Philosophical Concepts Research Articles

Synergistic roles of articulation, intellectual passion, conviviality and commitment in determining the citizens’ awareness and initiatives for sustainable watershed resources management

To attain high quality watershed, citizens or stakeholders should work harmoniously with the researchers and the local government units. There should be a pleasant relationship among the three which can only be attained if there is intellectual passion among the three concerned characters. This watershed management research has employed a combined socio-scientific and philosophical research design. The researchers as scientists are determined to be actively involved in sharing his intellectual passion to attain greater objectivity and rationality in sustaining watershed resources. This study found that people's jobs and social status significantly influenced their awareness and actions regarding watershed conservation. Students, local government officials, and local residents have only a moderate understanding of how industrialization impacts watershed resources. Surprisingly, local government officials are unaware of how siltation affects the quality and biodiversity of these resources. Additionally, students show little initiative in attending watershed conservation seminars, likely due to the high cost of scientific conferences, which they may find financially challenging. Through the inculcation of Polanyi’s philosophical concepts, the researchers highly recommend the conduct of more hands-on community outreach activities regarding watershed conservation.

Wilde's Mime Acts: Performing Minor Mimesis

Abstract: Mimesis is not a minor literary and philosophical concept in western thought. Still, an immanent, marginalized, and in this sense minor conception of performative mimesis (from mimos , actor or performance) is currently informing the transdisciplinary field of mimetic studies. Supplementing Deleuze and Guattari's account of Kafka's "minor literature," this article focuses on Oscar Wilde's dramatizations of performative mimesis revealing that not only language is performative; human lives and bodies are also driven by "an imitative instinct." From The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest , Wilde's dramatic impersonations of homo mimeticus allow him to do not only things with words (speech acts) but also to do things with affects and bodies (mime acts). In the process, he provides new steps to further the mimetic turn or re -turn to a minor, performative, and embodied theory of homo mimeticus .

The law of naming: who is who according to their actual intellectual and spiritual potential

The article analyses fundamental differences between different types of man on the basis of metaphysical theory of personality: dependent and mediocre, personality and genius. Differences in understanding of ideas, truth, morality, duties, responsibility, ability to perceive and understand philosophical categories and concepts have been revealed. Different content of consciousness and self-consciousness, professional and intellectual capabilities, motives, thinking, ability to reflection have been well-proven. Fundamental differences in the attitude toward society, the process of making decisions, existential aspects of human vital functions have been revealed. It has been grounded that metaphysical theory of personality is able to set forth criteria for understanding of human essence.

Русский авангард и система архетипов. Опыт демонстрации

The article is devoted to a large-scale exhibition at the Primorsky State Art Gallery in Vladivostok, prepared by the State Tretyakov Gallery (curator Irina Kochergina), as well as the album-catalog of this exhibition. Consisting of more than fifty first-class works, mainly from the Tretyakov Gallery collection, it is interesting because for the first time in exhibition practice it correlates the figures of Russian avant-garde artists with the system of psychological archetypes developed by Carol Pearson. While some points are controversial, this experiment is very indicative. Firstly, it responds to the recent tendency to view the avant-garde through the prism of philosophical and natural-scientific concepts of the time. Secondly, an appeal to one of the popular theories allows us to solve another educational task — to involve the viewer in a dialogue with sophisticated art, which despite the catchiness of the Russian avant-garde as a national brand still remains alien and obscure to many people.

Kenya Hara – wystawa jako nośnik wiedzy

Kenya Hara: The exhibition as a vehicle of knowledge This article describes a fragment of the work of Kenya Hara, a contemporary Japanese designer who focuses on the issue of communication and perceives design as universal wisdom accumulated by society. In the wide range of his projects, a special place is occupied by exhibitions, which he has been involved in since the beginning of his artistic activity. In the article, the author mentions the most important exhibition projects in which Hara combines various threads from the world of design, industry, technology and, above all, science. Most of Hara’s curatorial projects cover various spheres of his activity, from creating concepts, through selecting artists, designing visual identification, writing texts in the catalog, and preparing the visual design of the exhibition. An important aspect of Hara’s exhibition projects is engaging viewers by appealing to memory. Technology has given great opportunities in visuals and audible expression, but he argues that his exhibitions that involve physically going to the venue to experience the exhibits are richer media events, ones that can engage all senses. The most important value of his projects is enabling recipients to discover the unique values of Japanese culture. Each exhibition is a vehicle of knowledge relating to both history and the future and constitutes an important message as part of Hara’s philosophical design concept.

Features of Practical Verification of Philosophical Knowledge

Key words: practice, theory, knowledge, worldview, hypothesis, philosophical knowledge Systematic knowledge about the reality can have two values: true or false. The criterion of truth and the tool of its verification is practice. It is a person's material and productive activity, a way to verify ideas and concepts, the foundation and source of knowledge. After emerging from practical action, knowledge of reality, scientific cognition, reaches the stage of theoretical generalization before returning to practice. Coming back to oneself is not about doing the same things over and over again; rather, it is about gaining fresh insights and understanding. Insofar as philosophy is a general abstract knowledge, it cannot be sufficiently supported by the scientific procedures of known and suggested practical verification. Here, the force of mind verifies and substantiates philosophical conceptions, and practice becomes abstraction. Practice, however, can also be used as a means of verifying philosophical theoretical frameworks. In specific historical periods, due to practice, a significant part of philosophical theoretical propositions is substantiated. In the process, the worldview thinking develops its ability, segregates true knowledge from delusion in the researched material, arranges the preliminary findings, and establishes the groundwork for additional experimental validation of theoretical knowledge.

«Любите философию в себе, а не себя в философии»: интервью с Омельченко Николаем Викторовичем

The conversation with N.V. Omelchenko – Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation (2006), Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA, USA, 2001–2002 academic year), awarded the Volgograd State University Medal of Merit (2012) – took place in February 2023. This interview marked the beginning of a series of events dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the specialty 'Philosophy' at Volgograd State University. The first reception of future philosophers was held in 1994. N.V. Omelchenko told about the circumstances of the opening of the specialty 'Philosophy' at Volgograd State University, about the idea, organization, and development of the international conference "The Human Being in Contemporary Philosophical Conceptions," and about the purpose of the educational project "Philosophical School 'Logos'." Omelchenko associates his introduction to philosophy with N.G. Chernyshevsky, whose work Aesthetic Relations of Art to Reality impressed him back in his school years. Dr. Omelchenko defends the thesis that every person is a philosopher. He also considers philosophical therapy as a perspective trend in contemporary philosophy.

Reducing Moral Distress by Teaching Healthcare Providers the Concepts of Values Pluralism and Values Imposition.

AbstractThere is a clear need for interventions that reduce moral distress among healthcare providers (HCPs), given the high prevalence of moral distress and the far-ranging negative consequences it has for them. Healthcare ethics consultants are frequently called upon to manage moral distress, especially among nursing staff. Recently, researchers have both broadened the definition of moral distress and demarcated subcategories of the phenomenon with the intent of creating more targeted and effective interventions. One of the most frequently occurring subcategories of moral distress in this new taxonomy has been labeled "moral-constraint distress," though scholars have argued that not all constraints on HCPs' moral agency are inappropriate given the often-competing healthcare values of patients, families, and clinical staff. To attempt to reduce the instances of moral distress in cases in which the constraints on HCPs' moral agency are justified, we propose an intervention that focuses on shifting the HCPs' "frame of reference" on moral-constraint distress, teaching HCPs how to distinguish unjustified and justified constraints on their moral agency. The anchors of this blueprint for reducing moral-constraint distress are the philosophical concepts of "values pluralism" and "values imposition." The rationale for this intervention is that, in situations where the constraint on moral agency is justified but the experience of moral distress could nevertheless be severe, the emphasis needs to be on helping the HCP to "think differently" rather than "act differently."

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges: The Influence of Greek Philosophers on Environmental Sustainability

With climate change, humanity faces a multitude of complex and pervasive environmental challenges, making the task of finding comprehensive solutions seem overwhelmingly difficult. Intriguingly, the keys to these modern-day quandaries might be hidden within the wisdom of our ancestors, specifically, the ancient Greek philosophers and the Romans who ingeniously applied Greek philosophy to their practices of environmental sustainability. The philosophers of ancient Greece, individuals such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, laid the foundation of Western philosophy, a significant portion of which was dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place within it. Their teachings, with their profound reflections on existence, morality, and the nature of reality, provide a philosophical lens through which we can reevaluate our current environmental predicaments.
 My research delves into the wisdom of ancient Greek philosophers like Titus Lucretius Carus, Cicero, and Pliny the Elder. I conclude that through these Greek philosophers’ works, we have the potential to reshape our world, incorporating their ideas of environmental sustainability to generate effective solutions. The teachings we glean from these ancient luminaries offer more than historical knowledge; they serve as a timeless guide towards a more conscious and fulfilling life. These philosophical principles and ethical concepts still resonate with contemporary society, providing valuable insights. Our current obstacle, however, is the extensive and intricate influence wielded by the oil and gas industries, which adds to the complexity of our environmental challenge.

Election Dispute Resolution and Justice as Fairness: A Study of Regional Head Elections in Indonesia

Abstract: The concept of justice is still relevant for debate, involving two political and legal perspectives. However, the two met in the context of resolving election disputes. Namely the election justice mechanism to resolve all forms of election disputes. This study will focus on resolving election result disputes, the 2020 Regional Head Election Results Dispute. John Rawls is a philosopher and political theorist who strongly influenced the tradition of justice theory. The concept of justice is offered from criticism of utilitarianism and intuitionism. Justice as fairness is a concept of justice that is procedurally fair but also justice that benefits as well as opportunities that are just (equal). Purpose: This article aims to elaborate Regional Head Election Results Dispute from Rawls’ justice as fairness approach to resolve election disputes. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research method used is qualitative research. Using a descriptive approach and literature study as data collection techniques. Findings: There is still a serious debate about achieving the concept of justice between substantive and procedural justice in electoral studies regarding the equitable settlement of election result disputes. A just Regional Head Election Results Dispute indicates the degree of democracy in implementing direct, general, free, confidential, and honest, fair elections (LUBER JURDIL). Constitutional democracy is a meeting point between Rawls' democratic tradition and Plato's nomocracy. Originality/value: Many articles on Regional Head Election Results Dispute philosophically explain Rawls’ justice as a fairness concept. However, this article explores the relationship between Regional Head Election Results Dispute phenomenon through Rawls’ philosophical concepts.

A Study on the Aesthetics of Chinese “Handscroll Films”

Abstract The handscroll, a traditional painting format in China, has had a profound impact on Chinese films. Handscrolls display not only lively landscape paintings, but also ingenious concepts. In Chinese cinema practice, a handscroll-like composition contributes to the combination of “immersion” (沉浸, Chenjin) and “understanding” (认识, Renshi), two different philosophical and aesthetic concepts. These are used to show a strong sense of history within the limited space of rectangular film scenes, reflecting dynamism and rich with soul. Combined with the technique of “looking back” (回眸, Huimou), handscroll-like compositions function as a chain of connectivity, further leading the audience into a reverie. Consequently, many young directors have applied this creative method to whole film structures in recent years, showing courage to push creative limits.

Teaching at The Right Level sebagai Wujud Pemikiran Ki Hadjar Dewantara di Era Paradigma Baru Pendidikan

Ki Hadjar Dewantara, a descendant of the aristocracy of the Yogyakarta Palace, with a profound concern for education, has given rise to a philosophical concept of National Education. According to Ki Hadjar Dewantara, education is a process of guiding every inherent potential in each student to achieve the highest level of well-being and happiness as part of society. Education, as a guidance in the growth of a child's life, reflects Ki Hadjar Dewantara's belief that every development of a student is something beyond the control or will of a teacher. Just as National Education, based on Ki Hadjar Dewantara's thoughts, the government is currently constructing a new paradigm of education that is flexible for teachers in creating classroom learning through the Teaching at The Right Level (TaRL) approach. The alignment of the flexible characteristics in the new paradigm of education with the philosophical education of Ki Hadjar Dewantara is a new hope in the development of education in Indonesia. To determine the compatibility of the concept of the new education paradigm with the implementation in the field, it is necessary to further examine the alignment of Ki Hadjar Dewantara's thoughts with the implementation of TaRL in the new education paradigm. This study employs literature review research. The results show that there is alignment between the philosophical thinking of Ki Hadjar Dewantara and the implementation of TaRL in the new education paradigm at the Senior High School level. Based on this literature review research, it can be concluded that the implementation of TaRL in schools can be considered as a manifestation of Ki Hadjar Dewantara's thoughts.

Writing Philosophical Autoethnography: A Review

As a book reviewer, I am penning down my thoughts restlessly on the book, Writing Philosophical Autoethnography, with a diverse audience in mind, encompassing readers, writers, and researchers of all levels from various disciplines in the social sciences and education. This groundbreaking work, edited by Alec Grant and published by Routledge, masterfully blends philosophy and autoethnography (Grant, 2023). The book distinguishes itself through its philosophical depth, with each chapter demonstrating a profound engagement with philosophical debates and theories rooted in Western philosophical traditions. This approach sets it apart from other autoethnographic works where philosophical concepts often appear to be secondary. However, the strong focus on philosophy might render the content somewhat challenging for readers who are not well-versed in philosophical theories. Despite this, the book is an indispensable resource for autoethnographers, offering practical examples of how to weave philosophy into their writing. Overall, this book expands the horizons of autoethnographic research and encourages researchers to delve deeper into the philosophical aspects of their autoethnographic work.

Környezet és humántudomány

Environmental Humanities has emerged as a discipline that seeks to explore aspects of ecological relations that have not been analysed (or are not possible to be analysed) by the natural sciences. ™The enquiry carried out in this particular field must be done by using the toolkit of the humanities in order to gain a better understanding of the current ecological problems. Th™e paper aims to provide an overview of this field of research with special attention to exploring its historical antecedents and presenting its basic philosophical concepts. It also identifies the most important publications of the field and refers to textbooks, studies, and the system of journals. ™is introductory study tries to open up the discourse on the possibilities offered by the humanities that can contribute to solving (or soothing) the above mentioned environmental issues.

Reversal Is the Movement of the Way: The Deleuzian Reconceptualization of Daoist Paradox

This paper aims to unravel the underlying resonance between the Daoist Way and the Deleuzian idea of an aleatory point. The Daoist Way is explicated as the zhong dao 中道 or the Middle-Way, viewed in terms of interactivity between such Daoist-seeming polarities as you/wu (determinate/indeterminate) and Yin and Yang. The first part of the paper approaches the Daoist Way in terms of the concept of zhong 中 or the “Middle”, to explore the functionality of the Way and to comprehend the Chinese philosophical concept of the Middle, using the Deleuzian lens of the “aleatory point”. The “Middle” here is understood as process, change, or flux, whose volatility is not representational or repeatable. It is this irrepresentability that renders the concept of the “Middle” comparable with the Deleuzian notion of aleatory point. The second part of the paper probes the most fundamental paradoxes revolving around the Daoist Middle-Way to unveil the relationship between the Way and Chaos and to deconstruct the traditional misconception of Yin/Yang dynamics as unity.

The Existential Dimension of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

This article explores the evolution of values and meanings of basic concepts of humanism in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. The author analyses such fundamental philosophical notions as the nature and existence of man, human rights, freedom, will, and justice. Comparative analysis of the two most important documents in this field, namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, shows a conceptual shift in the aforementioned topic. One of the main reasons for such a shift is the introduction in the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights of the notion of ‘existence’ as being necessary for the description of human abilities. Also worthy of attention is the approach to justice described by means of awareness. Such notions are absent in the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, suggesting that a new understanding of the phenomenon of man has emerged in the past half-century, thus distinguishing one document from another. The article also analyzes the controversy between J.-P. Sartre and M. Heidegger which played a key role in rethinking humanism as a philosophical concept and value system. Sartre reasonably rejects the identification of existentialism as a pessimistic worldview, arguing that the doctrine of human subjectivity is humanistic in nature. In turn Heidegger highlights the ontological nature of all historical types of humanism, showing their dependence on the metaphysical context. The article discusses the notion of maintaining the universalist perspective, in order to better understand the idea of human rights in a new interpretation through the prism of the philosophy of existence. The conclusion drawn outlines the relevance of an in-depth philosophical interpretation of the basic concepts of bioethics and law.

GREEK INFLUENCE ON "KUTADGU BILIG" BY YUSUF KHOS KHAJIB

The influence of Greek civilization on various aspects of literature and culture is well-documented. However, the exploration of Greek impact on Turkic literature, specifically in works such as Kutadgu Bilig by Yusuf Khos Khajib, remains a subject that warrants further investigation. This scientific article aims to examine the presence and significance of Greek influence in the writing of Kutadgu Bilig and its implications on the overall meaning and interpretation of the work.This article aims to analyze thepresence of Greek influence in "Kutadgu Bilig" by examining linguistic elements, narrative structures, and philosophical themes within the text. By identifying and exploring examples of Greek loanwords, storytelling techniques, and philosophical concepts,we can gain insights into the extent and significance of Greek impact on the work.

Midwifery and APRN Scope of Practice in Abortion Care in the Early Post-Roe Era: Everything Old Is New Again.

Over the past 10 years, there has been a rapid expansion of legal and legislative changes in abortion care provision for advanced practice clinicians (APCs), including nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician associates (formerly physician assistants), with most of that expansion occurring in the last several years. This expansion has occurred via several routes (eg, legislative, popular vote, court decision, attorney general opinion), and the patchwork of legal statuses nationally creates confusion for clinicians who are unclear on current regulations. This review explores the historical context of abortion practice for APCs, as well as the primary philosophical and legal concepts relevant to this role development. Since 2012, the number of states permitting abortion practice by APCs has more than quintupled, and the changes to abortion law in the United States in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Center creates a new imperative to understand the role of APCs in accessing abortion care. Additionally, although the research on abortion safety for APC abortion providers is well-established, the physician-centered paradigm of abortion care has limited the ability of APCs to develop expertise in this essential public and clinical health service.

Fiction and reality in Musa Akhmadov’s novel “Trees at Dusk”

The article presents an analysis of the novel “Trees at Dusk” by the Chechen prose writer Musa Akhmadov from the perspective of implementing the method of fantastic realism in the text space as an artistic way of depicting reality and expressing the author’s worldview. An attempt is presented to demonstrate the connection of this method with the conflict, plot and problems of a work of art. The authors seek to identify both the plan for the content of this literary category and the plan for its implementation, determine the stylistic devices characteristic of Musa Akhmadov’s creative manner, and understand how they contribute to the translation of the author’s ideas to the reader, how they participate in the formation of the figurative system of the work, what role they play in the philosophical concept of the writer. The subject of the study is the philosophical and ideological aspect of the symbolic-fantastic way of dissecting reality in the space of a literary text.

HUMAN BEHAVIOR BETWEEN TABOO AND VIRTUE "FREUD AS A MODEL"

Research Summary: The current research aims to know: 1. Human behavior according to Freud's perspective 2. Freud's concept of taboo 3. The concept of virtue according to Freud 4 . Human behavior between pleasure and reality For the purpose of verifying this, the descriptive method was used to study its suitability in achieving the goals of current research in the concept of behavior, its components and interpretations according to Freud B ( consciousness), dividing it into three levels: feeling, pre-feeling, unconscious, feeling .he used an expression that is identical to the meaning used in everyday life, it includes all the sensations and experiences that we are aware of at any moment, and he stressed that human feeling is only a small and limited aspect of our personality because only a small part of our thoughts, and our feelings and our memories exist in the perceived feeling. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) presented us with a different philosophy that contradicts the philosophical concepts that man's rational nature is distinguished from other living beings by possessing reason and language, proceeding from human behavior not directed by reason, but by what is stronger than reason and more influential in human behavior: he called motives, which means irrational instincts that affect our social life and human civilization, as expressed by desire, need and longing. He explained that the most important part is the most invisible part that exists under the surface (the unconscious), which are not parts of the personality or divisions in the physical sense and are not a qualitative or spatial subject for a person, but they refer to processes, systems or systems of the mind and organize mental life and interact dynamically with each other. In the light of what was presented in the research paper, a number of recommendations and proposals were made