Psychology of Worldviews (selective translation)

The paper presents an author’s translation of fragments of previously unpublished in Russian «Psychology of Worldviews» by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers. The excerpts have been chosen to illustrate the basic considerations of the philosopher and psychiatrist regarding the metaphor of the shell introduced to describe a rigid worldview standpoint that people take to obtain support and shelter from the vulnerability and the uncertainty of environment, while, at the same time, paying for the seeming stability and certainty with the loss of their vitality and intensity of experiencing their own life. As Jaspers highlights, the shell as antinomic in its nature, and the inner contradictions related to the antinomies are resolved at the psychological level of existence, when the shell is melted and moulded into a new form, rather than at the level of formal logic, involving the reason. The author also supplies the translation with some comments and his own considerations on the topic.

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Displacing the Hero in Modern Irish Drama

Theatre Research International ◽

10.1017/s0307883300009512 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 41-56

Author(s):

Francis Doherty

Keyword(s):

Self Esteem ◽

Karl Jaspers ◽

Classical Form ◽

Irish Drama ◽

German Philosopher

The values of a community are revealed in its tragedies, and it is increasingly clear that the classical form of tragedy has been unable to accommodate modern values. It is too aristocratic for a democratic age. Sometimes it has been felt that we no longer merit a hero, and sometimes that heroes are now very dangerous and delusive. This latter view was articulated eloquently by the German philosopher-theologian, Karl Jaspers, in the aftermath of the defeat of Nazism:Tragedy becomes the privilege of the exalted few – all others must be content to be wiped out indifferently in disaster. Tragedy then becomes a characteristic not of man, but of a human aristocracy. As the code of privilege, this philosophy becomes arrogant and unloving; it gives us comfort by pandering to our self-esteem.

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The Turn to Logic and the Transformation of an Ancient Quarrel

Poetics Today ◽

10.1215/03335372-7974100 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 83-100

Author(s):

Kristin Boyce

Keyword(s):

Predicate Logic ◽

Analytic Philosophy ◽

Formal Logic ◽

Early Form ◽

Analytic Tradition ◽

New Form

The development of an analytic tradition in philosophy is bound up with a newly intensified interest in logic, and Frege’s development of a new form of logical notation — an early form of what is now called predicate logic — is one of the conditions that made that tradition possible. At the same time, the development of analytic philosophy is also tied to a turn away from what had until that time been a natural and often mutually beneficial exchange with poetry, drama, and fiction. It is easy to assume that the turn away from literature is a necessary consequence of the turn to logic. This essay argues that in fact there are good reasons to think that if we follow the turn to formal logic through, it instead pushes philosophy back into a transformed and perhaps deeper kind of conversation with literature. The terms that organize this renewed conversation are those of a shared preoccupation not with certain ideas or content but with the power of form. The upshot is that the turn to formal logic returns philosophy to a transformed version of the “ancient quarrel” with which it began.

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TAN MALAKA: FILSAFAT REALISME KETIMURAN

Al-Hikmah: Jurnal Theosofi dan Peradaban Islam ◽

10.51900/al-hikmah.v2i1.7610 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Salahuddin Harahap

Keyword(s):

Formal Logic ◽

Eastern Philosophy ◽

Great Work ◽

Acculturation Process ◽

High Concern ◽

New Form ◽

Popular Work

Tan Malaka, is one of the Indonesian thinkers who seems to have quite a high concern for philosophy as stated in his fairly popular work MADILOG stands for "Materialism-Dialectics and Logic". A great work put the foundations of philosophy and logic which, if developed, is believed to give birth to a new philosophical model and not just a transfer of the philosophy of Western Materialism, Dialectic Socialism and Aristotelian Formal Logic. The author prefers to call "Philosophy of Eastern Realism" towards the philosophy developed by Tan Malaka with the following considerations: First, in general the territory of Indonesia is included in the category of agrarian (close to nature) so that the nature of thought is very laden with mysticism or myth, so that necessary encouragement more realistic and logical so it is called "Realism". Second, the term eastern represents typical traditions, culture, religion and territory so as to necessitate a strong acculturation process for any ideas, thoughts and traditions that originate from outside. At least these two considerations have been exposed in various writings by Tan Malaka, which the writer believes can be formulated as a new form of philosophy specifically for the treasures of Eastern Philosophy in particular Indonesia.Keywords: Tan Malaka, Eastern Realism Philosophy.

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Fine Structure of Platelet Interaction with a New Microcrystalline Collagen Preparation

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100050305 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 58-59

Author(s):

W. H. Zucker ◽

R. G. Mason

Keyword(s):

Fine Structure ◽

Platelet Aggregation ◽

Hydrochloric Acid ◽

Whole Blood ◽

Platelet Adhesion ◽

Hemostatic Agent ◽

Native Collagen ◽

Fibrillar Morphology ◽

Clinical Interest ◽

New Form

Platelet adhesion initiates platelet aggregation and is an important component of the hemostatic process. Since the development of a new form of collagen as a topical hemostatic agent is of both basic and clinical interest, an ultrastructural and hematologic study of the interaction of platelets with the microcrystalline collagen preparation was undertaken.In this study, whole blood anticoagulated with EDTA was used in order to inhibit aggregation and permit study of platelet adhesion to collagen as an isolated event. The microcrystalline collagen was prepared from bovine dermal corium; milling was with sharp blades. The preparation consists of partial hydrochloric acid amine collagen salts and retains much of the fibrillar morphology of native collagen.

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The staining pattern of the tropomyosin sequence is displayed in a new paracrystal

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100142372 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 150-151

Author(s):

M.K. Lamvik ◽

L.L. Klatt

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Amino Acid Sequence ◽

Staining Pattern ◽

Banding Patterns ◽

Mass Thickness ◽

New Form

Tropomyosin paracrystals have been used extensively as test specimens and magnification standards due to their clear periodic banding patterns. The paracrystal type discovered by Ohtsuki1 has been of particular interest as a test of unstained specimens because of alternating bands that differ by 50% in mass thickness. While producing specimens of this type, we came across a new paracrystal form. Since this new form displays aligned tropomyosin molecules without the overlaps that are characteristic of the Ohtsuki-type paracrystal, it presents a staining pattern that corresponds to the amino acid sequence of the molecule.

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