scholarly journals Jacques Ellul’s “Anti-Democratic Economy:” Persuading Citizens and Consumers in the Information Society

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-201
Author(s):  
Artur Matos Alves
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Frankfurt School ◽  
Information Warfare ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
The Core ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Information Politics

Jacques Ellul's thoughts on the increasingly conspicuous role of persuasion techniques bring to the fore the persuasive and normative effects of new communication techniques at the core of contemporary consumer/citizen culture, as well as the limits of that instrumental stance towards mediated human communication. By drawing insights from authors who shared some of Ellul's concerns, such as Frankfurt School theorists, Vance Packard and Ivan Illich, this paper explores this “normative invasion” of human life by technique as a feature of contemporary information technology politics, specifically in (1) the historical context of normative and material technological colonization, and (2) the intertwining of propaganda and information warfare in the current reshaping of information politics.

scholarly journals Jacques Ellul’s “Anti-Democratic Economy:” Persuading Citizens and Consumers in the Information Society

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Matos Alves
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Frankfurt School ◽  
Information Warfare ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
The Core ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Information Politics

Jacques Ellul's thoughts on the increasingly conspicuous role of persuasion techniques bring to the fore the persuasive and normative effects of new communication techniques at the core of contemporary consumer/citizen culture, as well as the limits of that instrumental stance towards mediated human communication. By drawing insights from authors who shared some of Ellul's concerns, such as Frankfurt School theorists, Vance Packard and Ivan Illich, this paper explores this “normative invasion” of human life by technique as a feature of contemporary information technology politics, specifically in (1) the historical context of normative and material technological colonization, and (2) the intertwining of propaganda and information warfare in the current reshaping of information politics.

A compendium of the histone H1 family of somatic subtypes: An elusive cast of characters and their characteristics

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Missag H Parseghian ◽  
Barbara A Hamkalo
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Histone H1 ◽  
General Function ◽  
Linker Histones ◽  
Chromatin Compaction ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Core Histones

The last 35 years has seen a substantial amount of information collected about the somatic H1 subtypes, yet much of this work has been overshadowed by research into highly divergent isoforms of H1, such as H5. Reports from several laboratories in the past few years have begun to call into question some of the traditional views regarding the general function of linker histones and their heterogeneity. Hence, the impression in some circles is that less is known about these ubiquitous nuclear proteins as compared with the core histones. The goal of the following review is to acquaint the reader with the ubiquitous somatic H1s by categorizing them and their characteristics into several classes. The reasons for our current state of misunderstanding is put into a historical context along with recent controversies centering on the role of H1 in the nucleus. Finally, we propose a model that may explain the functional role of H1 heterogeneity in chromatin compaction.Key words: histone H1, linker histones, chromatin organization, chromatin compaction, heat shock.

Reflection of the inner world of a person in education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov ◽  
Aleksandra Ivanovna Zakharova ◽  
Alexandra Fedorovna Bortnik ◽  
Maria Nikiforovna Romanova ◽  
Vladilena Romanovna Abramova
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Research Method ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Human Life ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Inner World

The processes of globalization and related integration that are taking place in the world, as well as the transition to the digitalization of all spheres of human life in the information society, adjustments introduced into people's lives, caused by unforeseen situations that cover the whole world, require a revision of the content of modern education. The relevance of the study is related to the need to search for stable support in a person in a constantly changing world, which inevitably leads to studying the role of the internal as related to the external factor in a person in the education system. The purpose of the article is to reveal the role of the inner world of a person in education. The leading research method was the analysis of the existing theoretical provisions and emerging practice in the spheres of pedagogy and education. The results of the study on the analysis of the role and place of the internal (motivation, impetus as the beginning of development, self-ordering) as related to the external (factors, causes, and conditions).

scholarly journals The Problem of the Totalitarian Nature of the Information Society in the Context of its Influence on Social Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Vladislav Sheleketa ◽  
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Vasilij Ivakhnov ◽  
Irina Dmitrieva ◽  
Natalia Revenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Existential Analysis ◽  
Systemic Thinking ◽  
Educational Culture

The article discusses the features of the process of transformation of human consciousness and educational culture in the conditions of the modern information society in the context of digitalization. By using such concepts, the theory of postmodernism and existentialism, the authors prove the legitimacy of the explication of these theories on the processes of transformation of human consciousness and radical changes in educational culture. At the same time, the necessity of critical reflection on the processes and phenomena from the perspective of the basic values of human life, such as love, moral values, creativity, is emphasized. The role of independent and systemic thinking as a condition for selfrealization is also proved. The phenomenology of modern consciousness, intertwined with the phenomena of technology, is the basis of the existential analysis of consciousness. According to the authors, it is an utmost technological and utilitarian orientation of consciousness. Consciousness today is a reflection of the technological orientation of society and this cannot but affect the educational culture, which is becoming technological. The information space modulates the independence of thinking as a support for authoritative opinions, awakening the needs for material well-being, to the detriment of the dialogic nature of thinking and the independence of thinking.

scholarly journals Exploring Language; Some Specificities, Complexities and Limitations in Human Communication and Social Interaction in Multi-cultural Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelechi Chijioke Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Human Language ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Language Difference ◽  
The Subject

This paper explores the subject matter of human language as a social phenomenon in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society like Nigeria. The paper situates language as a complex social phenomenon which pervades every aspect of human life. It identifies the role of language in intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, and the complexities involved in every communicative event that must not be taken for granted. Furthermore, it identifies the functions and limitations of language, including its negative functions as viewed from Critical theory. The paper affirms that language is a central phenomenon in human cognitive development, internal conceptualization of thoughts and ideas, the external expression and sharing of thoughts, the perception and representation of social reality, the transmission of culture, and the maintenance of social relations. The paper further notes that language difference can be a source of social dysfunction in multi-lingual and multi-cultural societies like Nigeria.

Compassion and Peregrinatio

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-73
Author(s):  
Joshua Hordern
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Everyday Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Human Condition

This chapter begins to describe the response to Chapter 1’s diagnosis. The core of a social theory which will provide therapy is introduced, namely, peregrinatio, the wayfaring and pilgrim experience of life. Peregrinatio is explained and deployed to show how it reframes healthcare encounters, illuminating the nature of compassion, its civic context, and its everyday practice and fostering six attitudes which conduce to compassion: (i) interest in the human life-course; (ii) patience with plurality of perspective; (iii) curiosity in human encounter and companionship; (iv) humility in conversation; (v) recognition of the proper value of healthcare; and (vi) perseverance in preserving the communal nature of human life amidst suffering. The benefits of such a framing of the human condition for three aspects of healing are considered: (i) the healing of the affections; (ii) the healing encounter with God amidst suffering; and (iii) the healing role of healthcare professionals. Objections to peregrinatio are considered and addressed.

scholarly journals PERKEMBANGAN TEKNOLOGI DALAM INDUSTRI MEDIA

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
MUSLIMIN M
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
World Information ◽  
A Share

Globalization is happening at the present time, have an impact on all aspects of human life, including how humansacquire and convey information. As the world becomes cosmopolitan, so as to create cultural uniformity that makes human communication affect each other even though the place is very far apart. One of the demands of globalization is the information accessible to the whole society. Thus, the existing media industry should be able to meet that demand. One effort that needs to be done by the media industry is to make the adjustments to the advancement of existing technology. The globalization of information that played by the media industry has put developing countries as a share of the world information society that requires the establishment of regulation and use of information technology in each country in response to developments in both regional and international levels. Activities use of information technology should be developed without compromising the rights of audience in a fair manner, so that the violations related to the use of information technology can be avoided through the application of uniform principles and rules in each country.

Human Life: Our Essentially Biological Nature and the Role of Mental Capabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-391
Author(s):  
Gerson Reuter
Keyword(s):  
Homo Sapiens ◽  
Essential Feature ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Form ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
The Core ◽  
Natural Function

Animalism is the view that we are primarily living beings of the species Homo sapiens. Being alive consists in the realization of biological processes. Accordingly, our conditions of existence and persistence have nothing to do with things like mental continuity. Hence, mental capabilities seem to be irrelevant to understanding the core of our nature as human beings. In recent years, the debate on animalism has focused on certain intractable ontological puzzles. However important these puzzles may be, they do not get to the heart of the widespread reluctance to accept animalism. One crucial reason lies in the fact that this view does not seem to respect our deeply entrenched understanding of ourselves as mental beings. The aim of my paper is thus to provide a stronger conception of the ontological relevance of our mental capabilities – without giving up the cen- tral claims of animalism. In particular, I discuss three proposals: first, the idea that being a human being involves the potential to develop mental capabilities; second, the idea that it is an essential feature of human beings to have a brain with the natural function of developing mental capabilities; and third, the idea that the ontological relevance of mental capabilities may emerge in the context of specifying something like the general human form of life.

What's the Point of Knowledge?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hannon
Keyword(s):  
Practical Reasoning ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Epistemic Relativism ◽  
Gettier Problem ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Claims ◽  
The Gettier Problem

This book is about knowledge and its value. At the heart of this book is a simple idea: we can answer many interesting and difficult questions in epistemology by reflecting on the role of epistemic evaluation in human life. Hannon calls this “function-first epistemology.” The core hypothesis is that the concept of knowledge is used to identify reliable informants. This practice is necessary, or at least deeply important, because it plays a vital role in human survival, cooperation, and flourishing. While this idea is quite simple, it has wide-reaching implications. Hannon uses it to cast new light on the nature and value of knowledge, the differences between knowledge and understanding, the relationship between knowledge, assertion, and practical reasoning, and the semantics of knowledge claims. This book also makes headway on some classic philosophical puzzles, including the Gettier problem, epistemic relativism, and philosophical skepticism. Hannon shows that some major issues in epistemology can be resolved by taking a function-first approach, thereby illustrating the significant role that this method can play in contemporary philosophy.

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