scholarly journals Philosophy of Music in the Mirror of the Contemporary Age. Article 1

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Klujev
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Philosophy Of Music ◽  
New Humanism ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Human Spirituality

The article examines the situation that has developed in the contemporary age and being named differently: postmodernism, post-postmodernism, digital modernism, metamodernism, etc. It is noted that, despite the difference in naming, all the terms indicate a global crisis of culture and man. The three most important signs of this crisis are identified: (1) degradation of a man – the predominance of his animal nature; (2) total technicism; (3) oblivion of national traditions, sacred things. These features are briefly explained. It is concluded that the basis of these signs is the loss of human spirituality. It is stated that music has extraordinary opportunities to elevate the spiritual needs of a person. It is emphasized that these opportunities contributed to the strengthening of the impact of religious practices within various worships – shamanism, Zoroastrianism, Sufism, and others, which ensured the maintenance of the humanity of the world. It is believed that the use of spiritual-creative possibilities of music will help overcome the existing global crisis and prepare the formation of the era of culture and man, the era called a New Humanism by M. Eliade. It is argued that there are composers in Russia and in other countries today who purposefully use the spiritual-creative potential of music in their work to overcome the crisis that has arisen. We offer an interview with one of them – Russian composer Dmitry Stefanovich. In conclusion, it is noted that the following articles will continue to analyze the processes taking place in contemporary culture, and, in this regard, there will be presented stories about music and interviews with composers from Russia and other countries.

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of libraries – the role of ISO 16439

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Creaser
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Standard ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Library Impact ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Library impact and how to evaluate it has been debated for a number of years. While the activity – the busy-ness – of the library is now routinely measured and described, the difference the library makes is less tangible and harder to measure. Libraries in all sectors and worldwide are grappling with this issue, and the purpose of this paper is to summarise international standards available to support them. Design/methodology/approach The first international standard concerning library impact, ISO 16439 Information and documentation – methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries, was published in 2014 after several years in development. Findings The standard describes a range of methods for assessing library impact which have been used across the world in a variety of libraries in all sectors. Originality/value This paper summarises the key methods described in the standard, and gives references for further reading.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural interpretation of the phenomenon of laughter in 'The Joker' (2019): Interpretation of the Western civilization man

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1364-1390
Author(s):  
Zoran Nedeljković
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Cultural Interpretation ◽  
The World ◽  
University Professor ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The author has given a socio-cultural interpretation of the phenomenon of laughter in the film "The Joker" (Todd, Phillips, 2019) as an individual as well as a social phenomenon of Western civilization. He considers the difference between the concepts of utopia, dystopia and utopistics as a possible solution to the problem that would avoid an optimistic and pessimistic view of the future of humanity. The author seeks a civilization parallel between the fictional world of film and the cultural elements of today. The necrophilic atmosphere of Gotham City is strikingly reminiscent of the spiritual lethargy that characterizes the postmodern metropolises of the 21st century. The fate of the film's protagonist could afflict any individual on our planet if they came to the realization that they are a personality, that they have created themselves, and that on their own spiritual skin they have felt the misunderstanding of others who do not wish to stand out from the crowd. The author notes that many protesters against the governing structures of the oligarchy of states around the world have identified themselves in their protest with the Joker, an anti-hero who in a century of tolerance defends with laughter when he feels that his existence is threatened. In this film, the Joker is the personification of a diseased society. Todd Philips' work is an attempt to draw attention to the fact that the stratification of the human community can lead to the breakdown of social relations, however much the governing establishment's media seek to entertain and laugh at masses of proletarians and homeless people without a cultural identity through entertainment shows. The impact of the film, as a work of art, was visible immediately after its broadcast in public. The failed clown Joker could not cure himself with laughter because his laughing was "crying upside down" out of despair that was contrary to the hope of a man who could seek the meaning of his life in two Christian virtues: faith and love. However, the author of this text offers a solution by reminding of the way of life of a specific person, which would save the world from moral panic. He introduces us to a man with an accomplished existence of being a clown and a university professor at the same time - E. Kiphard (1923-2010), who lived to help fellow men with a mission to treat people with laughter rather than to defend them with the Joker's unnatural and contagious laughter of an anti-utopian resident.

scholarly journals The Global Crisis and the Subsidies to Manufacturing Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaya Halil Dincer ◽  
Balas Ayse Nilgun
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Quality Certification ◽  
The World ◽  
Firm Type ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The 2008-2009 global crisis has severely affected the world economy. Most national governments utilized fiscal policy measures including subsidies to reinforce and sustain their economies. In this study we examine the impact of the 2008-2009 global crisis on subsidies paid to manufacturing firms either by their governments or the European Union (i.e. EU). Our results indicate that, overall, a significantly larger proportion of firms had received subsidies after the global crisis. When we look into different subgroups, we find that firm size, female ownership, female management, and quality certification did not matter (more firms in all of these subgroups had received subsidies). On the other hand, our results demonstrate that firm type and top manager’s experience level made a difference in terms of subsidies received after the crisis.

scholarly journals Data Visualization and Analyzation of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Fahima Khanam ◽  
Itisha Nowrin ◽  
M. Rubaiyat Hossain Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Death Cases

Since December 2019 the world is experiencing a deadly disease caused by a novel coronavirus termed as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease associated with this virus is known as COVID-19. This paper focuses on COVID-19 based on freely available datasets including the ones in Kaggle repository. Data analytics is provided on a number of aspects of COVID-19 including the symptoms of this disease, the difference of COVID-19 with other diseases caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and swine flu. The impact of temperature on the spread of COVID-19 is also discussed based on the datasets. Moreover, data visualization is provided on the comparison of infections in males/females which shows that males are more prone to this disease and the older people are more at risk. Based on the data, the pattern in the increase of confirmed cases is found to be an exponential curve in nature. Finally, the relative number of confirmed, recovered and death cases in different countries are shown with data visualization.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Networks on Diffusion of Products

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Yudai Arai ◽  
Tomoko Kajiyama ◽  
Noritomo Ouchi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Advertising Budget ◽  
The World ◽  
Agent Simulation ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

In light of the rapid growth of social networks around the world, this study analyses the impact of social networks on the diffusion of products and demonstrates the effective way to diffuse products in the society where social networks play an important role. We construct a consumer behaviour model by multi-agent simulation taking the movie market as an example. After validating it by using data from 13 US movies, we conduct simulations. Our simulation results show that the impact of social networks on the diffusion differs according to the customers’ expectations and evaluation for a movie. We also demonstrate the effective weekly advertising budget allocations corresponding to the types of movies. We find that the difference of weekly advertising budget allocations gives greater impact on the diffusion with the growth of social networks. This paper provides firm’s managers with important suggestions for diffusion strategy considering the impact of social networks.

scholarly journals Can Social Characteristics Confine the Use of Airbnb Platform? A Case Study of Aswan and Wahat in Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hany B. Moussa ◽  
Sameh Gamal Saad ◽  
Catherine Goerge Messeha
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

Airbnb became the largest share economy platform in the world with an expected 500 million guests deriving 3 billion dollars profits in 2020. In many destinations, the Airbnb platform provides the umbrella for private dwellings owners to participate in the global tourism movement. Aswan and Wahat are two Egyptian destinations where private dwellings are in use in isolation from this platform as well as any governmental cover despite their existence. Neither the Ministry of Tourism "MoT" nor the Egyptian Tourism Federation "E.T.F" provide any umbrella for this activity despite its existence and popularity. PESTEL is a model that is geared toward exploring the adequacy of destinations for projects. This paper uses this model to find out the impact of social and demographic elements of the model to differentiate between destinations about their adequacy to adopt the Airbnb platform. Findings indicate that local, social and demographic disputes may make the difference in adequacy, albeit all other PESTEL factors conformity. Keywords: private dwellings, Airbnb platform, social and demographic characteristics, PESTEL

scholarly journals TAX REFORM AND NONCOMPLIANCE IN INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heru Iswahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Tax Reform ◽  
Value Added ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Compliance Behavior ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Central Board

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Indonesia’s tax reforms of 2000 and 2008/2009 on taxpayers’ noncompliance. Noncompliance is defined as the difference between the Value Added Tax (VAT) liability and the actual revenue. Data are mainly collected from the World Input-Output Database and Indonesia’s Central Board of Statistics. The methodology uses one of the ‘top-down’ approaches, in which national accounts figures are employed to arrive at an estimation of the VAT liability. It is found that compliance deteriorated when reform efforts were incomplete – that is when the reforms suffered from decelerations, setbacks or reversals. This paper contributes to the literature by providing a framework for analyzing the impact of tax reform on taxpayer’s compliance behavior.

scholarly journals Education and Politics in a Globalized World

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-87
Author(s):  
Victoria Shamrai
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Cultural Space ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Contemporary Education ◽  
Globalized World

The article shows the influence of the global crisis on the content and mode of existence of contemporary education. This is not about tracking various effects of impact, and a new request that brings the world to the global education system. Integrative content of crisis is defined through the "battle" of values ​​and interests in the contemporary socio-cultural space, resulting the primacy of the interests and the destruction values ​​factor. An expression of this was the expansion of interest in  the sphere of the proper. In order to detect this vulnerability replacement analyzed the classic principles of real politics. Substantiates the thesis that in "depreciation values" in modern education there is a new fundamental vocation. It is playing a valuable part of life and ensuring the proper effect and space in contemporary culture.

scholarly journals How Does COVID 19 Alter Children Life?

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Hina Rodge ◽  
Mayur Wanjari ◽  
Khushbu Meshram
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
School Closure ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Running Water ◽  
The World ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Sleeping Habits ◽  
The Impact

COVID 19 (Coronavirus 2019) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China and resulted in an ongoing pandemic. It has put the world on a crisis footing and children could be the hidden victim of the pandemic. Due to this pandemic, the impact on children is severe. Children may be more vulnerable due to school closures, lockdowns and other stressors. Access to a computer and the internet at home could determine whether education comes to a halt or if children can continue to learn outside of the classroom. And also raising the cases of malnutrition, hunger and may suffer from extended ill-consequences of this pandemic, such as child labor, child trafficking, child marriage, sexual exploitation and death etc. soap and running water may make the difference between whether children get sick or not. School closure, lack of outdoor activity, aberrant dietary and sleeping habits are likely to disrupt children's usual lifestyle and can potentially promote monotony, distress, impatience, annoyance and varied neuropsychiatric manifestations. Incidences of domestic violence, child abuse, adulterated online contents are on the rise. The COVID-19 pandemic is potentially catastrophic for many children around the world. For children caught at the apex of this crisis, there is a genuine prospect that its effects will permanently alter their lives.

scholarly journals Alleviating Poverty

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Phatak
Keyword(s):  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Impact

This essay is focused on an important subject discussed all over the country and the world, especially in political circles and among policymakers. There is a need established that to be able to pull individuals and communities out of poverty, we need that, meaningful employment is generated for a very large number of people. World over, certain approaches have been used by the policy makers which seem to increase the divide between the haves and have-nots. The policy of industrialization is leading nations into widening the gap between rich and the poor. It is also creating undesirable side effects by way of ‘pollution’ and depletion of resources at an ever increasing pace. This situation leads to the author’s belief that something is not right. Such policies will not lead to sustainable livelihoods for masses. Hence this attempt to explore alternative policies, which could provide a viable approach to alleviating poverty. Poverty alleviation is indeed a noble goal. All of us must also be seriously concerned about the difference in the standard of living between the rich and the poor. Moreover, our objective must be to see how the masses can live well and peacefully. Around the world and within our country, being unemployed is not the best state to be in. Employment in this context is gainful occupation. The impact of such unemployment has been disastrous. This has led to militancy on one hand and ongoing unrest in many a city on the other. The way forward, as proposed since many decades and being followed incessantly, is “consumerism” to help us get out of this mess. Industrial mode of employment generation has been linked to production and productivity. But all aspects of Industrial production are linked to use of natural resources to produce intermediate goods. This means any additional employment generated would dip further into the natural resource reserves. Can one think of a very different model of generating employment? Employment which does not dip into the reserves? Employment that can restore biological resources? There seems to be an opportunity for more thinking at the policy level to understand the root causes of unemployment and how we can tackle these for creating employment that can sustain, resulting in sustainable elimination of poverty.

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