250 research outputs found
Melvin Ember and HRAF, Anthropology’s Archive
No full text The author discusses Melvin Ember’s impact as the long-time president of the Human Relations Area Files, which he refers to as “Anthropology’s Archive.” He discusses the digitization of the files, the development of new archives and encyclopedias, and some of the way the files are currently being used. He suggests much of the success of the Human Relations Area Files over the last quarter century can be attributed directly to Melvin Ember and his leadership. </jats:p
Nuclear Fine-Tuning and the Illusion of Teleology
No full textRecent existential-risk thinkers have noted that the analysis of the fine-tuning argument for God’s existence, and the analysis of certain forms of existential risk, employ similar types of reasoning. This paper argues that insofar as the “many worlds objection” undermines the inference to God’s existence from universal fine tuning, then a similar many worlds objection undermines the inference that historic risk of global nuclear catastrophe has been low from the lack of such a catastrophe having occurred in our world. A version of the fine-tuning argument applied to nuclear risk, The Nuclear Fine-Tuning Argument, utilizes the set of nuclear close calls to show that 1) conventional explanations fail to adequately explain how we have survived thus far and 2) the existence of many worlds provides an adequate explanation. This is because, if there are many worlds, observers are disproportionately more likely to reflect upon a world that hasn’t had a global nuclear catastrophe than upon one that has had a global nuclear catastrophe. This selection bias results from the catastrophic nature of such an event. This argument extends generally to all global catastrophic risks that both A) have been historic threats and B) would result in a significantly lower global population
The Liberation of Philosophy: The PSR as an Anti-Racist Principle
No full textThe method of intuition, the view that the best philosophical perspective will maintain as many of our intuitions as possible, is one of the pillars of analytic philosophy. Unfortunately, the reliance on intuition by analytic philosophers has created conditions such that the biases of those who do philosophy, predominantly those of hegemonic identities, are accepted as a basis for philosophical knowledge. This problem can be solved by rejecting intuition as a basis for philosophical knowledge and instead relying on a methodology derived from the Principle of Sufficient Reason
Points, Lines, and Bodies: The Mereological Problem in Leibniz
No full textPoints, Lines, and Bodies: The Mereological Problem in Leibniz
Jackson Hawkins (Brigham Young University)
Comments by Ember Reed (Puget Sound)
Chair: Ari Zansber
RESOLVING THE NATURE IN JEANNE DUPRAU'S NOVEL THE CITY OF EMBER : NEW CRITICISM APPROACH
No full textThe City of Ember is the best novel that has an amazing story with the plot
groove forward and uncomplicated. It has good sentence structure and storytelling
simple author makes the reader easily understand the content of the novel. The issue
of my thesis about the struggle of survive the nature about This novel has the power
of an interesting story. It has full of power and high imagination. This novel could
make us imagine outside of our minds where improbable events in the novel take
place. Imagine if we lived underground very deep and there is absolutely no sunlight,
where it only uses energy generator which we will not know how long the generator
has survived. Because of how strong the generator still will not be as warm and
wonderful as the sun is able to illuminate the world with endless. In addition, this
novel also gives a warning to people to keep the earth from destruction is great. In
this novel also provides a good message. We can do anything as long as we keep
trying. Therefore, this study is meant to analyze the novel of City of Ember using
New Criticism approach. With this theory, the writer will analyze the representation
of nature in the novel, the relation between humankind and natural environment, how
the concept of wilderness changed overtime, and the interconnection between nature
and culture
Az Ember és Népek Jogainak Afrikai Bizottsága őslakos népekkel kapcsolatos joggyakorlata, különös tekintettel az Ogoni-ügyre
No full textThe aim of the current article is to analyse the protection of indigenous peoples’ rights offered by the African human rights mechanism by introducing its institutional framework and jurisprudence. The author has the opinion that the African mechanism has followed in the footsteps of the Inter-American system and has interpreted the already existing substantial norms in an evolutive manner; thus achieving tremendous results in the acknowledgement and protection of indigenous rights. They did so with such success that now the “master” – namely the Inter-American Commission on Human rights – is quoting the student. It follows from the above mentioned lines that – according to the firm opinion of the author – the African mechanism worth the attention both present time, both in the future, due to the simple fact that new trends regarding indigenous rights may arise from the practice of the African Commission.Jelen írás célja, hogy bemutassa azt a hosszú és küzdelmes munkát, amelynek eredményeként az őslakos népek jogai elismerést nyertek az afrikai emberi jogvédelmi mechanizmus keretein belül. A nehézségeket egyrészről az okozta, hogy az Ember és Népek Jogainak Afrikai Chartája (a továbbiakban: Afrikai Charta) expressis verbis nem utal az őslakos népekre, az a meglévő anyagi jogi normák evolutív értelmezése révén alkalmazható az ő esetükben. Másrészről, a gyarmati sorból frissen felszabadult államok féltve őrizték szuverenitásukat, ennek ékes bizonyítéka az Afrikai egységszervezet (a továbbiakban: AESZ) Chartájának 3. cikke, mely garantálja a belügyekbe való beavatkozás tilalmát, valamint az állam szuverenitásának és területi integritásának tiszteletben tartását
Bridging Ecology and Agronomy to Foster Diverse Pastures and Healthy Soils
No full textRenovating pastures to increase forage species diversity is a burgeoning practice among producers. Over a century of grassland and small-plot research suggests that increasing plant diversity can lead to improved pasture productivity, resilience, and soil health. However, it remains hard to decipher how these benefits translate to grazed production systems given the limited experimentation in realistic grazing systems. There is a disconnect between ecological and agronomic research regarding what qualifies as a “diverse” grassland or pasture. This review aims to examine the current state of research regarding plant diversity and its potential benefits for soil health in pasture systems, and outlines how we can improve our understanding and implementation of this practice in production systems
Az „emberfölötti ember” dilemmája Móricznál: Dosztojevszkij és Nietzsche-hatások a Sáraranyban
No full textThe Hungarian novelist Zsigmond Móricz is not typically regarded as an author captured and impacted by the world’s literary works (maybe except for his reference to Flaubert in Behind God’s Back). His novel entitled Sárarany, however, does exhibit features in common with other works of world literature e.g. the influence of Crime and Punishment and Zarathustra in Móricz’s novel is obvious.as it regards numerous features ranging from motives through the depiction of details to the characterisation of figures. In addition, the basic questions discussed in Crime and Punishment and Zarathustra, i.e. the opposition between the human and the superhuman, the limits and boundaries of morality, and the problematisation of sin itself create a dialogue in Móricz’s uniquely Hungarian story as far as the novel’s discussion of the two works’ value systems is concerned. This paper seeks to reconstruct the above-mentioned dialogue and aims to describe the effects of Dostoevsky’s and Nietzsche’s works on the Hungarian author’s novel.Móriczra általában nem szokás úgy gondolni, mint a világirodalmi hatások bűvkörében alkotó íróra (talán az Isten háta mögött Flaubert-utalása kivételével). Pedig épp a Sárarany esetében mind a Bűn és bűnhődés, mind pedig a Zarathustra hatása egyértelműen kimutatható a motívumoktól kezdve egyes részletek megformálásán át a szereplők alakjának megalkotásáig. Mi több, a két mű alapkérdése: a közönséges és az „emberfeletti” ember ellentéte, a morál határainak kérdése, maga a bűn problematikája párbeszédbe állítja a két mű gondolatrendszerét a sajátosan magyar történet keretein belül. A tanulmány ennek a párbeszédnek a rekonstruálására, a Dosztojevszkij- és a Nietzsche-hatás tisztázására tesz kísérletet
Integration of bilingual and foreign children into kindergartens
No full textAnnotation: The bachelor's thesis focuses on the issues of foreign and bilingual children in relation to their integration into kindergartens in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the thesis is to find out to what degree the teachers are prepared to work with children from foreign backgrounds, but to also analyze specific ways and techniques of working with these children. The theoretical section will be devoted to the definition of core concepts and the summary of existing knowledge on the subject. It mostly focuses on bilingualism, but also on the specifics of communication with preschool aged children from foreign language environments. The practical section will be based on a survey of teachers in kindergartens. In the conclusion statement, the author, in addition to a summary of collected data, will summarize the basic recommendations for the integration of children from foreign language environments into kindergarten. Key words: Language development, bilingualism, foreign language environment, language rich environment, integration, communication, multiculturalism, kindergarten, preschool age, linguistic
Outcasts united the story of a refugee soccer team that changed a town
No full textThis young people's version of the adult bestseller Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference, is a story about the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of diverse refugees from around the world, and their female coach, Luma Mufleh. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical southern town until it became a refugee resettlement center. The author explores how the community changed with the influx of refugees and how the dedication of Lumah Mufleh and the entire Fugees soccer team inspired an entire communit
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