Reading the Human Drama in Film and Fiction

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-42
Author(s):  
Wyatt Moss-Wellington
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Core Values ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

This chapter goes into greater detail regarding the history of humanist thought and the way a narrative-based humanism might be exhumed from humanism’s philosophical lineage. It looks at the differences between Renaissance, canonical, and contemporary secular humanisms and the set of values that are conjured when a narrative is described as “humanistic.” It makes a case for humanism as both a style of storytelling, and a reading method, and thus establishes a “humanist hermeneutics” that will be carried through the remainder of the book. In so doing, this chapter sets up some core values of narrative humanism: it describes the difference between narrative and character complexity, the use of social science as a hermeneutic tool, the value of incomplete striving for understanding rather than grand theories that totalise people’s worlds, and finally describes some of the alternatives to humanism before concluding.

The Role of Theory

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Swedberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

This chapter looks at the role of theory in theorizing. Knowing theory, in order to be good at theorizing in social science, is not the same as having a knowledge of the history of social theory. It is true that it is helpful to have some of the skills of an intellectual historian when one tries to figure out what a concept means, why a theory looks the way it does today, and similar issues. However, this is not the kind of knowledge that one basically needs to have in order to be good at theorizing. The two types of knowledge that are needed in order to theorize well are knowledge of the basics of social theory and knowledge of a number of concepts, mechanisms, and theories.

Experiex Trips

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Carlos Jose Perez Samano ◽  
Jessica Sitek ◽  
Fernanda Hurtado Ramos ◽  
Gretel Cuevas Verdin
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Experimental Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Return Home ◽  
Life Decisions ◽  
Skin Conditions ◽  
The Way

Experiex Trips, a small enterprise, encourages people to get out of their seats and start experiencing in their own skin conditions that are different to those that they are used to. This is so that they will return home with deep and transformative learnings that will lead their life decisions. During the entire chapter, the authors explore the history of Experiex Trips; its core values; its business model; the three pillars for its success, which are cooperation, experimental education, and sustainability; but most importantly, the way cooperative leadership works in a social enterprise.

El "pensamiento de la diferencia": cómo pensar de otra manera en la posmodernidad

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis E. De Santiago Guervós
Keyword(s):  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

ABSTRACT To think the difference in the time of the philosophical posmodernity is the way of thinking that treats of bringing to the light what the history of philosophy has forgotten: the another of the reason, it is, the difference. In this paper is analized this question and the strategy of the poststructuralists Deleuze, Foucault and Derrida, to break the borders of the reason. RESUMENPensar la diferencia en la época de la posmodernidad filosófica es el modo de pensar que trata de llevar a la luz aquello que la historia de la filosofía ha olvidado: lo otro de la razón, es decir, la diferencia. En este trabajo se analiza el problema y la estrategia de los posestructuralistas Deleuze, Foucault y Derrida para romper los límites de la razón.

scholarly journals Ethnographie und ihre Folgen für die Kulturgeographie: eine Kritik des Netzwerkkonzepts in Studien zu translokaler Mobilität

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Verne
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
History Of Anthropology ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Hermeneutic Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference

Abstract. The aim of this article is to show the difference between an interpretative-hermeneutic ethnographic approach deeply embedded in the history of anthropology and ethnographic methods introduced as part of a social science repertoire. Taking the classical "network" as an example, it contrasts the way this concept is generally used in studies on translocal mobility with interpretations of ethnographic research. This not only opens up critical reflections on the role of "networks" when it comes to understanding translocality as a lived experience, but also illustrates what it actually means to follow an interpretative-hermeneutic approach in which ethnographic material is seen to serve as a way to ground, question and refine abstract concepts. The article thus argues that it is through ethnographies and their inherent openness towards the field that a more enriching and creative engagement with theories and methodologies can be achieved than qualitative social science approaches usually allow for.

Public Opinion Change and the Uniqueness of Gay Rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Michael J. Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Marriage Equality ◽  
Party Affiliation ◽  
Opinion Change ◽  
Queer People ◽  
Abortion Rights ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

Chapter 8 demonstrates that support for marriage equality is the fastest liberalizing attitude in the history of American public opinion. Abortion rights and gay rights divide the American public along similar lines (by region, religiosity, and party affiliation), but gay rights has undergone a remarkable transformation, while attitudes toward abortion rights are relatively static. One reason for the difference is that gay people have come out of the closet, while abortion histories remain closeted. Chapter 8 also shows that support for marriage equality seems to have made Americans more appreciative of all kinds of queer rights, including transgender rights. Marriage equality reduced the stigmas faced by all queer people and paved the way for more appreciation of all kinds of gay rights, exactly as the proponents of marriage equality said that it would.

scholarly journals Wędrująca idea tolerancji

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Wojciech Burszta
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Primary Reason ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
European Culture ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Subjective Phenomenon ◽  
The Way

The travelling idea of toleranceAs an idea, “tolerance” belongs to a category of notions that can be seen as a subjective phenomenon in the sense that the underlying semantics of its assumptions are greatly varied and variable. Tolerance is a travelling idea exactly because of this primary reason, for which the practice of verbalising tolerance influences the way it is being understood. Tolerance always forms a relation with a wide palette of similar notions, which decide on its particular semantic understanding. These include for example the notions of universality, relativity and cosmopolitism. Against this background, the difference between tolerance in theory (subjective) and tolerance in practice (objective, pragmatic) also becomes evident.The paper presents several important episodes from the specific journey of tolerance-as-an-idea in the history of European culture – beginning with the Ottoman Empire and ending with modern disputes on the status of tolerance in liberal democracies. Wędrująca idea tolerancjiTolerancja należy do tych idei, które można traktować jako zjawisko podmiotowe w tym sensie, że semantyka założeń, leżąca u podstaw jego rozumienia, jest bardzo zróżnicowana i zmienna. Tolerancja jest ideą podróżującą w czasie i przestrzeni właśnie z tego podstawo­wego powodu, że sposób jej werbalizacji decyduje każdorazowo o sposobie, w jaki rozumie się to pojęcie. Tolerancja zawsze wchodzi w związki z całą paletą pokrewnych pojęć, w ramach których tworzy się konkretna semantyka tej idei. To m.in. pojęcia uniwersalności, relatyw­ności i kosmopolityzmu. Na tym tle dobrze widać także różnicę między tolerancją w sensie teoretycznym (podmiotową) a tolerancją praktyczną (przedmiotową, pragmatyczną).Artykuł przedstawia kilka najważniejszych epizodów wędrówki tolerancji-jako-idei w historii kultury europejskiej – począwszy od Imperium Osmańskiego, a skończywszy na dzisiejszych sporach o status tolerancji w demokracjach liberalnych.

scholarly journals Collating Qaṣīdah Burdah of Al-Buṣīrī

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-170
Author(s):  
Cucu Surahman
Keyword(s):  
Know How ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of ◽  
Printed Text ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

This article studies the process of transmission of Qaṣīdah Burdah texts of al-Buṣīrī. This study is carried out by comparing some manuscripts of it with the editions available now. This effort aims to know the process of transmission of knowledge from one generation to another and know how knowledge as the core of civilization is maintained from time to time. This study will scrutinize both the uniformity and the difference of the text; from its handwriting form to a living printed text nowadays. This article is intended to look at both the internal history of texts and the history of reception. Having evaluated the editions and collated the manuscripts of al-Buṣīrī’s Qaṣīdah Burdah preserved in the library of Leiden University, I conclude that there are no significant differences between the editions available nowadays and the manuscripts. The differences only relate to technical matters, such as the division of chapter and the way of reciting.

scholarly journals قراءة توحيدية في حديث افتراق الأمة

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (63) ◽  
pp. 139-105
Author(s):  
عامر الحافي
Keyword(s):  
Common Word ◽  
General Phenomenon ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

أمام العديد من القراءات التفريقية السائدة لحديث افتراق الأمة، التي تكرس الفرقة وتشيع الفتنة والصراع بين أبناء أمة التوحيد، تظهر الحاجة الملحة لدراسة هذا الحديث دراسة توحيدية على ضوء القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية، ومحاولة الخروج بقراءة معاصرة للعلاقة بين الفرق الإسلامية تعظم الجوامع وتبحث عن الكلمة السواء. فادعاء تفرد فرقة معينة من المسلمين بالنجاة وبهلاك أتباع الفرق الأخرى يوشك أن يكون ظاهرة عامة في تاريخ الفرق الإسلامية. وأمام هذه الإشكالية يسعى هذا البحث إلى دراسة مرتبة الحديث والمعاني الأساسية لمتنه، وتناول الفرق الإسلامية المختلفة له، والمقصود بالأمة في نص الحديث، والدلالات الخاصة بعدد الفرق المذكور في الحديث، وإمكانية تعيين الفرقة الناجية، وخطورة القراءة التفريقية في دراسة الفرق الإسلامية، وأبرز ملامح القراءة التوحيدية في هذه الدراسة    Unlike most of the prevailing readings of the "Hadith of sects of Muslim Ummah", which establishes a discord and conflict that disturbs the unity of Muslims, there is an urgent need to study this Hadith differently, to give a better understanding of the relationship between Muslim sects; an understanding that maximizes denominators and common word. The claim of uniqueness of a certain sect to be right and to consider others to be wrong and deserves hell, is about to be a general phenomenon in the history of Muslim sects. This paper aims to explain the reliability of the Hadith and its meanings, the way in which the Hadith addresses the difference between the various Muslim groups, the indicators related to the number of groups, the possibility of identifying the right one, the dangers of the sectarian reading of the Hadith, and main features of a monotheistic reading of the study of Muslim sects.

Rorschach Assessment of Complex Trauma in Youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-41
Author(s):  
David Ephraim
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Assessment ◽  
Complex Trauma ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

Abstract. A history of complex trauma or exposure to multiple traumatic events of an interpersonal nature, such as abuse, neglect, and/or major attachment disruptions, is unfortunately common in youth referred for psychological assessment. The way these adolescents approach the Rorschach task and thematic contents they provide often reflect how such experiences have deeply affected their personality development. This article proposes a shift in perspective in the interpretation of protocols of adolescents who suffered complex trauma with reference to two aspects: (a) the diagnostic relevance of avoidant or emotionally constricted Rorschach protocols that may otherwise appear of little use, and (b) the importance of danger-related thematic contents reflecting the youth’s sense of threat, harm, and vulnerability. Regarding this last aspect, the article reintroduces the Preoccupation with Danger Index ( DI). Two cases are presented to illustrate the approach.

Klein with Lacan: A Study on the Reception of Lacanian Ideas in Uruguay and Its Effects on Clinical Practices (1955–82)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-361
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Grau-Pérez ◽  
J. Guillermo Milán
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Material ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Discursive Approach ◽  
The Way ◽  
Clinical Cases

In Uruguay, Lacanian ideas arrived in the 1960s, into a context of Kleinian hegemony. Adopting a discursive approach, this study researched the initial reception of these ideas and its effects on clinical practices. We gathered a corpus of discursive data from clinical cases and theoretical-doctrinal articles (from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s). In order to examine the effects of Lacanian ideas, we analysed the difference in the way of interpreting the clinical material before and after Lacan's reception. The results of this research illuminate some epistemological problems of psychoanalysis, especially the relationship between theory and clinical practice.

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