scholarly journals On (post)modern economy and (non)freedom

2006 ◽  
pp. 175-198
Author(s):  
Krstan Malesevic
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Summum Bonum ◽  
Essential Questions ◽  
Human Liberty ◽  
Fundamental Value ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Technologies

The (post)modern economy finds itself undoubtedly in the center of a large scale, deeply contradictory and uncertain current transformation of the world. Together with the (post)modern technologies, it composes the dominant core of the globalizing processes, often referred to as globalization. The key features and especially the accumulated consequences of these processes pose a challenge for scientific and theoretical thought in the form of essential questions and dilemmas which are in the last instance tied to the impact of globalization on the quality and meaning of human life. This problem relates as much to individuals as it does to different social groups and human communities, that is to the entire humanity as such. This paper attempts to problematic these contradictory relationships between global corporative economy as an instrumental value and the human liberty as a substantive that is the highest value in itself (summum bonum), which gives meaning and dignity to human life. Therefore, if economy in one form or another covers most of human practical activity, then it is certain that it can have a decisive impact on the most fundamental value of human life, that is the value of freedom (individual, general; internal and external). Of course, the spectrum of economy can act either way - as an encouragement or as often happens, as a deterrent to expansion of human freedom. This paper aims to briefly indicate some causes, characteristics and consequences of global economic processes which, as it seems paradoxically, contribute more to narrowing than to widening room for human liberty, or they simply generate proliferation of "hedonism of non-freedom". Is this another case of "surplus of knowledge" and "deficit of wisdom" that so strongly characterizes our time or something else?.

scholarly journals On (post) modern economy and (non) freedom

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (166) ◽  
pp. 193-217
Author(s):  
Krstan Malesevic
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Summum Bonum ◽  
Essential Questions ◽  
Human Liberty ◽  
Fundamental Value ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Technologies

The (post)modern economy finds itself undoubtedly in the center of a large scale, radical contradictory, and uncertain current transformation of the world. Together with the (post)modern technologies it composes the dominant core of the globalizing processes, often referred to as globalization. The key features and especially the accumulated consequences of these processes pose a challenge for scientific and theoretical thought in the form of essential questions and dilemmas which are in the last instance tied to the impact of globalization on the quality and meaning of human life. This problem relates as much to individuals as it does to different social groups and human communities, that is to the entire humanity as such. This paper attempts to problematise these contradictory relationships between global corporative, economy as an instrumental value and the human liberty as a substantive i.e. the highest, value in itself (summum bonum), which gives meaning and dignity to human life. Therefore if economy in one form or another covers most of human practical activity then it is certain that it can have decisive impact on the most fundamental value of human life, that is the value of freedom (individual, general, internal and external). Of course the impact of economy can act either way - as an encouragement or, as it often happens, as a deterrent to expansion of the human freedom. This paper aims to briefly indicate some causes, characteristics and consequences of global economic processes which, in a way paradoxically, contribute more to narrowing than to opening spaces of human liberty, or simply generate proliferation of "hedonism of unfreedom". Is this another case of "surplus of knowledge" and "deficit of wisdom" that so strongly characterize our age, or something else?.

scholarly journals The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Students: An Online Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10762
Author(s):  
Thien Khai Tran ◽  
Hoa Dinh ◽  
Hien Nguyen ◽  
Dac-Nhuong Le ◽  
Dong-Ky Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic, since its beginning in December 2019, has altered every aspect of human life. In Vietnam, the pandemic is in its fourth peak and is the most serious so far, putting Vietnam in the list of top 30 countries with the highest daily cases. In this paper, we wish to identify the magnitude of its impact on college students in Vietnam. As far as we’re concerned, college students belong to the most affected groups in the population, especially in big cities that have been hitting hard by the virus. We conducted an online survey from 31 May 2021 to 9 June 2021, asking students from four representative regions in Vietnam to describe how the pandemic has changed their lifestyle and studying environment, as well as their awareness, compliance, and psychological state. The collected answers were processed to eliminate unreliable ones then prepared for sentiment analysis. To analyze the relationship among the variables, we performed a variety of statistical tests, including Shapiro–Wilk, Mc Nemar, Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon, Kruskal–Wallis, and Pearson’s Chi-square tests. Among 1875 students who participated, many did not embrace online education. A total of 64.53% of them refused to think that online education would be the upcoming trend. During the pandemic, nearly one quarter of students were in a negative mood. About the same number showed signs of depression. We also observed that there were increasing patterns in sleeping time, body weight, and sedentary lifestyle. However, they maintained a positive attitude toward health protection and compliance with government regulations (65.81%). As far as we know, this is the first project to conduct such a large-scale survey analysis on students in Vietnam. The findings of the paper help us take notice of financial and mental needs and perspective issues for indigent students, which contributes to reducing the pandemic’s negative effects and going forwards to a better and more sustainable life.

scholarly journals Analisis Dampak Penambangan Pasir Ilegal Sungai Brantas terhadap Lingkungan Hidup di Desa Brumbung Kabupaten Kediri

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Agus Abdul Halim ◽  
Nugroho Tri Waskitho ◽  
Galit Gatut Prakosa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Sand Mining ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Impact

Indonesia is a country with abundant natural resources, including those with enough potential, namely the mining sand industry. Mining on a large scale is good for economic growth, but vice versa on the environmental impacts caused. Environmental damage due to exploitation also occurred in Brumbung village, Kediri district. Environmental damage caused by existing sand mining creates problems that must be claimed by all parties. This paper examines how the impact caused by sand mining activities on the surrounding environment. This type of research is descriptive-qualitative, where the research process and understanding are based on the methodology that investigates a phenomenon. To study this problem, observations and questions and answers were made to the miners, the surrounding community and also the relevant offices. The observed location is around the Brantas River where there are sand mining activities in Brumbung Village, Kepung Subdistrict, Kediri District. research in the area is motivated by the phenomenon of the large number of illegal sand mining in the Brantas river, especially in the self-inflated village, which has many pros and cons in the surrounding community. The environment itself is all things, conditions, conditions and influences that are in the space we occupy and affect the things that live, including human life. Population growth has increased the need for clothing, food, shelter, clean water and energy. This results in higher exploitation of natural resources and tends to neglect environmental aspects. Therefore there is a need for research on the study of environmental impacts, both physical and socio-economic activities of sand mining in the berumbung village, in order to obtain an overview of the environmental impacts that occur or will occur. Later this research is to be taken into consideration in making policies related to the problem of sand mining. 

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Coronavirus Crisis on the Nature and Trends of Remote Employment in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (514) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
M. R. Lychkovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The State ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Technologies

The article is aimed at generalizing the essential content of the concept of «remote employment» in the context of components that form it, analyzing the main factors of influence on these components, determining trends and features of development and spread of remote employment in coronavirus crisis. Analyzing and summarizing the scientific works of many scholars and practitioners, the sequence of development and implementation of the novel alternative forms of employment is researched. The tendency to change their essential content is defined as being dependent on the development and introduction of modern technologies. The main factors influencing the possibility of transferring novel forms of employment into a virtual mode are analyzed. The main advantages and disadvantages of spread of remote employment in lockdown conditions are allocated and analyzed. It is specified that a significant part of them can be formulated as follows: the first ones – as an advance that needs to be shared; the second ones – as problems to be solved. Doing this is quite feasible and necessary in order to develop the appropriate policy. As a result of the research, the main obstacles to the development of remote employment are identified, which include a large-scale downturn in the economic attitudes of business entities and the growth of social tension. It is reasoned that under such conditions, the strong-willed orders on the part of government can only worsen the existing situation. It is proved that only strengthening the partnership between the State, business and civil society on the basis of restoring mutual trust of all economic actors will provide an opportunity to develop a deliberate policy of recovery, part of which is the large-scale proliferation of remote labor. Remote labor will become not only a mechanism for overcoming coronavirus crisis, but also a mechanism for large-scale renewal of Ukraine’s economy on the basis of the use of the latest technologies. Prospects for further research in this direction are the creation and adapting of novel forms of remote labor, their formalization, institutional and legal support, the construction of new models of full-fledged social partnership between the State, business and civil society in the sphere of labor and employment, etc.

scholarly journals Five Possible impacts of Digitalisation in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Graţiela Noja ◽  
Ciprian Pânzaru
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Technologies

Abstract The rapid swift towards digital transformations in a globalized modern economy is transforming the skills needed by Europe’s workers to maintain their jobs and remain actively integrated on the labour market. As the environment diversifies through the emergence of modern technologies, the working population advances the education for upskilling in a digital era. In this context, understanding the impact of digitalization and finding the appropriate responses is critical. Our paper explores several effects of digitalisation, connected to the Romanian socio-economic specificities.

scholarly journals Evolution of Concepts Related to the Term «Brand Reputation» and Their Relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (SPE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurbangalieva Dinara Lenarovna
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Previous Analysis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Market Transformation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Business ◽  
Modern Technologies

Throughout the past decade, the theme of reputation has attracted growing interest in the world of corporate business. This interest is primarily due to the fact that reputation is beginning to have an increasing impact on the capitalization of brands. In addition, the accelerated development of information technology and the subsequent large-scale expansion of the organization into digital markets, with a new force, expanded the scientific field of research on the impact of intangible factors on the activities of brands. In numerous publications devoted to the study of the term reputation, both domestic and foreign researchers, there are different approaches to its definition. Previous analysis of works has shown that the reputation of an organization is often confused with the categories «brand», «brand image», «intangible assets», «goodwill» or «business reputation» (Malakhov, 2009), which have other nature and meaning. This article analyzes the views of various researchers of the above terms and, based on the work done, attempts to systematize these terms and offers the author's definition of the definition of «brand reputation». This research will provide a theoretical basis for further research, namely, quantitative assessment of reputation in the era of market transformation and the spread of modern technologies.

scholarly journals Paradigma Teologi Pendidikan Islam: Konsep Khalifah Perspektif Nilai-Nilai Etika Budaya Sunda di Jawa Barat

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Hisny Fajrussalam ◽  
Nurwadjah Ahmad E.Q. ◽  
Andewi Suhartini
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
West Java ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

Tulisan ini dilatarbelakangi oleh dampak pandemi Covid-19 dan program Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) terhadap sosial-ekonomi di Indonesia, khususnya Jawa Barat. Di Jawa Barat sendiri, dukungan masyarakat terhadap program PSBB dinilai paling rendah di Indonesia. Sehingga penelitian ini betujuan untuk menjawab kebutuhan akan sikap yang harus diambil masyarakat Jawa Barat dalam menghadapi pandemi Covid-19 dalam perspektif khalifah sebagai tujuan hidup manusia berbasis nilai-nilai etika budaya Sunda. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Data bersumber dari al-Qur’an, kitab tafsir, hadis, buku, artikel jurnal, dan referensi yang relevan. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dikompulasi, dianalisis dan disimpulan dengan menggunakan teknik analysis content. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa sikap yang harus diambil masyarakat Jawa Barat tergategorikan ke dalam empat ajaran dalam agama Islam, yakni aqidah, akhlak, tasawuf, dan mu’amalah. Kata Kunci: khalifah, tujuan hidup, nilai-nilai etika, pandemi Covid-19 This paper is based on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Large-Scale Social Limitation (PSBB) program on socio-economic development in Indonesia, in particular West Java. In West Java itself, public support for the PSBB program is lowest in Indonesia. So, this study aims to address the needs of the attitude that the people of West Java must face in facing the Covid-19 pandemic in the perspective of the caliph as a purpose of human life based on the ethical values ​​of Sunda culture. Research using qualitative approach. Data is sourced from the Qur'an, interpretive books, hadiths, books, journal articles, and relevant references. The data obtained were then compiled, analyzed and inferred using content analysis techniques. The results show that the attitude that the people of West Java should take is divided into four teachings in Islam, namely beliefs, morals, sufism, and mu'amalah.

scholarly journals Tropical Cyclone–Related Precipitation over the Northwest Tropical Pacific in Met Office Global Operational Forecasts

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 923-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon C. Peatman ◽  
Nicholas P. Klingaman ◽  
Kevin I. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Vertical Wind Shear ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
West Pacific Ocean ◽  
Operational Forecasts ◽  
Forecasting System ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The tropical west Pacific Ocean and the Philippines are often affected by tropical cyclones (TCs), with threats to human life and of severe economic damage. The performance of the Met Office global operational forecasts at predicting TC-related precipitation is examined between 2006 and 2017, the first time total TC rainfall has been analyzed in a long-term forecast dataset. All precipitation falling within 5° of a TC track point is assumed to be part of the TC rainbands. Forecasts are verified against TC tracks from the JRA-55 reanalysis and precipitation from TRMM 3B42. In composites from the forecasts, the total precipitation (TC and non-TC) is too high and the TC-related precipitation is too low, over both ocean and the Philippines. These biases exist all year-round and generally worsen with lead time, but have improved in recent years with upgrades to the forecasting system. Biases in TC-related precipitation in the Philippines are attributable mainly to TC lifetime being too short over land and ocean and (over land) possibly to individual TCs producing too little rain. There are considerable biases in predicted large-scale conditions related to TC intensification, particularly too little lower-troposphere relative humidity and too strong vertical wind shear. The shear appears to have little impact on the amount of TC precipitation, but dry biases in humidity are consistent with dry biases in TC rainfall. The forecast system accurately reproduces the impact of the MJO on TC precipitation, relative to the forecasts’ own climatology, potentially providing the opportunity for predictability out to several weeks.

scholarly journals Utilitarian Reasoning About Moral Problems of the COVID-19 Crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquin Navajas ◽  
Facundo Álvarez Heduan ◽  
Gerry Garbulsky ◽  
Enzo Tagliazucchi ◽  
Dan Ariely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Permissive Attitude ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised complex moral dilemmas such as deciding how to assign scarce medical resources, or whether it is acceptable to share sensitive private data to effectively trace the virus. Here, we aimed at unfolding the reasoning processes underlying people’s responses to these and other contemporary moral problems. We report data from a large-scale study (N=15,420) across 10 countries where the impact of the pandemic has been highly dissimilar. A dimensionality analysis of moral preferences revealed that two principal components explained most of the variance in the data. The first dimension is consistent with a concern about human life expectancy and the second dimension suggests an interest in equitable public health. Consistent with the predictions of a bi-dimensional theory of moral reasoning, we found that each of these two dimensions correlated with different aspects of utilitarian thinking. While maximizing human life expectancy correlated with a permissive attitude towards instrumental harm, focusing on equitable public health was associated with an impartial concern for the greater good. The data also suggests that, above and beyond the effects given by individual differences in moral, personality, and demographic variables, country-level variations in the severity of the pandemic modulated the projection onto both dimensions. These results suggest that the utilitarian prioritization of public health over other aspects of wellbeing is shaped by the intensity of the crisis.

Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: An International Survey in April 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (04) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz S. Freudenberg ◽  
Ulf Dittmer ◽  
Ken Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Public Versus Private ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Preparations of health systems to accommodate large number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in March/April 2020 has a significant impact on nuclear medicine departments. Materials and Methods A web-based questionnaire was designed to differentiate the impact of the pandemic on inpatient and outpatient nuclear medicine operations and on public versus private health systems, respectively. Questions were addressing the following issues: impact on nuclear medicine diagnostics and therapy, use of recommendations, personal protective equipment, and organizational adaptations. The survey was available for 6 days and closed on April 20, 2020. Results 113 complete responses were recorded. Nearly all participants (97 %) report a decline of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. The mean reduction in the last three weeks for PET/CT, scintigraphies of bone, myocardium, lung thyroid, sentinel lymph-node are –14.4 %, –47.2 %, –47.5 %, –40.7 %, –58.4 %, and –25.2 % respectively. Furthermore, 76 % of the participants report a reduction in therapies especially for benign thyroid disease (-41.8 %) and radiosynoviorthesis (–53.8 %) while tumor therapies remained mainly stable. 48 % of the participants report a shortage of personal protective equipment. Conclusions Nuclear medicine services are notably reduced 3 weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reached Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a large scale. We must be aware that the current crisis will also have a significant economic impact on the healthcare system. As the survey cannot adapt to daily dynamic changes in priorities, it serves as a first snapshot requiring follow-up studies and comparisons with other countries and regions.

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