Benhabib on Democratic Iterations in a Global Order

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Yossi Dahan ◽  
Yossi Yonah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Popular Sovereignty ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Democratic Ideal ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
Structural Failures

Seyla Benhabib’s article, “Twilight of Sovereignty or the Emergence of Cosmopolitan Norms” offers a penetrating analysis of the contemporary global order and suggests a normative approach by which to mend its structural failures—viewed from the democratic ideal of popular sovereignty and guided by what she calls “cosmopolitan norms.”The authors take issue with Benhabib's position on both the descriptive and the normative grounds, and make three critical points in this matter: the first two points concern Benhabib's descriptive portrayal of the global order. The third critical point concerns her normative position, i.e., her ideal of the good (global) polity, displayed through her idea of “democratic iteration” operating through global civil society.The critical assessment of Benhabib's views ensues from the authors’ endorsement of the transformationalist position—the state, although somewhat undermined by global processes, still possesses considerable power and maintains a crucial role in determining the trajectory of these processes.

scholarly journals Physical measures for infinitely renormalizable Lorenz maps

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 717-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. MARTENS ◽  
B. WINCKLER
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Physical Measure ◽  
Unimodal Maps ◽  
Statistical Behavior ◽  
Physical Measures ◽  
Lorenz Maps

A physical measure on the attractor of a system describes the statistical behavior of typical orbits. An example occurs in unimodal dynamics: namely, all infinitely renormalizable unimodal maps have a physical measure. For Lorenz dynamics, even in the simple case of infinitely renormalizable systems, the existence of physical measures is more delicate. In this article, we construct examples of infinitely renormalizable Lorenz maps which do not have a physical measure. A priori bounds on the geometry play a crucial role in (unimodal) dynamics. There are infinitely renormalizable Lorenz maps which do not have a priori bounds. This phenomenon is related to the position of the critical point of the consecutive renormalizations. The crucial technical ingredient used to obtain these examples without a physical measure is the control of the position of these critical points.

Phase space correspondence between Jordan and Einstein frames

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150087
Author(s):  
Amin Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Dynamical Behavior ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Jordan Frame ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Theories Of Gravity ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Jordan And Einstein Frames

Scalar–tensor theories of gravity can be formulated in the Einstein frame or in the Jordan frame (JF) which are related with each other by conformal transformations. Although the two frames describe the same physics and are equivalent, the stability of the field equations in the two frames is not the same. Here, we implement dynamical system and phase space approach as a robustness tool to investigate this issue. We concentrate on the Brans–Dicke theory in a Friedmann–Lemaitre–Robertson–Walker universe, but the results can easily be generalized. Our analysis shows that while there is a one-to-one correspondence between critical points in two frames and each critical point in one frame is mapped to its corresponds in another frame, however, stability of a critical point in one frame does not guarantee the stability in another frame. Hence, an unstable point in one frame may be mapped to a stable point in another frame. All trajectories between two critical points in phase space in one frame are different from their corresponding in other ones. This indicates that the dynamical behavior of variables and cosmological parameters is different in two frames. Hence, for those features of the study, which focus on observational measurements, we must use the JF where experimental data have their usual interpretation.

Vives's De ratione dicendi: Structure, Innovations, Problems

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mack
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Human Learning ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
The Third ◽  
Linguistic Basis

Abstract This paper presents a critical assessment of Vives's major rhetorical treatise, De ratione dicendi (1533). In terms of structure it shows that the first book is concerned with the linguistic basis of style, that the second deals with the qualities of style, the four aims of rhetoric, decorum and disposition and that the third presents guidance on composing ten genres of writing practised by humanists. The paper describes Vives's original contributions to the analysis of the linguistic basis of style, the qualities of style, emotional manipulation, decorum, and the composition of history and commentary. In assessing Vives's work it makes comparisons with rhetoric texts by Agricola, Erasmus, Melanchthon, and Ramus. It finds that Vives's reform of rhetoric is based in his encyclopaedic grasp of human learning but that this very encyclopaedism can cause weaknesses in his discussions of particular topics. De ratione dicendi tells us a great deal about Vives's perceptiveness and breadth of reading but, with only three sixteenth century editions, it was not a successful textbook.

scholarly journals Global Phase Portrait and Bifurcation Diagram for a Multi-Parametric Linear System

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Rodríguez Contreras ◽  
Alberto Reyes Linero ◽  
Juliana Vargas Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Linear System ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Phase Portrait ◽  
Bifurcation Diagram ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Global Dynamics ◽  
Parametric Surfaces ◽  
Critical Points At Infinity ◽  
Global Phase Portrait ◽  
The Stability

The goal of this article is to conduct a global dynamics study of a linear multiparameter system (real parameters (a,b,c) in R^3); for this, we take the different changes that these parameters present. First, we find the different parametric surfaces in which the space is divided, where the stability of the critical point is defined; we then create a bifurcation diagram to classify the different bifurcations that appear in the system. Finally, we determine and classify the critical points at infinity, considering the canonical shape of the Poincaré sphere, and thus, obtain a global phase portrait of the multiparametric linear system.

Human Rights under State Socialism

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lane
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
The West ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
The One

The paper is in four parts. The first outlines the debate that has occurred in the West about whether human rights, and about what human rights, are desirable and possible in socialist states. In the second it is contended that the normative approach to rights in socialist states has been influenced but not determined by the theory and practice of the USSR. Human rights under Marxism–Leninism are ambiguously defined: there is an unresolved tension between individual (and group) rights, on the one hand, and class and collective rights on the other. Socialist states, it is claimed, have different units, types of claims and priorities of rights. In the third section, it is argued that the Soviet model of rights has a particular correspondence with Russian culture. Its impact on other socialist countries (Poland is considered, as an illustration) depends on the internal social structure (the strength of interest groups) and the degree of legitimacy of the state. Finally, some prognostications are offered concerning the dynamics and likely developments of rights claims under socialism.

scholarly journals NEW INSIGHTS, OLD TEXTS CLERICAL FORMATION AND THE CAROLINGIAN RENEWAL IN HRABANUS MAURUS

Traditio ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 63-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
OWEN M. PHELAN
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
Close Connection ◽  
The Third ◽  
Priestly Formation ◽  
De Doctrina Christiana ◽  
Original Case ◽  
Traditional Authorities ◽  
Pastoral Practice

Hrabanus Maurus'sDe institutione clericorumis a masterpiece of clerical formation, emblematic of the Carolingian Renewal and esteemed by thinkers throughout the Middle Ages. In the third book, Hrabanus juxtaposes Augustine's teachings inDe doctrina christianawith Gregory the Great's instruction in theRegula pastoralisto craft an original case for a close connection between wisdom and moral life in priestly training. Hrabanus's effort concretizes long-standing concerns of Carolingian reformers reiterated in landmark reform documents from the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Moreover, throughout his life, Hrabanus periodically returns to his work on priestly formation for words and ideas to undergird subsequent efforts at integrating education with pastoral practice in a variety of genres, including his model sermons, his encyclopedic commentary, and his handbook for missionary conversion. In addition to highlighting Hrabanus's individual genius as one who adroitly applies traditional authorities in novel ways to contemporary problems, this study illumines the crucial role played by monasteries like Fulda as engines for the Carolingian reform.

scholarly journals A method to estimate statistical errors of properties derived from charge-density modelling

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Fournier ◽  
Benoît Guillot ◽  
Claude Lecomte ◽  
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán ◽  
Christian Jelsch
Keyword(s):  
Charge Density ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Density Model ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Topological Properties ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Density Modelling

Estimating uncertainties of property values derived from a charge-density model is not straightforward. A methodology, based on calculation of sample standard deviations (SSD) of properties using randomly deviating charge-density models, is proposed with theMoProsoftware. The parameter shifts applied in the deviating models are generated in order to respect the variance–covariance matrix issued from the least-squares refinement. This `SSD methodology' procedure can be applied to estimate uncertainties ofanyproperty related to a charge-density model obtained by least-squares fitting. This includes topological properties such as critical point coordinates, electron density, Laplacian and ellipticity at critical points and charges integrated over atomic basins. Errors on electrostatic potentials and interaction energies are also available now through this procedure. The method is exemplified with the charge density of compound (E)-5-phenylpent-1-enylboronic acid, refined at 0.45 Å resolution. The procedure is implemented in the freely availableMoProprogram dedicated to charge-density refinement and modelling.

scholarly journals II. On the critical state of gases

1880 ◽  
Vol 30 (200-205) ◽  
pp. 323-329 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Critical State ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Boiling Point ◽  
Chemical Society ◽  
Boiling Points ◽  
Intermediate Condition ◽  
Specific Volumes

In a paper read before the Chemical Society, in May, 1879, I gave an account of a method of determining what is termed by Kopp the “specific volumes” of liquids; that was shown to be the volume of liquid at its boiling-point, at ordinary atmospheric pressure, obtainable from 22,326 volumes of its gas, supposed to exist at 0°. Being desirous of extending these researches, with the view of ascertaining such relations at higher temperatures, since April, 1879, I have made numerous experiments, the results of, and deductions from which I hope to publish before long. The temperatures observed vary from the boiling-points of the liquids examined, to about 50° above their critical points; and in course of these experiments I have noticed some curious facts, which may not be unworthy of the attention of the Society. It is well known that at temperatures above that which produces what is termed by Dr. Andrews the “critical point” of a liquid, the substance is supposed to exist in a peculiar condition, and Dr Andrews purposely abstained from speculating on the nature of the matter, whether it be liquid or gaseous, or in an intermediate condition, to which no name has been given. As my observations bear directly on this point, it may be advisable first to describe the experiments I have made, and then to draw the deductions which appear to follow from them.

Positioning the third wave of middle power diplomacy: Institutional elevation, practice limitations

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew F. Cooper ◽  
Emel Parlar Dal
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Middle Power ◽  
The Third ◽  
Issue Area ◽  
Middle Powers ◽  
Missing Middle

This article argues that middle power diplomacy can be identified as having gone through three distinct waves. The first is connected with the immediate post-1945 global order, with a focus on multilateralism via the United Nations and related bodies. The second moved to ad hoc bursts of activism related to specific issue area niches. The third and current wave, by contrast, is embedded in the informal institutionalization associated with the G20. Just as the BRICS have used the G20 as a catalyst for differentiated activities both around and independent of the G20, the “missing middle” in the G20 (countries increasingly portrayed as middle powers beyond both the BRICS and the G7) have begun to explore the possibility of collective action. MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, and Australia), while possibly a significant advance in global governance, has the potential of hardening the categories of countries identified as middle powers. At the same time, the MIKTA countries face a number of serious constraints in terms of this global reach. Institutional elevation is compromised by practice limitations, most notably the hold of regional imperatives.

Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Moral Epistemology

2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-640
Author(s):  
Martin Cajthaml ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
The Third ◽  
Value Ethics

The first part of the paper focuses on the elements of von Hildebrand’s general and moral epistemology that can be related to Brentano’s philosophy. The salient concepts discussed are those of Kenntnisnahme (taking cognizance) and Stellungnahme (response). I explain their meaning and show their role in von Hildebrand’s critical assessment of Brentano’s conception of the acts of higher (or correct) love and hate. In the second part of the paper, I argue that von Hildebrand’s material ethics is based on the basic ontological presupposition of Scheler’s material value ethics and that it is, therefore, to be considered a version of it, notwithstanding some quite basic differences from Scheler in other respects. In the third part of the paper, I discuss von Hildebrand’s most important analyses of the different epistemic acts through which values are given. The salient concepts are those of the seeing and feeling of values.

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