scholarly journals THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE: REPRESENTATIONS OF DEATH IN J. K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER SERIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-78
Author(s):  
Auba Llompart Pons
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
The Other ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Per Se

In line with previous studies about the importance of breaking with taboos surrounding death in children’s and YA literature, this article examines how this topic is treated in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Whereas other critical works have focused on Rowling’s excessive representations of violent deaths, I concentrate on the more benign portrayals of this reality that can also be found in her novels. I contend that the series ultimately renders and treats death as a complex issue. On one hand, Rowling embraces the pedagogy of death with her explicit didactic message that death is not evil per se and has to be accepted as a natural part of our existence, an idea which is central to the series. On the other hand, this study also looks into the ways in which deviates from the pedagogy of death, arguing that this does not necessarily detract from the series’ potential to promote a healthy view of this topic among readers. On the contrary, Rowling’s capacity to teach her audience lessons about death while, at the same time, acknowledging that these lessons may sometimes be at odds with how readers actually feel about the end of life makes for a complex, sensitive and humane rendering of this subject.

HALF-WAY TECHNOLOGIES ARE PROFITABLE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-681
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Commercial Organizations

Decisive interventions, like vaccines, can be quite inexpensive. But commercial organizations make money by selling commodities; they cannot produce and sell "health" per se. The most profitable commodities are those embodying the "half-way" technologies, for those with the means to pay for them-again and again and again. Vaccines, on the other hand, "may never prove as enticing as drugs for pharmaceutical makers. They can be quite expensive to develop, and they produce less income-repeated refills not required ... "

scholarly journals Ευθανασία: Πρακτικές που εφαρμόζουν οι χώρες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης

Bioethica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Αλεξάνδρα Κοζαμάνη (Alexandra Kozamani)
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
The Right

Euthanasia is one of the issues that bioethics deals with, which is one of the outmost importance. Furthermore it is very up-to-date. In Greece and in most countries of the European Union euthanasia has not been subject to specialized legislation. It is only occasionally debated, resulting in tension and conflict. On one hand, people have the right to self determination, so the end of life should be among them. On the other hand, life is considered to be of the highest value and it is the duty of healthcare personnel to guard and preserve it by any means, using their expertise and knowledge.In this paper, a brief report is made to the practices used across countries in the European Union regarding the end of life. Most countries are opposed to euthanasia while acknowledging the right of a patient to refuse or receive treatment. Only three countries have passed bills that legalize euthanasia under strict conditions. The rest, due to sensitivity in this matter, have not yet proceeded in reforming their laws accordingly. It seems that society does not have the necessary reassurances so that they can engulf that issue guarding the true will of a person.

Tipos de Predicação em Aristóteles

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
pp. 7-34
Author(s):  
António Pedro Mesquita ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Specific Difference ◽  
Complex Entity ◽  
Posterior Analytics ◽  
Present Essay ◽  
Syntactic Position ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Per Se

Predication is a complex entity in Aristotelian thought. The aim of the present essay is to account for this complexity, making explicit the diverse forms it assumes. To this end, we tum to a crucial chapter of the Posterior Analytics (1 22), where, in the most complete and developed manner within the corpus, Aristotle proceeds to systematize this topic. From the analysis, it will become apparent that predication can assume, generically, five forms: 1) the predication of essence (τὸ αύτᾢ εἶναι κατηγορεἲσθαι), that is of the genus and the specific difference; 2) essential predication (τὸ αύτᾢ εἶναι κατηγορεἲσθαι), that is either of the genus or of the differences (or their genera); 3) the predication of accidents per se 4) and of simple accidents (ώς συμβεβηκότα κατηγορεἲσθαι); and 5) accidental predication (κατἁ συμβεβηκός κατηγορεἲσθαι). However, only types 2-4 are forms of strict predication (άπλὢς). In effect, the “predication” of essence is not a genuine predication, but a formula for identity, constituting, technically, the statement of the essence of the subject (or its definition). On the other hand, accidental “predication” can only be conceived of as such equivocally, since it results from a linguistic accident through which the ontological subject of the attribution suffers a displacement to the syntactic position of the predicate, which is not, by nature, its own. In neither case does the phrase bring about any legitimate predication. The study concludes with a discussion of Aristotle’s thesis according to which no substance can be a predicate, which is implied by its notion of accidental predication, a thesis which has been - and in our opinion wrongly so - challenged in modem times.

Physiological and ecological studies on the oestrogenic isoflavones in subterranean clover (T. subterraneum L.) III. Effects of light

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
RC Rossiter ◽  
AB Beck
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
The Other ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
Natural Light ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Isoflavone Content ◽  
Per Se

Isoflavone levels in subterranean clover leaves were higher in 13 hr days of natural daylight than in 6 hr days, but length of photoperiod per se had no substantial effect on these levels. In the field, reduction of light intensity (by shading) to 40% daylight caused no decline in isoflavone levels compared with full daylight; even at 24% daylight the reduction in levels was ill defined. On the other hand, in young seedlings there was a marked fall in isoflavone content, especially in the unifoliate leaf, as light intensity fell from 950 to 320 f.c. However, appreciable isoflavone formation was found in dark-grown clover seedlings. Possible light reactions connected with the promotion of isoflavone synthesis are discussed. Changes in isoflavone levels resulting from variation in the natural light environment are unlikely to be sufficient to affect "clover disease".

scholarly journals Alienation in Harry Potter

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Khaled Hussein ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Mohammad Nusr Mohammad Al-Subaihi
Keyword(s):  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Book Series ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Postcolonial Discourse ◽  
The One

This is a thematic study of Harry Potter (1997-2007) concerning the theme of alienation. Joanne Rowling is a British novelist famous for writing her best-known fantasy book series, Harry Potter (1997-2007). This study argues that Rowling employs fantastical elements in Harry Potter to present symbolic and real-life themes that summon the postcolonial discourse of alienation. In addition, the study aims to raise the role of fantasy in serving Humanity and the dignity of people and understanding the conflicts among the members of society. Moreover, this study investigates how racial discrimination and postcolonialism work against the Humanity of heroes and their companions in their community. Therefore, that relationship causes a realistic commentary on real-life situations. The theoretical platform deployed in this study is a postcolonial perspective that purports to grasp the striking overlaps between the theme of alienation and the insights of the racial and social postcolonial discourse. The findings achieved in this paper prove the juxtaposition between alienation on the one hand and racial and social discrimination on the other hand. The researcher seeks to demonstrate that Harry Potter reflects the suffering and alienation of characters.

The Bastards (Why Socrates Quotes Theognis)

2018 ◽  
pp. 273-277
Author(s):  
Matus Porubjak
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
View Point ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The One

The paper deals with the so-called “Theognidean dilemma” in Plato’s Meno. The author tries to answer the question, if aretê is a matter of teaching or a natural human endowment from the view point of the Theognidea collection. First, he tries to identify both the ‘eugenic’ and the ‘didactic’ tendencies of the Theognidea and compare them. Then, he turns to the role of Kyrnos’ character in the collection. The author concludes that neither Kyrnos nor Theognis are historical personalities per se; primarily they are models, like the characters of Socratic dialogues. On the one hand, we have the moderate Theognis, the poet, master and erômenos with a sense of measure and justice, and on the other hand the erratic Kyrnos, the handsome and gifted erastês with a tendency to intemperance and hubris. Like Kyrnos, Meno in Plato’s dialogue is able to improve his skills and became moderate, but eventually, he fails in life. By choosing Theognis, Plato seems to reflect this similarity. From the viewpoint of the Theognidea, there is no contradiction in the verses quoted by Socrates in Meno. The position seems to be clear and “eugenic” in principle. Low-borns will never become good, but good high-borns often fail. The riddle of high-born failure is present in the works of many authors of the 5th and 4th centuries. All they are asking is how those who are destined to rule and be ex-cellent by birth and education can fail so much, as well as how society can be saved from ‘bastardization’. This issue links the Theognidea with Meno, and the quoted verses beautifully fit the topic of the dialogue.

Il corpo dell’auleta

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-310
Author(s):  
Anna Dolazza
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Physical Representation ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Philosophical Texts ◽  
As If ◽  
Bodily Movements ◽  
Circular Breathing

The versatility of the aulos is passed on to the musician, who in turn is transformed into a physical representation of the instrument’s sound. With the precious aid of book iv of Pollux’s Onomasticon it is possible to reconstruct the special set of vocabulary linked to the sound of the aulos. If it could already in itself be considered as ἐπαγωγόν, the additional effect of the movements, gestures, and facial expressions of the aulete resulted in a strong visual, as well as emotional, impact. Nor can we forget, on the other hand, the less than favorable judgments, abundant in philosophical texts, that arose in regard to auletic performances: just as certain physiognomic traits of the aulos are to blame, so too are certain bodily movements of the aulete: almost as if the negative characteristics are passed reciprocally from instrument to musician in a sort of circular breathing. La versatilità dell’aulos si trasmette all’esecutore, che durante la performance diviene così immagine fisica e concreta del suono percepito. Con il prezioso ausilio del libro iv dell’Onomasticon di Giulio Polluce è possibile ricostruire il campo semantico legato alla produzione del suono auletico. Se esso poteva già di per sé essere avvertito come ἐπαγωγόν, inoltre, i movimenti, i gesti e le espressioni facciali dell’auleta risultavano di forte impatto visivo, oltre che emotivo. Non ci si può dimenticare, d’altro canto, dei giudizi poco benigni, affioranti soprattutto dai testi filosofici, in merito alla pratica auletica: come alcuni tratti della fisionomia dell’aulos, così anche alcuni atteggiamenti del corpo dell’auleta sono biasimevoli, quasi che le caratteristiche negative passino vicendevolmente da strumento a esecutore in una sorta di respirazione circolare. This article is in Italian.

scholarly journals Magia, religión y mito. Harry Potter bajo el signo de la posmodernidad

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Domingo Sola Antequera ◽  
◽  
Irene C. Marcos Arteaga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Culture ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Narrative Patterns ◽  
The One

On the one hand, our aim with this paper is try to analyse how Harry Potter stories were built under postmodern narrative patterns in which J.K. Rowling is a late and elusive example. On the other hand, we reflect on how this creative literature process proposes the combination and reformulation of several references of the Western Culture: religious and mythical, artistic and all those related to popular tradition. All this was taken into account when the books metamorphosed into the successful movie saga.

Gender Differences in Cooperative Environments?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Gagliarducci ◽  
M Daniele Paserman
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cooperative Behaviour ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Bill Cosponsorship ◽  
Robust Evidence ◽  
The U.S

Abstract This paper uses data on bill cosponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives to estimate gender differences in cooperative behaviour. We find that among Democrats there is no significant gender gap in the number of cosponsors recruited, but women-sponsored bills tend to have fewer cosponsors from the opposite party. On the other hand, we find robust evidence that Republican women recruit more cosponsors and attract more bipartisan support on the bills that they sponsor. We interpret these results as evidence that cooperation is mostly driven by a commonality of interest, rather than gender per se.

Zwischen Wahlfreiheit und Entscheidungszwang

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (148) ◽  
pp. 421-437
Author(s):  
Stefanie Graefe
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Living Will ◽  
The Other ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Patient’S Autonomy ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One

The "Patientenverfugung" (advcance directive/living will) as well as the passive and indirect euthanasia is expected to be completely legalized in Germany. The patient's "autonomy at the end of life" is a key concept in the contemporary debate. The law is expected to enable each individnal to enact the medical-assisted preterrn ending of one's life - not only in case of approaching death, but also in all cases in which the patient is not able to express his or her will (e.g. vegetative state, dementia). On the one hand, normalizing the need for a living will activites social fears of becoming a "burden" to relatives or society in times of "limited resources." On the other hand it presents itself as an option to regulate and appease those fears. Such hidden links are analysed.

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