Die Logoi der platonischen Sonnenanalogie

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-273
Author(s):  
Christoph Poetsch
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Material Body ◽  
Point Of Departure

In Plato's Republic, the Analogy of the Sun famously points out that as the Idea of the Good relates to the knowable Forms so does the Sun to the visible things. Yet, no one has ever questioned whether the consequences claimed to be caused by the sun – among them especially the vital genesis of all physical things – can, based on Plato's philosophy, actually be caused by the material body of the sun. Taking this as a point of departure, the present article looks into whether one can reveal more of the Analogy, just as Socrates himself frequently emphasises the incompleteness of his presentation. The article thus develops a series of detailed arguments to propose a differentiation of each analogical relation into two subrelations, which imply a transcendent principle and an immanent representation of this principle on both sides of the Analogy. Implementing this differentiation bears the potential to solve existing tensions within the interpretation of Republic VI and VII, it allows for further systematic considerations about, among others, the Good and the Beautiful and it may help to contextualise Plato's Analogy historically.

scholarly journals Criticism of the Police in the News

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ester Pollack ◽  
Sigurd Allern
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Police Action ◽  
Television Coverage ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Way

Abstract Mediated descriptions of reality are tremendously important to the way the public - and policymakers - perceive the police. The present article analyses how leading news outlets reported and commented on complaints against the Norwegian police during the period 2005-2008. The study is based on content analyses of press and television coverage, with special emphasis on a publicly debated police action in which a student of African origins lost his life. In most cases, news coverage of the police and the investigators of the police is event-driven, and the picture of the police seldom points to institutional or organizational problems. The story is too often one about individual wrongdoings alone. Unfortunately, such media pictures matter and influence policy decisions, especially when they become the point of departure for political debate

scholarly journals Observation of the summer solstice, 1812, at the Royal Observatory

1832 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 443-444
Keyword(s):  
Plumb Line ◽  
Zenith Distance ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Summer Solstice ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
Point Of Departure

Since a minute description of the new circular instrument, which has been lately put up at Greenwich, is intended to be given to the Society as soon as it is completed in every respect, the Astronomer Royal takes no further notice of its construction than is necessary to show by what means the results of his observations of the sun at the last solstice was obtained. In other instruments, which take their point of departure from a plumb-line or level, the zenith distance of the sun is the primary ob­ject of investigation; and the polar distance of the sun, which is the ultimate object, is obtained by adding the co-latitude of the place, which completes the entire arc.

Afro-German Histories at the Time of the Second World War. The Transnational Memooirs by Ruth Kluger and Hans-Jurgen Massaquoi

Tekstualia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (51) ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Więckiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Black Germans ◽  
War Experience ◽  
Multidirectional Memory ◽  
Second World ◽  
Point Of Departure

The point of departure in the present article is a discussion of the concept of multidirectional memory, the category proposed by Michael Rothberg in his book ANGIELSKI TYTUŁ. The article then analyzes the memoirs by Jewish-Austrian Ruth Klüger and Afro-German Hans-Jürgen Massaquoia, as examples of transnational narratives. It thus highlights the problem of the war experience of black Germans, concomitantly tracing the process of identity formation resulting from an ethnic person’s dialogue with the representatives of other marginalized and oppressed groups within the Nazi system

scholarly journals Between the Back and the Front: Male Love in Humorous Tales of the Edo Period

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Angelika Koch
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Male Sexuality ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Sexual Practice ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
Point Of Departure

Abstract The present article explores representations of male-male sexuality and eroticism in humorous tales of the Edo period. The point of departure for the discussion is the metaphor of ‘back’ and ‘front’, which delineated the sexual options available to a grown-up man, namely anal sex with males and vaginal sex with female partners. A brief preliminary overview of the custom of male love (nanshoku), which forms the unifying theme of the tales under discussion, is provided. After an introduction to the genre of Edo-period humorous tales (shōwa or kobanashi), the article centres on the depiction of male-male intercourse and eroticism in this type of literature, and argues that certain discrepancies, relevant from a gender perspective, become discernible in the respective representations of the two partners of a nanshoku relationship. It is shown how the metaphor of ‘back’ and ‘front’ is grounded in sexual practice, how it functioned and how it is employed for the achievement of a comic effect in the tales. The article then goes on to address the question of the extent to which male sexuality can be said to move ‘between the back and the front’, and some thoughts on gender and desire in the Edo period are offered.

scholarly journals Z historii leksemów: gzić się, grzać się, parzyć się, bzykać się

Adeptus ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzanna Maria Krótki
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Semantic Structure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
Point Of Departure

From the history of the lexemes gzić się, grzać się, parzyć się, bzykać sięThe present article undertakes a semasiological analysis of four Polish vulgarisms associated with sexual intercourse: gzić się, grzać się, parzyć się, bzykać się. Taking is the point of departure their etymology, it investigates the changes in the meanings of these units.It was discovered that initially the analysed lexemes communicated a very wide range of content, far from their contemporary semantic structure. Successively, some of their senses were rearranged, causing these units to become attributed to animal copulation and later to human sexual intercourse. However, it was until the mid-20th century that the analysed verbs have come to play the role of vulgarisms. Z historii leksemów: gzić się, grzać się, parzyć się, bzykać sięW artykule poddano analizie semazjologicznej cztery polskie wulgaryzmy wiązane ze stosunkiem seksualnym, tj.: gzić się, grzać się, parzyć się i bzykać się. Wychodząc od etymologii, badano zmiany w znaczeniach tych jednostek.Okazało się, że analizowane leksemy początkowo posiadały bardzo szerokie treści, dalekie ich współczesnej strukturze semantycznej. Sukcesywnie dochodziło jednak do przeszeregowania niektórych sensów, na skutek czego badane jednostki wpierw zaczęto odnosić do zwierzęcej kopulacji, natomiast nieco później do ludzkiego współżycia. Rolę wulgaryzmów analizowane czasowniki zaczęły odgrywać jednak dopiero w połowie XX wieku.

scholarly journals Åndens hermeneutik. En læsning af I al sin Glands nu straaler Solen

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-123
Author(s):  
Jakob Ulrik Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Early Summer ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
The Awakening ◽  
The World ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Trinity

Åndens hermeneutik. En læsning af “I al sin Glands nu straaler Solen ”[The hermeneutics of the Spirit. A reading of “I al sin Glands nu straaler Solen ”]By Jakob Ulrik HansenThis article takes as its point of departure the question of how Grundtvig in his hymns seems to amalgamate the seasons, the biblical world, legendary material and historical events without reflecting on time. Through a reading of “I al sin Glands nu straaler Solen” (In all its Splendour now the Sun shines), the article discusses what enables this particular form of poetic hermeneutics.The blending of early-summer sun with divine light “Glands” (splendor or doxa) in the beginning of the hymn generates a vision of the world in two levels, which becomes constitutive of the entire hymn. In the following stanza, summer becomes an image of the recovered connection with Paradise through the Pentecostal spirit, e.g. in the breeze through the leaves and the rippling water in the creek. This divine affiliation of the natural phenomena is indicated by various allusions to their provenance in Paradise. The centre of the hymn, stanza 4, relates how the spirit descends and speaks in the world. The spirit, however, does not speak by itself, but as part of the Trinity. Stanza 5 narrates the awakening of the congregation and its assembly for worship, and in stanza 6 all languages merge into a united “Hallelujah”, a word generally reserved for angels. The hymn ends with the description of the glory of God's kingdom.The article concludes that Grundtvig’s amalgamation of events, times and opposites in this hymn presupposes a particular conceptualisation of the spirit, and it leaves as an open question that awaits further study whether this conceptualisation of the spirit and hermeneutics is a central feature in many of Grundtvig’s other hymns.

scholarly journals Technological support for ecology

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Sacristán-Romero
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Scientific Rigor ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Data Space ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Made In

Tele-detection offers great possibilities for the accomplishment of progress in the knowledge of Nature. However, all expected benefits have not yet been obtained since improvement in matters of data space, spectral and temporal resolution still need to be made. In addition, greater scientific rigor in the interpretation of the results obtained is needed, attempting not to draw definite conclusions from existent environmental studies made by means of Tele-detection techniques. Models developed to process Tele-detection data will have to aim at eliminating the effects caused by the variability in the conditions of data collection, the distortion caused by the atmosphere, and the influence of parameters such as the position of the Sun, slope, exhibition and altitude. The present article attempts to look at the different and various applications of Tele-detection to the residuum control for energetic and environmental purposes.

scholarly journals Hacia una idea de “universidad” a partir de algunos escritos de Benedicto XVI. Towards an Idea of “University” According to Some Writings of Benedict XVI

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Medina Delgadillo
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Multiple Texts ◽  
The University ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Idea Of The University

El objetivo del presente artículo es intentar una reconstrucción de la idea de “universidad” a partir de los diversos textos del pontificado de Benedicto XVI. Aunque se retoman algunos textos previos a su pontificado para complementar y observar la evolución de esta idea, en el presente trabajo de investigación nos hemos ceñido principalmente a sus discursos como Pontífice. Esta investigación parte de la unidad de intensión subyacente a toda su obra: la imagen cristiana de Dios y su consiguiente imagen del hombre, que da como fruto la concepción de una universidad como laboratorio de humanidad, donde el logos ensancha sus horizontes y busca en último término la sabiduría.The purpose of the present article is to try to reconstruct the “idea of the university” from the multiple texts of the pontificate of Benedict XVI. Even though it uses some texts prior to his pontificate to complement and observe the evolution of this idea, in this research paper we have primarily followed his speeches as Pontificate. The research’s point of departure is the unity of subjacent intensity in all his works: the Christian image of God and his consequent image of man, which results in a conception of university as a laboratory for humanity, where the logos expands its horizons and ultimately aims for wisdom.

scholarly journals Riglyn 4.003 vir inkomstebepaling: 'n Teoretiese beoordeling

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
I. J. Lambrechts ◽  
P. Van Eeghen
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Income Determination ◽  
Monetary Assets ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Distribution Of Income

Guideline 4.003 for income determination: A theoretical evaluation During the last few years the distribution and realization principles began to play an increasingly important role in literature. The income of an organization is increasingly viewed as the cash amount that can be withdrawn without hampering the continuity of ongoing action. The purpose of an income system, like the South African guideline 4.003, is to render an index of the income which can be utilized for expansion and/or distribution. There is always a reasonably large optimism and trust in the reliability of guideline 4.003 to accomplish this. The present article highlights some weaknesses of guideline 4.003 which cannot be ignored. These weaknesses are related to the assumption regarding the realization of purchasing income on loans, the calculation of net monetary assets and liabilities, the calculation of loss of purchasing power on distributable income and depreciation and the revaluation of equity capital of the balance sheet. A complete distribution of income according to guideline 4.003 is therefore not always without problems for continuity and is also not necessarily a reliable point of departure for a divided policy during inflation.

Convergence as an optimization strategy in bilingual speech: Evidence from code-switching

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALMEIDA JACQUELINE TORIBIO
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Explanatory Depth ◽  
Point Of Departure

The present article examines one property of bilingual speech – convergence – and strives towards explanatory depth by attending to the insights of the antecedent research in formal linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics. In particular, the paper adopts as a point of departure (and further substantiates) the argument that convergence will be evidenced in the syntax–pragmatic interface (Hulk and Müller, 2000) and the assertion that convergence is a ‘bilingual optimization strategy’ (Muysken, 2002), in advancing the claim that convergence (cum congruent lexicalization) in bilingual speech may be amplified or attenuated in tandem with the language mode (bilingual versus monolingual) of the bilingual (Grosjean, 1998). Specifically, it will be demonstrated through an analysis of two individual bilinguals' productions in both monolingual and bilingual modes that the convergence that is already manifested to some degree in these individuals' Spanish is enhanced in Spanish-English code-switching when their languages are simultaneously activated and deployed.

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