Intellectual Position Research Articles

Formation of corporate culture as a basis for increasing the enterprise competitiveness

Actuality of research theme. Assessing the competitiveness of an enterprise is a complex multifactorial task, which boils down to identifying the most significant numerical indicators of competitiveness and their integration. The need to aggregate all indicators is due to the fact that the object of modeling (the effective functioning of the enterprise) requires not only generalizing characteristics, but also the ordering of its individual elements according to certain properties and principles. The problem of forming a sound corporate culture as a basis for increasing competitiveness of the enterprise becomes especially acute. Problem statement. Nowadays conditions business environment require introduction of a sound system for assessing the effectiveness of corporate culture and establishing a close relationship with the competitiveness of the enterprise. Analysis of the last researches and publications. Almost all researchers of the theory of assessment and management of competitiveness are engaged in the search for a capable management system that would facilitate the rapid response of the business entity to change the external and internal business environment, adaptation to new conditions. Despite considerable work, there remain problems requiring particular scientific analysis. In particular, insufficient attention is paid to exploring the soundness of corporate culture as a basis for increasing competitiveness of the enterprises of all forms of ownership. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Not enough-researched and unpublished parts in periodicals issues remain related optimal methodological approach to assess the level of competitiveness of the enterprise, taking into account the formed corporate culture and the level of competitiveness of labor resources. The primary purpose of the study comprises to identify the peculiarities of corporate culture formation as a basis for increasing competitiveness of the enterprises of all forms of ownership. The methodological basis of the research was the scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists, leading experts, statistical and analytical materials of state authorities. Results. The peculiarities of definition and formation of corporate culture are investigated. The level of corporate culture at the enterprise is assessmented. It has been revealed that the lack of a sound methodological approach to employee rating and appropriate means of motivation for professional development can lead to the loss of existing intellectual potential and competitive positions in the market services in general. The expediency of using the methodology of assessment of the efficiency of management of the enterprise based on the use of taxonomic analysis is substantiated. The expediency of forming an effective corporate culture as a basis for increasing competitiveness of the enterprises of all forms of ownership is substantiated. The field of application of results. The results of the study can be used by all stakeholders, including public authorities and local self-government, leading enterprises in the region. Conclusions. The leadership of domestic enterprises should ensure the formation and implementation of an effective corporate culture with a certain set of material and spiritual values, rules of behavior of employees.

The Significance of Civil Intellectuals’ Activism: A Case of Eco-Nationalistic Social Movement in Bangladesh

This article examines how the civil intellectuals of Bangladesh oppose the state-sponsored political imposition that consistently approached to establish a coal-fired power plant, thus, risking the Sundarbans—one of the world’s largest mangrove forests. By incorporating five points of significance, this article argues that civil intellectuals, as the only acceptable spokespersons, not only play a vital ‘counteracting’ role in differing the government’s adamant decision, but also are impeded by their functional limitations. This study appraises the position of civil intellectuals in this movement through using intensive interviews, focus group discussions, and participation-observation. The results find that civil intellectuals: (1) respond to governmentality by producing counter-discourse and are struggling state hegemony through the phases of the movement; (2) conceive an eco-nationalistic ideology that is in contrast to the state’s development-nationalistic motives; (3) oppose sense of eco-governance by offering scientific counter-discourse; (4) are revealed as having significant functional limitations in associating with local people from the affected area; and (5) are inherently political entities, whose identity is understood through their reflective functional behavior. The study suggests that civil intellectuals need to solve the constraints of ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ to gain ultimate success in operating social resistance to oppose issues of injustice.

Polycultural Phenomenology

The paper deals with the issue of the phenomenological foundations of polyculturalism on the basis of the categories of the following concepts: multi-layer being, concretization, intentionality, life world, and epoché. A comparison of phenomenology with eastern psychotechnics allows us to stress the importance of Husserl’s break with the tradition of speculative philosophy. Phenomenology is a pure experience of selfobservation. Such a radical intellectual position is similar to that of yoga and Buddhism which is also built after breaking with past traditions. They all reformat the cultural shell in order to reset and justify the experience of transcendental meditation. The achievement of the phenomenology lies not only in its reformist direction in philosophy, but also in that it solves the problem of overcoming the crisis of social sciences in Europe due to breaking the deadlock of speculative philosophy and positivism. Its universal value is in the development of cross-cultural research methodology, with the help of which such systems as Vedanta, yoga, Buddhism and phenomenology itself can be in a single intersubjective field.
 Keywords: phenomenology of culture, phenomenology of education, multiculturalism, Husserl, life world.

Modern Science: Proof Dualism As the Correct Science of People Derived From the Work of Graham Little

This paper is continuation of a tradition of human development that has existed almost for all human existence. Building better ideas that enable better management of circumstance. Ideas adopted more fit for the purpose of living. Conceptually it is the shift from ‘philosophy’ on a subject, to a tighter intellectual position usually referred as ‘science’. Natural philosophy, alchemy, and religious explanation of environmental events have all been discarded as empirical evidence, theory and research provided better explanation and thus adopted as better ideas to manage circumstance. Specifically, this paper provides an original intellectual base whereby humanity better understands itself and all outputs and characteristics of the system under study, namely a-person-in-their-environment. In finalizing this base (circa 2014) all historical writing on all aspects of humanity must be called into question, and this new paradigm applied as the ‘lens’ via which we enable greater understanding of ourselves, thus enabling improved decisions on how to manage ourselves both individually and socially such all people enjoy improved life experience. The dualist (mind and brain separate) science of humanity was first proposed by Descartes circa 1650. It has never been proved, and the world adopted monism (mind and brain the same) version of humanity not because it proved correct, but due none could prove it incorrect and prove dualism correct. Until now. From 1974, to today, Graham Little has identified and resolved every conceivable issue implicated in proving dualism correct and monism wrong. This paper provides an overview of the dualism science of people. It underlines the major changes that will occur when dualism is finally adopted ss the correct science of people, with major gains in personal well-being, changes in social and economic policy, depth of insight into social development including how to ensure improved wealth creation and wealth distribution, reduced suicides, reduced social tension and violence, better mental health, deepening social respect and understanding of the real nature of a diverse society and how to live effectively in such a society. This paper also outlines the plan for proving dualism to the highest intellectual quality standard making it an irresistible scientific proposition that must be adopted as the cornerstone of humanity’s intellectual position.

Культурно-общественная деятельность Михаила Грушевского конца XIX - начала ХХ века в освещении польской публицистики

The purpose of the article is to clarify the features of the Polish reaction to cultural and social activities of M. Hrushevsky in Galicia at the end of the 20-th - beginning of the 21-st century. The methodological basis is an interdisciplinary approach. Particular emphasis is placed on the structural-functional systematic analysis of historiographical facts and the method of critical analysis of documentary material. The scientific novelty of the article lies in an attempt to analyse the reaction to cultural and social activities of M. Hrushevsky in the pages of Polish journalism at the end of the 20-th - beginning of the 21-st century. Conclusions. As a result, we would like to note that in contrast to the ambivalent attitude of Polish intellectuals to the scientific works of M. Hrushevsky, their assessments of his cultural and social activity were unanimously negative. Polish politicians from the opposing camps united in their reckless rejection of the demand for at least apparent equality in the civil rights of Ukrainians and Poles in the Galician region. This attitude was the result of the solidary conviction of all political elites about the historical “Polishness” of the East Galician territories, where Ukrainians can only have the rights of a national minority. Therefore, instead of an adequate reception of M. Hrushevsky’s proposals regarding the normalization of the Polish-Ukrainian dialogue, Polish journalism mostly resorted to profanation and ridicule of his initiatives in order to portray the opponent as a hopeless dreamer or a dangerous radical. Such a rejection of M. Hrushevsky’s proposals for the establishment of interethnic understanding on the basis of mutual respect and equality resulted, as we know, in many tragic events in the Polish-Ukrainian history of the first half of the twentieth century.

Woman and political work in the Islamic contemporary thought: المرأة والعمل السّياسي في الفكر الإسلامي المعاصر

This study analyst woman subject and political work in the Islamic contemporary thought; so the study aims at exploring the participation of the Islamic contemporary political thought in renewing its thesis about woman subject and political work ; moreover; the study embrace context analysis method ;so it represents the Islamic contemporary contexts and thought. It is based on the Islamic intellectual positions, that in some cases recognizes the involvement of women in politics, and some other deny it. Therefore; this study reached the conclusion that there is no religious prohibition which prohibit woman to take part in any position in society or state. And so she has the right or the big must and duty to take part in the political life as well as in the parliamentary councils and presidency of the state.

Can philosophy be autonomous in the XXI century?

This article discusses the image of philosophy in modern world in the context of synthesis of the various intellectual and cultural traditions. The author explores the correlation between philosophy and politics, knowledge and power as a certain discursive practice that in an organic part of Western European culture; demonstrates the limits on establishing dialogue between philosophical traditions, schools and strands of thought. Leaning on the ideas of Kant and Foucault in viewing the phenomenon of Enlightenment, the author analyzes the role and place of a philosopher in the political and intellectual environment. The procedure of double sample realized by the philosopher holds the risk of losing its position on the pedestal taken by intellectualism and serve ideology instead, since orientation towards socially-pragmatic actions inevitably requires involvement into a political game. It demands conscious demarcation of the two types of decisions made: on the one hand, it is an existential choice pertinent to the held by philosopher intellectual position; while on the other – a socially-pragmatic, associated with interval choices, not affecting the ultimate grounds of existence. Due to the fact that preservation of the autonomy of philosophical territory in the era of globalization is an acute problem, there is a need for extremely cautious attitude to any attempts of shifting traditions and cultures, which usually assign primary role to the “philosophical reason”.

Scientism and anti-scientism as two images of the philosophy of science, two worldviews, and two systems of life guidance of a person (historical-philosophical and general theoretical aspects)

The question on the polemics between scientism and anti-scientism being different sociocultural orientations and opposite worldview poles remains insufficiently covered within the modern philosophy of science. The object of this research is the controversy of scientism and anti-scientism as the two images and concepts of the philosophy of science. The subject is the worldview companions of scientism and anti-scientism, as well as the two systems of ideological, ontological and practical orientations of human and social existence built upon them. The goal of the article consists in identification of the two possible and opposite images of the philosophy of science, suggested by the concept itself, their interrelation, and establishment of worldview chain links beginning with scientism and anti-scientism, and clarification of opposing systems of life orientation of a person. One of the results of the conducted research consists in determination of two images of the philosophy of science and related to them scientism and anti-scientism, which are not only and not much different and in a worldview sense “neutral” sociocultural orientations, as the other way around, “loaded” from a worldview perspective intellectual positions, fairly conforming with the certain ideological paradigms, which in entirety and complementarity, form the two opposing worldviews and two systems of life guidance of a person.

RATZINGER E HABERMAS: UM DIÁLOGO ENTRE DOIS ANTÍPODAS

No ano de 2004, encontraram-se em Munique dois importantes pen­sadores contemporâneos: Joseph Ratzinger e Jürgen Habermas. Representantes de posições bastante distintas, eles protagonizaram um evento intelectual de altíssimo nível e de grande repercussão. O diálogo entre eles girou em torno do tema da necessidade, ou não, de o Estado liberal se apoiar em pressupostos normativos pré-políticos para garantir a defesa da dignidade e a criação de vínculos de soli­dariedade entre os cidadãos. A investigação a respeito do tema conduziu ambos os alemães a colocarem a questão a respeito da relação entre a razão e a religião. O debate deu origem a múltiplos estudos posteriores. O objetivo do presente artigo é contribuir com esses estudos. Procuraremos mostrar que a divergência entre Habermas e Ratzinger é bastante profunda porque eles se apoiam em concepções distintas de razão. O artigo encontra-se dividido em três partes. Na primeira, serão explicitados os elementos centrais do debate que aconteceu em Munique. Em seguida, acentuar-se-á a oposição entre Ratzinger e Habermas. Finalmente, aprofundar-se-á a questão da relação entre razão e religião, acentuando de que maneira cada um deles compreende a razão. O artigo nos conduzirá a identificar a razão como elemento fundamental a partir do qual é possível pensar os dois alemães como antípodas intelectuais.

The younger generation's magazines in the eyes of the communist ideologues

The contribution analyses the increasing criticism, voiced by the younger generation of Slovenian intellectuals from the first post-war years until the end of the 1950s. The critical attitude towards the pressing social issues started developing in the beginning of the 1950s, as Mladinska revija – the first post-war literary magazine, published between 1946 and 1951 – was still subject to thorough scrutiny by the authorities. In the period of its successor – the Beseda magazine between 1951 and 1957 – certain more radical debates or critiques of the existing situation were already published. This publication stopped coming out in 1957. However, contrary to what the authorities had expected, a similar circle of the associates of this magazine's successor, the Revija 57 magazine (published in 1957 and 1958), was even more critical of the situation in the state. This contribution thus follows two parallel processes: on the one hand the increasingly critical attitude of the younger-generation intellectuals towards the authorities; and on the other hand the mounting pressure that the authorities exerted against magazines that published critical texts. At first the publications were merely the focus of political disapproval, followed by the abolishment of subsidies and thus consequently the cancellation of the magazines; while towards the end of the 1950s we can already come across a judicial process against an author of socially-critical articles. The leading politicians at the end of the period under consideration already saw the younger generation of intellectuals as the (cultural) opposition.

Inteligencja, socjalizm i rewolucja w myśli politycznej Jana Wacława Machajskiego (1866–1926)

The article presents Jan Waclaw Machajski’s views on socialism and revolution as well as the political role and position of intellectuals. The author emphasizes that in the Polish thinker’s view, the intelligentsia was a specific social strata. First of all, it was an interest group, extremely selfish, devoid of any ethos or altruism, a sense of responsibility and servitude towards weaker social groups. A strata aspiring to high material status and power. The manipulative theory and practice of socialism, in line with the conviction that all concepts, theories and socialist activities, with Marxism at the forefront, were only a method of securing interests of their group.

Najib Mahfudz's World View On Islamic Spirituality and Politics : Genetic Structuralism Analysis

ABSTRACT
 This research is a qualitative study by conducting a literature study, method of data collection in this study through two ways; determine the research object and restrictions on research problems that focus on an overview of community and political climate when the process of writing a novel Layali Alfu Lailah with Structuralisme Genetic. The result of this study indicates that the world view of Najib Mahfudz, about spirituality and political ethics are difficult to separated, because both are something inherent.Through this novel, Najib Mahfudz criticized religious in islam who are apathetic to politics, therefore the religious values held by several people, such as middle-class society. contribution of this study this novel Najib Mahfudz alsoexpressed his views to criticize the attitude of subduing themselves to reason in excess and subservience to authority and property, regardless of religious values and humanitarian ethics, as well as an overview of the social classes in Egypt. The issue of spirituality in literature of Najib Mahfudz could be seen from the lack of disagreement of Egyptians who do not carry out God's commands. Although they run, but they are more concerned festive ritual, without understanding the substance. The political ethics of Najib Mahfudz also criticized the attitude of intellectuals, scholars, and scholars, who are too preoccupied with his world so they did not have the social and political role, therefore he promote the concept of democracy socialism which gives freedom of thought and Najib Mahfudz agree with secularism system by rejecting theocracy (Islam) because it cause chaos and misery to people of Egypt.
 

La escritora argentina y la tradición: Victoria Ocampo, Guillermo de Torre y el retorno del Mal francés

El objetivo del presente artículo es reconstruir y presentar una polémica cultural entre España y Argentina, en los años treinta del siglo XX. Los protagonistas de esta polémica son Guillermo de Torre y Victoria Ocampo. Acusada esta de escribir en francés por coquetería, Guillermo de Torre ilustra con su figura las tensiones entre España y América, concretamente Argentina, sobre la unidad del idioma castellano y su difícil universalidad. Ocampo se defiende en lo que constituye un gran testimonio cultural de las élites de Buenos Aires, en tensión con la actitud colonialista y supremacista de los intelectuales peninsulares.

Philosophers in blue shirts: Tovar’s Vida de Sócrates

ABSTRACTThis article focuses on the book Vida de Socrates (Life of Socrates; 1947) by Antonio Tovar Llorente (1911–1985), a Naziphile during World War II, loyal to the ideals of the Falange (a Spanish fascist organization) for many years until he publicly shifted to more liberal positions during the 1960s. The essay examines why Socrates was chosen as the book’s subject, how he is linked to the author’s political ideology in the 1940s, and the author’s relationship to his book when it was reprinted in 1966 and 1984. The article explores the difference between scholars’ intellectual ideas, scientific output, and political positions, as well as the social, cultural, political, and biographical determinations and contradictions that inform the ideological and imaginary texture of a book.

Clifford Geertz, intellectual autonomy, and interpretive social science

Clifford Geertz was a key protagonist in the development of “interpretive social science,” but much of our understanding of his position as an intellectual neglects the crucial years before the publication of The Interpretation of Cultures. In this article, I argue that there is a common thread in Geertz’s early work and that it addressed, quite sophisticatedly, the reworking of the concept of cultural system, which he wrote on from the mid-1950s through the early 1970s. This research program was first developed in the context of the “basic social science” that characterized Harvard’s Department of Social Relations, and it had the support of key figures in that network. Geertz’s position in that intellectual debate was as a contributor to the development of a theory of culture that could address issues left unsolved by structural-functionalism and action theory. In that process, Geertz gradually developed a more interpretivist reading of the cultural system, while maintaining the support of his original network. The article offers some conclusions about the role of support within attention spaces in cases in which emergent intellectual positions can lead to the definition of new research programs.

Agorafobia, czyli ukryte curriculum. Pole akademickie i dylematy intelektualizmu krytycznego

Agoraphobia, or hidden curriculum: Academic field and dilemmas of critical intellectualismThe key topic of this volume is the critical attitude in cultural studies. In the article, this topic is understood in a specific way. The ability to conduct critical cultural studies depends on the recog­nition of the attitude that we can call “public intelectualism” and its opportunities and limitations. According to a well-known concept of Jürgen Habermas, the position of public intellectuals is con­ditioned by the forms of human interests related to knowledge. However, today the forms of knowl­edge work, practical and emancipatory need to be rethought, as Pierre Bordieu has shown. Dif­ferent forms of human interests can be combined in one scientific venture. Futhermore, there is no way to achive the full autonomy of the academic field from the metafield of power and other social fields because of the internal conditions of the academic world. The recognition of these internal properties is the prerequisite of “public intellectualism.” According to the conceptual view of cur­riculum studies, some of these conditions belong to the so-called explicit curriculum, but the others create a hidden curriculum — the uconscious components of habitus or unarticulated circumstances of the academic form of life. The argument presented in this article is inspired by two sources: firstly by the very important biographical episode in the academic life of Bourdieu who at the end of his career became strongly involved in public criticism of neoliberalism. Secondly, I refer to several public statements of Polish intellectuals who criticised the neoliberalisation of the academy in the context of the present reforms of the public higher education and science. As I try to show, ignor­ing the hidden curriculum may lead to a specific and risky attitude — agoraphobia — which means the fear of involvement in the public sphere and helplesness in the defence of critical research and emancipatory forms of academic knowledge.

Diaspora : Dislocation,Development and Drawback

This study focuses on diasporas painful feelings and bitter experiences while they are living in the host land. It stresses on their efforts to maintain connections with people back in their homeland. Besides, the research talks about diasporas's attempt to assimilate, acculturate and integrate in the host countries in their dislocated and unhomely state. the study also explore the changing attitude of intellectuals, writers, journalists and politicians of host countries towards diasporas, that they have recognized diasporas' positive culture and economic contribution to host societies. Gradually and cautiously more host societies and their governments are accepting diaspora members' affiliations as legitimate and sought for their permanence. Moreover, in some host countries, and in liberal circles, membership of in such entities has been regarded as exciting and advantageous but not as an obstacles. Yet, the migrants are backed by criticisms and detriments. They establish networks back in their country of origin and try to influence homeland's politics and sometimes support the violent activities. On top of that, the continued migration and increase in remittances encourage chain of migration and brain drain, and create instability in homeland economics.

Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca: Introduction

Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca: Introduction

Bulgarian Intellectuals in the Mirror of Their Collective Public Positions (2005-2019)

The paper presents results of content analyses of 69 public collective positions of Bulgarian intellectuals, published in the internet media in the period of 2005-2019. The research question is what the image of the Bulgarian intellectuals in the mirror of their public collective positions is. Theoretical roots of the research are in the sociology of intellectuals and sociology of interventions. It is built on the works on intellectuals and intellectual field of the classic sociologists from XX century, as well as their new millennium successors. This study poses a number of questions for further research.

Ecofeminism: Encouraging Interconnectedness with Our Environment in Modern Society

Ecofeminism, like the social movements it has emerged from, is both political activism and intellectual critique. Bringing together feminism and environmentalism, ecofeminism argues that the domination of women and the degradation of the environment are consequences of patriarchy and capitalism. Any strategy to address one must take into account its impact on the other so that women's equality should not be achieved at the expense of worsening the environment, and neither should environmental improvements be gained at the expense of women. Indeed, ecofeminism proposes that only by reversing current values, thereby privileging care and cooperation over more aggressive and dominating behaviors, can both society and environment benefit. This article considers the heritage of ecofeminism as a multiply braided political praxis and an intellectual position. It examines key critiques of earlier perspectives, before exploring its more recent developments. It considers its relationship with, and potential to enhance other feminist and environmental approaches, particularly those concerned with feminist political ecology and environmental justice.