scholarly journals Chinese utopia: Its evolution, poetic anchorage and modern transformation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangchun Meng ◽  
Lirong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Temporal Orientation ◽  
Small Country ◽  
Modern Context ◽  
Insight Into

The major forms of Chinese utopia include “the Land of Bliss”, the Taoist “small country with few inhabitants”, the Confucian “Great Unity”, Tao Yuanming’s “Peach Blossom Spring”, Kang Youwei’s “World of Great Unity” and its modern variations. Chinese utopia has evolved from reactive poetic retreat to active political remolding. It has developed from pastness to nowness in terms of temporal orientation, and from “nowhere” to “somewhere” and then to hereness in terms of spatial orientation. Chinese utopia has strong poetic anchorage, which is determined by the Heaven-Earth-man unity. Through the mechanism of texperience shift, Chinese utopia in the modern context is often transformed into a usable cultural or spiritual icon, or national political vision, policies, blueprints and concrete social practice. A comprehensive insight into the Chinese utopian tradition helps to understand the utopian-poetic-political entanglement in China.

Early Modern Biblical Commentary and Jonathan Edwards

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriaan C. Neele
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
New World ◽  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Jonathan Edwards ◽  
European Continent ◽  
Biblical Commentary ◽  
High Esteem ◽  
Modern Context ◽  
Insight Into

Adriaan C. Neele introduces the early modern context of biblical interpretation by discussing Matthew Poole’s Synopsis Criticorum aliorumque Sacrae Scripturae (1669–1674), a frequently referenced volume for many biblical interpreters, whether in England, on the European continent, or in the New World. Neele shows how this work represents early modern exegesis well and how it became an important channel for bringing medieval commentaries into the hands of post-Reformation exegetes. He also establishes the high esteem that this multivolume work gained in New England and its important role in Jonthan Edwards’ exegesis. The Synopsis gives us insight into early modern interpretation yet also serves as a contrast to New England exegesis, helping us set Edwards in his time.

Online Diaries: Towards a Structural Approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIVIANE SERFATY
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Structural Approach ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

Online diaries are at once thoroughly familiar and intensely new. Their publication on the Internet may be seen as upholding a long tradition in self-representational writing even as information technology modifies the forms and functions of such texts. Studying online diaries from a literary standpoint may therefore shed light on the development of new forms of writing, and contribute to assessing the extent of this transformation and its meaning. At the same time, viewing online diaries as primary sources may afford insight into the mores of ordinary people in contemporary America. Focusing on anonymous American diarists makes it possible to explore how this contemporary social practice reflects the transformations of the heartland in present-day America, how ordinary women and men, average Americans, make sense of their society and can be seen as representative of American culture, while at the same time engaging in the most personal kind of writing.

scholarly journals Elite Sport and Leisure Sport in Hungary: The Double Trouble

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gál
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Small Country ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Hungarian Society ◽  
Hungarian Population ◽  
Sport Clubs ◽  
Insight Into

Elite Sport and Leisure Sport in Hungary: The Double TroubleThe main purpose of this study is to give insight into the current status of two big areas of sport in Hungary: elite sport and leisure sport. As the expression ‘double trouble’ in the title indicates, in Hungary there are several problems in both areas.Hungary is a small country, but its Olympic teams were traditionally very successful in the Games. However, at the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, Hungarian athletes performed below expectations, winning only three gold medals. The sport's political leaders and the public were very disappointed, therefore many experts tried to analyse the main reasons for the failure. They suggested that there were four problems in the background: the continuous disintegration of the sport clubs system; the low prestige of coaches and professionals working in sport; insufficient financial support and its inadequate timing; and the deficiency of sports science and its health care background. The second trouble concerns the sporting habits of Hungarian society. The country has faced the same problem for many decades: only a very low percentage of the Hungarian population takes part regularly in leisure sport programs. The latest empirical research shows that more than 60% of Hungarians do not do sports with suitable regularity. In comparing previous research results, there are a few changes among Hungarians according to gender, age and status of residence.How can this double trouble be resolved, or at least, how could both areas be somewhat improved? In Hungary, it is not really an easy task.

scholarly journals Z dziejów potomstwa i wdowy po zmarłym podkomorzym kaliskim Rafale z Gołuchowa (zm. 1442). Przyczynek do historii życia rodziny szlacheckiej w późnośredniowiecznej Polsce

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-82
Author(s):  
Witold Brzeziński
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Natural Consequence ◽  
Late Medieval ◽  
The Family ◽  
Written Law ◽  
Insight Into

The aim of the paper is to present these events and experiences whose occurrence in the life of a noble family in late‑medieval Poland was the consequence of the death of husband and father. This was achieved by means of reconstructing the life story of Elżbieta, the fourth wife of the Kalisz‑district chamberlain Rafał of Gołuchowo from the Wieniawa family, as well as that of his sons and daughter (Iwan, Rafał, Jan, Andrzej, and Cherubin, and their sister Barbara), after his death. This reconstruction essentially provided insight into such activities undertaken by them or with their participation as taking ownership of the property left to the widow, establishing custody of the children that had not yet come of age and of their assets, establishing guardianship of the as yet unmarried daughter and regulating the payment of her part of the family money in the form of a monetary dowry, and, in time, dividing the family estate between the brothers. These actions were, in a way, a natural consequence of the death of husband and father, and were a part of the life of most families living in those times. An analysis of their realisation in social practice based on relevant records in court’s registers allow to understand the underlying legal customs, only partly reflected in the norms of the written law, as well as the events and experiences which resulted from the death of husband and father for his wife and children, and the role played by their relatives in this period of their lives.

Moral or Ethical Experts? The Role of Bioethicists in a Democratic Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 120-120
Author(s):  
Paweł Łuków ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Moral Expert ◽  
Moral Insight ◽  
Expert Status ◽  
Moral Advice ◽  
Insight Into

"It is often believed that if bioethicists are to play the role of experts, the nature of their expertise must be explained and the authority of their advice justified. This presentation will be a moderate challenge to this view. It will be contended that the nature of bioethical expertise and the source of bioethicists’ authority depends on the kind of advice that is expected from them. If one expects a moral advice, i.e. a self-standing instruction about what to do in a given situation, it is indeed hardly possible to identify a moral expert in a rational way, and so to take their advice as authoritative. If, however, the counsel sought is to be an ethical advice, that is, a recommendation guided by a particular normative context, bioethicists can be sufficiently good experts and their instructions can enjoy a significant authority. Since bioethics is a field of research and social practice which developed in a democratic society, the bioethicist’s advice presupposes the normative framework of the values and ideals of democracy such as mutual recognition and respect, liberty and equality. Accordingly, although a bioethicist is not to be expected to be a moral expert (this role belongs, for example, to spiritual or religious leaders), she can be an ethical expert, who – on the ground of her knowledge of the values and ideals of a democratic society, ethical theory and, among other things, social theory and law – can offer a reliable advice which addresses a particular problem. The expert status of a bioethicist and the authority of her advice derives crucially from the values and ideals of a democratic society and her ethical knowledge, rather than from a moral insight into a realm of context-independent values. "

scholarly journals FORUM ON ROBERT BARTLETT'S WHY CAN THE DEAD DO SUCH GREAT THINGS?: SAINTS AND WORSHIPPERS FROM THE MARTYRS TO THE REFORMATION: Introductory Remarks

2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 784-785
Author(s):  
Andrea Sterk
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Protestant Reformation ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Christian Saints ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Profound Insight

Pondering the miraculous deeds of the early Christian saints and martyrs in his City of God, St. Augustine queried, “Why can the dead do such great things?”1 Robert Bartlett's magisterial study takes up this question by examining the veneration of the holy dead from the age of the martyrs through the Protestant Reformation. While its center of gravity is medieval Europe, the book's long scope and comparative dimensions make it relevant to historians and scholars of religion across a broad chronological and geographic spectrum. Alongside its erudition, Bartlett's study is also remarkably accessible—full of engaging stories, good humor, and profound insight into human nature as well as social practice.

“I Don't See it so it Must be to my Left:” Rehabilitation of Visuospatially Impaired Adults

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
B. Wouters
Keyword(s):  
Parietal Cortex ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Spatial Behavior ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Insight Into

Patients who are visually impaired because of brain damage often show a visuospatial syndrome characterized by disturbances of spatial orientation and determined behavior. The lesion may be located in the frontal cortex or in the right parietal cortex of the brain; recent research shows that the determination of spatial behavior is impaired. Emphasis in the rehabilitation of these patients should be shifted from perceptual to performance orientation. It is essential for the individual to gain insight into his or her specific impairment and for the professional to work cooperatively using the patient's own strategies.

scholarly journals Freeride Skiing—Risk-Taking, Recognition, and Moral Boundaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustav Tøstesen ◽  
Tommy Langseth
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Risk Recognition ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Boundaries ◽  
Clear Link ◽  
Insight Into

Freeride skiing is an activity that is, or at least can be, quite dangerous. Risk-taking in high-risk sports has usually been understood within a psychological framework. Building on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, this article highlights the social dimension of risk-taking in freeride skiing by scrutinizing values within a freeride culture. A central question in this article is: what kind of actions are given recognition and credibility in freeride skiing? The findings show that there is a clear link between risk-taking and credibility and that risk-taking might be seen as a form of capital. However, risk-taking's link to recognition is not straightforward—it is limited by the skiers' skill level. To further develop our understanding of the social dimension of risk-taking we use Michelle Lamont's theory of symbolic boundaries. By expanding the Bourdieusian understanding of social practice with Lamont's work, we gain insight into how risk-taking is socially regulated by social conventions within a subculture. This means that we in this article describe three social dimensions of risk-taking: (1) The link between risk-taking and recognition, (2) The limits of the risk-recognition nexus, and (3) The moral boundaries of risk-taking.

scholarly journals Kodrat Perempuan dan Al-Qur’an dalam konteks Indonesia Modern: Isyarat dan Persepsi

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Kusmana Kusmana
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Essential Dimension ◽  
Modern Context

Makalah ini mendiskusikan kodrat perempuan dalam al-Qur’an dalam isyarat dan persepsi penafsir dalam konteks modern. Dengan menggunakan deskriptif analitik, ayat-ayat al-Qur’an menginspirasi secara-relevan yang didiskusikan dari perspektif al-Qur’an dan persepsi penafsir serta pemikir. Dari keduanya tersebut menganalisis hubungan tafsir pemahaman atas ayat-ayat dan tafsir realitas sosial. Studi ini menemukan bahwa al-Qur’an mendiskusikan kodrat perempuan dalam dua sisi dalam sisi pengertian esensi dan pengertian empiris. Dalam pengertian esensial, al-Qur’an mendiskusikan kodrat perempuan dari sisi apa-apa yang terberi dari Allah secara dinamis. Dalam pengertian empiris, al-Qur’an mendiskusikan kodrat perempuan dari sisi praktik-praktik atau anggapan-anggapan manusia yang terekam dalam al-Qur’an. Sementara dari sisi persepsi, penafsir, dan pemikir Islam mendiskusikan kodrat perempuan dengan menjadikan al-Qur’an sebagai salah satu sumber inspirasi utama dan menarik pada pengertian esensial dan empiris. Hal tersebut sebagai tren umum dengan merasionalisasikan keadilan gender atas implikasi dari isyarat dan persepsi kodrat.[This article discusses the term kodrat Perempuan (woman's constructed nature) in the Qur'an in terms of its signs and the perception of Muslim interpreters in the modern context. Using a descriptive-analytic method, the related verses are discussed from both the Qur'anic and interpreters' perspective, analyzed within the relation between the Qur' anic perspective and social realities that inspire the interpreters. This study finds that the Qur'an discusses Kodrat Perempuan in two dimensions: essential as well as the empirical dimension. In its essential dimension, the Qur'an discusses Kodrat Perempuan from the point of what is given by Allah dynamically. In its empirical dimension, the Qur'an discusses it from the point of social practice or people's assumptions, which were recorded by in the Qur'an. Meanwhile, interpreters or Muslim thinkers discuss kodrat Perempuan by treating the Qur'an as one of their primary sources of inspiration and treat the discussed matter either to its essential or empirical dimension. With a general trend of rationalizing gender equity and its implication from the sign and the view of kodrat Perempuan.]  

From Communication Theory to Innovative Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
Наталья Комина ◽  
Natalya Komina
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Language Discourse ◽  
Conference Presentations ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Innovative Education

The review of conference presentations at the annual international scientific conference “Language Discourse in Social Practice” provides an insight into the progress of communication and discourse studies.

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