scholarly journals Coming of age in the academy? The status of our emerging field

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. C06
Author(s):  
Susanna Hornig Priest
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship

Science communication is certainly growing as an academic field, as well as a professional specialization. This calls to mind predictions made decades ago about the ways in which the explosion of scientific knowledge was envisioned as the likely source of new difficulties in the relationship between science and society. It is largely this challenge that has inspired the creation of the field of science communication. Has science communication become its own academic subdiscipline in the process? What exactly does this entail?

scholarly journals When Science Is Made an “Accomplice”

2021 ◽  
Vol V (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Shibarshina
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Social Activists ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Science And Politics ◽  
The Relationship

The article attempts to comprehend the relationship between science and politics and the use of scientific knowledge by various actors to promote their own political, ideological and other agendas. The author considers a few concepts that have resulted from the complication of various spheres of life and, accordingly, from the need for a new description and organization of science. These issues are also associated with new formats of relationships between science and society encouraged by the changing scientific, social and other contexts. The author notes that as a result, the scientific activity becomes more sensitive to social needs, yet also more susceptible to various social, political and other influences. This situation is illustrated with the ways in which social activists employ scientific knowledge and public science communication to advance their ideological positions, influence political and/or economic decisions and motivate civic action. The author points out the multiplicity of actors engaged in the assessment of scientific discoveries and the formation of the scientific and political agenda. The article assesses the importance of taking into account the political context of the relationship between science and society in the models of science communication. In conclusion, the author questions the possibility of conceptualizing the collective political agency of science without a thorough discussion of how it engages the role of non-scientific actors.

Schools and Paideia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Webb
Keyword(s):  
Second Sophistic ◽  
Common Culture ◽  
Imperial Period ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship

Education (paideia) was central to the development of what is now called the Second Sophistic, but surprisingly little attention was paid to the subject in the contemporary texts. This omission may have been deliberate, a way of implying that the status of pepaideumenos or educated man was acquired through sociability rather than by tuition. This chapter outlines what we know about the teaching of grammar and rhetoric in the schools of the imperial period from witnesses, like Philostratus, Lucian, and Aelius Aristides, and from the surviving manuals. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between this teaching and its methods and the performances and writings of the sophists. Its role in the creation of a common culture shared by its recipients is also discussed.

scholarly journals Sociological scientific activity and strategies for choosing a research topic in theoretical reflections

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
P. Kutuev ◽  
M. Yenin ◽  
J. Zychowicz ◽  
H. Kurovska
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Sociological Knowledge ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Scientific Environment

The article outlines the main directions of theoretical discussions on the possibility of objective and value-neutral sociological knowledge and in general, the relationship of scientific knowledge with value positions. The ideas on the connection between the directions of research and the nature of sociological theorizing depending on the position of the sociologist in society and the scientific environment are considered. The article uses ideas of basic and domain preconditions of A. Gouldner, academic field of P. Bourdieu, sociological imagination and directions of sociology according to Ch.R. Mills, the correlation of sociological theorizing with the historical social demand of P. Shtompka and others. to describe the main factors that influence the interest of the sociologist as a researcher. A sociologist, in relation to a particular social phenomenon as an object of study, acts as a researcher and as a participant in this social reality. At the same time, different positions of researchers cause changes in the sociological science itself. This publication describes the concept of the academic environment as a holistic system of elementsThe article outlines the main directions of theoretical discussions on the possibility of objective and value-neutral sociological knowledge and in general, the relationship of scientific knowledge with value positions. The ideas on the connection between the directions of research and the nature of sociological theorizing depending on the position of the sociologist in society and the scientific environment are considered. The article uses ideas of basic and domain preconditions of A. Gouldner, academic field of P. Bourdieu, sociological imagination and directions of sociology according to Ch.R. Mills, the correlation of sociological theorizing with the historical social demand of P. Shtompka and others. to describe the main factors that influence the interest of the sociologist as a researcher. A sociologist, in relation to a particular social phenomenon as an object of study, acts as a researcher and as a participant in this social reality. At the same time, different positions of researchers cause changes in the sociological science itself. This publication describes the concept of the academic environment as a holistic system of elements

Legal Entitlements, Changing Circumstances and Intertemporality: A Comment on the Creation of Israel and the Status of Palestine

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-408
Author(s):  
Yuval Shany
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Legal Literature ◽  
The Status ◽  
General Assembly Resolution ◽  
Un General Assembly ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
State Of Israel

The events surrounding the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and the ensuing Palestinian naqba (disaster) have generated an abundance of legal literature. It is beyond the ambitions of this article to revisit all or most of the existing literature, or to strive and comprehensively discuss the various legal propositions they consider. Instead, it offers a critical assessment of some of the legal conclusions offered by one of the most influential experts in the field – Professor James Crawford – who, in the second edition of his seminal treatise The Creation of States in International Law, discusses at some length the events surrounding the creation of Israel and the status of Palestine. Section 2 of the article offers some general observations on the continued relevance of the events surrounding the creation of Israel. In particular, it raises the question of the relationship between the principles of ex injuria non oritur jus and ex factis oritur jus in the Israeli–Palestinian context. Section 3 examines the legal significance of the 1922 League of Nations Mandate and Crawford's position concerning its validity. Sections 4 and 5 adopt a similar examination with regard to two other historic events of potential legal significance, namely the 1947 UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (the Partition Resolution) and Israel's 1948 Declaration of Independence. Section 5 also briefly examines Crawford's conclusions relating to the status of Palestine, and Section 6 concludes.

The Nietzschean Body and the Death of God

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Nibras Chehayed
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Moral Concept ◽  
Death Of God ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract “God is dead!” This is one of the most famous claims in Nietzsche’s philosophy, difficult to fully affirm. While the higher men fail to overcome the ghost of God, Zarathustra joyfully affirms God’s death. This affirmation deconstructs the metaphysical and moral concept of “divinity,” turning it into a metaphor. The new metaphor of the divine, mainly developed through the figure of Dionysius, expresses the capacity of affirming life beyond the old values, related to the dead God. It also involves the creation of a higher body beyond the body of despair, associated with these values. The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between the death of God and the body in Nietzsche’s account by analyzing the meanings of this death for the higher men, the question of the divine in Zarathustra’s account, and the status of the Dionysian body.

scholarly journals Hollyweird Science ― A symposium at the 253rd Annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco 3 & 4 April 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. R02
Author(s):  
Erik Stengler
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
American Chemical Society ◽  
Chemical Society ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Important Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Education Outreach ◽  
The Way

Science in film is gaining attention from scientists and science communicators. Sixteen experts gathered at the 253rd Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society to explore the role and relevance of science in film. An audience of researchers, academics and students enjoyed first-hand accounts from filmmakers, science consultants and experts in science communication, who all agreed on the important impact the way science is depicted in film has on education, outreach and the relationship between science and society.

scholarly journals Imagining GMOs: The Chinese public's scientific perception in the digital age

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-253
Author(s):  
Zijing Xu ◽  
Ye Lu
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
The Public ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

This exploratory study, which is based on the basic concepts of science communication, conducted in-depth interviews to examine the Chinese public's perceptions of and attitudes towards genetically modified organisms (GMOs). We found that, while scientific knowledge may to some extent be a differentiating factor in attitudes to GMOs, people are subject to significant influence from other information sources. Besides scientific knowledge and scientific literacy, the perception of risks in three dimensions—scientific uncertainty, food safety and conspiracy theories—forms an individual's affective framework for understanding GMOs. The trust framework, which is the regulating mechanism of perception and attitude, plays different roles through institutional trust and interpersonal trust. These tentative conclusions shed new light on how science communication should build the relationship between science and the public in the age of globalization and digitalization.

scholarly journals Between Utopianism and Realism: The Limits of Partisanship as an Academic Methodology

2019 ◽  
pp. 003232171987594
Author(s):  
Richard Bellamy
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Political Agency ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Political Leverage ◽  
Transnational Democracy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Taking debates about democracy in the EU as an example, Fabio Wolkenstein proposes that normative theorists should adopt a ‘partisan’ approach that engages with ‘formative agents’ to advocate for transformative political and societal change, such as the creation of a transnational democracy at the EU level. He criticises those he calls ‘democratic intergovernmentalists’ for adopting a ‘first principles’ approach that forecloses both contestation and political agency by treating the principles underlying the status quo as universal. This comment disputes both the validity of his criticisms of the work of myself and others, and the coherence of the particular partisan approach motivating them. At its heart lies a dispute as to the relationship between facts and principles, and the possibility of a utopian realism of the Rawlsean kind. It is argued that Rawls’ position proves more democratic and plausible and possesses greater critical and political leverage than Wolkenstein’s partisanship alternative.

What Is an Institution?

2007 ◽  
pp. 5-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Searle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Structure ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Collective Intentionality ◽  
Institutional Facts ◽  
Institutional Fact ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
In Virtue Of ◽  
Typical Point

The author claims that an institution is any collectively accepted system of rules (procedures, practices) that enable us to create institutional facts. These rules typically have the form of X counts as Y in C, where an object, person, or state of affairs X is assigned a special status, the Y status, such that the new status enables the person or object to perform functions that it could not perform solely in virtue of its physical structure, but requires as a necessary condition the assignment of the status. The creation of an institutional fact is, thus, the collective assignment of a status function. The typical point of the creation of institutional facts by assigning status functions is to create deontic powers. So typically when we assign a status function Y to some object or person X we have created a situation in which we accept that a person S who stands in the appropriate relation to X is such that (S has power (S does A)). The whole analysis then gives us a systematic set of relationships between collective intentionality, the assignment of function, the assignment of status functions, constitutive rules, institutional facts, and deontic powers.

A Māori Girl Watches, Listens, and Learns – Coming of Age from an Indigenous Viewpoint: Mauri (Merata Mita, 1988)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Fox
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Indigenous Woman ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Force ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter examines Merata Mita’s Mauri, the first fiction feature film in the world to be solely written and directed by an indigenous woman, as an example of “Fourth Cinema” – that is, a form of filmmaking that aims to create, produce, and transmit the stories of indigenous people, and in their own image – showing how Mita presents the coming-of-age story of a Māori girl who grows into an understanding of the spiritual dimension of the relationship of her people to the natural world, and to the ancestors who have preceded them. The discussion demonstrates how the film adopts storytelling procedures that reflect a distinctively Māori view of time and are designed to signify the presence of the mauri (or life force) in the Māori world.

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