values of the pesantren are fading away. Abstrak  Pesantren seringkali diasosiasikan dengan keterbelakangan dan tradisional dalam segala hal: fasilitas, teknologi, metode pembelajaran, dan bahkan kurikulumnya. Untuk saat ini, sepertinya istilah tradisional untuk pesantren, sudah tidak lagi cukup relevan. Laju gerak pembaharuan zaman yang ditandai dengan pesatnya perkembangan teknologi telah menuntut pesantren untuk melakukan penyesuaian diri. Kendatipun demikian, di satu sisi, jika dilihat dari arah perubahan, upaya pembaharuan yang ditempuh pesantren tidaklah untuk menghapus tradisi yang lama, tetapi sekadar menambah dengan sesuatu yang baru sehingga tradisi maupun kondisi yang lama bisa dipertahankan sambil menerima kehadiran yang baru. Di sisi yang lain, upaya pembaharuan yang dilakukan pesantren ternyata berimplikasi pada kenyataan akan semakin pudarnya nilai-nilai khas yang dimiliki oleh pesantren.

PROBLEMATIKA HUKUM IMPLEMENTASI SIFAT FINAL DAN BINDING PUTUSAN YANG DIBUAT OLEH BASYARNAS DALAM PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA BISNIS SYARIAH

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Karimatul Khasanah
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

BASYARNAS’s verdict in resolving dispute can be negotiated or cancelled by submitting nullification to the Religious Court if the parties or one of them felt dissatisfied with the BASYARNAS verdicts. This case is important to be reviewed academically because of its paradox and ambiguity. On the one hand the decision is final and binding, but on the other hand it could be cancelled through the Religious Court. If the BASYARNAS verdicts really want to be final and binding, the nullification of the verdicts should be abolished. It can be replaced by an amendment of the verdict submitted to BASYARNAS and handed back to the arbitrator (arbitrator panel) who handles the dispute. Apart being fast and confidential, the arbitrator (judge) is more aware of the case, the reasons, evidences and witnesses of the dispute.

Correspondances étymologiques, lexicales et sémantiques dans le processus de féminisation de noms de profession, métiers et activités dans les sociétés française et roumaine

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-422
Author(s):  
Estelle Variot
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Roman World ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Over Time

"Etymological, Lexical and Semantic Correspondences in the Process of Feminization of Professional Names, Trades and Activities in French and Romanian Societies. The feminization of thought represented by language and of its varieties in the Roman World has allowed to highlight some convergences that come from a common linguistic heritage, often from Greek and Latin and some hesitation about adapting society to its realities. The feminization of some words which comes from an ancient process illustrates on the one hand the potential of the language and on the other hand some constraints sometimes linked to the society itself, which creates transitional periods, between matching grammatical correction and the evolution of linguistic uses over time. The possibilities of lexical enrichment (internal creation or loan) show the means available in French and Romanian and some convergences in the area of derivation, of lexical units and their etymologies. The grammatical perspective and word constructing methods make it possible to give keys for the feminization of names of trades or professions. Likewise, recording entries in the lexicon, their evolution, their assimilation or sometimes their forgetfulness, for the benefit of new constructions highlight the existence of objective and subjective criteria which teach us a lot about society as a whole. Keywords: feminization of professions, internal and external enrichment, suffixal match, use of words, grammar, lexicon, French and Romanian."

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