scholarly journals The Problems of the Implementation of the Idea of ​​Creationism in the National and State-Making of Ukraine

2009 ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
K.K. Nedzelsky
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
State Building ◽  
Human Spirit ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The World ◽  
National Spirit ◽  
Self Knowledge

One of the important problems of the modern nation-building and state-building in Ukraine is the insufficient inclusion of the creative potential of the Ukrainian national spirit in it, which, in turn, is caused by its weak orientation to self-knowledge by the means of philosophical and religious reflection. Considering that the main characteristic of the human spirit is its active-creative character, that is, its focus on both self-creation and self-perfection, and on the transformation of the surrounding reality, it is advisable to consider how the Christian idea of ​​creationism models the world-view and outlook of the Ukrainian national spirit . His decision largely depends on the incorporation of the collective will and mind of the Ukrainian into building a democratic state on the principles of truth, humanism, justice and good.

Contacts, Collisions and Relationships

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Baeza Ruz
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
State Building ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Spanish American ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The World ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Independence Era

This is a study on the relations between Britain and Chile during the Spanish American independence era (1806–1831). These relations were characterised by a dynamic, unpredictable and changing nature, being imperialism only one and not the exclusive way to define them. The book explores how Britons and Chileans perceived each other from the perspective of cultural history, considering the consequences of these ‘cultural encounters’ for the subsequent nation–state building process in Chile. From 1806 to 1831 both British and Chilean ‘state’ and ‘non–state’ actors interacted across several different ‘contact zones’, and thereby configured this relationship in multiple ways. Although the extensive presence of ‘non–state’ actors (missionaries, seamen, educators and merchants) was a manifestation of the ‘expansion’ of British interests to Chile, they were not necessarily an expression of any British imperial policy. There were multiple attitudes, perceptions, representations and discourses by Chileans on the role played by Britain in the world, which changed depending on the circumstances. Likewise, for Britons, Chile was represented in multiple ways, being the image of Chile as a pathway to other markets and destinations the most remarkable. All these had repercussions in the early nation–building process in Chile.

Social Work in the Anthropocene

2021 ◽  
pp. 241-254
Author(s):  
Jim Ife
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
World View ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Western Modernity ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

The reality of the Anthropocene hangs over our heads as we enter the 2020s. Humanity is facing multiple crises, and it has become clear that political and government structures are incapable of dealing with them adequately and equitably. We are seeing the erosion of the liberal democratic state and its institutions, the appeal of populism, mistrust both of politicians and of political institutions, and powerful interests responding by increasing surveillance, secrecy, and control. The Anthropocene also challenges the anthropocentrism that has been taken for granted in the world view of Western modernity, but is proving to be unsustainable and indeed harmful to human and non-human flourishing. This presents a new set of challenges for social work, if it is to remain relevant to the needs of the society, and also to remain true to its value base. This chapter argues that social work needs to explore and adopt theory/practice that is community-based, political, anarchistic, decolonised, matriarchal, and grounded in an ecological epistemology that is both Indigenous and post-human.

scholarly journals R. Kurzweil’s Worldview: A Critical Analysis of the Technocratic Projectto Achieve Immortality

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Maxim O. Izotov
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
World View ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Limited Possibility ◽  
Modern Technologies

The article is devoted to understanding the prospects of possible application of advanced technological developments in order to improve the biological nature of man. It analyses the ideas of Ray Kurzweil, who is a supporter of such transformations of human nature. It is shown that Kurzweil’s conclusions are of a worldview nature: in the near future, through the cyborgization of people, it will be possible to achieve a state close to immortality and, thus, solve the world-view issues of self-knowledge and create the conditions for unlimited self-development. It is concluded that such optimistic forecasts are insufficiently justified due to the limited possibility of modern technologies to “improve” a person’s life and help with the most difficult technical and ethical problems.

Managing languages in conflict situation

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmah Haji Omar
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Conflict Situation ◽  
Ethnic Community ◽  
National Language ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

English today certainly plays a wider range of roles than before. Due to these roles and to its neutrality in not being exclusively identified with any particular ethnic community in Malaysia, English is meant to be everyone’s language in as much as the national language is. In real life the functions of English in Malaysia almost equal those of Malay, including the social function. This situation results from the image projected by English vis-à-vis Malay and an equal treatment of the two languages in the implementation of the policy. The policy on the enhancement of the use of English has helped to de-sensitise the feeling of the people towards English as a former colonial language, and to close the attitudinal gap between Malay and English. This pragmatism has also changed the world-view of Malaysians that only the use of the national language would assist in nation-building

Putin’s Russia: The State-Building Strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Busygina
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Administrative Reforms ◽  
The World

Today state-building processes go on in many parts of the world. In this article I look at Russia’s political development through the prism of state-building, with a focus on Putin’s state-building strategy and the factors that have made its realization possible. I argue that throughout the duration of his reign Putin distinguished himself as a vigorous and effective state-builder with a clearly defined state-building strategy. The paper examines his three-staged strategy: the weakening of Yeltsin’s “ruling coalition” and the accumulation of resources; administrative reforms and policy changes; nation-building.

scholarly journals The Human Value of Buddhist Teachings and Its Significance For Moral Education In Vietnamese Society Today

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Dr. Lê Văn Đoán
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
World View ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Human Value ◽  
The World ◽  
National Spirit ◽  
Society Today

Buddhism has lived with the Vietnamese people for more than 20 centuries; The link of communication has tightened Buddhism with the Vietnamese people into an inseparable block. The thought of Buddhism has imbued with the national spirit and profoundly influenced the world view and human outlook of the Vietnamese people. Up to now, many Buddhist researchers have offered different opinions, but they all have one thing in common: Humanity can hardly imagine the fact that about 2600 years ago there was a flesh and blood people with superhuman thoughts have lived on our planet. The human value of Buddhism has been expressed in the worldview and human life with a sharp and vivid view.

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.

The Reluctant Nation Builders

2003 ◽  
Vol 102 (668) ◽  
pp. 407-410
Author(s):  
Alan Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Nation Building ◽  
State Building ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
The World ◽  
Multilateral Organization

The largely unilateral, dubiously rationalized, and defiantly prosecuted occupation of Iraq has distracted from the need to develop international consensus and capacity for nation building and other benevolent interventions. What the world needs now … is possibly a new multilateral organization or two specialized in peacekeeping and state-building operations.

Book Reviews

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Janet Klein ◽  
David Romano ◽  
Michael M. Gunter ◽  
Joost Jongerden ◽  
Atakan İnce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Eastern Anatolia ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
National Movement ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern Turkey ◽  
Oxford University Press

Uğur Ümit Üngör, The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, 352 pp. (ISBN: 9780199603602).Mohammed M. A. Ahmed, Iraqi Kurds and Nation-Building. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, 294 pp., (ISBN: 978-1-137-03407-6), (paper). Ofra Bengio, The Kurds of Iraq: Building a State within a State. Boulder, CO and London, UK: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012, xiv + 346 pp., (ISBN 978-1-58826-836-5), (hardcover). Cengiz Gunes, The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey, from Protest to Resistance, London: Routledge, 2012, 256 pp., (ISBN: 978-0-415—68047-9). Aygen, Gülşat, Kurmanjî Kurdish. Languages of the World/Materials 468, München: Lincom Europa, 2007, 92 pp., (ISBN: 9783895860706), (paper).Barzoo Eliassi, Contesting Kurdish Identities in Sweden: Quest for Belonging among Middle Eastern Youth, Oxford: New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, 234 pp. (ISBN: 9781137282071).

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