History Of Problems Research Articles

The possible role of coherence in highly diluted and succussed aqueous solutions

The historical problem of potentized (homeopathic, spagiric and other) remedies deals with their chemical-physical plausibility, i.e.: a consistent physical (molecular or electromagnetic) description have not yet been worked out and shared in scientific contexts [1]. I think that this difficulty pertains to the "generally accepted view of condensed matter" (to quote our mourned Giuliano Preparata [2]) and water condensed phases. Until we stay attached to a local, corpuscular and short-ranged description of matter (and of water, mainly) we won't be able to conceive the emergence of complex collective dynamics and their phenomenological outcomes. These are engendered by non-trivial ground states of the aqueous system in consequence both of its intrinsic nature and of the treatments to which it is subjected during dynamization. In this lecture I'll try, through a Quantum Electro-Dynamic (QED) theoretical framework [3,4,5], to sketch out the main features which let us envision liquid water as a two-phase system, where coherence is the basis both for its condensedness and for its ability to maintain long-lasting and far-from-equilibrium states able to non-randomly evolve in time through dissipative dynamics, and to understand the physical nature and properties of potentized remedies. Further comments about a likewise important question will be shared: how and why living matter is able to respond to such a kind of (possibly therapeutic) stimulations? [6,7]

Historiographic concept of the genesis of Russian civilization in domestic political and legal thought

The article on the basis of a significant body of sources and research carried out a historiographic analysis of the genesis of Russian civilization in the historical and legal paradigm. The historiographic concept takes into account the main civilizational signs, allowing you to analyze the features and diversity of civilizational models reflected in the works of various authors, including representatives of national schools. The historiographic approach made it possible to compare the views of various authors on a number of historical and legal problems regarding the genesis of Russian civilization, which are debatable. Particular attention is paid to the ratio of the concepts of “civilization”, “state-civilization”, “civilization space”; the views of scientists, politicians, public figures on the peculiarities of the development of Russian civilization are analyzed.

Keeping Our Development on Track: Introduction to the Section on Challenges and Innovations in Child Psychoanalysis

ABSTRACT The following papers are based on talks from the Child Congress of the American Psychoanalytic Association in February 2024. As the title suggests, they aim to address the questions: Is child analysis developing and progressing? Are we keeping pace with the contemporary needs of trainees and of the children, adolescents, emerging adults, and parents who we serve? The authors in this section approach such questions from diverse vantage points – history, training, theory, treatment – and suggest ways to foster ongoing relevance and vitality in our field. Their discussions include: examining historical problems and evolutions; reviewing recent innovations in child analytic education, identifying remaining gaps in our programs, and proposing additional training opportunities; describing child analysts’ longstanding role as integrators of research from neighboring disciplines; and exploring ways to extend our field’s deep fund of knowledge to vulnerable and underserved populations who would benefit from modified psychoanalytic approaches.

A Transferable Meta-Learning Phase Prediction Model for High-Entropy Alloys Based on Adaptive Migration Walrus Optimizer

The phases of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are crucial to their material properties. Although meta-learning can recommend a desirable algorithm for materials designers, it does not utilize the optimal solution information of similar historical problems in the HEA field. To address this issue, a transferable meta-learning model (MTL-AMWO) based on an adaptive migration walrus optimizer is proposed to predict the phases of HEAs. Firstly, a transferable meta-learning algorithm frame is proposed, which consists of meta-learning based on adaptive migration walrus optimizer, balanced-relative density peaks clustering, and transfer strategy. Secondly, an adaptive migration walrus optimizer model is proposed, which adaptively migrates walruses according to the changes in the average fitness value of the population over multiple iterations. Thirdly, balanced-relative density peaks clustering is proposed to cluster the samples in the source and target domains into several clusters with similar distributions, respectively. Finally, the transfer strategy adopts the maximum mean discrepancy to find the most matching historical problem and transfer its optimal solution information to the target domain. The effectiveness of MTL-AMWO is validated on 986 samples from six datasets, including 323 quinary HEAs, 366 senary HEAs, and 297 septenary HEAs. The experimental results show that the MTL-AMWO achieves better performance than other algorithms.

Clash of temporalities: Ephemerality and embodied time in Welcome to Our Hillbrow

ABSTRACT Drawing upon Ann Laura Stoler’s concept of “ruination”, this article critically examines the depictions of time and temporalities in Phaswane Mpe’s novella Welcome to Our Hillbrow (2001) to explore the dynamically persistent imperial formations that are difficult to notice in the text. These temporalities serve as reflections of pre-existing social issues in post-apartheid South Africa such as apathy, historical amnesia, and xenophobia. The sharp fluctuations of the everyday and the looming sense of anxiety disconnect the Hillbrowans’ perception of their present from the longue durée of empire. This disconnection reduces the characters’ judgement of historical and socio-economic problems as affecting failings of individual morality and xenophobia. Furthermore, Mpe reveals the fluidity of time and space in Hillbrow through the recurring motifs of walking and sharing stories. This allows the characters to envision horizons beyond their immediate experiences and rediscover their lost capacity for remembering and self-recognition in the other.

Counter Accounting and Counter Accountability: A Post‐COVID‐19 Study of England's Hospital Infrastructure Crisis

Post‐COVID‐19 England's health‐care system remains in crisis, with growing waiting lists for elective care and rising backlog maintenance in its hospital infrastructure. The government indicates that its delivery plan issued in 2022, involving additional funding and greater use of the private sector, will tackle this problem. Framed as a consequence of the pandemic, in England, such a framing denies the historic problem of underfunding as well as the rise of financialization. Notably public accountability for health care has received little prominence over the past decade. This study uses an approach based on counter accounting to challenge the prevailing hegemony of English National Health System (NHS) health‐care infrastructure policy and offers a counter‐explanation of the current hospital infrastructure crisis. It examines an alternative set of evidence drawn from publicly available financial statements and other documents to make visible data relating to hospital infrastructure capital and revenue costs. This shows that health care has been systematically underfunded since the start of austerity in 2010, and that even additional funding during COVID‐19 was insufficient to make up the shortfall. Previously weakened accountability mechanisms have been further displaced from the public eye by the rhetoric around COVID‐19, meaning there is little challenge of private sector legitimacy in public health‐care provision, despite its financialized nature. The study considers that instigating strong oversight and evaluation of hospital infrastructure policy is necessary as over the next decade many private sector contracts will terminate and funding is likely to be in short supply.

Quest for Equity: Using multiple methodologies to promote collaboration and engagement in anti-racism education

This article explores how multiple methodologies can create new spaces to reimagine anti-racism work and enhance engagement in anti-racist education. Through the combination of two methodologies, namely design-based research (DBR) and gamification, the paper describes the design formation of the game Quest for Equity, a collaborative and engaging speaking tool. The game improved player engagement and effective collaboration, while challenging performative and racist practices in higher education. This paper provides methodological contributions such as the unique use of facilitation observation and presents an interesting way to extract elements of multiple research approaches to suit contextual goals, reimagining new solutions to historical and contemporary problems.

Феноменология сегодня: исторические проблемы и современные тенденции. Возвращаясь к дискуссии 1988 года (материалы «круглого стола»)

In April 2024, a round table titled “Phenomenology Today: Historical Problems and Contemporary Trends. Returning to the 1988 Discussion” was held, dedicated to discussing current problems in phenomenological research in the context of the historical development of phenomenology in the 21st century. The round table was organized by the journal “Voprosy Filosofii”, the Center for Phenomeno­logical Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy of RSUH, as well as participants in the Russian Science Foundation project “World, Language, Reality: European and Russian Philosophy in Conceptual and Terminological Dimensions”. Leading phenomenologists, historians of philosophy, and epistemologists participated in the round table. The focus was on the materials of the discussion “Phenomeno­logy and Its Role in Contemporary Philosophy” (Voprosy filosofii, 1988, No. 12). The following topics were discussed: How can the past 36 years in the global and domestic phenomenological movement be assessed? How has the subject configur­ation of phenomenology as a field of study changed? What are the directions of contemporary phenomenological discussions, the specifics of the phenomenolo­gical method and the limits of phenomenological description. Can it be said that the phenomenological method is applied today in the humanities and natural sci­ences, and if so, how effective is it? What is happening today in phenomenology, and what are the current discussions? Phenomenology and analytic philosophy: prospects and possibilities for comparison. The role of phenomenology in the for­mation of epistemological and ontological traditions in Russian philosophy. What has changed in this field over 36 years? The core of the discussions, sparked by the questions posed, became the problem of the relationship between historical reality and the language of philosophy, as well as the understanding of the value of phenomenological strategies in education and scientific activities

Философский диалог: М.М. Бахтин – А.А. Дорогов (воспоминания и архивные свидетельства)

The name of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895–1975), an outstanding thinker of the 20th century, philosopher and cultural scientist, is widely known. The relevance of his research thought, which comprehended the depth of knowledge about man in the forms of literary creativity, as well as in historical forms of culture, only increases over the years. Because of this, interest in his legacy, including his scientific dialogues, is also increasing. The article provides memories about one of M.M. Bakhtin’s interlocutors – Alexei Alexandrovich Dorogov (1923-2003), whose name is well known only to those who knew him personally, talked with him, listened to his lectures on a wide range of historical, philosophical and cultural problems. This publication sets out to bring out of the shadows of oblivion our remarkable compatriot, a profound and original thinker who was linked to M.M. Bakhtin by a friendship that began on 20 August 1965 and lasted until the latter's death in 1975. Their dialogues can be attributed not just to the genre of memoirs, but to the history of scientific thought. The article is supplemented by the author’s personal memories of meetings and conversations with A. Dorogov. The publication may open up new facets of M.M. Bakhtin’s life and work, as well as to complete the picture of scientific thought of the twentieth century by including in it a little-known thinker, Alexei Alexandrovich Dorogov.

Общественно-политическое и правовое положение осетин Южной Осетии как подданных Грузинского государства (XII–XVIII вв.)

The article examines a little-known historical and legal problem related to the citizenship of the South Ossetians of the Georgian feudal monarchy and Georgian kings. The little-researched problem raised seems not only relevant from the point of view of Russian history and jurisprudence, but also interesting from the socio-political position of today, when relations between Georgians and Ossetians have significantly deteriorated not only because of the genocide organized by the Georgian authorities against South Ossetians in 1920, 1989-1992 and 2008, but also the complete separation of South Ossetia from genocidal Georgia. The article is debatable, but the facts presented here seem convincing and reasoned.

The reconstruction of the Serpent Column in Delphi

There are two basic versions for reconstructing the famous victory monument at Delphi: either with a large or with a small tripod cauldron. Comparisons with other contemporary monuments (tripod of Gelon and that of the Crotonians) and other practical considerations point to the conclusion that a large cauldron can be definitely ruled out. Consequently, the small version is accepted but with a small addition/modification: there must have been an intermediate element (upper part of a column shaft with a capital) joining the serpent heads and serving as a base for the cauldron legs, which was made most probably of marble or stone. This solution can definitely account for the position of the serpent bodies and heads and may also solve the technical and historical problems related to the small reconstruction.

Обзор российского шанкароведения начала XXI века

The analytical review examines the most signifi cant publications of Russian researchers devoted to Śaṁkara (VII–VIII centuries), issued since 2000. The review is divided into parts devoted to individual authors, and their works are evaluated according to their contribution to Russian Śaṁkara studies, the criterion of which is the author’s translations of Śaṁkara’s texts from Sanskrit into Russian, and their conceptual interpretations. The “calling card” of V.K. Shokhin’s works is the inclusion of Śaṁkara’s discourse within the discussion of topical issues of philosophical Indology, theoretical philosophy and religious studies. The review examines the monograph “Stratifi cation of Reality in the Ontology of Advaita-Vedānta” and a number of articles; it explicates the methods by which Śaṁkara “fi ts” into the history of world philosophy. In S.L. Burmistrov’s publications, Śaṁkaraa’s texts are also used not only to solve special historical and philosophical problems, but also to solve topical problems of philosophy. The article “The Concept of Consciousness in the Philosophy of Śaṁkara” makes a completely reasonable conclusion on the decisive role of Śaṁkara in the formation of the Vedāntist concept of consciousness. In the article “Religious Consciousness in Classical Advaita-Vedānta”, Śaṁkara’s interpretations of Ātman are placed in the context of modern discussions on the forms of religious consciousness. N.V. Isaeva’s publication “The Teachings of Śaṁkara – Brahman as a Look and a Tail ...” contains interesting material that contributes to Śaṁkara’s understanding of Brahman as “full of bliss” (ānandamaya), and an assessment of the importance of the philosopher’s ideas in the development of Vedānta concepts. In V.G. Lysenko’s article “Sleep and Dreaming as States of Consciousness...”, structured as a “slow reading of the text”, two versions of Śaṁkara’s topology of consciousness are considered. The researcher reveals ambiguity of Vedāntist terminology, leading to different models of consciousness. Y.V. Predtechenskaya in her article “Defi nitions of Brahman in the Upaniṣads: Apophatic and Cataphatic Approaches ...” quite productively draws Śaṁkara’s comment to the solution of the religious problem of contrasting apophatic and cataphatic approaches to the defi nition of the Absolute. The book by R.V. Pshu “Vedārthasaṁgraha by Rāmānuja and the Formation of Viśiṣṭā-dvaita-vedānta” brings some new information of the infl uence of Śaṁkara’s ideas on t he Vedānta movement. The author notes that the Vedāntists lived after Śaṁkara did not consider his ideas as fundamental to them, and they did not develop them, but Śaṁkara’s teachings provoked their criticism, and they formulated their conceptions as antitheses to Śaṁkara’s ideas. There in the book, the reader can also fi nd useful information on the history of world Śaṁkara Studies.

Decolonization and Democratization in African Countries: The Impact of Liberal Democracy on Political Stability

Since the 1990s, the African continent has experienced dramatic changes in the political sphere. Specifically, as mentioned by Samuel Huntington in The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, many Sub-Saharan African countries have undergone democratic transitions, marked by reforms from one-party systems or military rule to multiparty systems with regular elections, a process that prominently features characteristics of Western-style liberal democracy. Despite the fact that African countries employing Western-style democracy have made certain progress in political development and social governance, many African countries that have undergone this political transformation exhibit a lack of political stability. As such, this article studies the development of liberal democracy and political stability in Kenya against the backdrop of the third wave of democratization. Through analyzing the historical and socio-economic contexts of African countries, it argues that the winner-take-all logic of the western representative democracy contradicts with the cultural tradition in African countries, which emphasizes social consensus and consultation. Considering the historical problems left since the colonial era, it adds to the difficulty of applying the western democracy in contemporary African countries, and thus results in the incompatibility between the liberal democracy model and the reality of African social contexts. Consequently, it is argued that the democratization process in Africa requires further exploration and more appropriate combination of advanced political institutions and the local contexts.

Second slavery, capital and other slaveries

The present contribution examines three historical problems of theoretical implications that are present in Dale Tomich’s work on the “second slavery”. I find it more interesting to reflect on three basic points that are part of Tomich’s thesis: The crisis of “old colonial slavery” because of the irruption and development of the world-economy. The relationship between slavery and capital. The conception of the world-economy as a transnational social formation, in which capitalism plays the role of nexus and motor of local particularities (with their corresponding labor modalities), particularities that were gradually subordinated to the market and to “social labor” (commodity-producing labor with the abstraction of the relations of production in which commodities are produced).

Anthropology of development: historical review, problems and perspectives

Resumo O ensaio tem como objetivo introduzir o campo da antropologia do desenvolvimento, considerando suas trajetórias, assim como as complexas relações entre a antropologia e os processos de desenvolvimento. Para tal fim, busca reconstruir, sinteticamente, alguns dos episódios das relações históricas entre antropologia e desenvolvimento, atendendo a seus primeiros vínculos na forma da antropologia aplicada e posteriormente de antropologia para o desenvolvimento, até a antropologia do desenvolvimento e o campo maior dos estudos críticos do desenvolvimento. Nosso propósito também consiste em mostrar, sucintamente, as formas pelas quais a antropologia tem contribuído para a compreensão da produção do desenvolvimento, incluindo as formas de promoção de mudanças sociais e de diversos tipos de intervenções, especialmente no contexto das relações entre agências internacionais, Estados, políticas públicas e práticas sociais.

PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES IN TASHKENT CITY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

This article sheds light on the invaluable contribution to science of some of the most mature women scientists working in the state higher education institutions in the field of agriculture and biology in Uzbekistan. Through a comprehensive analysis of their research, innovation, and experience, it sheds light on their remarkable achievements in the face of social challenges. Today, important initiatives are being put forward in the academic circles of the country to increase the place and position of women, to educate the new generation of young women scientists, and to encourage their promising projects. Ensuring gender equality in various aspects of public life, including in the field of education and science, is one of the priorities of the internal political concept of Uzbekistan. It aims to recognize the important role of women in the development of these areas by studying the historical context, current situation, problems and future prospects.

Natural Law, Common Law, and the Problem of Historicism in American Public Life and Education

Natural Law, Common Law, and the Problem of Historicism in American Public Life and Education

West German historiography of the German Empire as an example of the implementation of historical policy

Analysis of the historiography of a particular historical period or problem allows one to say a lot not only about the topic of research, but also about the academic and political situation in which the works were prepared and published. For example, the tradition of studying the political history of Germany during the imperial period that emerged in Germany. The natural choice of topics on which most works concentrate (constitutional history, biography, history of political parties, parliamentarism, problems of authoritarianism and the theory of modernization) almost always concern the history of the German Empire, both by the majority, namely representatives of the Bielefeld school of social history and by their opponents, from the point of view of the collapse of the Empire in 1918. In the imperial period, there are tendencies, institutions, drivers that can be identified, the presence or absence of which predetermined the collapse of the Empire, made it natural and inevitable. The theory of the Sonderwegthese of German history initially interprets the “German case” as completely separate, standing apart from other states, both “progressive” Western and “backward” Eastern. This peculiarity and predetermination of the end, responsibility for which in various works is assigned to different, but always “conservative” forces, i.e. the monarchy, Wilhelm’s personal regime, the Junkers, Prussia, the Bundesrat, Catholics, etc., form the idea of the empire as anti-democratic in its nature, the tasks of which are hostile to the national and liberal movements, progressive at their core. This perception of their own past, which had a decisive influence on the historical consciousness of the Germans, became one of the factors of their deep understanding of the Anglo-American civilization as a standard one, and of their own history as something that must be overcome and not be repeated.

Social representations of a group of ex-combatants on compliance with the Peace Agreement

Introduction: the peace process in Colombia, the signing of the Havana Treaty and its compliance, have been the subject of various investigations. Due to the long history of the conflict and the multiple attempts at pacification, the Peace Treaty represented an important opportunity to resolve deep-rooted social problems in the affected territories. Objective: the objective of the study was to describe the social representations of ex-combatants about the Peace Treaty. Methodology: a basic qualitative design based on observation, interview and triangulation of sources was implemented. Results: the main results point towards a social representation of variable polarity according to the specific points, the predominance of ideas and beliefs related to the construction of the future, a favorable appreciation of the transition and resistance related to the historical problems that generate the conflict. Conclusions: it is concluded that the representation of ex-combatants is marked by the idea that peace, as was the armed conflict, is a process that entails advances and setbacks.

How God Became a Lawgiver

The Torah is God’s law. This biblical concept is so prominent and is considered so self-evident that it has hardly been perceived as a historical problem until now. Traditionally, it was considered to be a basic element of the Bible within its historical context. But in fact, it represents an innovation in the ancient Near East, and for this very reason it should be investigated historically: In the ancient world, kings, not deities, were lawgivers. Only the legal tradition of ancient Israel developed the idea that God himself formulated laws and passed them on to his people. In the Torah, Moses plays a prominent role in this mediation. Divine laws then became a central element of religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but what historical circumstances and factors gave rise to them? The loss of kingship in Israel might have provided a major impact, but in addition to political and socio-historical developments, fundamental transformations in ancient Israel’s intellectual history must also be considered, which could have led to the formation of the idea of God as a lawgiver. Due to new insights into the historical emergence of the Torah, which research has developed in recent decades, but also due to new findings on the legal tradition of the ancient Near East, there is both the possibility and the need for reconstructing the historical forces and factors that made the Torah God’s law.