scholarly journals Phrasing the giant: on the importance of rigour in literature search process

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
João José Pinto Ferreira ◽  
Anne-Laure Mention ◽  
Marko Torkkeli
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
World View ◽  
Written Expression ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Search Process ◽  
The Arts ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Characteristic Features

Literature is the noblest of all the arts. Music dies on the air, or at best exists only in memory; oratory ceases with the effort; the painter’s colors fade and the canvas rots; the marble is dragged from its pedestal and is broken into fragments. Elbert Hubbard At a very early age, we start to develop a sense of playfulness. We touch things, we build things, we break them apart. Soon after we begin to utter words. We babble, we squeal, we try to imitate. Music begins to inform our bodily movements. What develops last and continues to develop throughout our waking lives is connections of words. The essential and characteristic features of words used to describe things within and around us are the hardest to grapple with. The same word can be expressed in different ways and could mean different things in different contexts. Literature, being the written expression of words in its various forms, has progressively shaped our world view. Liberal news outlets around the world have been stressing recurrently that words matter, as the imagination of some politicians’ is set loose and boundaries to what one may say seem not to exist. However, despite this current societal struggle to adhere to facts, namely amid the current pandemic, science has remained irreducible in its systematic approach supported by the scientific method where facts and doubt do co-exist as a process towards the discovery and construction of new knowledge. (...)

‘Line Struggle‘ in Theory and Practice: The Origins of the Cultural Revolution Reconsidered

1977 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 675-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowell Dittmer
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
World View ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
The World ◽  
Western View ◽  
Foreign Policy Strategies ◽  
The Cultural Revolution

The extent to which the Cultural Revolution has transformed the world-view of the Chinese masses remains among the psycho-cultural imponderables, but clearly it has revolutionized the western view of Chinese politics. The dominant pre-1966 image of a consensual solidarity disturbed only rarely by purges, also handled in an orderly way by a consensus excluding only its victims, was challenged by a sudden multitude of polemical claims to the effect that a struggle for power and principle had been raging behind the scenes for decades. This struggle was characterized as a “struggle between two lines”: a “proletarian revolutionary line,” led by Mao Tse-tung, and a “bourgeois reactionary line,” led by Liu Shao-ch'i and Teng Hsiaop'ing. This struggle allegedly represented a deep underlying ideological cleavage within the leadership that had repercussions on every aspect of Chinese life: foreign policy, strategies of economic development, techniques of leadership and administration, pay scales and living standards, delivery patterns for education, medicine, and other services; even scientific method. Allegations concerning this struggle were supported by a wealth of documentary evidence, culled from hitherto confidential Party and government files. Initially greeted with scepticism among western journalists and academic circles, some variant of the “two lines” paradigm has made increasing inroads into our attempts to understand the origins of the Cultural Revolution. The time has come to re-evaluate the conception of a two-line struggle in retrospect and to try to determine just what it means and how it functions.

Dislocation as method

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
David MacDougall
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Questions

Research in the sciences, including the social sciences, is usually supposed to be conducted in a systematic way, working from research questions to the gathering of empirical data, to conclusions. But in an analogy drawn from the art of fencing, the author argues for an alternative approach in visual anthropology. Films look at the world differently from the ways we conventionally see, and these differences have optical, social, and structural origins. To overcome these differences, filmmakers may have to voluntarily ‘dislocate’ themselves in order to put themselves in a position to view their subject from a different perspective, and so uncover new knowledge. The argument is supported by a discussion of the realities of ethnographic fieldwork, the processes of filmmaking, and the role of play and improvisation in the arts and other human endeavours.

scholarly journals Characteristic features of relationships between intelligence and imagination in the synthesis of conceptualized forms of knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
Andrey Kuznetsov ◽  
Alexander Zhikharev ◽  
Olga Kurganskaya ◽  
Alina Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Distinct Structure ◽  
Constructive Function ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

The article presents the analysis of characteristic features of relationships between intelligence and imagination in the synthesis of conceptualized forms of knowledge. Two fundamental capacities of the subject that accomplish a constructive function in conceptualization of theoretical forms of knowledge are distinguished. The first one is the ability to synthesize categories and develop practical and relatively paradigmatically consistent methodologies, that is, the reflective ability of judgement that implies the development of a distinct structure comprising the previous findings as fundamental constructs. The second one is the ability to change the world view when dealing with “abnormal science” that implies the employment of philosophical and general scientific principles in their constructive function.

scholarly journals Word Image as a Cultural Sign in Language, art and Intellectual Journalism (on «Ontology of the Poetic Word Art and Ostrannenye» by M.L. Novikova)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-386
Author(s):  
Olga Valentinova
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Professional Culture ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Complex Idea ◽  
The Arts ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
The World ◽  
Active Processes

With the development of information technology, the influence of mass-media on the active processes in the language and society is steadily increasing. In this context, the problem of forming high professional culture of journalistic community, which involves working knowledge of information culture, linguistic culture and creative potential of the native language, is essential. Unlike an artist who does not invent images, but thinks in them, a journalist uses language imagery rationally, but not only a means of persuasion aimed mainly at manipulation. Intelligent journalism uses the image as an economical tool of expressing a complex idea, especially when logical thinking is ineffective. The monograph «Ontology of the Poetic Word Art and Ostrannenye» by M.L. Novikova explores imagery as a universal creative principle that enables one to see essential things, previously unnoticed, while conceptualizing the reality. This principle of creation, which features one mechanism, but different functions, works in the language, in the Arts - in oral lore, plastic and synthetic arts, and in intellectual journalism. The book will be of great interest for journalists. It allows readers to see the mechanism of forming the imagery and evaluate and master the creative word as both a tool for constructing new meanings that de-automatize perception, and a conductor of public attitudes, the latter being a special form of peoples interaction, a conceptual space that reflects the world view of a person and society in a particular period of time.

Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge - Edward O. Wilson New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998, 332 pp. US$26.00. ISBN 0-679-45077-7. Alfred A. Knopf, 201 E. 50th St., New York, NY 10022, USA.

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-341
Author(s):  
Joseph Losco
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Population Genetics ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Laws Of Nature ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Natural Laws ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The World ◽  
Unity Of Knowledge

PrécisEdward O. Wilson continues an argument begun in earlier works that all branches of knowledge are converging around basic fundamental laws of nature discovered through the scientific method. He eclipses earlier calls to bridge the gaps between evolutionary biology and philosophy, for example, by an appeal to involve the arts as well as the humanities in this “jumping together” of the various branches of human knowledge. Wilson draws upon his work in population genetics, entomology, and ethology to propose ways in which science can inform and transform current debates in philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics. He maintains that the sciences, humanities, and arts, properly understood, contribute to the “conviction, far deeper than a mere working proposition, that the world is orderly and can be explained by a small number of natural laws.”

ПРИРОДА СМІХУ У ДИЛОГІЇ П. ЗАГРЕБЕЛЬНОГО «ЛЕВИНЕ СЕРЦЕ» ТА «ВИГНАННЯ З РАЮ»

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (97) ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
Ольга Анатоліївна Чередниченко
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Individual Traits ◽  
The World ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Linguistic Level

The article is devoted to the study of the nature of laughter in «whimsical» «The Lion’s Heart» and «Exile fromParadise» novels by P. Zagrebelny. The general scientific method of analysis of theoretical and methodological sources, cultural-historical method, elements of the biographical method, as well as a systematic approach to the analysis of the fiction work were used in the research. The analysis of literary scientific works made it possible to identify the main means of « especially valuable whimsy» in Ukrainian prose, which include laughter, folk fiction, historical color, as well as to determine that the source of humor in the «whimsical» novel is folk laughter culture. It is proved that laughter is a universal life-affirming principle and ideological dominant of the author and characters in P. Zagrebelny’s novels, and the author’s humorous view of the world is deeply rooted in the Ukrainian laughter culture. The statement that laughter in P. Zagrebelny’s novels has all the features of «carnival laughter» (M. Bakhtin), because it is national, universal and ambivalent is especially valuable. The study also emphasizes that the use of irony allows the writer to humorously depict ordinary rural life, to reveal the specifics of human relations and the psychology of the characters. Special attention is focused on the analysis of the image of the author-narrator, who is endowed with a number of individual traits of P. Zagrebelny himself. We note that the image of the author is depicted in a humorous way, which gives grounds to define the dilogy as an «autoparody». Analyzing female images in the text, we note that the writer creates the image of a new, modern self-sufficient woman, who, however, does not lose her feminine appeal. It is determined that the main and secondary characters of the dilogy are depicted in the traditions of folk laughter culture and embody both positive and negative traits of human nature. Also we note that at the linguistic level the realization of the traditions of folk laughter culture in the novels is through the active use of vernacular and colloquial vocabulary, nicknames, proverbs, sayings etc.

The Cultural Atlas of Islam

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Al Faruqi ◽  
Lamya’ Al Faruqi
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
World View ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Entire World ◽  
Islamic Civilization

This magnifrcent book, published by Macmillan a month after the Faruqis’deaths, presents the entire world view of Islam-its beliefs, traditions, institutions,and its place in the cultures in which it has taken mot. THE CULTURALATLAS OF ISLAM is not only a comprehensive introduction to the Islamicexperience in history and the modern world. It is an authoritative and deeplyfelt statement of the faith of Islam, written for those of all faiths. Isma‘il andLois Lamya’ al Faruqi’s book is, in fact, Islam explaining itself.Rich with more than 300 photographs, drawings, and other illustrations,and with some 75 original maps, this is a unique guide to the meaning ofIslam and its shaping force on cultures from the Mediterranean to the Pacific.This is, however, much more than a history of events; it is a clear presentationof the essence of Islamic civilization in all its spheres, from everydaypractices of Muslims around the world to the Islamic legacy in art, science,law, politics, and philosophy.The authors begin with the ancient setting of Islam, examining the differentstrands of influence-Arab, Mesopotamian, Canaanite, and Hebrew-that wereits frontrunners. Islam, the authors demonstrate, brought together diverse traditionsand from them forged the unique body of belief, thought, and practicethat continues to animate Muslim life today throughout the world.Part Two explains the concept of Tawhid-the essence of Islam that bindstogether the lives of its believers. Tawhid is the affirmation of God as One,Absolute, and Ultimate; it deeply affects all aspects of Islamic thought, expression,and behavior.Part Three shows how this core of belief takes shape in scripture, socialinstitutions, and the arts-the forms which God’s revelations to Muhammadassumed in the historical fabric of Islam. There is a concise introduction tothe fundamental nature of the Quran, and to the collection of Muhammad’ssayings and deeds that clarify its statements-the Sunnah. The ways in whichIslam affects social life and its institutions-from education and family lifeto the making of the Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca-is also examined. So,too, is the central role of the Qur'an in defining artistic expression.part Four is a remarkable exploriltion of the manifestations of Islam in all ...

scholarly journals The concept jylme ‘language’ in the language and ordinary world views of Mari

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Liubov A. Abukaeva
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
World View ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
The Arts ◽  
National Tradition ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

The article describes the concept jylme ‘language’ in the Mari language. It considers the ways of representation of the concept in phraseology and in folklore texts, considering that the concept arises as a result of the interaction of national tradition and folklore, religion and ideology, life experience and images in the arts, sensations and values. The research is based on a dictionary definition of the word jylme, idioms, proverbs, sayings, lyrics, charms, and prayers of the traditional Mari religion. The work employs component and contextual analysis, and descriptive methods. In the ordinary world view the Marie language has a dual nature (both grief and joy). The texts which specify this concept give a detailed description of the person’s communication skills. In this case, eloquence is not a sign of frankness and openness. In the linguistic consciousness of Mari, idle talk and verbosity receive a negative feedback. Mari speech etiquette calls to watch the words, to exercise restraint in communication (yulmym pidash ‘to bind the language’). In the naive picture of the world Marie jylma is perceived as a tool of enormous power and has a dual nature. Language issues the nature of man, human nature, thoughts. The concept jylme in the Mari linguistic culture characterizes the communicative qualities of the person and human speech.

scholarly journals Islamization Through the Sound Arts

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
Lois Lamya' Al Faruqi
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Sound Art ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Institutions ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
Verbal Expression ◽  
European Languages ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Religious Writings ◽  
The World

I. The NeedJust as philosophical and religious writings are a verbal expression ofthe ideology of a people, just as social and economic institutions are determinedby that basic ideology, so also music and the sound arts are "aanslations"of the deepest convictions of a people. They fit into the cultural wholeas pieces of a giant mosaic, each tessera reflecting the world view of thatpeople and corresponding to the other expressions of that spirit. Fulfillingthis role in the culture, the arts of sound become an important, even crucial,bulwark of a people's heritage.In English, such aesthetic "translations" of the ideology into pitches anddurations are known as "music"; and the term has generally encompassed allforms of sound art, regardless of their intrinsic characteristics or the circumstancesof their performance. In Islamic culture, however, there is no termor expression which includes all types of sound art. The term musiqa, whichis sometimes loosely equated with the English term "music," is certainly inadequate.That Arabic term derived from the Greek has been applied primarilyto those forms which, because of context of performance or aestheticcharacteristics, were culturally and religiously regarded with some degree ofsuspicion, or in certain cases, even condemned. The term miidqii has neverincluded those genres of sound art which were wholeheartedly approved andfostered by the culture, e.g., Qur'anic chant, the adhan, the pilgrimage chants,madih chanted poetry (shi'r). Elsewhere I have therehre advocated the useof a new expression, Handasah al sawt (al Faruqi 1982:30ff). This designationwould cover all the forms of sound art, and thus more truly equate withthe term "music" and its cognates in other European languages. It is with thatexpression and an appreciation of the wide meaning which it implies that thispresentation continues.Handasah al sawt is a cultural phenomemon which can play an important ...

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