scholarly journals Some reflections on human identity in the Anthropocene

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst M. Conradie
Keyword(s):  
Human Dignity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Michel Serres ◽  
Ontological Priority ◽  
Over Time ◽  
As If ◽  
The Way

This article observes that both the similar and the dissimilar are of ethical importance in discourse on human identity. There is a need for a common humanity and to guard against domination in the name of difference – precisely by recognising the otherness of the other. This also applies to reflections on what it means to be human in the age of the human, namely the Anthropocene. A survey is offered of how this tension between the similar and the dissimilar plays itself out in the work of five theorists, namely Dipesh Chakrabarty, Clive Hamilton, Dona Harraway, Michel Serres and Kathryn Yusoff. On this basis, six tentative conclusions are offered: (1) Despite the appropriate ethical emphasis on difference and otherness, the quest for the universal in the particular cannot be readily abandoned. (2) Such a sensitivity for the universal in the particular needs to be extended to a recognition of the way in which an integrated earth system functions. (3) The ethical emphasis on difference and otherness should be extended to non-human animals. (4) Human dignity and the ‘integrity of creation’ are not necessarily inversely proportioned. (5) Relations may well have an ontological priority over individuals. (6) Identity need not be constituted by the distant past or the immediate presence as if continuity over time forms a guarantee for a sense of identity.Contribution: This article explores a core question in discourse on the Anthropocene, namely ‘What does it mean to be human in the age of humans?’ It compares the views on human identity of five theorists, namely Dipesh Chakrabarty, Clive Hamilton, Dona Harraway, Michel Serres and Kathryn Yusoff and on this basis offers six observations to take the debate forward.

Naive Experience, Religious Root Unity, and Human Identity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
James W. Skillen
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Time ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
The Other ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Human Community ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Image Of God ◽  
The Way

Abstract Resolving Dooyeweerd’s temporal/supratemporal dialectic opens the way to a deeper appreciation of naive experience and human identity as the image of God. This essay makes a case for that proposition, building on my critique of Dooyeweerd’s idea of cosmic time published previously in this journal. There I hypothesized that time—temporality—should be recognized as the first modal aspect rather than as a transaspectual common denominator of the other aspects. The religious root unity of the human community is not a supratemporal, spiritual concentration point but rather humans themselves in their generations answering to God in all that they are and do. Humans are not temporal bodies directed by imperishable souls but whole persons-in-community, subject to all the modal laws and norms (including the temporal), living by faith in the true God or in false gods throughout this age, which opens to creation’s fulfillment in the age to come.

Another view of the Pergamon divination kit

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Richard Gordon
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Circular Disc ◽  
Similar Triangle ◽  
Greek Alphabet ◽  
Major Section ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

It is very welcome that A. Mastrocinque (above) has re-opened the dossier relating to the Pergamon Zaubergerät, first published by R. Wünsch almost a century ago. The discovery in 1977 of a very similar ‘triangle’ in the Maison du Cerf at Apamea seemed to confirm Wünsch's account of the kit as the equipment required to perform a type of divination very similar to that described in Hilarius' confession relating to the seance of A.D. 371. My remarks are not directly concerned with the possible theurgic background of the Pergamon kit, though I admit I am rather sceptical of it. I wish rather to take the opportunity to reconsider the kit as a whole, in the light of the find from Apamea.The problem is easily outlined. Rhetorically, Wünsch's commentary leads up to a kind of revelation, the disclosure of the true sense of the kit as whole. In the last major section of his account, Wünsch discussed each object in turn, noting the use of similar objects in diverse magical contexts. For his interpretation the crucial apparatus was the inscribed disc, which has 24 fields in the three outer circles, that is, the number of letters in the Greek alphabet. That implied an alphabet-oracle, and it was then easy to point to Ammianus' already famous report. It is his story of the ‘wizard at work’ that caught the imagination of his readers, the story of the polished stones used as protective amulets, the ring hung from the nail over the circular disc, which was moved by the handle to create words or sentences from the signs inscribed on its surface. But if one looks closely at the disc, it is very difficult (indeed, in my view impossible) to credit that it could have served as an alphabet-oracle or anything similar. If so, does the disc belong to the triangular support at all? Can the other appliances be understood differently from the way Wünsch suggested? My argument is that we might read much of his own commentary as undercutting the final disclosure that depends so heavily on Hilarius, and that we should revert to his own initial conception of an ensemble, a group of instruments with a variety of ritual uses. Indeed, there are reasons for thinking that the individual items were not conceived as a group, but rather assembled over time from various sources as a collection. I incline to understand the ensemble as not so much a ‘kit’ as a rag-bag collection.

Face to Face with the Dead Man: Ethical Responsibility, State-Sanctioned Killing, and Empathetic Impossibility

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Molloy
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Death Row ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Dead Man ◽  
As If ◽  
The Way

The image of the death house with its polished tiles and gleaming oak chair is fading. I turn my attention to where life is. Although I have decided that I will not be going to death row again, I cannot bear to think that there are some men there now who are facing death alone. The other man's death calls me into question, as if, by my possible future indifference, I had become the accomplice of the death of the other, who cannot see it; and as if, even before vowing myself to him, I had to answer for this death of the other, and to accompany the Other in his mortal solitude. The Other becomes my neighbour precisely through the way the face summons me, calls for me, begs for me, and in so doing recalls my responsibility, and calls me into question.

scholarly journals Getting Used To Sins: Looking At the Conditions of Customer Problems in the Context of Habit and Sin

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-206
Author(s):  
İsmail Çevik
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Religious Thought ◽  
Time Consciousness ◽  
Over Time ◽  
As If ◽  
The Way

There are experiences and accumulations that people have, consciously or unconsciously, throughout their life. These achievements are generally defined by names such as habit, moderation, temperament, and angel. While behaviors that are liked and praised by other members of the society are accepted, behaviors that are not approved are considered bad. Our habits are indispensable elements of daily life. Since they emerge without thinking and planning rather than being conscious, it makes life easier, practical and fluid. Although it is positive to make moral behavior and virtues a habit, when considered in the context of religious thought and worship life, over time, consciousness / consciousness disappears and can become actions taken without thought. When awareness and consciousness are disabled, religious thought and lifestyle show signs of degeneration. The way of life shaped by habit causes some behaviors that are seen as minor sins in the flow of daily life to be perceived as if there is no religious drawback in practice. Instead of shaping their lives in the light of the Qur'an and circumcision, people develop a unique perception of religion that begins to believe as they live. Verses and hadiths are understood beyond their real meaning with interpretations and compelling interpretations, where weak fatwas are accepted as sources. This situation leads the Muslim community to points that can produce dire consequences in terms of belief. In this study, habits-specific evaluations and determinations will be presented regarding these issues.

A Comparative Analysis of eBay and Amazon

2011 ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Business Model ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Auction Format ◽  
To Come ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

Even though Amazon.com has received most of the initial hype and publicity surrounding e-commerce, eBay has quietly built an innovative business truly suited to the Internet. Initially, Amazon sought to merely replicate a catalog business model online. Its technology may have been innovative- but its business model was not. On the other hand, eBay recognized the unique nature of the Internet and enabled both buying and selling online with spectacular results. Its auction format was a winner. eBay also clearly demonstrated that profits do not have to come in the way of growth—an argument that Bezos never tired of making. Amazon was initially focused on BN.com as a competitor. Over time, Amazon came to recognize eBay as the competitor. Its initial foray into auctions was a spectacular failure. Now, Amazon is trying to compete with eBay by facilitating selling and strengthening its affiliates program.

scholarly journals Comparing Maintainability Index, SIG Method, and SQALE for Technical Debt Identification

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Peter Strečanský ◽  
Stanislav Chren ◽  
Bruno Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Steady States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Technical Debt ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

There are many definitions of software Technical Debt (TD) that were proposed over time. While many techniques to measure TD emerged in recent times, there is still not a clear understanding about how different techniques compare when applied to software projects. The goal of this paper is to shed some light on this aspect, by comparing three techniques about TD identification that were proposed over time: (i) the Maintainability Index (MI), (ii) SIG TD models, and (iii) SQALE analysis. Considering 20 open source Python libraries, we compare the TD measurements time series in terms of trends and evolution according to different sets of releases (major, minor, and micro), to see if the perception of practitioners about TD evolution could be impacted. While all methods report generally growing trends of TD over time, there are different patterns. SQALE reports more periods of steady states compared to MI and SIG TD. MI is the method that reports more repayments of TD compared to the other methods. SIG TD and MI are the models that show more similarity in the way TD evolves, while SQALE and MI are less similar. The implications are that each method gives slightly a different perception about TD evolution.

scholarly journals Resistansi terhadap Objectification dalam Novel Mash-Up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies dari Novel Klasik Pride and Prejudice

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Cindy Belinda Ramadhanty
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Jane Austen ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pride And Prejudice ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Time Period ◽  
As If ◽  
The Way

This study deals with objectification, especially towards Elizabeth Bennet (Lizzy), in the classic novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) and the mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) which were written by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. This study aims to examine how the resistance towards objectification is pictured in the mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies using Nussbaum’s theory of objectification. As a comparative study, there are some things that will be compared in this study, such as the different time period when both novels were first published, the way the authors pictured objectification, and the addition of zombie in the mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This study uses qualitative method with comparative literature as the approach. The result of this study concludes that Lizzy is objectified by Mr. Collins in terms of instrumentality, fungibility, ownership, and denial of subjectivity. The addition of zombie in the mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies implies as if there is a resistance towards objectification, with Lizzy having the skills of a warrior, while in fact the objectification is real as experienced by Lizzy. In the perspective of comparative literature, mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies tends to have ambivalence even though it is published in postmodern era. On one hand, Lizzy is able to defend herself from zombie, on the other hand, she still falls victim to the objectification done by Mr. Collins. In other words, the resistance towards objectification in the mash-up novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is not able to protect Lizzy from the objectification done by Mr. Collins.

A retrospective on address in Portugal (1982–2002)

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandi Michele de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Pragmatic Interpretation ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

This article presents changes (1982–2002) in the way Portuguese speakers have attributed importance to individual address forms and to the factors important in their selection, as well as differences in pragmatic interpretation. While laypersons cite a lack of respect and generalized use of tu, the data (observations, interviews, questionnaires) contradict these statements. Over time, the number of factors cited as “most important” by significant numbers of informants has fallen, with “Respect” being the most important in 2002. In the same period the number of forms informants consider “very important” has increased. Power and Solidarity appear to be more closely tied to a particular type of interaction rather than to a fixed relationship between speakers. Two planes of interaction are presented, one loosely tied to Power, the other to Solidarity, along with a mechanism for demonstrating how one plane can become more salient than the other in communicative events.

scholarly journals THE USAGE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNER (TEYL) FOR SIXTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Nurna Ningsih ◽  
Arin Arianti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
The Other ◽  
English Department ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Young Learner ◽  
As If ◽  
The Way

The objective of the research is to know the student’s mastery in using YouTube as teaching media while the students learn to be a peer teacher in TEYL. TEYL is Teaching English for Young Learner is one of the subjects that is taught for sixth semester students of English Department in Veteran Bangun Nusantara University of Sukoharjo. Students learnt to teach their friends as if their friends were young learner students by using many kinds of teaching Medias. Youtube video is the most favorite teaching media because it is easy to get by downloading it or just see it. Qualitative method was used in the study. The subject of the study was 6th semester students of English Department. The collecting data of the study were used observation, interview, and documentation. The observation was used in order to know students’ teaching mastery about YouTube as a teaching media. The interview used to know the students feel, inspiration of using YouTube, and the application of YouTube in class. The documentation itself were divided into three. First was video recording, second was note taking and third was pictures. While the data of the research was the script based on the video recording. Based on the research, the students used YouTube as teaching media with different treatment. 1. Collecting some videos in a PowerPoint the way to serve it to the other students, 2. YouTube video was combined with some written explanation in a PowerPoint, 3. the other students only used a video then played it as a teaching medium, 4. Students downloaded songs video from YouTube but it does not play in class but the students use the song by changing the lyric. Then the students sang it with the variation lyric they already made.

scholarly journals Co-Creating Birth and Death on Social Media

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tama Leaver
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

While social media is, by definition, about connecting multiple people, many discussions about social media platforms and practices presume that accounts and profiles are managed by individual users with the agency to make fully-informed choices about their activities. When discussing children, especially younger children, their agency is at times characterised as partial, or emerging, but with the presumption that with sufficient time they will eventually reach the same (presumed) status and ability as adult users (Livingstone & Third, 2017). At the other end of life, at the moment of death, the social media traces and online presences that persist after a user has passed away also present challenges in terms of agency. While there is an increasing push to include some sort of instructions about digital property in wills, these instructions are currently few and far between. Some platforms have deployed algorithmic solutions which have begun to address the reality of deceased users, but these are, at best, partial and largely insufficient responses. With these two figures in mind, I argue that the very young—from conception to birth and early infancy—and the recently deceased both act as liminal figures where the question of their (lack of) agency on social media highlights some of the ongoing challenges in presuming that social media traces can always be the responsibility of users with full, or even partial, agency. Rather, using a range of examples, I argue in this chapter that more encompassing ways of thinking about the relationship between social media, networked selves and identities, are needed. Drawing on work from the creative industries, I suggest that the term co-creation can be reframed to emphasise the way that social media almost always entails creating other people’s identities as much as our own. Parents and carers are the first arbiters and co-creators of a young person’s life, making a large number of important choices about what sort of private or public online presence a newly born baby will have, how that presence will develop over time, on which platforms, and under which circumstances. Parents, in effect, can choose to name their children into being online, and in doing so must navigate the parental joys of sharing whilst balancing this against the rights of the child to, amongst other things, privacy in the present and future. At the other end of life, but in functionally similar ways, the loved ones left behind by the recently deceased will often need to make decisions about which social media profiles and traces persist after that user has died, how these traces will be (re)framed, and what online spaces will persist (if any), possibly in the form of online memorials. Moreover, both ends of life are now situated in an online context where real identities and real names, which persist over time, are both expected and demanded by the policies and practices of online platforms. The use of real names on social media amplifies the impact and longevity of social media traces, whether early or late in life. In outlining the challenges inherent in framing the very young, and the recently deceased, online, I argue in this chapter that a broader sense of agency and impact is needed across all life-stages on social media. A wider lens in terms of the way users contribute to the stories of each other on social media may well assist us all in making decisions about online material that inevitably impact the lives and legacies of other people.

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