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'Beyond, both the Old World, and the New': Authority and Knowledge in the works of Francis Bacon, with special reference to the New Atlantis
No full textPhDThis study investigates the role of authority in the works of Francis Bacon,
arguing that the issue of authority provides not only an interpretation of New
Atlantis, but an important structural component of his body of works. From
the first manifestation of his philosophical project to his last works of natural
history, authority is an all-pervasive issue - the authority of nature, of
scripture, of the named author, and how authority functions in the
dissemination of natural knowledge. Chapter one argues that the publication
of New Atlantis alongside Sylva sylvarum in 1626/7 was more the result of
William Rawley's need to assert his own authority as the protector and
disseminator of Bacon's textual legacy than an appreciation of the work's own
qualities. Chapter two considers Bacon's views of history and time,
suggesting that Bacon not only conceived of a new, progressive mode of
historical time which would allow for the assertion of a textual authority based
on the records of a civilisation unbroken by the vicissitudes of time, but that
he figured these theories in New Atlantis. Chapter three argues that Bacon
used theology both as defence and imperative to his intellectual programme,
while his attempt to move beyond the deterministic, Calvinist world-view to
allow for multiple possible futures, or `chance': Bacon could then present
experiment as the way of eliminating chance, in order to accelerate the rate of
new discovery. Chapter four investigates Bacon's manipulations of textual
authority, from the early rehearsals of the Instauratio magna to the
performance of reliability in print in Sylva sylvarum. Finally, the afterword
seeks to suggest that the New Atlantis hinges on the issues of authority with
which Bacon engaged throughout his career and writings: in the issue of
authority, Francis Bacon found the beginning and the end of his philosophy
THE PERFORMATIVE WRITING OF JOSÉPHINE BACON: Ancestry and orality in poems of the indigenous author Joséphine Bacon
No full textA poeta indígena canadense Josephine Bacon é uma importante voz da literatura francófona contemporânea e das literaturas indígenas americanas. Analisamos sua escrita a partir de teorias da performance (Taylor, 2012; Ravetti, 2002; Zumthor, 1997, entre outros) por considerarmos que seus poemas possuem traços marcantes de literatura oral e performática. A própria autora caracteriza-se como herdeira da literatura oral innu, seu povo originário. Compreenderemos como a produção de Joséphine insere-se na produção literária ameríndia contemporânea (com base nos estudos de Gatti e Olivieri-Godet) e como ela traz em seus poemas sua ancestralidade, suas vivências e seu olhar sociopolítico para os leitores.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Poesia francófona. Literatura canadense. Literatura indígena. Joséphine Bacon. Literatura oral.
Ancestry and orality in poems of the indigenous author Joséphine Bacon
ABSTRACT: Indigenous Canadian poet Josephine Bacon is an important voice in contemporary french-speaking literature as well as in indigenous literature. Therefore, we analyzed her writing based on performance theories (Taylor, 2012; Ravetti, 2002; Zumthor, 1997, among others) because we believe that her poems have strong features of oral and performative literature. The author characterizes herself as an heiress of Innu oral literature, her original people. We will understand how Joséphine\u27s production is inserted in contemporary Amerindian literary production (based on the studies of Gatti and Olivieri-Godet), and how she brings her ancestrally, her experiences and her socio-political look to her readers in her poems.
KEYWORDS: French-speaking poetry. Canadian Literature. Indigenous literature. Joséphine Bacon. Oral literature.Indigenous Canadian poet Josephine Bacon is an important voice in contemporary french-speaking literature as well as in indigenous literature. Therefore, we analyzed her writing based on performance theories (Taylor, Ravetti, Zunthor, among others) because we believe that her poems have strong features of oral and performative literature. The author characterizes herself as an heiress of Innu oral literature, her original people. We will understand how Joséphine\u27s production is inserted in contemporary amerindian literary production (based on the studies of Gatti and Olivieri-Godet), and also how she brings her ancestrally, her experiences and her socio-political look to her readers in her poems
A poética de Francis Bacon
No full textFrom the psychoanalytic perspective, the author discusses the work of Francis Bacon by using a aesthetic conception that recognizes it as an ontological reality. Thus, consider that as a work of art, their own constituents, in internal tension, are capable of causing effects or sensations that are its ultimate goal as advocated by Bacon. In his analysis, the author examines and discusses the dialectic “time - space,” revealed by the poet/painter, as being of particular interest to the psychoanalytic clinic once itt clarifies important issues related to Real as impossible, as Lacan understood. Bacon’s painting examined by reference to the “creationist sublimation of the death drive” allows us, according to the author, to glimpse beyond the significant chain. The author concludes that art, like the psychoanalytic clinic, assumes subjective displacements implies in cutting - breaking with the trend of an Eros that unifies and pacifies.A partir da perspectiva psicanalítica, a autora aborda a obra de Francis Bacon se utilizando de uma concepção estética que a reconhece como uma realidade ontológica. Dessa forma, considera que como obra de arte, são seus próprios elementos constitutivos, numa tensão interna, que são capazes de provocar efeitos ou as sensações que são o seu objetivo último conforme defendia Bacon. Em sua análise a autora examina e discute a dialética “tempo - espaço”, revelada pelo poeta pintor, como sendo de especial interesse para a clínica psicanalítica na medida em que esclarece importantes questões relativas ao Real como impossível, tal como o compreendeu Lacan. A pintura de Bacon examinada como referência à “sublimação criacionista da pulsão de morte” permite, segundo a autora, vislumbrarmos o para além da cadeia significante. Conclui que a arte, assim como a clínica psicanalítica, supõe deslocamentos subjetivos que implicam corte - rompimento com a tendência unificadora e pacificadora de Eros
Sapientia in works of Roger Bacon
No full textThis article presents a few reflections on wisdom, sapientia, as seen by Roger Bacon. Roger Bacon (1214-1292), a famous Franciscan and Aristotelian physicist known for his experimental science, was deeply engaged in alchemy, theology, ethics and philosophy. Bacon's large works Opus maius, Opus minus, Opus tertium, designated for pope Clement IV, and other scriptures as Compendium studii philosophiae provide a sufficient base for studying his concept of wisdom, sapientia. Bacon frequently uses the term sapientia as a synonym for philosophia both having its origin from God. Bacon, influenced by Josephus Flavius, Saint Augustine and the author of Pseudo-Aristotelian Secretum secretorum, was preoccupied with the level of wisdom in the Latin culture of 13th century. Unlike other cultures of wisdom – the Jews, the Greeks, the Arabians – Bacon was convinced that the Latini lacked books and, above all, the true comprehension of original texts. Therefore, he ardently recommended studying foreign languages, which he calls "the first entrance to wisdom". The reasons for studying languages are described and enumerated e.g. in the Compendium studii philosophiae. Wisdom according to Bacon is a kind of mutually connected knowledge, sapientia totalis, bearing resemblance to science.This article presents a few reflections on wisdom, sapientia, as seen by Roger Bacon. Roger Bacon (1214-1292), a famous Franciscan and Aristotelian physicist known for his experimental science, was deeply engaged in alchemy, theology, ethics and philosophy. Bacon's large works Opus maius, Opus minus, Opus tertium, designated for pope Clement IV, and other scriptures as Compendium studii philosophiae provide a sufficient base for studying his concept of wisdom, sapientia. Bacon frequently uses the term sapientia as a synonym for philosophia both having its origin from God. Bacon, influenced by Josephus Flavius, Saint Augustine and the author of Pseudo-Aristotelian Secretum secretorum, was preoccupied with the level of wisdom in the Latin culture of 13th century. Unlike other cultures of wisdom – the Jews, the Greeks, the Arabians – Bacon was convinced that the Latini lacked books and, above all, the true comprehension of original texts. Therefore, he ardently recommended studying foreign languages, which he calls "the first entrance to wisdom". The reasons for studying languages are described and enumerated e.g. in the Compendium studii philosophiae. Wisdom according to Bacon is a kind of mutually connected knowledge, sapientia totalis, bearing resemblance to science
Al Qaeda and the Islamic State’s Break: Strategic Strife or Lackluster Leadership?
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Tricia Bacon & Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault (2017) Al Qaeda and the Islamic State's Break: Strategic Strife or Lackluster Leadership?, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2017.1373895Employing counterfactuals to assess individual and systemic explanations for the split between al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), this article concludes that individual leaders factor greatly into terrorist alliance outcomes. Osama bin Laden was instrumental in keeping al Qaeda and ISIS allied as he prioritized unity and handled internal disputes more deftly than his successor, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. Although a troubled alliance, strategic differences between al Qaeda and ISIS were not sufficient to cause the split. Rather, the capabilities of al Qaeda’s leader determined the group’s ability to prevent alliance ruptures
The art of community: building the new age of participation (first edition)
No full textOnline communities offer a wide range of opportunities today, whether you\u27re supporting a cause, marketing a product or service, or developing open source software.
The Art of Community will help you develop the broad range of talents you need to recruit members to your community, motivate and manage them, and help them become active participants.
Author Jono Bacon offers a collection of experiences and observations from his decade-long involvement in building and managing communities, including his current position as manager for Ubuntu, arguably the largest community in open source software. You\u27ll discover how a vibrant community can provide you with a reliable support network, a valuable source of new ideas, and a powerful marketing force.
The Art of Community will help you:
Develop a strategy, with specific objectives and goals, for building your community
Build simple, non-bureaucratic processes to help your community perform tasks, work together, and share successes
Provide tools and infrastructure that let contributors work quickly
Create buzz around your community to get more people involved
Track the community\u27s work so it can be optimized and simplified
Explore a capable, representative governance strategy for your community
Identify and manage conflict, including dealing with divisive personalities
About the Author
Jono Bacon is an award-winning leading community manager, author and consultant. Currently the community manager for the worldwide Ubuntu community, Bacon is a regular keynote speaker, has also authored four books and acted as a consultant to a range of technology companies. Bacon\u27s weblog (http://www.jonobacon.org/) is one of the widest read Open Source weblogs and he writes regularly about community management
1630: The Elements of the Common Lawes of England
No full textBacon, Francis. The Elements of the Common Lawes of England. London: Printed by the Assignes of I. More, Esq., 1630.
The first part (the Maximes) of this work presents Sir Francis Bacon\u27s (1561–1626) distillation of various maxims of common law into principles highlighted by cases and statutes. Originally conceived as a much larger work, the Maximes proved highly influential on writers such as Sir John Doddridge (1555–1628), William Noy (1577–1634) and Sir Henry Finch (1558?–1625). The second part, titled The Use of the Law, is inferior and almost certainly by a different author. The first edition of this work appeared in 1630, four years after the author’s death, perhaps explaining the numerous mistakes within—including a misattribution on the title page of the Maximes of Bacon as Elizabeth I’s solicitor general, an office he didn’t hold until the reign of James I.
View this book\u27s record in the library catalog.https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/oldelawebookes/1028/thumbnail.jp
Evolution of BACON Domain Tandem Repeats in crAssphage and Novel Gut Bacteriophage Lineages
No full textThe human gut contains an expanse of largely unstudied bacteriophages. Among the most common are crAss-like phages, which were predicted to infect Bacteriodetes hosts. CrAssphage, the first crAss-like phage to be discovered, contains a protein encoding a Bacteroides-associated carbohydrate-binding often N-terminal (BACON) domain tandem repeat. Because protein domain tandem repeats are often hotspots of evolution, BACON domains may provide insight into the evolution of crAss-like phages. Here, we studied the biodiversity and evolution of BACON domains in bacteriophages by analysing over 2 million viral contigs. We found a high biodiversity of BACON in seven gut phage lineages, including five known crAss-like phage lineages and two novel gut phage lineages that are distantly related to crAss-like phages. In three BACON-containing phage lineages, we found that BACON domain tandem repeats were associated with phage tail proteins, suggestive of a possible role of these repeats in host binding. In contrast, individual BACON domains that did not occur in tandem were not found in the proximity of tail proteins. In two lineages, tail-associated BACON domain tandem repeats evolved largely through horizontal transfer of separate domains. In the third lineage that includes the prototypical crAssphage, the tandem repeats arose from several sequential domain duplications, resulting in a characteristic tandem array that is distinct from bacterial BACON domains. We conclude that phage tail-associated BACON domain tandem repeats have evolved in at least two independent cases in gut bacteriophages, including in the widespread gut phage crAssphage.BN/Stan Brouns La
David Bacon Lecture
No full textThe University of Maine Dept. of Communications and Journalism will host a distinguished author and photojournalist, David Bacon on April 19,2010. His talk, to be presented at 1 PM in DPC 115 is entitled, Immigration and Free Trade, The New Realities. Note that the Diversity Committee of the College of Education, the School of Policy and International Affairs and are all cosponsors of this visit
Befriending (White) Women Faculty in Higher Education?
No full textIn this essay Thayer-Bacon explores the issue of a chilly climate in higher education that is generated by some women, in particular White women, and the destructive behavior they bring to higher education that damages their programs, as well as their working relationships with colleagues and students. The author seeks to find ways to befriend women in higher education, her sisters of color as well as her White sisters. Thayer-Bacon\u27s focus here is on White women. Her approach is to use stories from the field to illustrate problems that are analyzed, using a narrative style of philosophical argumen
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