“An Affair of History, Law, and Institutions”: William Graham Sumner’s Historical Method and the Responsibility of the Individual

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-600
Author(s):  
Simon J. Gilhooley
Author(s):  
Наталія Юріївна Бондар

The article deals with the influence of the archetype of the way on the formation of the personality in the novel Paper Towns by John Green. The purpose of this article is to determine the originality of the image of an American teenager and to identify the influence of the archetype of the way on the formation of the personality, as well as to consider the archetype of the way as a real path of the character in the novel Paper Towns by John Green, taking into account the individual author’s interpretation. This object of research has been chosen because through it one can comprehend the specifics of the psychology of a teenager and define the artistic features that distinguish the author’s stylistics and worldview. The comprehensive research methodology has been used in the work: the synthesis of the comparative historical method, holistic analysis, elements of mythopoetic and hermeneutic methods. In the novel Paper Towns by John Green mythopoetic consciousness presupposes ontological ambivalent intentions in the archetype of the child / teenager (good and evil children). The metaphorical extension of the archetype of the child / teenager has been revealed in this article. All the images of teenagers are given in the development, on the way to growing up. The originality of the archetype of the way here lies in the fact that it merges with the concepts of Space and Chaos, confirming the idea of the unity of mankind. The metaphors themselves are also peculiar, associated with the archetype of the way: inanimate strings, gradually turning into living blades of grass, intertwined with roots with all that exists. During the search for Margo, Quentin grows up significantly, becomes more tolerant to their friends, and he learns to take responsibility for him. The image of Margo is the image of a rebel against any lack of freedom that it is inevitable in the “golden cage”. It is also revealed how Quentin is influenced by the new world opened during his trips, and his personal environment: for example, Radar opens his eyes to the fact that he does not need to demand too much from others. Both Margo is changed (from a “paper” girl – to a real one) and Ben and Radar are changed (false interests go into the background; everyone learns to expose himself to risks and troubles for the sake of friendship and human salvation). Ben and Radar are also shown in the development, in a short time they learn to understand each other and distinguish false values from true ones. These changes occur with all the teenagers, regardless of their skin color and nationality, and such an interpretation of the insignificance of formal differences is also a new word of the author.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Veljković ◽  

The family as a living system is an organizedand permanent whole with changing patterns of human behavior, ie the family is the first life and social environment in which the child finds himself and acquires the first experiences that form the starting point of the overall development of the individual. In addition to the family, the time that the child spends in school is relatively long, and accordingly, she manages to achieve her influence on the development and formation of the student's personality. The cooperation established between the family and the school can contribute to both parties in different ways, improving the general atmosphere, the school climate and improving the work of teachers and providing support for the development of the family and parenting skills. By studying the relevant literature, we want to determine the importance of cooperation between the family and the school for the development of students' personalities, which is also the basic goal. The paper uses the historical method, as the basic method of historical research and analysis of the content of pedagogical documentation.


Author(s):  
Tetiana Vlasova ◽  
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Olha Vlasova ◽  
Larysa Martseniuk

Among the diverse methodological approaches that are currently represented in the postmodern studies, the one, which dominates nowadays, is the statement that there cannot be any methodology in postmodernism per se otherwise it would be a “relapse” into constructing one more “universalizing method”. Evidently, this assertion is stipulated by the highly pluralized context of the postmodern “normalization of change”, the transformations of the socio- cultural order in accordance with the postparadigmatic shift of the theory. Postmodern researchers both implicitly and explicitly state that the only way to “manage” the increasing pluralism and diversity is unmasking prior modernist ideas and ideals in the individual and general meanings of the human experience. On the other hand, the postmodern methodological “openness” encourages academic ambivalence, which results in the denial of the universal notions and absolute moral values. With the apparent postmodernist accent on the interdisciplinary approaches, the “scientific conditions” have become even more complicated: nowadays philosophy, history, theology, gender studies, arts are being connected with biology, genetics, cybernetics, economics, etc. As one of the main components of the postmodern intertextual analysis the historical method is vividly represented both in the western feminist theory and in the eastern post-colonial criticism, poetics of fiction and cultural studies. All mentioned above, appearing in the pluralized modes, occasion the turn into considering interdisciplinary techniques more scrupulously. The objective of this research is to reconstruct conceptually the comparative-historical methodology in the theoretical field of the postmodern humanities with the focus on the specific character of the interpretation of history in the cultural texts. The main thesis of the research reflects the reconstruction of the historical methods as an important systematic and meaning-conscious component in postmodern theoretical studies. The research proves that nowadays historical approaches are significant and valid because they locate certain techniques into the contemporary scholarly work in order to properly utilize the sources and pieces of evidence in writing “history”. The value of the comparative-historical method is also based on the fact that it proposes some models and patterns in dealing with the analysis of the particular theory in interdisciplinary studies. The historical narrative with its objective to tell the “truth” cannot be reflected according to some simple schemes, without taking into account the “hardcore” role of the context in the hermeneutic reading of history. Though there is a view that historiography is located “between” modernity and postmodernity, the articulated point of view is that postmodernism, being a theoretical cluster of historical disruption and “brokenness”, in fact, cannot reject the tradition of historicism in the humanitarian studies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Yuanmei Lian

Introduction. Given article considers R. Schumann’s “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” / “Two Venetian Songs” (ор. 25, №17–18) on poems by T. Moore, in F. Freiligrath translation. Often the creation of the Venice ambience in art works was due to trips and impressions on this city. In 1829, R. Schumann, as a student of Heidelberg University, went on a trip to Switzerland and Italy during his study vacation. One of the cities on the travel map was Venice. R. Schumann “resurrected” the city ambience only eleven years after in the “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” (“Two Venetian Songs”), which became part of the song cycle “Myrthen” (1840). How do these two vocal miniatures, that are one of the first in the composer’s vocal creativity, reflect the individual style of his writing? Do they correlate with the nature of the “true” Schumann, who is known for his famous works, such as the cycle “A poet’s Love”? Objective. The purpose of the article is to comprehend composer methods of Venice image embodiment in “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” in the context of creative tradition of the Austro-German romantic song. Methods used in the research: 1) historical method, allowing to comprehend the selected material in the perspective of the development of Austro-German song of the 19th century; 2) intonational method, which involves the study of vocal melody in terms of melodic reactions to figurative content; 3) genre method, caused by the features of chamber vocal lyrics; 4) stylistic method, corresponding to a specific opus consideration in the general context of the composer’s creative work. The results of the study. “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” were grown up in the artistic climate of its era. The popularity of traveling in the circles of well-educated youth was a practical realization of spiritual impulses and the inner need to push the boundaries of the information space for awareness of the nature of self-own identity through a meeting with a different culture and worldview. Italy, and the entire Mediterranean areal, as the cradle of the Christian humanist culture, was a center of attraction for the German romantics. The creation of the artistic and aesthetic archetype of Italy and Venice by J. W. Goethe in “Italian Travels” and “Epigrams” has created a tradition of perception these themes not only in German literature, but also in music. R. Schumann was one of the first to respond to this creative idea. He was also the first among German composers to turn to the “poetic” Venice of the Englishman Thomas Moore and initiated the appearance of a series “Venetianische Lieder” in Austro-German music of the 19th century. A number of authors were involved in the creation of this series – F. Mendelssohn Bartholdi, A. Fesca, С. Dekker, and others. The melancholic mood of the many “Venetianisches Gondellied” written by German composers was the result of the process of mythologizing the image of Venice. The creative people (poets, writers, composers, painters) were involved in this process. They perceived this city through the prism of artistic relations, associations, and sought in its canonical symbols (channels, gondolas, sea, mirror, mask) new semantic dimensions, means of the expression of self-reflection. “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” from the song cycle “Myrthen” by R. Schumann stand apart on this list as not only the first, but also as the works distinguished by its originality. 1840 year is considered as the “song year” in the composer’s work. In this year 138 songs and the best of song cycles were written by the composer: “Liederkreis” ор. 24, “Myrthen” ор. 25, “Liederkreis” ор. 39, “Frauenliebe und Leben” ор. 42, “Dichterliebe”, ор. 48. After the “piano decade” (1829–1839) Schumann’s appeal to the song came a surprise, in particular, for the author himself. This led to the change in his musical aesthetics, to the revision of the hierarchy entrenched in the consciousness, about the primacy of music over other arts and the instrumental music over the vocal. Although the cycle “Myrten” op. 25 (1840) is one of the first in the vocal works by R. Schumann, it is distinguished by the maturity of style writing. R. Schuman’s psychological sensitivity to the poetic word is conveyed in the intonational nature of the songs, careful selection of harmonic means, finely tuned tonal plans that can emphasize both, contemplation and rebelliousness. Musical and poetic integrity is also ensured by the increased importance of the accompaniment and the piano part in whole that include the expressive instrumental introductions and postludes aimed at revealing of an image. Conclusion. The study of R.Schumann’s “variations” on Thomas Moore’s “Venice” as a separate scientific topic makes it possible to realize the scale of the creative competition established by the outstanding composer in his “Zwei Venetianische Lieder” from the vocal cycle “Myrthen”.


Author(s):  
Maryna Antoshko

The purpose of the article is to study the problem of Chinese opera culture on the example of the genre palette. The methodology is to use the historical method in the study of this topic. It is thanks to this method that genre genres of Chinese opera are revealed in the work. Information on roles and make-up is provided, based on the historical method. The scientific novelty of the article is to study the feasibility of the issue of Chinese opera culture, drawing on the country's musical traditions. The historical names of the philosophers who influenced the development of the musical arts and education system, which affected the cultural traditions of China, were highlighted. The scientific novelty of the article is the study and study of Chinese opera culture on the example of the genre palette. Based on the country's musical traditions, we single out important factors of opera genres, including Tibetan opera, Shaoxing, Sichuan, Henan, Guangdong, etc. Conclusions are based on the study of the problem of Chinese opera culture on the example of the genre palette, revealed the original culture of the country, its worldview system. The problem of the genre palette of Chinese opera culture has interested many scholars, among which we single out scientific works: L.S. Vasiliev, Hou Jiang, U Gen-Ir, and others. This question highlighted the philosophical trends that underpin China's traditions. The problem of studying the worldview system of ancient China as the basis for the emergence of the musical tradition has interested many scholars because it influenced the cultural life of the countries of the East. Based on the study of the problem of opera culture, they discovered the original art of China. Philosophical views influenced both theatrical life and the country's musical art. Special attention was paid to the issue of education, in particular aesthetics, in China. Music education has played an important role in China's culture. Confucius emphasizes the comprehensive development of humans while emphasizing the morality of the individual. The opera culture of the country is peculiar. Musical load played a big role. The Chinese worldview is based on a vision of nature as a living organism. The first sprouts of musical and theatrical art emerge. XII-XIII centuries marked the birth of Chinese opera. The Chinese theater was in full understanding of the people. The article highlights the types of opera genres. The musical side of classical theater is characterized by an unbroken unity of sound, words, and dance. The circle of images, moods, techniques of acting is characterized by a certain type of melody, rhythm, composition of the orchestra. The study of this issue regarding the opera culture of China is interesting and not fully understood, which necessitates further development in the study of this issue.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
T. V. Klenova

The article is devoted to the institution of criminal liability for attacks on the honor and dignity of the individual. The article, using the historical method, examines the stages of development of this institution and the features of protecting the honor and dignity of the individual from the point of view of the values of a modern democratic state. The author analyses the impact of explicit and implicit criminal policy objectives on the ways to protect the honor and dignity of the individual. Particular attention is paid to the criminalization and decriminalization of libel and slander. The research is aimed at identifying the problems of targeting in changes in the institution of criminal liability for attacks on honor and dignity, when the relevant criminal law norms are replaced by administrative law norms. The author seeks to depoliticize the protection of the personal right to honor and dignity on the basis of the principle of equality of citizens before the law. The current Russian criminal legislation is mainly aimed at protecting the honor and dignity of persons in connection with their social accessories. Within the protective concept of criminal law, the author of the article justifies the conclusion that the right of anyone who has suffered from slander or insult to achieve the truth and state censure of the perpetrator is guaranteed. Such a view will also be interesting to researchers of the criminal process.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Matyukhin

The purpose of this work is to identify the role and significance of M. M. Speransky as the founder of a theoretically sound, holistic and systemic liberal doctrine in Russia. The article uses such methods of scientific research as the historical method, the retrospective method, and the hermeneutical method. The question of the founding fathers of Russian liberalism, which ideologically has a serious impact on all spheres of modern public life, continues to be quite controversial in the historical and political science literature. From the research position of the author of the article, it is M. M. Speransky stands at the origins of Russian liberalism. During the were identified the most important theoretical parameters of the richest philosophical, political, legal heritage of Speransky, on which were based all the ideologues of Russian liberalism, till our days: the adoption of Western political experience, a focus on the formation of civil society in Russia, the need for government guarantees the rights and freedoms of the individual, etc. these parameters are presented as individual subsections, at the end conclusions and generalizations. The article also provides information about the personality of M. M. Speransky, the most important stages of his biography and political and legal activities. According to Speransky, the effectiveness of ways, methods and forms of Russian transformations increases with the skillful borrowing of Western experience, gradual "grafting" of useful elements of the legal system and political culture of the advanced countries of Western Europe. He saw his political mission as the reorganization of Russian absolutism and potential despotism into a form of constitutional monarchy based on the separation of powers and subordination to a single ("root") law. The "root law" should provide for the interests and aspirations of all the main elements of society, and the rights and freedoms of all Russian citizens will be firmly respected. This will also ensure a response from the bottom up, an increase in social activity of the population, the development of social and individual self-activity, and the emancipation of entrepreneurial talents. M. M. Speransky justified the relationship between the development of liberal trends and the need to form a full-fledged civil society in Russia. The importance of M. M. Speransky gave social mobility for the successful development of society, defended the facilitated opportunities for intersectional movements of Russian subjects.


2019 ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
Oleg Shipitsyn

The author reviews S. S. Alexeyev’s scholarly views concerning the relations between the individual and the Soviet state from the power and submission perspective, and also assurance of individual’s and citizen’s rights and legitimate interests. Taking into account that the state’s key functions are exercise of power and governance in the society, i.e. making an impact on the society in a certain way to achieve specific results, the purpose of the intended research is identifying the relation between the legal impact made by the state and the individual’s legal position in such a state and a society, as well as assessing the actual assurance of human rights and freedoms. To achieve the established goal, systemic and historical method of legal research were applied. The research findings demonstrate that the political and legal regime implemented in the Soviet Russia did not achieve the originally declared goals, while the actual legal conditions under which Soviet citizens had to exist only suppressed and infringed upon the individual, whose rights and freedom had no actual assurance. It is argued that transformations of political and legal nature in the last decade of the 20th century are a legitimate consequence of the preceding events, since it is the law that makes human freedom real and assured.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Avtaeva Natalia O. ◽  
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Dikasova Maria I. ◽  

Journalism as a social institution always addresses the problems and interests of society and the individual, however, in different historical periods, the humanitarian emphasis can be the leading one, but it can also be the secondary. The authors of the article systematize the data on the presence of the topic of family health in the humanitarian agenda of the domestic media of the Soviet period and the present. The study of the humanitarian agenda of the media in different historical periods seems to be an urgent research task, since it allows us to see its evolution both in the typological aspect and in the genre-thematic one. The purpose of this article is to analyze materials related to the problem of maintaining family health, including reproductive health, in domestic periodicals at different periods of its functioning. The research is based on historical and structural-functional approaches, analysis and synthesis. The method of qualitative and quantitative content analysis was used in the study and systematization of publications of domestic periodicals. The researchers also use the comparative historical method, which helped to identify the main differences and similarities in the positioning of the problem of maintaining family health in the Soviet period and now. The results of the research can be useful for journalists working in the sphere of social journalism, covering issues of preserving the institution of the family and its reproductive potential. The authors accentuate the importance of forming an optimal and effective model of the humanitarian agenda in the media. During the Soviet period, the media focused on the issues of abortion, lack of reliable contraception, diagnosis, treatment, consequences and complications of diseases of the reproductive system. In modern Russia, maternal, infant and perinatal mortality is decreasing, methods of diagnosing and treating diseases of the reproductive sphere are improving, the media are focusing on the problems of maintaining family health, responsible parenting, and the idea of family planning. Keywords: family as a social institution, family health, media agenda, humanitarian media agenda, domestic media, family reproductive health


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Oluremilekun Akanbi ◽  
Oluremi Adenike Abiolu

After Nigeria got her independence on 1 October, 1960, the general consensus was that there was the need for educational emancipation through decolonization of the academic contents of education; to make education relevant to the needs of the individual and the society at large. This led to the organisation of the 1969 Curriculum Conference which had far-reaching effects on the curriculum contents, purposes, goals and objectives of education in Nigeria. However, what obtains in the education sector today makes it to look as if there was no initial proper planning for educational emancipation. This paper, therefore, focuses Nigeria’s 1969 Curriculum Conference (CC) as a practical approach to educational emancipation in Nigeria. In the conceptual framework of the globalisation of education, Cookey’s (1972: xxv) observation during the conference that, “education then tends to produce children who can read and write and pass examinations and which qualify them for employment only as clerks” was an important reason for the conference and is still relevant today as a major issue for discussion in our education outcomes. This study is historical; it, therefore, employs the historical method to collect information and facts needed through both primary and secondary sources. As the study recommends among others that there is the need for total overhauling of Nigerian educational policies and philosophy, it is hoped that the research would sensitise all stakeholders in Nigeria to emphasise the importance of providing a functional educational curricula relevant to the needs of individuals and the society at large.Keywords: Curriculum Conference, Emancipation, National Policy on Education, Decolonisation. ResumoApós a Nigéria conseguir sua independência em 1 de outubro, 1960, o consenso geral era que havia a necessidade da emancipação educative por meio da descolonização dos conteúdos acadêmicos de educação; para tornar a educação relevante às necessidades do indivíduo e da sociedade em geral. Isso levou à organização da Conferência Curricular de 1969 que teve efeitos extensos nos conteúdos curriculares, propósitos, metas e objetivos de educação na Nigéria. No entanto, o que se obtêm no setor de educação hoje faz parecer que não havia planejamento inicial adequado para emancipação educacional. Este artigo, portanto, foca na Conferência Curricular de 1969 da Nigéria (CC) como uma abordagem prática para a emancipação educativa na Nigéria. Na estrutura conceitual da globalização da educação, a observação de Cookey (1972: xxv) durante a conferencia que, “educação então tende a produzir crianças que podem ler e escrever e passar exames e que as qualificam para emprego apenas como escriturários” foi uma importante razão para a conferência e ainda é relevante hoje em dia como uma questão principal de discussão nos resultados da nossa educação. Este é um estudo histórico; ele, portanto, emprega o método histórico de coleta de informações e fatos necessários tanto por fontes primárias quanto secundárias. Como o estudo recomenda inclusive que há uma necessidade por total revisão das políticas e filosofia educacionais da Nigéria, é esperado que a pesquisa possa sensibilizar todas as partes interessadas na Nigéria em enfatizar a importância de prover um currículo de educação funcional relevante às necessidades dos indivíduos e da sociedade em geral.Palavras-chave: Conferência curricular, Emancipação, Política Nacional de Educação, Descolonização.  ResumenDespués de que Nigeria obtuvo su independencia el 1 de octubre de 1960, el consenso general consistía en que era necesaria la emancipación educativa a través de la descolonización de los contenidos académicos de la educación, hacer que la educación fuera relevante para las necesidades del individuo y de la sociedad en general. Esto condujo a la organización de la Conferencia Curricular de 1969, que tuvo efectos de gran alcance en los contenidos, propósitos, metas y objetivos de la educación en Nigeria. Sin embargo, lo que se obtiene hoy en el sector de la educación hace que considere que no hubo una planificación inicial adecuada para la emancipación educativa. Este documento, por lo tanto, se enfoca en la Conferencia Curricular de 1969 (CC) de Nigeria como un enfoque práctico para la emancipación educativa en Nigeria. En el marco conceptual de la globalización de la educación, la observación de Cookey (1972: xxv) durante la conferencia refiriéndose a que "la educación tiende a producir niños que pueden leer y escribir y aprobar exámenes y calificándolos para el empleo solo como empleados", era un motivo importante de la conferencia, continuando relevante hoy como un importante tema para el debate en nuestros resultados educativos. Este es un estudio histórico; por lo tanto, emplea el método histórico para recopilar información y hechos necesarios a través de fuentes primarias y secundarias. Como el estudio recomienda, entre otros, la necesidad de una revisión total de las políticas y la filosofía educativas nigerianas, se espera que la investigación sensibilice a todas las partes interesadas en Nigeria para enfatizar la importancia de proporcionar un currículo educativo funcional relevante para las necesidades de las personas y la sociedad en general.Palabras clave: Conferencia Curricular. Emancipación. Política Nacional de Educación. Descolonización.


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