scholarly journals The Transcendences of Listening to Music: How Listening to Bob Dylan Moves His Fans

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREAS HÄGER
Keyword(s):  
Online Discussion ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Bob Dylan ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cognitive Awareness

The theoretical starting point for my article is the concept of transcendence in the writings of Thomas Luckmann and Alfred Schutz. Schutz describes a continuing flow of transcendences of the immediate lifeworld. Luckmann speaks of three levels of transcendence: the ‘little transcendences’ of an awareness of time and space, the ‘intermediate transcendences’ of an awareness of the social dimension, and the ‘great transcendences’, an awareness of dimensions beyond life and death. I add a distinction, central to music, between cognitive awareness and the emotional dimension. I apply this framework to a discussion among Bob Dylan fans of their experiences in listening to Dylan. The material is derived from a Swedish online discussion forum. Examples of both cognitive and emotional transcendence at all three levels are discussed, with particular focus on references to religious traditions in describing experiences of Dylan’s music.

scholarly journals Fostering Group Autonomy Through Collaborative Learning in an Online Environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Qunyan Maggie Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Inquiry ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Collaborative Task ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Community Of Learning ◽  
The Social

Learner autonomy is recognised as being associated with effective and successful learning. Whilst significant scholarship has focused on individual learner autonomy, a review of the literature indicates that the interdependence and social dimension of learner autonomy are largely under-researched. The primary objective of this study is to examine how learners engaged in a collaborative inquiry outside the classroom utilising an asynchronous online discussion forum and to what extent the collaborative task fostered group autonomy. Employing thematic analysis, postings of 20 students in a peer-moderated online discussion forum were analysed. The results revealed that the process of knowledge co-construction advanced and deepened the learners’ understanding of the subject matter. Furthermore, the collaborative inquiry helped establish a community of learning whereby students supported each other emotionally and cognitively, and they wanted to achieve well collectively. The study concluded that a well-designed collaborative task is key to fostering the social and interdependent dimension of learner autonomy.

Forgiveness and mercy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Dimension ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Loss Of Self ◽  
The Social ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Everyday Reality ◽  
Considerable Discussion

Forgiveness and mercy are regarded as virtues in many moral and religious traditions, although different traditions will emphasize different aspects. The Christian tradition, for example, tends to emphasize purity of heart as the core of the virtue of forgiveness, whereas the Judaic tradition gives priority to the social dimension of reintegration into the covenanted community. Forgiveness involves the overcoming of anger and resentment, and mercy involves the withholding of harsh treatment that one has a right to inflict. Both allow for healing, but some critics would say that this healing may come at too high a price. Forgiveness, if carried to extremes, can lapse into servility, entailing a loss of self-respect. There are similar paradoxes associated with mercy, particularly in the context of punishment; too strong an emphasis on mercy can lead to a departure from justice. Clearly, though both forgiveness and mercy are obvious virtues, there are difficulties in putting them into practice in the complex situations that make up everyday reality. Recently there has been considerable discussion in philosophy and law of the role that apology might play in earning forgiveness or mercy.

Stories of Love and Hate. Images of ‘Homeland’ in the Identity Narratives of Romanians in Ireland

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Macri
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Symbolic Space ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Identity Narratives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mixed Feelings ◽  
Constructivist Perspective

Abstract Identity is a term that has sparked criticisms in the academic debates, with some scholars fully embracing this rather insufficiently defined concept, whereas others militate for its complete removal from the vocabulary of social sciences. However, in spite of the fierce criticism, identity research has become a central part of the social sciences. Striving to address some of the existing challenges in identity scholarship, the research presented in this article focuses on the diaspora identity narratives of Romanians in Ireland. By adopting a constructivist perspective on identity, this is a study of the continuously flowing boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’, as well as of the boundaries where the symbolic space is negotiated and identities are fiercely debated, constructed and re-constructed. While Romanians use a multitude of ‘other’ groups against which they construct their diaspora identities, one of the key markers used in their identity narratives is their relation with the ancestral homeland. Interesting findings have emerged, as Romanians talked about their mixed feelings towards their homeland and their fellow countrymen. As these narratives of the homeland unfold, it becomes clear they bear a strong imprint on their diaspora identity and feelings of belonging. The study presents an analysis of data collected over a six-year period (2004-2010) in the archives of the online discussion forum of the Romanian community from Ireland.

Hybrid Avatar-Agent Technology – A Conceptual Step Towards Mediated “Social” Virtual Reality and its Respective Challenges

i-com ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Roth ◽  
Marc Erich Latoschik ◽  
Kai Vogeley ◽  
Gary Bente
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Social Signals ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social

AbstractDriven by large industry investments, developments of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies including unobtrusive sensors, actuators and novel display devices are rapidly progressing. Realism and interactivity have been postulated as crucial aspects of immersive VR since the naissance of the concept. However, today’s VR still falls short from creating real life-like experiences in many regards. This holds particularly true when introducing the “social dimension” into the virtual worlds. Apparently, creating convincing virtual selves and virtual others and conveying meaningful and appropriate social behavior still is an open challenge for future VR. This challenge implies both, technical aspects, such as the real-time capacities of the systems, but also psychological aspects, such as the dynamics of human communication. Our knowledge of VR systems is still fragmented with regard to social cognition, although the social dimension is crucial when aiming at autonomous agents with a certain social background intelligence. It can be questioned though whether a perfect copy of real life interactions is a realistic or even meaningful goal of social VR development at this stage. Taking into consideration the specific strengths and weaknesses of humans and machines, we propose a conceptual turn in social VR which focuses on what we call “hybrid avatar-agent systems”. Such systems are required to generate i) avatar mediated interactions between real humans, taking advantage of their social intuitions and flexible communicative skills and ii) an artificial social intelligence (AIS) which monitors, and potentially moderates or transforms ongoing virtual interactions based on social signals, such as performing adaptive manipulations of behavior in intercultural conversations. The current article sketches a respective base architecture and discusses necessary research prospects and challenges as a starting point for future research and development.

"Brain Death," Death, and Personal Identity

KronoScope ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Steineck
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Social ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Whole Brain Death

AbstractThe issue of brain death touches directly on questions pertaining to our understanding of what it means to be human. Technological progress made possible the sustaining of signs of life in individuals who seem dead to the world. The concept of brain death was introduced to describe this phenomenon, and to answer some of the normative questions that were raised by it. In my article, I approach the problem of brain death with a focus on its temporal aspects. First I sketch out some general features of human life and death in terms of the theories of time of J. T. Fraser and G. Dux. Then I describe and analyze various definitions of brain death and criteria for its testing.The two most important variants are 'whole brain death' as the death of the organism, and 'cerebral death' as the death of the person. I discuss arguments in favor of, and against these concepts and analyze the framework and structuring of temporalities involved in each of them. I conclude that the extant theories in favor of 'brain death' are unsatisfactory, for factual and conceptual reasons. Most importantly, they neglect essential factors of personal identity. Because they employ a naturalistic concept of the human body, they fail to grasp its expressive quality and its function as a medium of communication. Furthermore, they fail to grasp the social dimension of personal identity. Because the concepts of 'brain death' as a criterion for the determination of death fail, we should regard brain-dead people as living human beings, and decide about their treatment accordingly.

Habitus, field and discourse

Target ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira Inghilleri
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Political Asylum ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pedagogic Discourse ◽  
Language And Cognition

Taking Toury’s model of norms as its starting point, this paper examines the macro–micro relationship evident within the context and culture of interpreting activity. The paper theorises this relationship drawing on Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus and field and Bernstein’s theory of pedagogic discourse. It proposes a model which directs the analysis of norms to the social dimension of language and cognition, as well as to the sociological and ideological determinants of what counts as a legitimate meaning in a particular context. The paper draws on the analysis of a particular context—the interpreted political asylum interview. However, it suggests the possibility of applying a similar theoretical model across a range of interpreting contexts.

scholarly journals Civic Education as a Vehicle for the Development of Civic Intelligence among Young Generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nufikha Ulfah ◽  
Yayuk Hidayah ◽  
Dinie Anggraeni Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Civic Education ◽  
Theoretical Implication ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
The Social ◽  
Civic Intelligence ◽  
Practical Implications

The aims of this study is to describe Civic Education as a vehicle for the development of Civic Intelligence, examine Civic Intelligence in the young generation. This study uses descriptive qualitative. The results showed that Civic Education has a role as a facilitator in the development of civic intelligence in the generation seen from the spiritual, rational, emotional, and social dimensions. In detail, the development of civic intelligence in students includes the rational dimension that is finding cause and effect, and being able to make plans. The emotional dimension is being able to interact with their environment, and show empathy. The social dimension is deliberation in solving problems, the ability to understand others. The practical implications of this research is to give contribution to the universities in the form of ideas for the development of civic intelligence among young generation. While the theoretical implication of this research is to provide foundation for further research on Civic Education in the development of civic intelligence.

scholarly journals Sobre la dimensión política del resentimiento

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Gustavo Robles
Keyword(s):  
Social Experiences ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
The Political ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Shed Light

El presente trabajo propone una reflexión sobre la dimensión política y social del resentimiento que permita una mejor comprensión del surgimiento de las extrema-derechas y la crisis contemporánea de las democracias. El punto de partida es considerar al resentimiento como una emoción que da cuenta de experiencias sociales y sensibilidades políticas que están en la base de los nuevos autoritarismos globales. Intentaré abordar esta cuestión recurriendo a un conjunto de reflexiones filosóficas sobre el resentimiento, a una consideración de las transformaciones sociales de las últimas décadas y a un análisis de su articulación en las nuevas políticas identitarias. Confío en que esto contribuirá a ampliar nuestra comprensión de lo que podríamos denominar “política del resentimiento” y de la actual crisis de la democracia. ---- The aim of this paper is to reflect on the political and social dimension of resentment to allow a better understanding of the emergence of far-right tendencies and the contemporary crisis of democracies. The starting point is to consider resentment as an emotion that accounts for social experiences and political sensitivities which are at the basis of the new global authoritarianism. I will try to approach this question by resorting to a set of philosophical reflections on resentment, to a consideration of the social transformations of the last decades and to an analysis of their political articulation in the new identity policies. This shall shed light on what we might call the "politics of resentment" and on the current crisis of democracy.

Forgiveness and mercy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Dimension ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Loss Of Self ◽  
The Social ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Everyday Reality

Forgiveness and mercy are regarded as virtues in many moral and religious traditions, although different traditions will emphasize different aspects. The Christian tradition, for example, tends to emphasize purity of heart as the core of the virtue of forgiveness, whereas the Judaic tradition gives priority to the social dimension of reintegration into the covenanted community. Forgiveness involves the overcoming of anger and resentment, and mercy involves the withholding of harsh treatment that one has a right to inflict. Both allow for healing, but some critics would say that this healing may come at too high a price. Forgiveness, if carried to extremes, can lapse into servility, entailing a loss of self-respect. There are similar paradoxes associated with mercy, particularly in the context of punishment; too strong an emphasis on mercy can lead to a departure from justice. Clearly, though both forgiveness and mercy are obvious virtues, there are difficulties in putting them into practice in the complex situations that make up everyday reality.

scholarly journals Social sustainability in the food value chain: what is and how to adopt an integrative approach?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Toussaint ◽  
Pablo Cabanelas ◽  
Pilar Muñoz-Dueñas
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Food Value

AbstractDespite sustainability is a trending topic in the literature, the analysis of the social dimension in the food industry is almost neglected due to its complexity and the lack of an integrative approach. This research intends to advance on its conceptualization by incorporating multiple insights from stakeholders at various levels of the food value chain. It also aims at analyzing current challenges and problems, its scope and key actors to improve social sustainability initiatives throughout the food value chain. Through a qualitative-exploratory approach by in-depth interviews with high-level authorities, this research explores its scope and implications for the food industry. Findings suggest that sustainability in the food value chain cannot be achieved without considering the social dimension. Social sustainability should include not only human and labor rights but also living conditions, quality of life, food safety, cultural nuances, vulnerable groups and final customers through international agreed instruments. Social sustainability will only be possible with the commitment of all actors and good traceability systems from the seed’s recollection to final distribution. Actually, the Sustainable Developments Goals can become a good starting point to involve local, national and international government levels on a joint effort with other actors beyond the industry, always considering the specificities of the region under analysis.

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