scholarly journals The universe and I: An exploration of the self and our place in the world

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Duan
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The World ◽  
The Universe

‘A pinch of unseen, unguarded dust’: The World and Self in Thomas Hardy's Poems

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Monika Szuba
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Phenomenological Philosophy ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Recurrent Theme ◽  
Body Subject

The essay discusses selected poems from Thomas Hardy's vast body of poetry, focusing on representations of the self and the world. Employing Maurice Merleau-Ponty's concepts such as the body-subject, wild being, flesh, and reversibility, the essay offers an analysis of Hardy's poems in the light of phenomenological philosophy. It argues that far from demonstrating ‘cosmic indifference’, Hardy's poetry offers a sympathetic vision of interrelations governing the universe. The attunement with voices of the Earth foregrounded in the poems enables the self's entanglement in the flesh of the world, a chiasmatic intertwining of beings inserted between the leaves of the world. The relation of the self with the world is established through the act of perception, mainly visual and aural, when the body becomes intertwined with the world, thus resulting in a powerful welding. Such moments of vision are brief and elusive, which enhances a sense of transitoriness, and, yet, they are also timeless as the self becomes immersed in the experience. As time is a recurrent theme in Hardy's poetry, this essay discusses it in the context of dwelling, the provisionality of which is demonstrated in the prevalent sense of temporality, marked by seasons and birdsong, which underline the rhythms of the world.

Some words on Jung, self, and mandala

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (100) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
T.V. Danylova ◽  
◽  
I.M. Hoian ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Human ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Analytical Psychology ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Soul ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Spiritual Unity

Trying to reconcile the continuity of being with the discreteness of consciousness, modern seekers for the truth appeal to the Eastern mystical traditions based on the idea of the unity of all things and singularity of the world. In terms of analytical psychology, to overcome the human alienation from the world and from themselves is to return to his/her Self. C.G. Jung considered the reintegration of a personality to be a prerequisite for solving the spiritual, social, ethical, and political problems humanity is facing now. This process is the basis for the integrity of the psyche. Successful reintegration requires centering, that is, unification with everything that exists into one organic whole. Observing his patients, the psychoanalyst concluded that the idea of centering was archetypal to the spiritual pole of the unconscious. His therapy was aimed at achieving the Self in the process of individuation, i.e., the reintegration of the instinctive and spiritual poles of the psyche. The process of individuation is similar to the reintegration process in Yoga philosophy, which is symbolized by a mandala that reintegrates the perception of the world and helps us to reconcile with the total cosmic reality. According to C.G. Jung, a mandala is the universal psychic image, the symbol of the Oneness, the deep essence of the human soul. C.G. Jung believed that the achievement of the Self was a natural process embedded in the individuals. The questions posed by a great psychoanalyst push us into searching for ourselves, the golden mean in ourselves, our actions, and our views. The salvation of a modern human in the contemporary world full of conflicts is to find the way to the spiritual unity with humankind, which is the highest manifestation of the spiritual unity with the universe. This becomes possible due to a return to our Self. The paper aims at analyzing the Jungian concept of the Self in the context of oriental religious and philosophical teachings.

Whitehead'S Philosophy: Actual Entities

Philosophy ◽  
1941 ◽  
Vol 16 (63) ◽  
pp. 285-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney E. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
New Creation ◽  
Actual Entity ◽  
Genetic Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Efficient Causation ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
The Universe

I have tried to expound Whitehead's doctrine of Creativity and of actual entities. Nothing remains but to give a brief summary of what has been said in the foregoing notes.Creativity is the ultimate activity and principle of novelty in the Universe.The world is said to consist of “actual entities,” not substances. An actual entity is also called an “actual occasion.” It is essentially a genetic process, having two sides, (I) the process of “becoming,” and (2) the outcome of the process named the “satisfaction.” The satisfaction is the fully determined achievement abstracted from the process. On attaining satisfaction the actual entity viewed as a self-creating subject loses its “final” causation, and as a subject perishes, but the “satisfaction” remains as a potential constituent for the emergence of a new actual entity. This is its “efficient” causation. The potentiality of the satisfaction for a new creation is called its “objective immortality”: in this capacity it functions as an “object” for the self-creation of another actual entity.

scholarly journals The Qing Policy of Self-Isolation in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Elvina Albertovna Khusnutdinova ◽  
Dmitry Evgenyevich Martynov ◽  
Yulia Aleksandrovna Martynova
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Qing Empire ◽  
The Qing Dynasty ◽  
Economic Stagnation ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
The Universe

This article discusses the difficult period of the XVII - XIX century in China's development. As a result of Manchu taking over China, the Qing empire was formed, and historiographers differ in evaluating the results of its rule. On the one hand, the Qing dynasty inherited the sinocentric view of the world from its predecessors - China was declared as the center of the universe, and all other states as sidelined vassals, who should not be subject to equal treatment. Manchu attempted to apply this doctrine in practice, which resulted in a significant expansion of the state, the annexation of Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang, and border wars with Russia, Vietnam and Burma. The self-isolation policy led to economic stagnation while the population was growing strongly. These problems could not have been resolved within the bounds of the traditional society.

scholarly journals SELF-CENSORSHIP LICENSED RELIGIOUS OF NEWS MEDIA FOR BALANCED JOURNALISM TO SUPPORT HARMONY AND HUMAN PROGRESS

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amar Ma’ruf
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
News Media ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
The Self ◽  
Good Image ◽  
Moral Improvement ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Universe

Religion is a belief in the existence of a supernatural power who created and controls the universe. These days, Islam is often associated with terrorism so as to create Islamophobia. Distortion of information by the media decrease the good image of Islam. These days, many acts of terrorism going on in the world, but if not too highlighted if terrorists are not Muslims. Many civilians have been killed in Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, and other countries have been killed, but it is not too claimed to be an act of terrorism as well as acts of terrorism that occurred in western countries which incidentally is known culprit is Muslim. One of the ways that have a major impact is the need to be made regarding the rules of self-censorship licensed religious for the news media. Technical implementation of the self-censorship licensed religious use of risk management. The principle is prevention. Prevention of the media to present imbalance in the news much better benefits than giving punishment to the media which wrong in presenting the news. If self-censorship is implemented, not only the equal of news that will be obtained, but the moral improvement of mankind will be achieved, given the media is a tool that easily influence the human mind. Thus proved that the acts of terrorism that confront terrorist act of taking his religion is just a scapegoat in the group seemed to be the face of the religion. Key words: self-cencorship, religious, news, journalism, harmony

scholarly journals Magical Aspects in Chandra Shyam Dangol's Stone Sculptures

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Yam Prasad Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Research Area ◽  
The Self ◽  
Surface Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Thesis Statement ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Universe

Chandra Shyam Dangol's stone sculptures are magical and mystical suggesting supernatural and spiritual aspects related to wisdom and enlightenment. Unusual images and symbols have been put together. On the surface level, the combination appears strange and contrary but as we go through the myths related to the artworks, we find the underlined logic and coherent composition. The recurrent icons, images and symbols are the figures of deities, lotus, mudras (gestures) and asanas (postures) of meditating characters that are combined in an unusual manner.  They provide a sense of miraculous and thrilling spiritual experience. Breaking the monotony of mundane material existence, the works renew our perception. The aesthetic experience leads toward the awareness of the self and the universe and inspires for the harmonious existence of the individual in the world. Because of the mythical and spiritual contents, the sculptures appear to be mystical. The research area covers the stone sculptures of Chandra Shyam Dangol. About a dozen sculptures have been observed for the research but only four works have been interpreted in this paper. The paper attempts to trace the magical elements in his compositions and throw light on their significance. The study follows the qualitative research method to support the thesis statement since the interpretation of artworks may be multiple depending on viewers, time and place.

scholarly journals STRUKTUR RASA ADORASI

LOGOS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Leo Agung Srie Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Soul ◽  
Experience Of God ◽  
Self Recognition ◽  
Religious Feeling ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Universe

The true religious feeling is rooted in adoration. The taste of adoration is derived from the experience of God which indeed shake one’s soul. On one side, the experience of God leads to the recognition of God as the Great Creator of the universe. In this case, God is experienced as the everything. On the other side, it causes that human being encounters the self-recognition as a helpless creature. One feels as a nothingness of creature here. The feeling of adoration, therefore, has a religious structure in human soul that has a direction to God. As the structure of soul, the adoration is likely to be subjective which means that the subject experiences God (the world of ideas) and at the same time, it is objective that God is experienced by the subject (the real world). The object of the experience of adoration is, particularly, transcendent. Finally, the sense of adoration is needed to revive the living of faith for the believers.

The Prophetic Voice of Allen Ginsberg

Prospects ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 527-567
Author(s):  
Stephen Hahn
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Allen Ginsberg ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
Creation Myth ◽  
Prophetic Voice ◽  
The World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Creative Effort

In an old creation myth, the androgyne stretches out and folds over itself to create a void in which the universe is born. This image is illuminating when one reflects on the poetic endeavor of Allen Ginsberg during the last thirty years. When the poet speaks of the “poem of life butchered out of their own bodies,” as he does in “Howl,” he signifies something about the creative effort expended in his own poetry and about the struggle of self to articulate a “true philosophy of life.” The ambiguity of the phrase “poem of life” is instructive as well, for it indicates a commitment to art and life as mutually informing categories. As the struggle for articulation is the struggle of the self to assert—or discover in the sense of revealing—its being in the world, the writing of poetry becomes a mode of self-creation. It becomes, in the terminology of existentialism, a “life project.”

The horizon of another world: Foucault’s Cynics and the birth of radical cosmopolitics

2021 ◽  
pp. 019145372098786
Author(s):  
Tamara Caraus
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Universe

The ancient Cynic Diogenes was the first to declare ‘I am a citizen of the world ( kosmopolitês)’ and the other Cynics followed him. In The Courage of the Truth, Michel Foucault analyses the Cynic mode of parrhēsia and living in truth, however, his text expands the cosmopolitical amplitude of Cynics since the Cynics’ true life contains an inherent cosmopolitan logic. Identifying the core of the Cynic true life in the care for the self that leads to the care for the others within the horizon of the possibility of another life and another world, Foucault shows how the Cynic establishes ‘an intense bond with the whole of humankind’, cares ‘for all mankind’ and for the whole world as a ‘functionary of humanity’ and, as ‘the scout of humanity’, the Cynic prefigures the future and exercises the ‘government of the universe’. This article argues that Foucault’s account on Cynics maps the very first moments of becoming cosmopolitan and offers an insightful perspective on the process of achieving a cosmopolitan subjectivity, a process displayed by different expressions of cosmopolitanism, and especially the ‘insurgent cosmopolitanism’ from the bottom up.

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