The Risks of Affect

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-198
Author(s):  
Russell J. Duvernoy
Keyword(s):  
Affect Theory ◽  
Open Future ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Daniel Stern ◽  
Two Sides

This chapter dwells on axiological and existential tensions raised by the concept of ecological attunement. First, it distinguishes this concept from Heidegger’s well-known discussion of attunement and world. Then, it places Whiteheadean/Deleuzean concepts of affect and feeling in dialogue with the affect theory of Sylvan Tompkins and Daniel Stern, arguing that the “vitality affects” of the latter are ontologically prior to constituted worlds in a phenomenological sense. It considers how attention to affective tertiary qualities are shaped by inheritance of affective patterns and attentive choices of the past while also oriented towards a potentially open future. In this way, selection (from inherited qualities) and orientation (towards future projection) become the two sides of ecological attuning as an existential ideal. This double-sided structure is considered in relation to Whitehead’s discussion of “evil” and Deleuze’s emphasis on willing the event and counter-actualisation.

Time and Truth: The Presentism-Eternalism Debate

Philosophy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Stoneham
Keyword(s):  
Open Future ◽  
Equal Footing ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Growing Block ◽  
The Open Future ◽  
Block Universe ◽  
The Way

AbstractThere are many questions we can ask about time, but perhaps the most fundamental is whether there are metaphysically interesting differences between past, present and future events. An eternalist believes in a block universe: past, present and future events are all on an equal footing. A gradualist believes in a growing block: he agrees with the eternalist about the past and the present but not about the future. A presentist believes that what is present has a special status. My first claim is that the familiar ways of articulating these views result in there being no substantive disagreement at all between the three parties. I then show that if we accept the controversial truthmaking principle, we can articulate a substantive disagreement. Finally, I apply this way of formulating the debate to related questions such as the open future and determinism, showing that these do not always line up in quite the way one would expect.

Geopolitics of a Divided Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell A. Orenstein
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
Russian President ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Two Sides

Europe is again a divided continent. When it comes to governance, political economy, or values, two contrasting poles have emerged: one Western, liberal, and democratic, another Eastern, statist, and autocratic. The dividing line between them has become ever sharper, threatening to separate Europe into two distinct worlds. This new divide in Europe arises from a clash between two geopolitical concepts for the continent: One is the Western project of a “Europe whole and free,” an enlarging zone of economic cooperation, political interdependency, and democratic values. The other is the Russian project of a “Eurasian Union” to rival the European Union. This article shows how these two sides of Europe have grown further apart in their conceptions of the European space, their values, governance, and economic models. It explores the reasons for the belated Western responses to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s program to divide Europe. The Russo-Georgian war was a turning point, but the West took a long time to recognize the full implications of Putin’s policy. The current confrontation between Russia and the West is not exactly like the Cold War. Russia’s position is weaker. And the battle will be fought out primarily with economic instruments. However, it is clear that this conflict places Central and Eastern Europe back on the front lines of a divided Europe, raising any number of demons from the past.

scholarly journals Tabish Khair’s Just Another Jihadi Jane: Western Civilization and ‘War on Terror’ Versus Islamist Terrorism as the Two Sides of the Globalization Coin

Societies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Dolores Herrero
Keyword(s):  
War On Terror ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Western World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Organized Violence ◽  
The World ◽  
Islamist Terrorism ◽  
Two Sides

Armed conflicts and violence have always been concomitant with human history but it is undeniable that our perception of them has undergone some disturbing evolution of late. Whereas in the past wars and organized violence were mainly regarded as being temporary, that is, originating in a number of reasons and tensions that might become eventually solved and confined to very specific zones on the world map, nowadays most people feel that nobody can escape the scourge of indiscriminate violence and this is mainly due to terrorism, in particular to that associated with Muslim fundamentalism. The aim of this paper will be to discuss the origins of this form of terrorism, together with its inextricable relationship with the so-called ‘civilized’ West, putting the emphasis on its more secular aspects and implications so as to show how Tabish Khair’s novel, Just Another Jihadi Jane denounces the effects that this conflict can have upon average people, all the more so if they happen to be Muslim women living in the western world.

Recent pronounced weakening of Asia summer monsoon over the past 450 years

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Wenju Cai
Keyword(s):  
Summer Monsoon ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
Anthropogenic Aerosol ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
The Past ◽  
Detection And Attribution ◽  
Aerosol Emissions

<p><strong>Affecting a multitude of ecological and agricultural systems, the Asia summer monsoon (ASM) is essential for biodiversity and the food security of billions of people. Understanding past changes of the ASM is important for the detection and attribution of its recent evolution and future projection in the context of global warming. However, proxy-based, high-resolution reconstructions of the ASM prior to the period of instrumental measurements that started in the 1950s in China are still missing.</strong><strong> Here, we use </strong><strong>an ensemble</strong> <strong>of ten tree-ring width chronologies from</strong><strong> the </strong><strong>northern margin of</strong> <strong>the ASM to estimate ASM strength back to 1566 AD. The reconstruction not only reveals severe large-scale droughts in 1586/87 and 1759</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>but also negative anomalies during persistent locus plagues in the 1860s. The record also shows an unprecedented decrease in ASM since the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century. Simulations from a c</strong><strong>oupled climate model suggest that the recent ASM decline </strong><strong>could have been induced by</strong> <strong>increased anthropogenic aerosol emissions over the Northern Hemisphere.</strong></p>

scholarly journals Reforestation in Algeria: History, current practice and future perspectives

REFORESTA ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Saifi Merdas ◽  
Tewfik Mostephaoui ◽  
Mohamed Belhamra
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Land Values ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Considerable Degradation

Reforestation in Algeria has been recognized as a priority in different programs for the development and enhancement of forest heritage. Degradation factors of forest and soil contribute significantly to the decline in land values. The Algerian forests in the past, during the colonial period suffered considerable degradation. The degraded forest heritage has been undertaken with serious programs since independence. Several programs for the development of the forest sector through reforestation have been carried out. Unfortunately, the achievements were still below expectations. The launch of the National Reforestation Plan in 2000 has given the forestry sector a new lease of life with a vision that incorporates the productive aspect of reforestation, the industrial aspect, and the recreational aspect. Before the end of the NRP timeline, significant reforestation projects are completed. In a future projection, reforestation is integrated into the land use planning within the framework of the National Plan of Land Use Planning.

scholarly journals β-Lactoglobulin and Glycodelin: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Functional Significance ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cancer Outcomes ◽  
General Overview ◽  
The Past ◽  
Neonatal Nutrition ◽  
Polypeptide Backbone ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Β Lactoglobulin

The two lipocalins, β-lactoglobulin (βLg) and glycodelin (Gd), are possibly the most closely related members of the large and widely distributed lipocalin family, yet their functions appear to be substantially different. Indeed, the function of β-lactoglobulin, a major component of ruminant milk, is still unclear although neonatal nutrition is clearly important. On the other hand, glycodelin has several specific functions in reproduction conferred through distinct, tissue specific glycosylation of the polypeptide backbone. It is also associated with some cancer outcomes. The glycodelin gene, PAEP, reflecting one of its names, progestagen-associated endometrial protein, is expressed in many though not all primates, but the name has now also been adopted for the β-lactoglobulin gene (HGNC, www.genenames.org). After a general overview of the two proteins in the context of the lipocalin family, this review considers the properties of each in the light of their physiological functional significance, supplementing earlier reviews to include studies from the past decade. While the biological function of glycodelin is reasonably well defined, that of β-lactoglobulin remains elusive.

scholarly journals Makassar War in the Perspective of the Indonesian Total War

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruslan Arief ◽  
I Wayan Midhio ◽  
Helda Risman ◽  
Syaiful Anwar ◽  
Lukman Yudho Prakoso
Keyword(s):  
Social Conflict ◽  
Trade Association ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Total War ◽  
East Indies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Two Sides

The purpose of writing this article is to take a lesson from history and then make a comparison in order to find the strengths and weaknesses of a nation in implementing a defense system, and it is stipulated in a state document in the form of law if we look at events that occurred in the past, the location of the port Somba Opu is located in a very strategic area, which is located between Malacca and Maluku which makes the VOC (Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the East Indies Trade Association intending to implement monopolistic practices; therefore Makassar port must be controlled and must be under VOC control. In addition, the VOC did its best to provide spices to the European market by monopolizing the spice trade in the archipelago. While also wanting the divine government to be under VOC control, this was a threat to the interests of trade and shipping on the island of Maluku for the Makassar Sultanate since the arrival of the VOC. Because of that, there was trade competition between the Kingdom of Gowa and the VOC, and it was inevitable that there would be friction which resulted in the emergence of social conflict between the Sultanate of Makassar and the VOC, which at its peak broke out in a war between the two sides known as the Makassar War in the XVII century. The conflict continued after the Bongaya agreement on November 18, 1668, which led to major changes in the Bugis-Makassar Kingdom. The VOC obtained a trade monopoly in Makassar, and all non-Dutch Europeans were forced to leave Makassar. The conflict in Makassar resulted in an unstable security situation. The universal defense system, as stated in the Republic of Indonesia Law (RI Law) Number 3 of 2002 concerning national defense, has stipulated that the Indonesian defense system is SISHANKAMRATA, where the contribution of the people in it is an important part).

scholarly journals Innovation management strategy to promote the regional cooperation between China and Russia (case study of Moscow and Yiwu’s Cooperation)

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 11038
Author(s):  
Guiyu Hu ◽  
Lidia Fedorova ◽  
Xiaoyan Huang ◽  
Emaan Al Araimy ◽  
Khuloud Al Araimy
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategy ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
The Past ◽  
Management Method ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Research Analysis

China and Russia are not only two major influential power in the world, but also the two largest economic transition countries. As a neighboring country, the cooperation of economic and trade between two sides not only has obvious geographical advantages, but highly complementary. With the in-depth cooperation in trade and economic of two countries,more and more direct cooperation between cities has taken place. In the past years, due to geographical advantages, the cooperation mostly took place in border cities, such as Heihe City and Blagovichensk City. With the new cooperation trend between China and Russia, more and more developed city of two countries begin to make cooperation, it’s a new cooperation phenomenon that different from previous cooperation between border cities. In the process of cooperation, there are advantages and mutual interests, as well as difficulties and conflicts. Therefore the management of the cooperation of these cities also need innovation method. Therefore, it is urgent to analyze the problems and make research in this field. The previous researcher mainly focus on the analysis of the cooperation and management strategy between border cities of two countries which has been fully studied. However, there is less even almost no research analysis the current new cooperation situation between the economic center cities of two countries, including the problems exiting, further cooperation analysis, and future development trend as well as innovation management method to well promote the cooperation of them.

Statistical Perspectives on Some Problems Arising in Naval Engineering

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Glotzer ◽  
Vladas Pipiras
Keyword(s):  
Rare Events ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Ocean Modeling ◽  
Statistical Uncertainty ◽  
Open Future ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Statistical Problems ◽  
Naval Engineering ◽  
Quantities Of Interest

This paper reviews several statistical problems arising in Naval Engineering that the authors were involved with professionally or at NSWCCD over the past several years. The considered problems relate to statistical uncertainty, characterizing rare events, and ocean modeling, and naturally involve a stochastic component which needs to be accounted for through statistical methods. In statistical uncertainty, for example, one problem consists of constructing confidence intervals for measured quantities of interest (e.g. the variance of a ship motion) when temporal dependence in a signal needs to be taken into account. In characterizing rare events (e.g. ship capsizing or broaching to), a common problem is to estimate their frequency, which can be carried out under the umbrella of the statistical Extreme Value Theory. In ocean modeling, spatiotemporal statistical modeling of significant wave height has attracted much attention, especially in the context of modern treatments of “big data.” The focus throughout this work is on the theoretical underpinnings of these statistical problems, related work in the Statistics literature, and some open future directions.

Grounding the Open Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-20
Author(s):  
Patrick Todd
Keyword(s):  
Open Future ◽  
General Thesis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Open Future ◽  
Patrick Todd

In this chapter, Patrick Todd considers how presentists can argue that the future is open, holding fixed that they maintain that the past is not. He argues that any such presentist argument is doomed to failure, if it proceeds by appeal to a general thesis about truth (such as that “truth supervenes on being”). Thus, he contends, presentist open futurists should not argue for the open future from an intuition about truth in general, but from an intuition about the future in particular. The result, however, is that presentist open futurists cannot make their case by appeal to anything like a metaphysically neutral starting point. Nevertheless, due to certain asymmetries between facts about the past and facts about the future, a presentist open future view remains substantially theoretically motivated.

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