Conceptual Foundations of Civilizational Transformations in Contemporary Social Philosophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413
Author(s):  
Stanislav A. Malchenkov
Keyword(s):  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Code ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

Introduction. The relevance of the analysis of civilizational transformations in Russia is explained, first of all, by the vast vicissitudes of its political, economic and socio-cultural development in recent decades. The importance of the topic is growing, since the content of the philosophical problem in the period of building a multipolar world is supplemented by geopolitical components. Methods. The work used historical and dialectical methods, as well as systems analysis. Results. In modern scientific research, the ideas of linear and cyclical development are no longer opposed to each other as rigidly as was customary in the 19th – 20th centuries. The development of the concept of “axial time” by K. Jaspers leads to the idea that local civilizations, throughout their development, undergo significant transformations, while maintaining their own uniqueness. The concept of “civilizational transformations” is closely related to the category of “social transformations” that has developed in the scientific literature, however, it focuses primarily on cultural changes that cover the spiritual sphere of society. Discussion and Conclusion. At present, there is a need to include the concept of “civilizational transformations” in the scientific circulation, which in its most general form describes all possible changes in civilization on the way of its development. Civilizational transformations not only change the social code in the spiritual sphere, but also significantly affect the transformation of social, political and economic institutions.

Changing Generations, Changing Consumers and Transformation of Advertising Narrative

2019 ◽  
pp. 130-140
Author(s):  
Elif Ulker-Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Socio-economic, political, and socio-cultural changes that occur in specific periods over the years cause changes in social dynamics and social transformations. Generations, who are living in the same historical period and are expected to have similar consumption and lifestyle habits, are now a reference point for the companies and brands to correctly identify target consumers and choose the right communication tools. At this point, the changing technology has influenced the social structure, people and the way companies do business. Besides, the development and diversification of the means of communication by the influence of the internet technologies have caused the differentiation of the consumption behaviors and changed the connections and the ways of reaching the information. In the frame of these changes, the primary purpose is to examine consumption habits in the context of changing lifestyles and priorities of people with the effect of social transformations, as well as to explain the transformation of these changes regarding businesses, brands and communication tools.

scholarly journals Clash of Linguistic Ethnocultures and Its Effect (Iberian Region from the point of view of Historical Ethnolinguistics)

2019 ◽  
pp. 209-218
Author(s):  
N. M. Korbozerova
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Culture Form ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Ambiguous Effect ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Political Economic

Modern Spanish is a multi-ethnic, complex structured, hierarchical formation ofnan abstract nature that serves its communicative, cognitive, pragmatic and other needs, diverse peoples, ethnos and social groups in contemporary Spanish -speaking countries located on different continents. This language has gone the difficult way of asserting its identity and has felt the ambiguous effect of collision with other linguistic cultures in the process of socio-political, economic and cultural changes. We consider that the language is the main consolidating force of society, it participates in the complex relationships in the triad society-language-culture, and simultaneously plays a key role in social transformations and preserving national and cultural identity. A culture that relies on the language system and cannot exist without it, is a decisive factor in changes in social practices. Therefore, we regard the language as a kind of a framework for culture, and in its complex, both the language and the culture, form an indivisible phenomenon such as the linguoculture, which is inherent in a particular people, ethnicity, society. Within the limits of the theory of linguistic collision, the causes of the original design of the Iberian-Roman linguistic culture can be considered as the intrinsic processes, which were set in the crisis (in the Vth century) and the fall (in the VIth cenury) of the Roman Empire, in the collapse of the Roman linguistic culture. The effect of the contact with German and Arabic linguistic cultures were manifested in complete abandoning of German linguoculture or partial rejection of Arabic linguoculture and in the Spaniards’ awareness of their own national linguistic and cultural identity.

Digital Storytelling

2004 ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin W. Tharp ◽  
Liz Hills
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Production ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Digital Medium ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Cultural Development ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Political Economic

This chapter considers the significance of digital storytelling as a force for community cultural development in global and regional contexts and as a means of transforming regions. The primary focus is on practice, which will prove useful to both the community informatics practitioner and ethnographic or participative action researchers. This is achieved by contrasting the traditional ‘top down’ approach to media and cultural production with the rise of community-based digital storytelling. The authors argue that community-based digital storytelling must take seriously the realities of the digital divide, and must consider the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of communities and their specific ‘relationship’ to digital technologies to ensure that communities have both access to, and the literacy and skills to engage with, the digital medium. The authors consider specific examples that illustrate this approach and conclude by reiterating that access to digital technologies should be combined with community-based training programs, community based-goals and initiatives, and a commitment to principles of regional and global social justice.

‘It Is Often a Shot in the Dark’

LOGOS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Elza Ungure ◽  
Lı¯ga Gu¯tmane
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Book ◽  
Political Economic

In this article the authors analyse narratives of the ‘agents’ associated with book publishing in Latvia, instrumentalizing the Bourdieusian theoretical framework of habitus–capital–field in order to understand the particulars of power relationships in the national book publishing field. Based on the results of the narrative analysis, authors conclude that power relationships in book publishing in Latvia have historically shifted during periods when major social transformations have taken place in other fields of the social world (e.g. political, economic) and echoed in the publishing field in the form of altered conditions. Depending on each agent’s position in the field, these changes have meant that values and meanings linked with the practice of publishing have either had to be adjusted or been significantly disruptive.

scholarly journals Social transformations in bifurcation fields of self-organizing systems: methodological and conceptual aspects

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Vitaly V. Popov ◽  
Oksana A. Muzyka ◽  
Tatyana D. Skudnova ◽  
Svetlana A. Petrushenko ◽  
Tatyana P. Agafonova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Social Actor ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Transitional Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Different Levels

The article considers different methodological approaches to studying the modern society undergoing a process of transformation. The authors stipulate that the modern society should be considered in its dynamics as a society of social transformations; expound on the need for a correct and adequate semantic formulation of significant issues of non-linear development of the society within the frameworks of the philosophy of science and the social philosophy; demonstrate different levels of application of the concepts and semantic representations in the research into social transformations at the level of complex systems; and reveal that in the study of social transformations within a transitional society it is appropriate to state that the social synergetics allows modelling some aspects of the creative practical activity of a cognizing social actor. Specifics of the development of social transformations in bifurcation fields in the context of non-linear development of the society are identified and discussed. 

scholarly journals Forging the trowel, hammering the Dacians: Marxism and Late Iron Age Archaeology in Romania (1948–1989)

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 23-62
Author(s):  
Alin Henț ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Late Iron Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Key Events

The aim of this paper is to make a critical evaluation of the Romanian historiography from 1948–1989 which had as a subject of study the social history of the northern Balkan communities in the Late Iron Age period. The two years that I have chosen have both a symbolical and a chronological value. The year 1948 marks the beginning of an extensive and radical process of political, economic, social, and cultural changes, while the year 1989 symbolizes the fall of the Romanian “communist” regime. I propose a contextual analysis, which takes into account the evolution of the “communist” regime, as well as some key events that shaped the discourse. Through this evaluation, I want to intervene in the symbolic struggles that had as a final stake the Late Iron Age archaeology from Romania. Without claiming an objective analysis, I want to offer an alternative to the distorted portrayals which had existed so far. Although labelled as a “Communist” or “Marxist” historiography, it never strayed too far from the nationalist ideology, creating massive distortions along its way. In almost 50 years, the Romanian Late Iron Age historiography has gone from a formal and superficial application of Marxist theories, to a relative liberalization, and finally returned to an almost right‑wing discourse over the Dacian past. Moreover, I will show, in contrast to the classical post‑Communist view that the Late Iron Age archaeology in Romania was in touch, at least at some point, to the contemporary historiographical debates.

scholarly journals Badanie kultury w PRL i ZSRR oraz nowe spojrzenie na kulturę w polskiej i rosyjskiej socjologii po przełomie ustrojowym

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 113-129
Author(s):  
Victoria Dunaeva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Development ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Sociology Of Culture ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Basic Task ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
Political Economic

The author analyses a history of research on culture in communist Poland and the USSR (later Russian Federation). She finds similarities and differences. During the time of communist Poland a tendency was to standardize the supply of culture and make the access to it more democratic. The basic task of the sociology of culture in communist Poland was to control the advancement process of culture dissemination and research into the various forms of participation. However, in the second half of the 70s attention was more and more focused on the directions of cultural sociology development and functions. Following the fall of communism this discipline was faced with a challenge of embracing all the important directions of changes while indicating a now socio-cultural model at the same time. In the USSR, on the other hand, the government was interested only in the cultural research which was to confirm a hypothesis on fast cultural development of masses. Sociology of culture did not exist as a science, though. Following years of deep crisis, when perestroika period began, sociologists of post soviet Russia faced a serious challenge: how to move from “the only one true” Marxist paradigm to the mastering and usage of various theories which functioned in sociology around the world. The Author indicated the contribution in this respect i.a. of Vladimir Yadov or academics circled around Yurij Levada. In general one can say that in Poland as well as in Russia, the sociology of culture following the fall of communist regime and following certain major political, economic, social and cultural changes, found itself in entirely new reality.

scholarly journals Cultural Change that Occurred in the Religion of Tamilakam

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Suresh R
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Feudal Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic

The analysis of the religions of Tamilakam should be started from Sangam Age. Though there is no indication of established religion in the Sangam literature, there are plenty of data on established worship patterns. Researchers explain the changes in the social institutions according to the manufacturing relationship. When the social institutions get into changes, the tradition of religious culture too changes accordingly in support of them. As for as Tamil society is concerned, in every age, i.e., from the age of ethnic groups to feudal society, lots of political, economic religious, philosophical and cultural changes have occurred. This paper analyses the interruptions and impacts in the religious cultural tier of Tamils and the specific changes occurred as a result.

The Myth-Shaping Power of a Past Vision of the Future

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-202
Author(s):  
Imola György V.
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Personality Cult ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Shaping Power ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Moment

Abstract The creation of an era itself, as rhetoric of time, creates the otherness from which it builds up its own borders. Thus the creation of an era goes hand in hand with identity formation. The beginning of the 20th century, as the boundary of an era, appears as such a self-reflective moment in the life of Târgu Mureş. The study aims at presenting the social, economic and cultural changes of this period, notably the time when György Bernády was the mayor, the most significant period of urbanization of the town, the moment of the conscious designation of the above mentioned boundary of an era. It makes an attempt to grasp the beginning of the powerful personality cult of the former mayor; it analyzes those strategies of canonization and discourses that have played a key role in the process of the myth-formation of the hero and its time. In this era the process of György Bernády’s raising to the status of a cultural hero took place. The articles, which appeared in the local press, give a clear-cut image about what kind of judgements and appreciations have developed about the city and its councillor, as well as the infrastructural and cultural development

scholarly journals The Phenomenon of the Spirit of Sacrifice: A Philosophical-Anthropological Interpretation

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Oleg D. Agapov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Spiritual Practice ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic

The consciousness of modernity sees the phenomenon of sacrifice/spirit of sacrifice as something that has to be overcome and driven away from social reality. However, the contemporary anthropological paradigm (M. Scheler, P. Ricœur, E. Levinas, R. Girard, and G. Agamben) proves the spirit of sacrifice to be the main driving force of anthroposociogenesis, the basis for constituting religious, political, economic, and socio-cultural life of humankind. Thus, we can speak not only about different understandings of this phenomenon, but also about the rift between the ideology of “living without sacrifice”, propagated by a number of agents of our time, and evidence presented by the social sciences. The author of this paper believes that social philosophy should view the phenomenon of the spirit of sacrifice in the light of diversity, goal-setting and multi-directionality of its actualization. One of the main goals for contemporary intellectuals (religious and secular) is to achieve maximum clarity in differentiating diverse attitudes and forms of understanding related to this phenomenon. In particular, it is necessary to consistently deconstruct the intention of the ideology of ressentiment (M. Scheler) aimed at simplifying the lifeworld of human beings and form a philosophical and anthropological paradigm of understanding the spirit of sacrifice as a mode of free spiritual practice. The essence of the latter consists in devoting one’s life to the values of family, freedom and fecundity, making it possible to overcome the existing “order of violence” through restraining the processes of mimetic rivalry by detecting, criticising, preventing, stopping and transforming them. According to the author, the richness of meanings hidden in the term sacer represents the quintessence of the social and existential strategies and practices of humankind. This article intends to make a theoretical and methodological step in comprehending the phenomenon of sacrifice/spirit of sacrifice as well as in understanding the contexts of its analysis and development in contemporary society.

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