scholarly journals An Empire of Letters: The Vindolanda Tablets, Epistolarity, and Roman Governance

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Military Occupation ◽  
Wood Veneer ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Roman Military ◽  
One To One ◽  
The Many ◽  
Roman Letter ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Around 800 Roman tilia—writing tablets made from folded slivers of wood veneer and a little over postcard size—have been found in archaeological investigations at Vindolanda, a Roman fort in northern England. Dated to the period 85 CE to 130 CE, their existence is helping revise knowledge of the Roman letter and the part it played in how military governance was organized, the ways in which personal, public, and military aspects were interrelated, as well as informing other relationships existing between the occupying imperial legions and local Britons. Discussion focuses on four connected areas of inquiry. Firstly, it explores the relationship of the several hundred letters to the many other kinds of Vindolanda writings, for this gives perspective on the boundaries of these different genres and the uses to which they were put. Secondly, it analyzes the many overlaps that exist between what are one-to-one letters and what are public documents, and it considers the significance of this for understanding the legion as a form of familia. Thirdly, it discusses the role that letters and their cognates, and writing and records generally, played in Roman military occupation and rule. The Vindolanda letters had a particular import because their characteristic mode of expression facilitated and enhanced connections between members of the auxiliary cohorts, in ensuring that the performance of military duties occurred in the context of familia-like bonds, and for this to permeate beyond the letters, to the life-and-death activities of soldiering involved. And fourthly, it discusses the importance for epistolary studies of these matters.

Pleasure As a Subject of Logic. To the Interpretation of Philebus. Part I

2021 ◽  
pp. 144-153
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Bugai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Problem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Main Subject ◽  
Logical Status ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The task of the paper is to determine what is the philosophical meaning of Plato’s Philebus. To define the meaning is to show which way of understanding Phile­bus is the most fruitful, most fully grasping and revealing what forms the sub­stantive core of Plato’s text. It’s no secret that the meaning of Philebus is not at all self-evident. From our point of view, the main subject of the dialogue lies not in the plane of ontology, but in ethics, and what is taken for ontological aspects in Philebus is much more related to the logical and methodological conditions for solving the main ethical problem. Therefore, in this article an attempt was made to show that the key themes of Philebus(the problem of the one-many, the relationship of the four kinds of beings, the theory of false pleasures) are inter­nally related. The question of the relationship between the one and the many is raised in connection with the clarification of the question of the logical status of pleasure. Division into four kinds (limit, unlimited, mixture, reason) is the ful­fillment of the methodological requirement for the necessity of division. The ana­lysis of pleasures following this methodological introduction examines pleasure in an entirely new light, in the light of truth/falsity.

Coda

2020 ◽  
pp. 309-342
Author(s):  
Helen Moore
Keyword(s):  
Don Quixote ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The Many ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Taking its cue from the Victorian periodical debates characterizing realism as a crocodile and romance as a monster or ‘catawampus’, this chapter examines the role played by Amadis in early discussions of what the novel was, or should be; how it had developed; and where its future direction lay. For literary historians, Amadis constituted a bridge between the newly constructed ‘medieval’ and the emergent ‘modern’. Philosopher-theorists (Bakhtin) and novelists (Nabokov) alike continued to be fascinated by the relationship of Amadis to Don Quixote and its implications for theories of the novel. Novelists themselves (Bulwer Lytton, Ouida, and Thackeray) enlisted Amadis in their critique of modern masculinity. The final iteration of Amadis in English takes the form of chivalric compilations and abridgements for children; this concluding transformation proves to be emblematic of the many varieties of cultural work into which romance can be enlisted.

Authentic Movement and the Relationship of Embodied Spirituality to Health and Wellbeing

2017 ◽  
pp. 164-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Avstreih
Keyword(s):  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Authentic Movement ◽  
True Self ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Directed Movement ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Embodied Spirituality ◽  
The Many ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explores the possibility of a relationship between spiritual practices and some of the many facets of wellbeing. It considers the distinction between religion and spirituality with reference to the literature. It discusses Authentic Movement, an inner-directed movement process rooted in the intersection of dance/movement therapy and Jungian depth psychology, and the concept of embodied spirituality in which the relationship between the mover and the witness is explored. In particular, it explores the relationship of this practice to health and the increased sense of wellbeing that stems from a direct experience of the sacred, which supports a deepening sense of connection to one’s true self.

News Strategies and the Death of Huey Newton

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Lule
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Social ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Black Panther

This study of news coverage of the death of Black Panther Huey Newton describes predominant portrayals of his life and death and explores the relationship of the coverage to perceived threats to the social order.

scholarly journals Different approaches to the relationship of life & death (review of articles)

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Martin Gluchman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Peter Singer ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Paternalistic Approach

Abstract The paper presents different approaches to the relationship of life and death among selected authors as a review of their articles within the last volume of the Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) journal. The resource of the review is an article by Peter Singer The challenge of brain death for the sanctity of life ethics. Firstly, I try to analyze the issue when death occurs and when we can talk about death as a phenomenon that each and every living human being must come to terms within the course of their lives. Ethics of social consequences is used to analyze different approaches and states a conclusion defending the principles of humanity and human dignity within the scope of this ethical theory applied to various problem cases. I strive to support the question of the quality of life through the paternalistic approach of physicians influenced by their humane and dignified understanding of their relationship towards the patients. Ethics of social consequences offers many solutions to the discussed issues throughout the reviewed articles.

scholarly journals The relationship of Rett syndrome and MECP2 disorders to autism

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rett Syndrome ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Protein Product ◽  
The Many ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Clinical Problems ◽  
Insight Into

Rett syndrome (RTT, MIM#312750) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is classified as an autism spectrum disorder. Clinically, RTT is characterized by psychomotor regression with loss of volitional hand use and spoken language, the development of repetitive hand stereotypies, and gait impairment. The majority of people with RTT have mutations in Methyl-CpG-binding Protein 2 (MECP2), a transcriptional regulator. Interestingly, alterations in the function of the protein product produced by MECP2, MeCP2, have been identified in a number of other clinical conditions. The many clinical features found in RTT and the various clinical problems that result from alteration in MeCP2 function have led to the belief that understanding RTT will provide insight into a number of other neurological disorders. Excitingly, RTT is reversible in a mouse model, providing inspiration and hope that such a goal may be achieved for RTT and potentially for many neurodevelopmental disorders.

The Mis-shapen Pearl: Morris, Handel, Milton, and L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-217
Author(s):  
Rachel Duerden
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Middle Way ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
John Eliot ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Many ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Do So

Mark Morris's L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato (1988), embodies ideas about how to live a good life. L'Allegro is unusual in that it is a full evening-length work, yet has no through-narrative; it has characters and action, but these change in each of the many individual sections. However, together these embody a dialogue – really a three (or four or even five)-way discussion between poet, composer and choreographer about the best way to live. The relationship between dance, music and text, and the implied conversation across the centuries between Milton, Handel, Jennens and Morris, offer insights into the way such layering of creativity can illuminate our engagement with art. As in so much of Mark Morris's work, the relationship of choreography and music is of paramount importance, and this will form the main focus of the discussion here. Handel's secular oratorio of 1740 is itself a setting of John Milton's companion poems, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1631), which explicitly explore through debate the relative merits of different approaches to life. Handel's musical setting includes an additional ‘voice’ in the debate: Il Moderato, words by Handel's librettist Charles Jennens, offering a ‘middle way’, or ‘18th century balance’, as John Eliot Gardiner has it (1980:16). 1 For the purposes of this essay I focus chiefly on the dialogue between dance and music as manifest in a few ‘moments’, with reference also at times to the poetry and its rhythms. In this, I am guided by theories of art as embodiment as expounded by Paul Crowther. When we engage with art, we do so in the fullest sense of perceptual, that is, with our whole, embodied selves. Art, as the embodiment of ideas, does not teach us anything specific about the artist or his/her world, but it does reveal something of the world-view of the artist as an embodied being. There is thus the potential for empathy, and imaginative engagement; we are not passive consumers but active reciprocal participants. Through close reading of a few short examples drawn from the work, I employ structural analysis to examine music-dance relationships, referring also from time to time to the poetry, which itself reflects key characteristics of both choreography and music. These examples show how dance, music and poetry manifest characteristics that are suggestive of similar perspectives on life, both individually and in relationship with one another. John Creaser, writing of Milton's poems, observes that they embody a sophisticated and resilient playfulness conveyed through verbal nuance and rhythmic buoyancy, a revelation of temperament and sensibility rather than an exploration of ideals. (Creaser 2001:377)

What is primary: frailty or sarcopenia? (literature review)

2022 ◽  
pp. 848-856
Author(s):  
Д.П. Курмаев ◽  
С.В. Булгакова ◽  
Н.О. Захарова
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Geriatric Syndromes ◽  
The Many ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Среди множества гериатрических синдромов несомненно одно из первых мест занимают старческая астения и саркопения. Несмотря на широкое их освещение в современной научной медицинской литературе, до сих пор актуальным остается вопрос о взаимосвязи этих гериатрических синдромов. Какой из вышеуказанных синдромов является первичным, а какой - вторичным? Они конкурируют между собой, взаимно отягощают друг друга, не зависят один от другого либо же объединены общими патологическими механизмами? Рассмотрению этих вопросов посвящен данный обзор литературы. Among the many geriatric syndromes, undoubtedly, one of the first places is, in other words, the leading positions are occupied by frailty and sarcopenia. Despite their wide coverage in the modern scientific medical literature, the question of the relationship of these geriatric syndromes with each other is still relevant. Which of the above syndromes is primary and which is secondary? Do they compete with each other, mutually burden each other, do not depend on each other, or are they united by common pathological mechanisms? This literature review is devoted to these issues.

Visual Aids for Relating Direct and Inverse Circular Functions

1972 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
William K. Viertel
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Function ◽  
Trigonometric Function ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Transparent Material ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
One To One ◽  
Circular Functions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

A visual aid for vividly demonstrating the relationship of the direct and inverse circular functions can be made quite easily and cheaply out of transparent sheets. The principle is simple, and the aid is similar to the graphs that are shown in all trigonometry texts. A graph of a trigonometric function is drawn on transparent material for an interval that makes it a one-to-one function. This graph is then turned over and rotated 90°, so that the x- and y-axes are interchanged and properly directed. The viewer now sees the graph of the inverse function with the proper domain and range.

The Political Christ: Some Reflections on Mr Cupitt's Thesis

1979 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Gunton
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Not far below the surface of most modern theological dispute lies the question of the interrelationship of theology and culture. How shall those who take their intellectual orientation from the Christian Gospel understand their position in relation to the intellectual currents that represent the spirit of the age? Should the stance be that of Tertullian, Eusebius, or Augustine; Kierkegaard, Barth, or Tillich; or of some variation and combination of these and others? One of the many ramifications of this complex area of inquiry concerns the relationship of the Christian community to the institutions of the society and the world in which it carries on its life, as is well illustrated by recent controversy over the aims and methods of the W.C.C. Programme to Combat Racism. Here, of course, are obvious, if highly complex, moral and practical issues. But underlying them is a further theoretical and theological question: What is Christianity? In this paper, I should like to suggest that both the theological and the ethical problems can be illuminated by an examination of the interrelationship between conceptions of the person of Christ and the church's understanding of its relation to earthly rulers.

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