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Postmetafizika osamosvojenega uma: Psihopolitika, povprečnost in resentiment
Full text linkThe article focuses on the notion of resentment in relation to mediocrity, which is, in accordance with the thesis following from Nietzsche’s explication, determined and shaped by the democratic social organization. Despite all positive aspects that the latter introduces to the space – once bordered by and limited to the range of the central political structure – the author strives to consider processes and mechanisms that essentially determine the social communication and convert it from vertical to horizontal. In this context, psychopolitics amounts to the manifestation of resentment at the collective level and the reproduction of resentment as the essential emotion determining the relationship between the mass subject, namely the mediocre, and individuals over or below average, in the democratic process of levelling of social structures at the foundation of widely acceptable standards and principles of the morality of normality or decency. The postmetaphysical epistemological framework, which basic coordinates are based in the works of Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sloterdijk, supplements the methods of supra-historical genealogy and culture hermeneutics, which are employed by author in order to emphasize repetitive patterns of culture, psychopolitical power of which is maintaining resentment as the essential component of democracy, but above all, its foundation in mediocrity.Članek se osredotoča na pojem resentimenta v povezavi s povprečnostjo, ki jo, skladno s tezo izhajajočo iz Nietzschejevega izvajanja, določa in oblikuje demokratična družbena ureditev. Navkljub vsem pozitivnim aspektom, ki jih slednja vnaša v prostor – nekoč omejen in obmejen z dometom centralne politične strukture – avtor skuša premisliti procese in mehanizme, ki bistveno določajo družbeno komunikacijo oziroma jo pretvarjajo iz vertikalne v horizontalno. Psihopolitika v tem kontekstu pomeni manifestacijo resentimenta na kolektivnem nivoju in reprodukcijo resentimenta kot jedrnega občutka, ki določa odnos med množičnim subjektom, torej povprečjem, in nad- oziroma podpovprečnimi subjekti, v demokratičnem procesu izravnavanja družbenih struktur na temelju široko sprejemljivih meril in določil morale normalnosti oziroma spodobnosti. Postmetafizični epistemološki okvir, ki osnovne koordinate črpa iz del Nietzscheja, Heideggerja in Sloterdijka, dopolnjuje metodi supra-historične genealogije in kulturne hermenevtike, s katerima avtor želi opozoriti na repetitivne kulturne vzorce, katerih psihopolitična moč ohranja resentiment kot bistveno sestavino demokracije, zlasti pa njeno utemeljenost na povprečnosti
Creativity of biotechnological immunology: invention, naturalness and being
Full text linkThe article discusses three intertwined issues posed by the modern biotechnological immunology and its creativity potential: invention, naturalness and Being. In the first part, the author reflects on evolutionary paradigm and Peter Sloterdijk’s theory of immunology, particularly in their relation to the biotechnological enhancement of human beings. The second part discusses Being’s own naturalness and the possibility of creative invention. In the third part, the author combines these viewpoints to highlight some metaphysical challenges of biotechnological immunology. Most importantly the forgotten question of what does it mean to be, especially after the postmetaphysical annulment of the possibility of death. The core thesis argues for the naturalness of the creative biotechnological practice for preventive and reparative purposes.
First published online: 11 Apr 201
Optimisation of process variables using rheology analysis
No full textPodjetje Unichem proizvodnja kemičnih izdelkov d.o.o. se med drugim ukvarja s proizvodnjo rodenticidov, katerih glavno vezivo je parafinski vosek. Vosek obdelajo v ekstruderju, kjer se meša s preostalimi sestavinami do končnega produkta.
Diplomska naloga je namenjena preučevanju reoloških lastnosti različnih parafinskih voskov ter določevanju ustreznih procesnih spremenljivk, ki bi privedle do produkta ustrezne kakovosti.
Ugotovil sem, da lahko v procesu spreminjamo temperaturo ter hitrost vrtenja vijaka ekstruderja ter s tem spreminjamo obnašanje voskov. Viskoznost ter druge reološke lastnosti voskov so namreč močno odvisne od temperature in tudi od strižnih hitrosti, ki nastopajo v procesu. Rezultati so pokazali, da bi bilo treba za ustrezno obdelavo preučevanih parafinskih voskov glede na referenčni vosek povečati temperaturo procesa. V primeru enega preučevanega voska pa bi zadostovala tudi sprememba v hitrosti vrtenja vijaka. Nižja hitrost vrtenja vijaka ekstruderja bi glede na moje izsledke omogočila uspešno obdelavo tega materiala.Unichem proizvodnja kemičnih izdelkov d.o.o. is a company that, among other things, produces paraffin wax based rodenticides. Wax is being extruded, where it mixes with other ingredients to make the product.
This research project studies rheological properties of different paraffin waxes and tries to determine process variables, that would lead to a quality product.
During my research, I found that temperature and screw speed are the two varables, which can be set to change the behavior of waxes in the process. Viscosity and other rheological properties of waxes depend greatly on temperature and shear rates, that are present in the process. The results show, that in order to successfully process studied waxes, temperature would have to be increased, comparing to the wax of reference. In the case of one studied wax, a change in the screw speed would suffice. A lower screw speed would lead to a successfull treatment of that specific wax
Optimisation of extrusion based on a rheological analysis
No full textPredstavljen je proces ekstrudiranja vabe za glodavce ter predlogi za optimizacijo. Kot način karakterizacije vabe je predstavljena reološka analiza na reometru, kjer je poudarek na merilnih tehnikah ter opremi in merilnih programih, ki omogočajo enolično karakterizacijo viskoelastične trdnine z merilnim sistemom plošča-plošča. Predstavljeno je načrtovanje, izvedba ter analiza ter interpretacija rezultatov v okviru DoE brez pomoči plačljive namenske programske opreme. Rezultati reološke analize v kombinaciji s statistično analizo so podali informacije o vplivu različnih faktorjev na reološke lastnosti, kar omogoča nadzor nad lastnostmi vabe s spremembo vrednosti posameznega spremenljivke. Nazadnje so bile predlagane spremembe procesa, ki vodijo v občutno pocenitev in pospešitev proizvodnje.The process of extruding rodent bait is presented, along with proposals for optimisation. Rheological analysis on a rheometer is introduced as a method of bait characterization, with an emphasis on measurement techniques, equipment, and measurement programs that enable a consistent characterization of viscoelastic solids using a plate-plate measuring system. The planning, execution, analysis, and interpretation of results within the framework of DoE are presented without the use of paid DoE software. The results of the rheological analysis, combined with statistical analysis, provide information about the influence of various factors on the rheological properties, enabling control over the bait\u27s properties by adjusting the value of individual variables. Finally, process changes that lead to significant cost reductions and acceleration of production are proposed
Sokratska pot k izjemnost
Full text linkI begin the article with a historical account of the School of Plato. First, I focus on the Academy as an institution and shed light on some of the key aspects of its operation, which are represented in Plato’s desire for cultivation and training in political affairs for the better future of society. Then I shortly present the organisational structure and the manner of the Socratic method of teaching and doing research under Plato’s leadership, founded on discussion. In the main part of the article I shift from the historical and methodological discussion to the normative explication of the teacher-student relationship and the encouragement of specific aptitudes as the focal approach for educational institutions of today. I strive to present this through Nietzsche’s critique of democratic educational institutions, which primarily seek the equity of formal education and common curriculum for all students, while there is little room left for excellence and the encouragement for specific aptitudes of students.Članek pričnem s historičnim orisom Platonove šole. Najprej se osredotočim na Akademijo kot institucijo in osvetlim nekatere ključne vidike njenega delovanja, ki se kažejo v Platonovi želji po kultivaciji in treningu v političnih zadevah za boljšo prihodnost družbe. Ob tem kratko prikažem organizacijsko strukturo in način oziroma sokratsko metodo poučevanja ter raziskovanja pod Platonovim vodstvom, ki je temeljila na razpravi. V osrednjem delu prispevka se odvrnem od historične in metodološke razprave k normativni eksplikaciji pomena odnosa med učiteljem in učencem ter spodbujanja specifičnih nadarjenosti kot osrednjega pristopa za sodobne izobraževalne institucije. Slednje skušam predstaviti skozi Nietzschejevo kritiko demokratičnih izobraževalnih ustanov, ki primarno zasledujejo dostopnost formalne izobrazbe ter enakost kurikuluma za vse učence, medtem ko izjemnost in spodbujanje posebnih talentov posameznih učencev in študentov puščajo ob strani
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Nation state and cosmopolitan identity in a postmodern world of globalization / Nacionalinė valstybė ir kosmopolitinis identitetas postmoderniajame globalizacijos pasaulyje
Full text linkThe article problematizes the pressing dilemma that the postmodern age is posing to the globalized world in which the nation state is on one side losing its strengths and sovereignty, but on the other side is being strengthened by the unexpected effect of globalization. It is the effect of fighting for one's own identity, with which the national identity of citizens is also becoming stronger. But the other side, which the cosmopolitan standpoint also represents, is trying to open the closed communities of the communitarian type to other horizons, with which the citizens would not have to sacrifice their own identities; they would merely have to admit the inevitability of multi-levelness of identity. The article espouses the thesis that the formation of a cosmopolitan identity, which could be encouraged by a globalized cultural environment of a postmodern age, is not merely a possibility, but a reality, which should also be recognized by political structures.
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Straipsnyje gvildenama dilema, postmoderniosios epochos iškelta globalizuotam pasauliui, kuriame nacionalinė valstybė, viena vertus, praranda savo tvirtumą ir suverenumą, tačiau, kita vertus, yra stiprinama netikėto globalizacijos poveikio. Tai poveikis kovos už savo paties identitetą, su kuriuo stiprėja ir nacionalinis piliečių identitetas. Tačiau kitas aspektas, kurį taip pat reprezentuoja kosmopolitinis požiūris, siekia atverti komunitarinio tipo uždaras visuomenes kitiems horizontams, kuriems piliečiai neprivalėtų aukoti savo pačių identitetų, o tik turėtų pripažinti, kad identiteto daugialypiškumas yra neišvengiamas. Straipsnyje palaikoma tezė, kad kosmopolitinio identiteto formavimas, kuris gali būti palaikomas postmoderniosios epochos globalizuotos kultūrinės aplinkos, nėra vien tik galimybė, bet ir realybė, kurią turi pripažinti politinės struktūros.
Reikšminiai žodžiai: komunitarizmas, kosmopolitizmas, kultūra, globalizacija, identitetas, nacionalinė valstybė, postmodernioji epocha
First published online: 03 Jan 201
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