scholarly journals Een kleine taalgemeenschap – een groot onderzoeksveld

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Agata Kowalska-Szubert ◽  
Bożena Czarnecka
Keyword(s):  
Ordinary People ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Argument

There is a growing trend in the scientific world to publish papers in English. Describing research in the field of technology or medicine in English is justified, because it allows for faster verification of results and their application by scientists in any part of the world, and thus their faster use by ordinary people. It is questionable, however, whether it makes sense to write about a language – especially one as small as Dutch – in the language of Shakespeare. Dutch still lends itself very well to scientific argument, as the publications in this volume prove.

Sherry C. M. Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman. With a Preface by China Miéville, Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. New York: The Morgan Library & Museum, 2018, 175 pp., more than 90 colored ill.

Mediaevistik ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 284-284
Author(s):  
Albrecht Classen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Femme Fatale ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Narrow Sense ◽  
The World ◽  
Evil Spirits ◽  
Morgan Library ◽  
Illustrated Book

This wonderfully illustrated book accompanied an exhibition that took place at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, from June 8 to September 23, 2018, authored by two well established and respected art historian*s, who provide us with a sweeping view of the world of monsters and many other related creatures in medieval fantasy. While previous research mostly focused on monsters in the narrow sense of the word, i.e., grotesque and oversized human-like creatures normally threatening ordinary people in their existence, Lindquist and Mittman pursue a much broader perspective and incorporate also many other features in human imagination, including wonders, aliens, Jews, Muslims, strangers in general, the femme fatale, sirens, undines, mermaids (but there is no reference to the Melusine figure, though she would fit much better into the general framework), devils, and evil spirits. However, I do not understand why ‘gargoyles’ have been left out here. This vast approach allows them also to address the beasts from the Physiologus tradition, then natural wonders, giants, and then, quite surprisingly, religious scenes in psalters (148), depictions of nobles playing chess (150; where are the wild men alleged surrounding the players?), the whore of Babylon (153), figures from the Apocalypse, and anything else that smacks of wonder.

scholarly journals Demythologization and existential theology: formation of paradigm

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
Yuliya Strielkova
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Dialectical Theology ◽  
The World ◽  
Sacred Scripture

The author Strielkova Yuliya A. in the article «Demythologization and existential theology: formation of paradigm» analyzed the conception of the demythologization of Sacred Scripture and Sacred translation as a fundamental setting not only within the dialectical theology of the twentieth century, but also for contemporary searches for the forms of correlation of philosophy and theology in the context of the scientific world pictur. The author outlines the heuristic potential of a reinterpretative approach to the concept of demythologization, considered beyond the conceptual and chronological framework of dialectical theology. Also, attention was focused on clarifying the heuristic content of the concept of "demythologization" for the modern philosophical and theological tradition, as well as the nature of its genetic connection with the existential paradigm of philosophizing and christology. Particular attention is paid to the paradigmatic and formative aspects of the phenomenon of demythologization; the role of language practices and discursive models in the development of the contemporary picture of the world is accentuated 

scholarly journals Cruising through the journey without getting drowned: The saga of a PhD student in the Netherlands

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Louise Van Galen ◽  
◽  
Joyce Wachelder ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
Medical Trainees ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
The World ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
The Uk

Young medical trainees all over the world are encouraged to investigate unknown areas of medicine that need clarification. This often leads them to undertake a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy). Being curious, critical, and creative are necessary competences which enable us to engender scientific research within acute (internal) medicine. Worldwide, huge numbers of professionals are pursuing a PhD, with the aim of receiving a ‘Doctor’-title. These PhD trajectories vary distinctly between countries. Since the distances in the scientific world are getting smaller and it is becoming more easy to work with each other across borders, it might be interesting to know what it requires to become an academic ‘doctor’ overseas. Hereby, we provide a concise insight in to the differences between doing PhD in (acute) medicine in the Netherlands and in the UK

scholarly journals Social well-being of converted Muslims in different countries of the world

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 171-173
Author(s):  
Olga Maksymenko
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The World ◽  
Hostile Attitude

The tendency to intensify Islamophobia in its various manifestations, from the hostile attitude towards the Muslims to open acts of aggression and calls for hatred and violence against the representatives of this religion - unfortunately, has recently been observed in many countries of the world. Some factors contribute to this: firstly, the inspiration by some unscrupulous media of identifying Muslims with terrorists and extremists, a new wave of fear, caused by reports of numerous crimes by militants of the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (whose activities generally contradict the spirit of Islam as a peaceful and humanistic religion that recognizes human life of the highest value and equates the killing of one person to the murder of all mankind) and recent attacks with a large number of human victims (in particular, in France and Belgium); and secondly, the reluctance of ordinary people to see in their environment those who differ from them (rejection of "someone else", due to the imaginary division of the world into "we" and "they"). Bearers of another culture are perceived as a threat of violations of the usual way of life, changes in the established system of values. Hence, the sharply negative attitude towards refugees from Syria and other Islamic countries.

The Boundaries of Pure Science and Navigation

1948 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Charles Darwin
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Pure Science ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The World

The scientific world will warmly welcome the foundation of the Institute of Navigation, and indeed we may regret that it was not founded long ago. The interest in scientific navigation goes back nearly 300 years, since it was with the aim of assisting navigation that the Royal Observatory was founded, and during the eighteenth century navigation was greatly advanced by the encouragement given to Harrison in his work on the chronometer. It took some time before this was extensively used at sea, but by the beginning of the nineteenth century it would have appeared that astronomical navigation had nearly reached perfection. It was a fine and accurate science, as witnessed by the world surveys made by such seamen as Captain Fitzroy in the 1820's and 1830's, and little more seemed to be called for, or indeed could be expected as long as astronomy was the sole means of location. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries our Institute would have had a great many interesting activities, but in the nineteenth we cannot help feeling it would have been rather dull. Even then, however, there is a matter that may excite our surprise, for the ‘Sumner’ line was discovered at a rather late date, by a master mariner at sea, whereas it ought to have been an obvious idea to anyone with even a rudimentary mathematical training.

POLICE IN FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME — PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-172
Author(s):  
AGNIESZKA ARAUCZ-BORUC
Keyword(s):  
Organised Crime ◽  
Central Bureau ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Problem Identification ◽  
Crime Problem ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up

Organised crime, in view of its nature, is very dangerous, and its extensive structure not only in Poland, but all over the world causes a great threat to ordinary people. In Poland, the main service established to fight crime, including organised crime, is the police. The fight against organised crime (of an economic, drug, criminal, terrorism-related nature, including cross-border crime) is handled by the police organisational unit set up in 2000 - the Central Bureau of Investigation. The purpose of the article is to present the police as a competent service in the fi eld of recognising, combatting and preventing organised crime.

Scientific Publishing in English for Non-English-Speaking Academicians

2019 ◽  
pp. 278-294
Author(s):  
Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu
Keyword(s):  
Data Sets ◽  
Academic English ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
The World ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Different Cultures

The majority of scientific research in the world is published in English. The chapter expands the discussion on English as a lingua franca a step further to initiate a discussion on English as a scientific lingua franca. English as a scientific lingua franca poses a significant challenge for the non-Anglo-Saxon scholars by disregarding their data sets and research unless the research is written in academic English with culturally determined rhetorical conventions. This chapter investigates why different cultures have tendencies to write in culturally affected writing styles and forms. Toward that end, the chapter shows how the failure to give proper attention to other rhetorical styles results in losing crucial intellectual information from the non-Anglo-Saxon scholars. With this in mind, the chapter offers short-term solutions for academicians to join in the scientific world despite possible language barriers.

The Useful and Ornamental Landscapes of British (Post)colonialism

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-104
Author(s):  
Garth Myers
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Botanical Gardens ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Over Time

The third chapter examines global urbanism as postcolonial. It concentrates on colonialism’s role in physically, ecologically and culturally re-structuring cities around the world, emphasizing the colonial shaping of urban landscapes –parks and botanical gardens - in Zanzibar and Port of Spain. The chapter shows the divergent, contested and reshaped character of the urban ecologies of these two settings in post-colonial times. British colonialism’s urban parks and gardens in both settings are the focus. Robert Orchard Williams, who served as curator of the botanic gardens of both colonies, serves as a foil for reflecting on the colonial legacy’s different refractions in these two post-colonial settings. The chapter also shows the agency of ordinary people in changing the environmental-spatial structure over time.

Современное монголоведение: от «культурного поворота» к новой картине мира

2020 ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Valeriy N. Badmaev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Collaboration ◽  
World View ◽  
World History ◽  
Science Diplomacy ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
The World ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Wide Perspective ◽  
Science And Education

The article foregrounds the theme of the socio-cultural, civilizational context and worldview status of the contemporary Mongolian Studies and the prospects of its inclusion into the wide perspective of the world scientific research. The processes like globalization and informatization of the science and education, the expansion of the international and interdisciplinary research collaboration, the activation of the science diplomacy lead to “cultural turns”, the emergence of new perspectives in science, the understanding of the scientific and humanistic unity of the East and West, Europe and Asia, the whole world. All these raise the issues of the methodological self-renovation and cultural and civilizational selfawareness for the contemporary Mongolian Studies. The article points out the importance of the refusal of the Eurocentrism rigorism, the need for understanding of equivalence, equal status, equal significance of the west and east intellectual and scientific traditions, their equal importance for each other. The inclusion of the contemporary Mongolian studies into the wider context of the world research will enable to perceive the true meaning of the phenomena “world history”, “world philosophy”, define the new scientific world view of the XXI century.

Lifeworlds of Islam

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Bamyeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Specific Problem ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
The World

Islam is what Muslims do. From this premise, the book elaborates a sociology of Islam in three concise chapters. The book shows that Islam has operated typically not in the form of standard dogmas, but usually as a compass for practical orientations (“lifeworlds”). This more pragmatic character of the faith established it as a relevant factor in three arenas in which common social life acquires meaning: participatory ethics, public philosophies, and global networks. The book argues that all three are poorly understood in recent literature, which tends to focus on one specific problem or another, and then in isolation from global and historical contexts. The book argues that the larger preoccupations of ordinary Muslims—how to live in a global society; how to guide life in the manner of a total philosophy; and how to relate to the world of daily struggles—are unique neither to the present period nor to religious life. But the career of a particular religion—Islam in this case—offers a focused empirical lens through which we may learn something more about the nature of global citizenship; the philosophical needs of ordinary people; and the sorts of ethics that facilitate social participation.

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