Constitutional Reform, Change of the System and Choices Maximizing Social Utility Function

Diogenes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pepa Buzova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
Constitutional Political Economy ◽  
Common Life ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Rational Construction

The paper provides a critical analysis of J. Buchanan’s project of constitutional political economy. It is considered in order to make sense of the present-day political and social crisis in Bulgaria. This innovative project for liberalism proposes a more adequate version of the contractual theory through constitutional rules that determine the rational construction of the state and the common life of the people. They choose to obey these rules, guided by the idea of maximizing the social function of benefit. In the search of a path to social change in Bulgaria, we can learn from the conservative elements in the conception of Buchanan and his followers.

Perceptual Phenomena and Personality in Sensory Deprivation

1968 ◽  
Vol 114 (517) ◽  
pp. 1499-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Leff
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Deprivation ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
The Common

From time to time, normal human beings not suffering from any mental illness have reported experiences either akin to or identical with hallucinations (Byrd, 1938; Slocum, 1948; Ritter, 1954; Bombard, 1955). The common features in these reports have been the social isolation of the people involved and the physical hardships of their living conditions. They have usually been solitary mariners or polar explorers. Scientific interest was not aroused in these phenomena until directed to them by the experiences of prisoners of war in Korea who had undergone “brain-washing” techniques. At this time, Hebb and his colleagues began a series of experiments which opened up an era of widespread research into the field of Sensory Deprivation.

scholarly journals Female Language in Malati maitri’s Sankaraparani

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (S-1) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
Padmavathi R
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Social System ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Surplus Value ◽  
Theory Of Evolution ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Maternal Rights ◽  
The Way

Morgan found that the adi from of the clans formed on the basis of maternal rights, from which the clans based on paternal rights later developed. In this way we understand that the castes we see among the people who are tired of the ancient Social civilization are based on paternal rights and before that there were Social clans with maternal rights. As important as Darwin’s theory of evolution way in biology and how important Marx’s Philosophy of surplus value was in the field of Political, Economy, so important is the discovery that there was a Primitive maternal right that preceded patriarchy in civilized populations. The Social system that forgot this historical background enslaved the woman. set her aside from production. She was stripped of her rights and made to kneel before the man the began to paint her limbs. Myths about women and literary evidence in written form spilled out of masculine thought. Thus, the women become the most physically vulnerable in the attack on the country. In his poems, he shows the way in which the Tamil community considers activities that are considered sacred and pure. Malati Maitri writes about Social liberation, questioning the sacred practices of sacrifice, family morality, domesticity, motherhood and affection.

scholarly journals THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA FROM INDIA AND CHINA ON THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Niranjana Niranjana ◽  
Ren Feng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Common Enemy ◽  
The Common ◽  
India And China

The worldwide pandemics are the common enemy of all mankind.When faced with the global pandemics, it becomes necessary for all nations to strengthen cooperation.Although India and China are close neighbors in Asia,their media coverage of each other in 2020 was extremely asymmetrical.Nonetheless,this media coverage should be strengthening communication and cooperation.Only in this way can it benefit the people of the two nations and ultimately realize a coprosperity and collaborative development.

scholarly journals Semangat Reformasi Persembahan Umat Pasca Pembuangan Menurut Maleakhi 3:6-12

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Rudolf Panggabean
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
The Real ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

The tithe offering to God shows the repentance of the people to Him. Obedience in giving a true tithe offering is a practice of covenant between God and His people, but n its implementation, people break their covenants against God's decree.  people still practice the wrong practices of worshipping God, especially regarding things. The real tithe is not of how much the people give to God, but rather a form of obedience to Him. This condition was conveyed by Malachi to the people of Israel. This study aims to analyze the text of Malachi 3:6-12 to gain an understanding of the spirit of reform of post-exile offerings. The method used in this study is qualitative by applying descriptive methods through the analysis of the social history of the text. In terms of the spirit of reform of the people after the exile according to the text of Malachi 4:6-12, it is obtained an understanding of the spirit of reform of the offering of the people as obedience through thanksgiving to God and to the common welfare.AbstrakPersembahan persepuluhan kepada Allah menunjukkan pertobatan umat kepada-Nya. Ketaatan dalam memberikan persembahan persepuluhan yang benar merupakan salah satu praktik perjanjian antara Allah dan umat-Nya, namun pada pelaksanaannya, umat melanggar perjanjian mereka terhadap ketetapan Allah itu. umat masih saja melakukan praktik peribadatan yang salah kepada Allah, khususnya mengenai persembahan perse-puluhan. Kondisi ini disampaikan Nabi Maleakhi kepada umat Israel. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa teks Maleakhi 3:6-12 untuk mendapatkan pemahaman semangat reformasi persembahan umat pasca pembuangan. Metode yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif, dengan menerapkan metode deskriptif melalui analisis sejarah sosial teks. Dalam hal semangat reformasi persmbahan umat pasca pembuangan  menurut teks Maleakhi 4:6-12, maka didapatkan pemahaman mengenai semangat reformasi persembahan umat sebagai ketaatan melalui ucapan syukur kepada Allah dan untuk kesejahteraan bersama

scholarly journals Rekindling the flame of community through compassion – a call for leadership toward compassionate community

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaughan Milner
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Common Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common

This article explores the perspective that we live in communion with one another and that social justice and interdependence stem from compassion. One aspect of compassion is the notion of interdependence and being passionately moved by others and for others. Embracing community development and social capital theory engages practitioners with compassion in social action. Social isolation, social exclusion and the fragmentation of community social support networks are hidden challenges to social justice. More sustained attention can be paid to the ways social workers could and should link people to others who will remain in the clients’ lives long after the professionals have moved on. The argument is advanced that it is critical for more action in the rekindling of community and the linking of people to others – compassion reflects the grace of relationships that comes from authentic connection between people. The social justice challenge laid out is to promote social inclusion and interdependence and nurture the common life through engaging with those around our clients and us.

scholarly journals Review: Making sense of Bad English

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-92
Author(s):  
Alexander Padilla
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Negative Answer ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The People ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Different Parts

To recognize what is or what is not the good use of English, language scientist have disposed the official term “Standard English”. If so, what does this term really means? and what were the conditions and bounds where this term was created? and in consequence, who are the people that really speak on this strict way? This book discusses through an anthropological and linguistic way the term “Good English”. Thus, in general words the author will discuss: How can somebody know whether his use of English is good or bad? What are the causes of such distinction (good/bad) in real practices using this language? Moreover, the specific objective beyond the common negative answer about the not standardized English, this book will offer an explanation from the social, cultural and historical facts about the meaning of being an English user in different parts of the world.

scholarly journals The folds of social finance: Making markets, remaking the social

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Langley
Keyword(s):  
Economic Geography ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Topological Analysis ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
Cultural Economy ◽  
Social Purpose ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The global financial crisis acted as a spur to ‘social finance’, a loose grouping of markets demarcated on the grounds of their ostensible social purpose. This article’s critical analysis of social finance contributes to cultural economy research into marketization processes in economic geography and allied fields. First, responding to calls for greater attention to be given to heterogeneous and variegated market-making processes ‘on the ground’, social finance is analysed as a relatively discrete and hybrid modality of marketization that makes possible the valuation and capitalization of the social economy to address collective social problems. Second, moving beyond topographical accounts that understand geographies of marketization as ‘taking place’ through the outward expansion of the market’s imagined boundaries, Gilles Deleuze’s concept of ‘the fold’ is elaborated upon to develop a topological analysis of the spatial constitution of social finance markets. The folds of social finance are seams of inflection, entanglements where the social utility typically lacking from mainstream finance is variously spliced and stitched into marketization processes. In social finance markets-in-the-making, ‘the social’ is also shown to be remade as an array of thoroughly liberal associations and subjectivities that are, at once, pluralist, ethical and entrepreneurial.

scholarly journals Ande-Ande Lumut: Adaptasi Folklor ke Teater Epik Brecht

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipus Nugroho Hari Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Adaptation Theory ◽  
Epic Theater ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Modern Era

Karya ini mengadaptasi folklor “Ande-Ande Lumut” sebagai ide dasar penciptaannya. Folklor ini dituangkan dalam pementasan teater berjudul “Kemuning”. Folklor “Ande-Ande Lumut” merupakan turunan dari cerita Panji yang menceritakan pengembaraan Raden Panji mencari Putri Candrakirana. Cerita Panji tidak hanya dikenal di Indonesia, tetapi dikenal hingga Asia Tenggara dan Jepang. Perkembangan teori adaptasi begitu pesat, apapun kini bisa dijadikan obyek adaptasi, puisi, novel, drama panggung, lukisan, tarian, dan video games. “Kemuning” ini dikemas dengan konsep pemanggungan teater epik Brecht. Hal ini merupakan suatu upaya mencari bentuk baru (pembacaan) dalam cerita “Ande-Ande Lumut”. Teater Epik menolak salah satu unsur utama dari drama Aristotelesyang telah dikembangkan dengan metode Stanislavsky, yaitu harus adanya empati (rasa ikut mengalami) dalam sebuah pementasan. Menurut Brecht proses ini telah menyebabkan suatu akibat yang mestinya dihindari, karena mengakibatkan sikap pasif dalam diri penonton. Maka ia membuat teori tentang menghancurkan ilusi, cara interupsi, dan tetap mengontrol emosi. Brecht identik dengan tema-tema sosial dalam karyanya. khususnya tema yang mengangkat nasib orang kecil yang harus menderita karena kebijakan penguasa. Biasanya kisahnya seputar persoalan buruh dan majikan. Pementasan “Kemuning” ini mengangkat kehidupan para pelacur yang masih identik dengan hal-hal negatif. Padahal mereka dibutuhkan dalam masyarakat. Tapi kadang kala mereka menjadi kambing hitam yang harus selalu disalahkan. Secara tersirat pementasan ini bertujuan memperjuangkan kehidupan para pelacur. Penonton diajak melihat sudut pandang yang lain tentang kehidupan pelacur yang selama ini dianggap buruk oleh masyarakat. Menurut Brecht teater yang baik dan yang dituntut dalam jaman moderen adalah teateryang dapat menggugah aktifi tas berfi kir yang kritis pada diri penonton. Maka pentas ini diharapkan mendorong para penikmat seni untuk melahirkan penafsiran yang penuh dengan kesadaran terhadap lingkungan sosial dan bisamenimbulkan suatu gerakan atau perubahan pada masyarakat.Kata kunci: Folklor, Ande-Ande Lumut, Adaptasi, dan Teater Epik BrechtABSTRACTAnde-Ande Lumut: The Adaptation of Folklore to the Epic Theater of Brecht. This theatrical work is adaptedfrom a popular folklore entitled Ande-Ande Lumut that is as a basic idea of its work. This folklore is performed in theatricalperformance entitled Kemuning. Ande-Ande Lumut is a story derived from the story of Panji which tells us about PrincePanji’s journey to look for Princess Candrakirana. This story is not only popular in Indonesia but also in South East Asiaand Japan. The adaptation theory is developing well; everything can be used as an adaptation object, poems, novels, dramas, paintings, dances, and video games. Kemuning is performed by the performing concept of Brecht’s epic theater. However, this is an effort to fi nd out the new form of reading in Ande-Ande Lumut story. The epic theater against one of the main elements in Aristotle’s drama that has been developed by Stanislavsky’s method; there should be an empathy in every aspect of performance. According to Brecht, this process has caused an effect which should be avoided because it brings audience’s passive attitude. Therefore, he tried to make a theory of destroying the illusion, of interrupting method, and of controlling emotion. Brecht’s identical works focus on the social themes, especially on the themes that show the poor people who are suffering from the authority’s policy. The common problems between the master and its worker are refl ected on hisstory. The Kemuning performance has tried to show the prostitutes’ life that is closed to any negative things. In fact, they are still being needed by the society. Unfortunately, sometimes they become the source of scapegoats to any troubles and are always blamed to. Implicitly, this performance is aimed to fi ght for the prostitutes’ life. The audience is invited to see the other points of view about their life that are often regarded as negative by the people. Moreover, Brecht said that a good and demanded theater in this modern era is a theater that can arouse the audience’s critical thinking activities. Therefore, this performance is supposed to be able to motivate the arts lovers in producing a critical analysis to any social awareness and in creating a new movement to any signifi cant changes in society.Keywords: Folklore, Ande-Ande Lumut, Adaptation, and Brecht’ Epic Theater

scholarly journals Pilgrimage as a New Way to Define and Characterize the Sainthood

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Anwar Masduki
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Economic View ◽  
Lay People ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practice Perspective ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
The Common

Pilgrimage (Ziarah) is one of the common activities done by Indonesian Moslems especially in the tradition of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Indonesian Muslim organization in Indonesia. There are many popular pilgrimage destinations in Indonesia specifically in Java such as graves of Walisongo, Kiai, Moslem leaders and many other well-respected persons who have been considered as giving great contributions towards the spread of Islam and its teaching in Indonesia. One of those very well respected persons is Abdurrahman Wahid, commonly known as Gus Dur, the fourth President of the Indonesian Republic from 1999 to 2001 who Passed away in Jakarta on December 30, 2009. His grave has become one of the most favorite and most visited pilgrimage destinations in Indonesia. This article examines the phenomena happened in Tebuireng since the end of 2009, after the death and funeral of Gus Dur. By using Giddens’s social practice perspective, this article found that the recent pilgrimage in Tebuireng has altered and influenced the social life there. This social practice itself involves two basic elements of Giddens’s theory namely; actor and structure to form its social reality. This article highlights the intersection actions between actor and structure and shows how those actions mark a new way the people define and characterize one’s sainthood. The result of research suggests that the pilgrimage phenomena in Tebuireng involve many actors, from lay people to government, from the economic view to religious reason. Those actors have actively engaged in the practice and new consciousness of pilgrimage (as a structure), as a door to recognize someone as Wali.  Keywords:Pilgrimage, Social practice, Sainthood

The Possibility of Self-Government

2000 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Bird
Keyword(s):  
Social Choice ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
Intuitive Concept ◽  
The Common

Many have suggested that the findings of social choice theory demonstrate that there can be no “will of the people.” This has subversive implications for our intuitive concept of self-government. I explore the relation between the notion of a “social will,” that of self-government, and the impossibility theorems of social choice theory. I conclude that although the concept of the social will is essential to that of self-government, the findings of social choice theory do not cast doubt upon the possibility of either. Unlike many attempts to respond to the threat posed by social choice theory, my argument does not require any appeal to the problematic notion of the common good.

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