A Hegelian Logic of ‘Us’: Implicit Forms and Explicit Representations of Actions and Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-397
Author(s):  
Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Methodological Individualism ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Explicit Representations ◽  
Plural Subject

AbstractIn order to understand Hegel's gnomic oracle according to which the ‘I’ is a ‘We’, the notion of a personal subject is explained by its competence to perform personal roles in a pre-given partition of roles. Explicit divisions of labour by contractual promises are special cases that presuppose the general case of an already established social practice. On the other hand, methodological individualism is right to stress that we actualize joint intentions only via corresponding instantiations. In performing our parts, we form a plural subject, a we-group. The result of what each of us does is what we do, and the generic ‘We’ turns into the generic ‘I’.

Dining Women: Posture, Sex, and Status

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew B. Roller
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Imperial Period ◽  
Seated Posture ◽  
And Control ◽  
Strict Protocol

This chapter examines the historical and ideological aspects of women's dining. The scholarship reveals that, during early periods, women sat to dine while men reclined; whereas “now,” women too recline to dine, just as men do—their posture must therefore have changed at some point. On the other hand, by linking the alleged shift in women's posture to overall moral decline, these studies reveal that the distinction between the two postures has ideological implications. That is, dining posture is a locus where practice, gender, and ethics intersect. The chapter suggests that the seated posture functioned pragmatically, placing women under male scrutiny and control. Moreover, whatever the vagaries of actual social practice, the seated posture for women remained at all times the “strict protocol,” even in the Imperial period.

Païdeia et Sport

1998 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Leo-Paul Bordeleau
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

Can sport claim to be an educative means, and what becomes of Greek paideia in the world of sport? The author intends to answer these questions through the use of a semantic and historical clarification of the notions of sport and education. Indeed, on the one hand, sport appears like a social practice not much propitious to education; on the other hand, modern education seems to have deviated from the Greek paideia’s trajectory. Therefore, to take into account this deviation and, by doing so, to make precise the idea of education, and then demonstrate that sport carries all characteristics of modern rationality which has produced it, will allow the author to conclude that sport could be considered one of the preferential means of human beings’ formation. Nevertheless its educative function more likely belongs to the nature of "poïèsis" than to the nature of "praxis."

On the reduction of the decision problem. First paper. Ackermann prefix, a single binary predicate

1939 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
László Kalmár
Keyword(s):  
Decision Problem ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Order ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Binary Predicate ◽  
Ternary Variables ◽  
Order Predicate Calculus ◽  
Predicate Variable

1. Although the decision problem of the first order predicate calculus has been proved by Church to be unsolvable by any (general) recursive process, perhaps it is not superfluous to investigate the possible reductions of the general problem to simple special cases of it. Indeed, the situation after Church's discovery seems to be analogous to that in algebra after the Ruffini-Abel theorem; and investigations on the reduction of the decision problem might prepare the way for a theory in logic, analogous to that of Galois.It has been proved by Ackermann that any first order formula is equivalent to another having a prefix of the form(1) (Ex1)(x2)(Ex3)(x4)…(xm).On the other hand, I have proved that any first order formula is equivalent to some first order formula containing a single, binary, predicate variable. In the present paper, I shall show that both results can be combined; more explicitly, I shall prove theTheorem. To any given first order formula it is possible to construct an equivalent one with a prefix of the form (1) and a matrix containing no other predicate variable than a single binary one.2. Of course, this theorem cannot be proved by a mere application of the Ackermann reduction method and mine, one after the other. Indeed, Ackermann's method requires the introduction of three auxiliary predicate variables, two of them being ternary variables; on the other hand, my reduction process leads to a more complicated prefix, viz.,(2) (Ex1)…(Exm)(xm+1)(xm+2)(Exm+3)(Exm+4).

scholarly journals Agreement in Persian

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad R. Lotfi
Keyword(s):  
Single Unit ◽  
The Other ◽  
Number Marking ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Plural Subject

This article investigates agreement as a number marking mechanism in Persian. The mechanism differs from number marking on nominals in that with an inanimate plural subject, the SG verbal ending signals a collective conceptualization of the experience where the members of the group are considered together as a single unit. The PL ending, on the other hand, signals a distributive conceptualization where the entities are individuated; hence, they are considered to be dispersed over space, or distinct in sort or time. Autonomy - whether the entity is conceived of as governing the course of events or not - seems to underlie the choice between SG and PL.

Bi-racial U.S.A. vs. Multi-racial Brazil: Is the Contrast Still Valid?

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Skidmore
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
The Other ◽  
Effective Application ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Us

In the last two decades the comparative analysis of race relations in the U.S.A. and Brazil has been based on a conventional wisdom. It is the corollary of a larger conventional wisdom in the study of comparative race relations. The thesis is that systems of race relations in the Western Hemisphere are primarily of two types: bi-racial and multi-racial. The distinction is normally spelled out as follows. The U.S.A. is a prime example of a bi-racial system. In the prevailing logic of the US legal and social structure, individuals have historically been either black or white. In Brazil, on the other hand, there has been a spectrum of racial distinctions. At a minimum, Brazilian social practice has recognised white, black and mulatto. At a maximum, the phenotypical distinctions have become so refined as to defy analysis, or effective application for those who would discriminate.

Automated Spectrophotometry

1971 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
G. I. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Frequency ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stellar Spectrum ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Spatial Frequencies ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
The Continuum

Starting from a digitized and calibrated stellar spectrum—what can we most usefully do with it?Traditionally a spectrum consists of two parts, a continuum and some lines. These have been variously defined in the past, so perhaps another definition may be allowed. Over large ranges the two components can be distinguished quite sharply in the spatial frequency plane. The continuum contains only low frequencies, whereas in the line the information is contained in the high frequencies. In the word “continuum” is included the instrumental absorption functions, emulsion sensitivity, wide interstellar and atmospheric bands, and even the wide wings of very strong lines. From the word “lines”, on the other hand, the strongest lines are excluded; these may contain intermediate spatial frequencies in their core regions. They are relatively infrequent and so may be treated as special cases.

scholarly journals Habitus dan Modal Sosial dalam Kesuksesan dan Kegagalan Bisnis

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-50
Author(s):  
M Nur ◽  
Nirzalin Nirzalin ◽  
Fakhrurrazi Fakhrurrazi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
The Other ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Ethnographic Methods ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Data

Business is basically a social practice. This makes success or failure in running a business not only determined by financial capital, but also determined by things broader than that. This condition also applies to the furniture business in Lhokseumawe City where UD Bripo managed to dominate while Dek Gam failed to compete. This study tries to uncover the facts of the furniture business with the same type of business, but in the furniture business UD Bripo succeeded in developing its business, on the other hand the Dek Gam furniture business failed to develop its business. Data collection is done by using ethnographic methods. The results of this study are that habitus and social capital have a significant role in supporting the success of the UD Bripo furniture business. Habitus owned by UD Bripo furniture business owners are brave, honest, focused, frugal, caring and leader-minded, and always thinks systems. While UD Bripo's successfully utilized social capital consists of norms, trust and network dimensions. The failure of the Dek Gam furniture business is due to the inaccurate application of habitus and social capital in the business arena.  Abstrak Bisnis pada dasarnya adalah sebuah praktik sosial. Hal ini membuat kesuksesan atau kegagalan dalam menjalankan sebuah bisnis tidak hanya ditentukan oleh faktor kekuatan modal finansial, melainkan juga ditentukan oleh hal-hal yang lebih luas daripada itu. Kondisi ini berlaku juga pada bisnis meubel di Kota Lhokseumawe dimana UD Bripo berhasil mendominasi sementara Dek Gam gagal berkompetisi. Studi ini mencoba menggambarkan mengapa usaha meubel dengan jenis usaha yang sama, namun pada usaha meubel UD Bripo berhasil mengembangkan usahanya secara signifikan, sebaliknya usaha meubel Dek Gam gagal mengembangkan usahanya. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunaan metode etnografi. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu habitus dan modal sosial memiliki peran signifikan dalam mendukung kesuksesan bisnis meubel UD Bripo. Habitus yang dimiliki oleh pemilik usaha meubel UD Bripo diantaranya berani, jujur, fokus, hemat, peduli dan berjiwa pemimpin, serta selalu berpikir sistem. Sementara modal sosial UD Bripo yang berhasil didayagunakan terdiri atas dimensi norma, kepercayaan, dan jaringan. Adapun terjadinya kegagalan bisnis meubel Dek Gam disebabkan penerapan habitus dan modal sosial yang kurang tepat di dalam arena bisnis

scholarly journals ON THE IRRELEVANCE OF METHODOLOGICAL INDIVIDUALISM

Ekonomika ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Povilas Gylys
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Methodological Individualism ◽  
Epistemic Community ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Economic Philosophy ◽  
Economic Thinking ◽  
Methodological Holism

So far, methodological individualism has been the cognitive paradigm that permeates economic thinking in the epistemic community, in economic policy, and holds a place within the wide public at large. On the other hand, the tide of criticism addressed towards traditional economic philosophy is on the rise. The gist of this study is to demonstrate the weakness and antinomic character of the individualistic paradigm and to suggest an alternative worldview – methodological holism.

scholarly journals Von „Parasiten“ und anderen „Schädlingen“. Feinddiskreditierung rechtspopulistischer und rechtsextremer Bewegungen in Deutschland

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa Mathias
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Language Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Text Corpora ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Linguistic Representations

The essay focusses on metaphors as linguistic representations of symbolic violence and their argumentative function in respect of group specific social practice. By the means of a corpuslinguistic study on two text corpora containing texts by right-wing extremist authors on one hand and by members of a populist movement on the other hand it will be shown, how the speakers of these groups conceptualize outgroups as non-human entities and as such refer on them linguistically. Furthermore, it will be highlighted how this kind of language use contributes to the speakers’ communities’ argumentation “against the enemy” and what kind of potential consequences on social practice this might have.

Distinguishing Intended from Advertent Action

2021 ◽  
pp. 348-376
Author(s):  
A P Simester
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mens Rea ◽  
Intended Action ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
As If

This chapter distinguishes between intended action and advertent action, exploring the criteria of intended action. Broadly speaking, actions done as ends or means are intended; those done as (foreseen) side-effects are merely advertent. Beyond that, various further categories are explored. The criteria of justifications make it important also to distinguish, within intended actions, between actions done as ends and those done as means. Moreover, in delineating the boundaries of the intended, one needs to consider two special categories, of obliquely-intended and inseparably-intended actions. In oblique intention, the defendant believes that the action is ‘virtually’, ‘practically’, or ‘morally’ certain to be constituted by her behaviour. It may be appropriate to treat such actions as if intended when assessing a person’s mens rea, but they should not be similarly assimilated when evaluating justifications. There are certain special cases of inseparability, on the other hand, that are rightly categorized as intended.

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