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Literator ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
E. Kloppers
Keyword(s):  
Human Communication ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
Inherent Characteristic ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Metaphorical Theology

Name your metaphors… Metaphorical language as the language of faith The use of metaphorical language is an inherent characteristic of all human communication. Faith is communicated by means of metaphorical language, images and imagination. In this article it is indicated how theology utilizes metaphorical ways of expression in order to communicate faith. Effective metaphors that speak to people in new and changing situations must constantly be found. A metaphorical theology is therefore essential and need to be promoted. A relevant theological metaphorology can only come about in dialogue with literature and the arts. Aspects of the so-called New Reformation are briefly discussed regarding the need to use new metaphorical ways of speaking.

scholarly journals "Bitter to your Stomach, but Sweet as Honey in your Mouth": Vegetarianism, Animals and Working Towards an Ecospiritual Poetry'

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hester Jones
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Animal Life ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Animal World

The first part of this article outlines traditional and Christian ethical arguments about animal autonomy, in particular as these relate to the question of vegetarian practice; it goes on (in the second section) to indicate some ways in which more recent feminist and eco-feminist arguments help to steer a path through what has become something of an ethical dilemma. Some of these arguments point to the arts as most helpfully articulating, or at least beginning to imagine, ways of relating to the animal world. Consequently, the essay concludes by illustrating how one of the arts – poetry – may indeed point to what could be called an eco-spiritual approach to animal life, in particular through its use of metaphorical language, and thus offer a challenge to points of view that justify human dominion over non-human animal life.   La primera parte de este artículo esboza argumentos éticos tradicionales y cristianos sobre la autonomía animal, en especial cuando tienen relación con la cuestión de la práctica vegetariana. La segunda sección muestra alguna de las maneras en las que algunos de los argumentos feministas y ecofeministas más recientes ayudan a abrir un camino a través de lo que se ha convertido en algo parecido a un dilema ético. En algunos de estos argumentos, las artes son consideradas como mecanismos que nos pueden servir para articular más eficazmente - o, al menos, para empezar a imaginar - modos de relación con el mundo animal. Por consiguiente, este artículo concluye ilustrando cómo una de las artes - la poesía - puede efectivamente apuntar lo que podría ser considerado como una aproximación ecoespiritual a la vida animal, en particular a través de su uso del lenguaje metafórico y, por tanto, cuestionar los puntos de vista que justifican el dominio humano sobre la vida animal no humana.  

Review of Kansei Research in Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Inokuchi
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Brain Science ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Human Interface ◽  
Steel Making ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Japanese Word

This article gives a historical review of Kansei-based media technologies in Japan. Kansei is a Japanese word, the meaning of which covers sensibility, sentiment, emotion, and feeling. Kansei research started in the field of music, because music is the most acceptable of the arts to computer science. In the 1990s, the applications of Kansei machine vision became widespread in many industrial fields, including electronic production, automobile manufacture, steel-making, the chemical industry, the food industry, and office appliances, among others. Kansei technologies are also applied to human interface systems, including the field of brain science, for human communication.

Review of Kansei Research in Japan

2012 ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Inokuchi
Keyword(s):  
Machine Vision ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Human Interface ◽  
Steel Making ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Japanese Word

This paper gives a historical review of Kansei-based media technologies in Japan. Kansei is a Japanese word, the meaning of which covers sensibility, sentiment, emotion, and feeling. Kansei research started in the field of music, because music is the most acceptable of the arts to computer science. In the 1990s, the applications of Kansei machine vision became widespread in many industrial fields, including electronic production, automobile manufacture, steel-making, the chemical industry, the food industry, and office appliances, among others. Kansei technologies are also applied to human interface systems, including the field of brain science, for human communication.

Metaphorical Theology

1993 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
John Begley
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Systematic Theology ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Metaphorical Theology

Metaphorical theology rightly insists that metaphorical language about God can be both cognitively meaningful and spiritually nourishing. Metaphors, models and stories all have use and value. On the other hand, despite some claims, they also have their limitations. As Aquinas pointed out, systematic theology depends on the analogical, literal use of language.

Review of Kansei Research in Japan

2012 ◽  
pp. 1115-1125
Author(s):  
Seiji Inokuchi
Keyword(s):  
Machine Vision ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Human Interface ◽  
Steel Making ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Japanese Word

This paper gives a historical review of Kansei-based media technologies in Japan. Kansei is a Japanese word, the meaning of which covers sensibility, sentiment, emotion, and feeling. Kansei research started in the field of music, because music is the most acceptable of the arts to computer science. In the 1990s, the applications of Kansei machine vision became widespread in many industrial fields, including electronic production, automobile manufacture, steel-making, the chemical industry, the food industry, and office appliances, among others. Kansei technologies are also applied to human interface systems, including the field of brain science, for human communication.

Music and Naturoids: The Third Reality

Leonardo ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Negrotti
Keyword(s):  
Communication And The Arts ◽  
Musical Composition ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Musical Work ◽  
Natural Object ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Observation Level ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Technological Field ◽  
High Level

At a high level of abstraction, it can be shown by analogy that attempts to reproduce natural phenomena occur not only in technological endeavors but also in human communication and the arts, including music. This paper presents the parallel development of artificial devices—or “naturoids”—in the fields of technology, message communication and musical composition, highlighting the transfiguration that unavoidably affects the resulting device, message or musical work. In the technological field and, to an extent, in the communications field, the transfiguration of the natural object is taken as a more or less unsatisfying outcome. By contrast, in the arts, and mainly in music, the transfiguration effect is exactly what the artist pursues through placing him- or herself at a nonordinary observation level.

Metaphorical Non-Sequitur?

1991 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Sontag
Keyword(s):  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
Metaphorical Theology ◽  
Lengthy Analysis ◽  
Sallie Mcfague

There is no particular problem with using ‘metaphorical’ language where God is concerned. In Metaphorical Theology Sallie McFague offers a lengthy analysis to show us that metaphorical language is legitimate for theological discourse. This should come as no surprise to anyone except positivists or other stringent empiricists who accept nothing but direct evidence for any discourse. Traditional theologians, such as Thomas Aquinas, have long held that no discussion of God directly qualifies divinity. Mystics, as McFague acknowledges, have in fact been shocked at the idea of speaking about God directly. What, then, is McFague's point in reminding us of the necessary indirection of all speaking about God? She is attempting to curb the increasing agnosticism, if not skepticism, among contemporary theologians, by speaking to what she considers to be ‘the contemporary sensibility’.

Sonic Metaphors: Music, Sound, and Ecofeminist Theology

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-263
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ursic
Keyword(s):  
Religious Studies ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Traditional Church ◽  
Hildegard Of Bingen ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Musical Background ◽  
Physical Level ◽  
Metaphorical Theology ◽  
Ecofeminist Theology ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the relationship between music and ecofeminist theology and investigates how music and sound can advance the development of ecofeminist thought. On a physical level, the act of breathing connects humankind with the earth’s atmosphere and the element of air produces music and sound. On a theological level, traditional church teachings about the power and danger of music have reflected similar warnings about women and nature. Ecofeminist theologian Sally McFague made a persuasive case for metaphorical theology that supported the arts being included in theological development. Religious Studies scholar Heidi Epstein engaged McFague’s metaphorical theology to develop a feminist theology of music and featured female composers including Hildegard of Bingen. I propose that metaphorical theology and music can also connect through the development of sonic metaphors. Sonic metaphors are created with pitch, rhythm, and sound. While most metaphors rely on the eyes to process written text and visual art, sonic metaphors are processed through the ears and offer different pathways for cognition. Sonic metaphors have been underutilized in theology and they offer potential for exploring theological concepts that can be challenging to comprehend through textual or visual means. These metaphors are particularly applicable for developing ecofeminist theology because sound and music can connect our bodies with nature in illuminating ways. I include examples from my own musical background, and I offer suggestions for non-musicians and ecofeminist theologians who want to incorporate sonic metaphors into their own creative theological reflection.

Electron Microscopy in Molecular Biology

1967 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Cecil E. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Shadow Casting ◽  
Electron Image ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Very High

The visualization of organic macromolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, viruses and virus components has reached its high degree of effectiveness owing to refinements and reliability of instruments and to the invention of methods for enhancing the structure of these materials within the electron image. The latter techniques have been most important because what can be seen depends upon the molecular and atomic character of the object as modified which is rarely evident in the pristine material. Structure may thus be displayed by the arts of positive and negative staining, shadow casting, replication and other techniques. Enhancement of contrast, which delineates bounds of isolated macromolecules has been effected progressively over the years as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 by these methods. We now look to the future wondering what other visions are waiting to be seen. The instrument designers will need to exact from the arts of fabrication the performance that theory has prescribed as well as methods for phase and interference contrast with explorations of the potentialities of very high and very low voltages. Chemistry must play an increasingly important part in future progress by providing specific stain molecules of high visibility, substrates of vanishing “noise” level and means for preservation of molecular structures that usually exist in a solvated condition.

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