Reflections into the Spirit of the Islamic Corpus of Knowledge and the Rise of the New Science

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Dhaouadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Third World ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Western Science ◽  
New Science ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Primary Reference

There is no question that contemporary western civilization has beendominant in the field of science since the Renaissance. Western scientificsuperiority is not limited to specific scientific disciplines, but is rather anovetall scientific domination covering both the so-called exact and thehuman-social sciences. Western science is the primary reference for specialistsin such ateas as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, economics,psychology, and sociology. It is in this sense that Third World underdevelopmentis not only economic, social, and industrial; it also suffersfrom scientific-cultutal underdevelopment, or what we call "The OtherUnderdevelopment" (Dhaouadi 1988).The imptessive progress of western science since Newton and Descartesdoes not meari, however, that it has everything tight or perfect. Infact, its flaws ate becoming mote visible. In the last few decades, westernscience has begun to experience a shift from what is called classical scienceto new science. Classical science was associated with the celestialmechanics of Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, the new physics of Galileo,and the philosophy of Descartes. Descartes introduced a radical divisionbetween mind and matter, while Newton and his fellows presented a newscience that looked at the world as a kind of giant clock The laws of thisworld were time-reversible, for it was held that there was no differencebetween past and future. As the laws were deterministic, both the pastand the future could be predicted once the present was known.The vision of the emerging new science tends to heal the division betweenmatter and spirit and to do away with the mechanical dimension ...

scholarly journals The Origin of Management Ideas in Sociology in Chinese Society at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-142
Author(s):  
Evgeny Kremnyov
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Western Science ◽  
The Qing Dynasty ◽  
New Science ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sociological Thought ◽  
Sociological Approaches ◽  
Management Issues

n the beginning of the 20th century, China faced the need to look for new ways of development and, like other countries, turned towards the resources provided by social sciences in the attempt to comprehend and interpret this experience. This article reviews and analyzes Chinese sociological thought of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on management issues. The subject of this work is the genesis of management ideas in sociology in Chinese society. The material for the study comprises the works of thinkers, publicists, and political figures of that time who set themselves the task of applying sociological theories to the development of the country. The main problem discussed in the article is the ratio of Western and native Chinese views and ideas in sociological approaches to the study of managerial processes in China. The analysis of materials from that time shows three different tendencies in the formation of management ideas in sociology; identifying the prerequisites for a new science to be used in traditional ideas about management, demonstrating the predominance of Western science over Chinese traditional sciences, and the attempts at synthesizing the first two tendencies. The conclusion of the article is that, by the time of the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, the nascent management ideas in sociology in China were a heterogeneous fusion of Western and traditional Chinese concepts, and was closely related to other sciences such as political science, sociology, philosophy, etc. During this period, traditional ideas that were largely distinguished by speculation and ideology bore the function of an ideological “shield” to preserve the integrity of the Chinese nation in the context of the growing influence of Western powers on Chinese society.

Hyperobjects, Media, and Assemblages of Collective Living: Playing With Ontology as Environmental Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221
Author(s):  
Jesse Bazzul
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Creative Thought ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Environmental Educators

AbstractThis article emphasises the importance of creative thought for environmental education through a discussion of the ontologically rich work of Anna Tsing, Timothy Morton and John Peters. The recent turn toward ontology in the humanities and social sciences has consequently led to diverse theories about ‘how things are’, and some of these concepts might assist justice-oriented environmental educators in raising ecological awareness in a time of crisis. Using assemblages, media and hyperobjects as concepts to (re)imagine the the world(s) of the Anthropocene, this article promotes a practice of ontic-play, a constantly changing engagement with ontological thought. To think through ecological crisis means moving towards philosophy as creation or art. In other words, engaging thought from the future.

The Effects of Intergenerational Poverty and Unemployment on South African Township Youth

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Ndwakhulu Stephen Tshishonga
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Young People ◽  
South African ◽  
Third World ◽  
The Other ◽  
Daily Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
South African Township

Young people throughout the world are an afterthought of policy and program interventions. In Africa, and particularly in third world nations, the irony of sloganizing youth as the cream or the future of the nation exists alongside tendencies and behaviors that impede their development towards being responsible and full citizens which rather aggravates youth underdevelopment and marginalization. It is an undisputed fact that young people have been the vanguard of liberatory struggles that resulted in dismantling colonialism and apartheid. On one hand, the chapter examines strategies adopted to overcome intergenerational poverty by using narratives (daily experiences of youth) of post-apartheid South Africa. On the other hand, the chapter highlights the uncertainties and frustrations of living in a democratic South Africa, with its failure to open up opportunities for their socio-economic growth, the apartheid discriminatory system, and survival.

Analysis of the SCI, SCI-E and SSCI Journals in the Fields of Mining Transport, Haulage and Hoisting

2014 ◽  
Vol 683 ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivica Ristović ◽  
Predrag Dašić ◽  
Jovan Dašić
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Mineral Processing ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The World ◽  
Citation Databases

SCI, SCI-E and SSCI are one of the major citation databases in the world in the field of natural, applied scientific disciplines and social sciences. Within the SCI, SCI-E and SSCI, the areas or categories are classified of all scientific disciplines of natural and applied sciences. Scientific journals in the fields of "mining transport, haulage and hoisting" do not have their category within SCI, SCI-E and SSCI citation databases, but they can be faund into the following three categories: "Mining & Mineral Processing" (in the SCI and SCI-E), "Transportation" (in the SSCI) and "Transportation Science & Technology" (in the SCI and SCI-E). This paper presents an analysis of scientific journals indexed in SCI, SCI-E and SSCI for the mentioned three categories for the period 1998-2012.

scholarly journals Perspective sur la prospective

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-342
Author(s):  
Jean-Luc Migué
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Adaptation Mechanisms ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Physical Variables ◽  
Long Term Forecasting ◽  
World Output

Long term forecasting, as popularized by some recent models of the world, appears to be a-scientific from the standpoint of the social scientists. The basis for this radical judgment is threefold: First, structural relations incorporated into these models of the world seldom go further than stating rigid relations between some physical variables and world output. Second, the factual basis on which these relations are built is often not validated by past trends. Finally, the framework within which these models are cast rules out all possibly for the social sciences to contribute to our understanding of the future. Political and economic adaptation mechanisms are excluded. Futurology as developed by some models is based on poor measurement and poor theory.

Role of People in the Future Global Order

1978 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadwick F. Alger
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Third World ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation ◽  
National Governments

Proposals for change in the present international order, particularly in the context of the increasing desire for self-reliance and fulfillment of needs in Third World communities, require creative thought about the role of people in the future global order. Perception of the world as a system of nation-states and traditional nonparticipation of the public in foreign-policy making by national governments inhibits the creation of a future in which people can fulfill their needs in self-reliant communities. Evidence suggests that lack of confidence in their national governments is inhibiting people in industrialized countries from responding to the needs of Third World people. At the same time, it is doubtful that Third World governments can satisfy the needs of people without wider participation of the people in governmental foreign-policy making. The future needs of people in both Third World and industrialized communities will only be served by the creation of symmetrical and responsive relationships between local communities in all parts of the world.

scholarly journals Editorial: The Future of Social Sciences

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulent Tarman
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Order ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Global And Local

We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are facing threats as well as the increasing numbers of migrants that have not been seen for several decades. Resources are becoming scarcer and more expensive as we consume more. Technology and especially the internet and social networking are changing the way we work, interact and communicate. The question of "Why is the study of social sciences so critical to our future?" has been asked number of times in the past! To speak of the future of the social sciences is not an easy task especially nowadays where the dynamics of the World has been dramatically changing which brings lots of crisis with pain at every level from local to global.  The name of this change has been called as the "New Order of the World" as some of the players lose their power and importance while new players comes in to show themselves and claim that they are also important and cannot be ignored!

The world social forum and the agenda of grassroots education

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Danilo B. Streck
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
World Social Forum ◽  
The Third ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Jose Saramago ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Grassroots Education ◽  
Global Project

It is the dream that liberates. From everything: from the world, from others, from us. It is necessary to believe in the dream. And to save it always. In order to save ourselves. In order to leave the radiant face of our joy in the last wilderness, and in the last shadow, where other lives will come later and ask the things that we today are asking ourselves. (Cecília Meireles) ...perhaps the correct idea is that the future is just an immense void, that the future is but the time with which the eternal present feeds itself. If the future is void, thought Tertuliano Máximo Afonso, then there is nothing that he may call Sunday, its fortuitous existence depends on my existence, and if I died at this moment, a part of the future or of the possible futures would be cancelled forever. (José Saramago) This article looks at the Third World Social Forum from the perspective of Grassroots Education. Initially it deals with the objectives and the dynamics of the Forum and then identifies themes for reformulating the agenda for Grassroots Education. The first point refers to the necessity and possibility for Grassroots Education to redefine itself as a global project. The second deals with the plurality of inputs and the subsequent epistemological and methodological challenges. Finally, I identify some emerging and recurrent themes based on the 1,286 workshops offered during the Forum.

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