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SOCRATES:Philosophy
Of Exaggeration
Dibakar, Pal
Exaggeration
Human nature
moral values
violence
Creative writting
Creative writing does not inform rather reveals. So it bears no reference. The present article is an outcome of creative writing meant for lay readers. As such free style is the methodology adopted so that pleasure of reading can be enjoyed by the common mass. As you know well that Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the immortal essayist, wrote many essays namely Of Love, Of Friendship, Of Ambition, Of Studies, etc. The myriad-minded genius rightly pointed out that all the words of the dictionary can be the themes of essays one can write. But little has been done, in this regard since his death, in order to finish his unfinished monumental works. In fact Bacon's way of presentation i.e., his unique individual style kindled the imagination already in me and encouraged me as well to write essays, in the light of creative writing, thus to get relief through Catharsis.
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SOCRATES:Philosophy
A Critical Analysis of the Arguments from Alternation and Recollection for the Immortality of the Soul in Plato’s Phaedo
Olúkáyọ̀dé R., ADÉṢUYÌ
Reincarnation
argument from alternation
argument from recollection
Phaedo
Plato’s Phaedo
Soul has been conceived as an essential element of human composition. In Philosophy and other related discipline, its study and treatment have generated attentions and contributions from scholars in these various fields. Plato, in his own conception, affirms the reality of soul, its importance to human being and its transcendental works which he has shown in some of his dialogues. It is in line with this that Plato advances arguments for reincarnation, an aspect of the immortality of the soul. This paper, therefore, attempts a critical analysis of the arguments from alternation and recollection for the immortality of the soul in Plato’s Phaedo. It argues that Plato fails to prove beyond reasonable doubt the reality of the soul. It also mentions that its proof for reincarnation which is hinged on the reality of the soul is not tenable. The paper, therefore, concludes, using the method of philosophical argumentation, that the arguments are neither plausible nor tenable enough to establish his claim.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 62-75
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SOCRATES:Philosophy
The Need for Basic Rights: A Critique of Nozick’s Entitlement Theory
Rentmeester, Casey
Nozick’s Entitlement Theory
Libertarianism
entitlement theory
Although the Libertarian Party has gained traction as the third biggest political party in the United States, the philosophical grounding of the party, which is exemplified by Robert Nozick’s entitlement theory, is inherently flawed. Libertarianism’s emphasis on a free market leads to gross inequalities since it has no regard for sacred rights other than one’s right to freedom from interference from the government beyond what is essential for societal functioning. I argue that Nozick’s entitlement theory leads to indirect injustice and is therefore an unfitting philosophical theory, which means that the Libertarian Party’s platform is flawed.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 18-26
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Copyright (c) 2014 Casey Rentmeester, PhD
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SOCRATES:Philosophy
Intimate Marxist Space: The Dialectic House A Dialectic and Literary Essay on the Idea of Intimate Space
Stephen M., Bourque
The idea of space
House
Dialectics
Theodor Adorno
Gaston Bachelard
The bonds exerted upon the angel of history have, in modern culture, been latched down by the unassuming disinterest in revolt exhibited by the poor. It’s as if only the few are haunted by a specter, outside of our windows at night, consistently showing us the knife that we will inevitably use to slit our own wrists. Yet, the poor want freedom, but of what use, and at what cost? Obviously they do not feel the drive enough to move from their palatable couches, whose cushions support the weight of their minds. We want more culture! More freedom! More television! What were really given are more shackles.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 46-61
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Copyright (c) 2014 Bourque Stephen M.
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SOCRATES:PLG
Alternating the Paradigm of Oblivion? Oil and the 21st Century Scramble for Africa
Adesanya Olusegun, Paul
Africa
Gulf of Guinea (GoG)
Extra-African
Nigeria
Powers
It is axiomatic that Africa is presently the epicenter of the 21st century scramble by extra-continental powers; which are being celebrated for, in one way or the other, assisting Africa out of oblivion in global affairs, particularly after the Cold War. The major reason for this act being the extra-African desires for some bits of the mineral resources with which the continent is endowed and the continent’s market. This experience is already making the continent to feel extra-important in and/or to global politics, thus acting like a pigmy that thinks himself a giant. Without much ado, oil is at the front burner of the current scramble; and extant literature has claimed that the deepening presence and interests of extra-regional powers portend good omen for the continent. As such, there are claims that certain African units are witnessing about 7% GDP growth on annual basis. Beyond this however, are certain nefarious happenings, which to a large extent, are the concomitants of or are deepened by the 21st century scramble for Africa. In view of this, the study seeks to understand the prevailing groundswell of anomie before the current scramble; analyse the scramble so as to expose the hidden menu of desires, both of the major powers and their multinational companies; and to investigate the unfolding attendants that are entrenching Africa’s feet in the quagmire of crisis.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 98-115
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21st Century
Copyright (c) 2014 Paul Adesanya Olusegun, Dr.
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SOCRATES:ID
Exploring the Explorer: My Conversation with Dr. A. K. Choudhary
Ashutosh, Kumar
Arbind Kumar Choudhary
beauty of India
contemporary literary society in India
sensational poems
Love
Arbind Kumar Choudhary, the propagator of the cultural beauty of India to the world, needs no recognition in the contemporary literary society in India and abroad who credits more than 1200 sensational poems published in India, Mongolia , Canada, China, Cyprus, Greece, Malta and England national and global awards and fifty published interviews in Malta, Romania, Albania and India for the prosperity of Indian culture all around the corner.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 137-143
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Copyright (c) 2014 Kumar Ashutosh, PhD
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SOCRATES:PLG
Need for south-south cooperation to confront the challenges posed by the global north as to north-south gap
Aynul, Haque
North, South
Development
GDP
poverty
hungry
technology
revolution & South-South Cooperation
About 160 developing countries of the “Global South”, also called under the name and style the third world, are facing major development challenges, while Global north refers to the so-called developed countries of the west. Geographically, most of the countries of the `Global South` are in the Southern hemisphere, while the so called developed countries, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, are in the northern hemisphere. The historical genesis of the term third world lies in an approach based on preclusion, that is, after the Second World War and the advent of the cold war the countries of the world could be categorized as: I. the first world which consists of western, industrialised, capitalist democracies (pre-dominantly Christian) II. the second world which consists of the Socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe including the erstwhile Soviet Union; and the third world consists of the rest. The problems to ameliorate the wretched condition of the four-fifth of the world population belonging to the South are diverse in nature. The South presents many drawbacks like mass poverty, paucity of capital, wealth, technology and other development resources that are essential ingredients in respect of self development. Because of these handicaps the countries of the South are helplessly dependent on North in respect of economy, finance, technology etc. By the result of which North has been able to exert undue pressures on the South and MNCs based on the North are able to exploit the weak bargaining power of the South. Why is the North –South issue becoming so important today? First of all the income gap between the North and the South is increasing. Income per head is being raised in the countries of the North .At the same time the problem of development of the developing countries soars up day-by-day. Now the question arises how can the countries of the South come out of such a miserable situation and accelerate the pace of development of their economies, making better utilization of their resource potential? The South Commission was established in 1987, with Julius Nyerere (former President of Tanzania) as the Chairman, and Dr. Manmohan Singh as member and General Secretary, pursued the scope for the South-South cooperation in the context of major development problems faced by developing countries. South Commission observed the crucial challenge that the developing countries face collectively is how to strengthen and diversify South-South cooperation. The development challenges faced by the countries of the South can lead South-South Cooperation a much needed strategy. Growing integration of the developed nations and signifying prosperity of such cooperation the need for SSC is reinforced.
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SOCRATES:English
Inverted Gaze and Altered Erotic Spectacle
Soumya, Mukherjee
Sexuality in cinematic spaces
Laura Mulvey’s theory of visual pleasure
Cinema
Gaz
Gender
Male body
Objectification
Pleasure
Representation
Popular culture
Laura Mulvey’s theory of visual pleasure
In primitive law of social organization, a woman is defined as a symbol of exchange between men and as an object of possession which is extended to the representation of women in paintings and later in photography and cinema. In cinematic representations, according to feminist film theory, it is the male protagonist who actively dominates the screen and the gazes while the female character, though essential for the narrative, is portrayed as a passive bearer of the gaze. The female body, as a spectacle, offers voyeuristic pleasure to the male spectator. But with the turn of the century, an inversion of the power equation in the dominant discourse of representation has taken place. With the advent of postmodernity and the concept of sex for sale, eroticized male body has appeared in the ambit of representation which is also a product of consumerist capitalism where every aspect of life is segmented to form separate consumer entities. This paper tends to look at popular Hindi films that are released in the recent past where the male body is offered as an eroticized spectacle. Interestingly, this kind of representation of the male body has also given rise to the concept of the metro-sexual man and a desire for mesomorphic body enhanced with all cosmetic products, promoting consumerism. The paper bases its analysis on Laura Mulvey’s theory of visual pleasure and I attempt to apply it on the re-imagination of sexuality in cinematic spaces. The paper also examines the consumer spaces where the homo-sexual communities occupy substantial space as target audience which has enough potential to determine the direction and success of any popular cultural medium.
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Copyright (c) 2014 Mukherjee Soumya, PhD (Indian Diaspora)
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SOCRATES:History
2ND DISPLACEMENT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MANIPUR DURING THE WORLD WAR II
W. Jyotirmoy, Singh
Nupi Lan (1939)
Second World War (1942 – 1945)
Displacement of the inhabitants of Manipur during the world war - 2
Nupi Lan (1939) and Second World War (1942 – 1945).
Displacement of the inhabitants of Manipur during the world war - 2
The Second World War reached India with the Japanese bombing of Imphal, the capital of Manipur on 10th May 1942. This changed the life of the denizens of Imphal and also that of the people living in the far flung region of Manipur. The people of Imphal immediately fled their home after the bombing. After some months, some of them returned to their home and start settling down. In their locality they saw many soldiers. Some even find the soldiers staying in their house. As the Japanese invasion of Manipur becomes a possibility day by day, more and more soldiers were sent into Imphal and other parts where the Japanese are likely to pass through. To enable the soldier to stay, in those strategic places and also for the safety of the local populaces they were once again left their homes. This time, they were asked by the government to vacate their house. Hence, this paper is name as the 2nd Displacement of the Inhabitants of Manipur.
Unlike the traditional sources, the primary sources for this paper are collected from Manipuri who are above 75 years and who witnessed the incidents related to the Second World War (by visually recording their statements). All interviews have been video recorded. The interviewees include persons from all walks of life – from the member of the royal family of Manipur (Maharaj Kumari Mangisana Devi, the then king’s sister – in – law) to the daughter – in – law of the Durbar member of Manipur to the common masses. As such, most of the sources in this paper are based on the records of the interview of those who experienced the Second World War.
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Nupi Lan (1939) and Second World War (1942 – 1945)
Copyright (c) 2014 Singh W. Jyotirmoy, Dr.
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SOCRATES:Philosophy
How and Why to Analogize Socratic Questioning to Zen Buddhist Koan Practice
Stephanie E, Hake
Socrates’ philosophical method
Socratic Questioning
Zen Buddhist koan practice
Socrates’ philosophical method
Plato’s dialogues
Socratic Questioning to Zen Buddhist koan practice.
The nature and aim of Socrates’ philosophical method is a contested matter in ancient philosophy scholarship. Among scholars who believe that there is a coherent method in Plato’s dialogues, it is generally agreed that Socrates’ method is a practice that aims to elicit something by way of question and answer. I, among others, believe that something to be a transformation (in the sense of an awakening) on the part of the interlocutor to his own ignorance and conceit of knowledge. Instead of pointing to Plato’s dialogues for evidence in order to argue for this, I analogize the method and aim of Socratic Questioning to Zen Buddhist koan practice.
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SOCRATES:Sociology
Internet usage in Social Science Research: A Study of University of Kashmir (J&K)
Heena, Qadir
Internet
Research
Computer
Cybercafé
Library
Internet
The internet considered as the electronic mobile library in cyberspace provides an almost universal infrastructure for accessing the information with almost global reach. The statistics reveal that most Internet users in India are aged between 15 -34 years; thus this age group encompasses Indian higher education students who are normally of ages between 19 and 34 years. Internet and online communication have proliferated since the early 1990’s and the positive implications of this achievement are clearly witnessed in the field of research. Internet is being brought into more and more usage by researchers and it plays indispensable role in the scientific world. Advances in computer technology have enabled the Internet to serve as a platform not merely to seek information, but also to exchange ideas and knowledge with other users, and obtain expert opinions via email, teleconferencing, chatting and other avenues. Internet also plays a significant role in the presentation and publication of research. In the process of data collection, internet proves more economical in terms of time and money and it can reach large stock of population very easily no matter at what distance people are surfing the internet.
The present study was conducted at University of Kashmir in the State of Jammu and Kashmir where from a sample of 100 research scholars was selected through random sampling method from different departments in the faculty of social sciences. Surveys were conducted to get information by in-depth interviews/discussions, focus group discussions, questionnaires and observations. The variables selected were use of internet, frequency of internet use, place of internet access, purpose of using internet and impact of internet on research.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Issue - September; 116-122
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SOCRATES:EMC
Role of Microfinance in the Socio Economic development of Women
Fiona, Jeelani
Faisal Rafiq, Jeelani
Financial inclusion
inclusive growth
poverty reduction
micro-finance and micro-credit programs
women and micro-finance
woman empowerment
Microfinance
Socio Economic development of Women
With financial inclusion emerging as a major policy objective in India, the abolition of the rural –urban divide and the inclusive growth of citizens of India can be achieved by providing finance to people when they require it. Among the policies related to poverty reduction, microfinance and microcredit programmes occupy a central position. Rural microfinance has occupied center stage as a channel for extending financial services to unbanked segments of the population. The objective of offering women the access to microfinance services is that gender inequalities inhibit economic growth and development. There is a growing appreciation of the “empowerment” dimension of finance, as it can give ordinary people and the poor access to opportunity. As for the whole of India, and therefore in J&K, the concept of inclusiveness goes beyond the conventional objective of reduction in poverty to encompass equality of opportunity for all, as well as economic and social mobility for all with favorable action for minorities and women through promoting entrepreneurship. There must be equality of opportunity to all with freedom and dignity, and without social or political obstacles. This must be accompanied by an improvement in the opportunities for economic and social advancement. Micro finance in J&K is still in its initial stage. With J&K in the lowest position of microfinance penetration intensity, measures have to be taken to increase this level of penetration for a better economic scenario. Efforts towards reduction in social and economic disparities can work as a prospective catalyst for the smooth transition of J&K into an economically better state. In particular the females in J&K should also be provided special opportunities for developing their skills, building social & human capital through increase of intangible assets like self respect, self esteem, self confidence, trust and positive attitude change & thus ensuring inclusive growth. The emphasis of this paper is that microfinance needs to be designed not as an economic model but as a holistic approach towards the growth of J&K.
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SOCRATES:GSS
The Woman Construct: An Existential Critique
Arghya, Chakraborty
Pinaki Ranjan, Das
Existentialism
Look
Authenticity
Objectification
Pornography
Female Slavery
women
The Woman Construct
The presence of women as subjects have been ignored by the patriarchal societies and woman as a category has been constructed according to the male fantasy, the inscriptions of which we find in cultural institutions and the media. The paper revisits the question of woman construction even in this postfeminist or more further in the posthumanist era, from the perspective of the existential school of thought, putting forward some elemental questions regarding the objectification of women in this age of cultural exchanges. With the ‘self’ being already ‘split’, the modern human fails to address the degradation that is wrought not only on the body but also on the psyche of the oppressed, when put to presentation in terms of objects. The same is with the women who are represented in movies, ads, pornographic films and ideologically constructed in ways so as to believe that in such ways they emerge as emancipated women. The paper therefore foregrounds the issues of choice and consent for women which can in true terms establishes them as ‘free agents’ and destabilize the masterslave hierarchical relation.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): Issue - December; 13-20
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SOCRATES:English
Who I Am – Feminism Revisited: An Overview
Puja, Chakraberty
feminism
invincible
significance
rebirth
new woman
development
tribute
daredevil
Feminism
Renaissance
Feminism is for women, what the Elizabethan age was for England, “…rousing herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks.” (Milton) Although the struggle, significance and sophistication associated with the term is not of one age but of ages. Over the years women fought for what may be called the “renaissance” or rebirth of the new woman; who could be socially, politically, legally and economically independent. But all this was slow to come. The general outcry took the form of a powerful and magnanimous movement, which literally altered the face of patriarchal society. The present paper endeavours to investigate the origin and development of this movement; and also to pay a tribute to the inextinguishable and daredevil spirit of innumerable women who tirelessly contributed in making the “new woman” a reality. While doing research, one has to be duly conscious of all the facets and tenets governing the issue. To enumerate and illuminate upon a few aspects and leave alone the rest would be doing great injustice to the subject matter altogether, for each detail is imminent and inextricably linked to the foundation and formation of the aforesaid issue, in the absence of which the related discussion loses its strength and vitality. The current paper resolves to discreetly approach this problem. The chief purpose of this work is to voice the voiceless, to empower the muted and to lend vision to those who are shortsighted to the estimate of a woman and her worth.
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Renaissance
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SOCRATES:Hin
Bhakti kavya mein Nirgun-Margi Sant kavi: Vartaman sandarbh mein prasangikta
रानी, आभा
प्रेम मार्गी सूफ़ी संत कवि
ज्ञान मार्गी संत काव्य धारा
निर्गुण प्रेम मार्गी सूफ़ी संत काव्य धारा
मध्ययुगीन काव्य
संत काव्य धारा
निर्गुण प्रेम मार्गी सूफ़ी संत कवि
ज्ञान मार्गी संत काव्य धारा
निर्गुण प्रेम मार्गी सूफ़ी संत काव्य धारा
Research paper based on UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project in Hindi. Nirguna Prem Margi Sufi Saint Poets and their poetry, Gyan Margi saint poetry stream and Nirguna Prem Margi Sufi poets: Simmilarities and Opposition in their poetry stream. This research paper presents the equality and discrimination between the Nirguna Prem Margi Sufi Saint Poets and their poetry, Gyan Margi saint poetry stream and Nirguna Prem Margi Sufi poets.
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13th to the 16th century India
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SOCRATES:Farasi
Phonological change of vowel length in Farsi
Reza, Heidarizadi
Farsi vowels
vowel length
Compensatory lengthening
Persian Linguistics
Persian
There are six vowels in the modern Farsi. Generally it is claimed that vowel length is not a phonemic characteristic in this language. On the other hand, many of the researchers show that the deletion of glottal consonants in the coda cluster is followed by a compensatory lengthening in Farsi. The purpose of this paper is to analyze minimal pairs having contrast only in vowel length. Forty words were collected for this purpose. These words are arranged into monosyllabous minimal pairs. It's argued that glottal consonants are analogically deleted in coda. This phonetic process causes vowel lengthening. Hereby, many words are equally except of their vowel length. This leads to the existence of minimal pairs with different vowel length. Conclusion is that vowels are under progressing change and probably vowel length will be one of the phonemic features of the vowels in Farsi.
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2014-06-30
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/23/17
Copyright (c) 2014 Heidarizadi Reza
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SOCRATES:History
Catherine: The Faithful Queen Dowager
Charles E.J., Moulton
Swedish history
Renaissance women
Arranged marriages
16th century royalty
Swedish history
Renaissance women
Most of the young aristocratic women during the Renaissance had no say in who they were to marry. If they were Queens, or holding influential positions of power of any higher kind, they could pick and choose between bridegrooms. In Lucrezia Borgia’s case, her arranged marriage to the Lord of Val d’Ayora was annulled less than two months later. Today, one would say that there were “irreconcilable differences”. That was, however, a very rare case. Her father was Pope Alexander VI.
Catherine Stenbock’s father was not a pope. He was, nevertheless, a nobleman and belonged to one of the most influential families in Sweden. When King Gustav Vasa proclaimed having chosen Catherine as his new Queen, the young girl had no other choice than to accept his offer. It wasn’t that she didn’t fight or try to run and hide.
She did hide. Where? Behind a bush.
The real achievement was the grace, dignity, intelligence and nobility with which Catherine handled the situation. She silenced the sceptics by becoming a faithful and hardworking Queen and a regal personality.
Working as a trilingual tour guide at Kalmar Castle during the 1990’s, I came across stories about this woman on many occasions. This paper is the result of two decades of research: I present to you now Sweden’s most dignified and faithful Queen Dowager: Catherine Stenbock.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 56-68
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/24/18
Renaissance (16th century royalty)
Copyright (c) 2014 Moulton Charles E.J.
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SOCRATES:PLG
The idea of the political, reconfiguring sovereignty and exception: Analysing theoretical perspectives of Carl Schmitt and Giorgio Agamben
Meenakshi, Gogoi
Political
Sovereignty
Exception
Democracy
Rule of Law
theoretical perspectives of Carl Schmitt and Giorgio Agamben
The idea of ‘political’ is the most controversial term in the contemporary social science discourse and it remains vaguely understood. The ‘political’ is the fundamental authoritative domain pertaining to the state which ropes into it one of the basic concepts of politics i.e- sovereignty. The interconnectedness between ‘political’ and sovereignty is challenged with the emergence of liberal democracy. The idea of ‘political’ in the theoretical perspective of Carl Schmitt is related to the notion of sovereignty which is in contrary to the conventional understanding of sovereignty. His idea of sovereignty is specifically related to an exception. Giorgio Agamben’s theory of ‘state of exception’ is inspired from Carl Schmitt’s idea of sovereignty and its relation to exception though it re-interpreted exception as a permanent rule. This paper attempts to analyse Carl Schmitt’s and Agamben’s theories through this interesting tripartite relation among the political, sovereignty and exception which gives an interesting account to reconfigure sovereignty and its effects felt on Indian emergency of 1975-77 and anti-terror laws in recent times. Also in what ways it appears as a challenge to the centrality of law in a democracy.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 69-78
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/25/19
Copyright (c) 2014 Gogoi Meenakshi
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SOCRATES:PLG
Scottish and French Enlightenment J. Mackintosh and the revolution controversy in Great Britain
Eleni, Xilakis
Scottish and French Enlightenment
J. Mackintosh
the revolution controversy in Great Britain
Scottish and French Enlightenment
the revolution controversy in Great Britain
Edmund Burke’s Reflexions on the Revolution in France provoked one of the most fertile political debates in Great Britain. As a response to the French revolution and declaration of 1789, Burke received instantly numerous responses, namely by Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft and others; this paper examines the Scottish enlightenment involvement in this debate through James Mackintosh’s response to Burke this encounter of British and French enlightenment will illuminate our modern vision of human rights theories.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 79-88
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/26/20
The Revolution in France
Copyright (c) 2014 Xilakis Eleni
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SOCRATES:PLG
Understanding Terrorism in the context of Global Security
Shreyasi, Ghosh
Terrorism
Violence
Threat
Global Security
Globalization
Terrorism
Global Security
Terrorism being a complex phenomenon, is an alarming kind of violence, threat, a method to combat or a strategy to achieve certain goals aiming to induce a state of fear in the victim, which is ruthless and does not confirm to humanitarian norms where publicity becomes an essential factor in the terrorist strategy indulging killing of innocent and destruction of much valuable property thereby creating wide panic and gripping the remotest part of the world. Thus, the fight against terrorism has not only become a primordial concern for all the nations but also for research study in the context of global security under the impact of globalization.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 89-106
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/27/21
21st Century
Copyright (c) 2014 Ghosh Shreyasi
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SOCRATES:PLG
Corruption Prevention Measures Recommended by Kautilya
Priti, Pohekar
Corruption
remedies of corruption
Kautilya
Arthashastra
Kautilya
Corruption
Corruption is all-pervading phenomena. Today, it is observed that the world is going through the problem. The malady of corruption prevailed in all periods of history; i.e. ancient, medieval, modern. It can be said that history of corruption is as old as the history of mankind. The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the remedies of corruption as was suggested in Kautilyas Arthashastra.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 107-113
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/28/22
Copyright (c) 2014 Pohekar Priti
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SOCRATES:PLG
Human Rights and Democracy: India’s Experience
Aynul, Haque
Human Rights
Democracy
Constitution
violence
crime
corruption and India
Human Rights
Democracy
During the last six decades, human rights have become a live and vibrant issue in the free world. Human rights as the recognition of inherent and basic individual worth and dignity are as old as human civilization. An individual attains by birth some rights as human being. Thus the idea of human rights is civilization as it is a political idea with moral base. The concern for and of human rights has been institutionalized after General Assembly of UN adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the mid twentieth century. The expression “human rights” suggests rights of all human beings. The moral foundation of human rights to universality has not been questioned yet at least in principle, though there are some instances of rejection to this aspect of universality, either manifest or disguised, are fairly large in all parts of the world. The idea of democracy has led to great expectations to the people. It has become a key point of political legitimacy. In fact it is producing the greatest disillusionment and frustration recently. From the late 19th Century democracy and capitalism appear to have moved along independent yet parallel paths. During the 20th Century they gained in strength, interacting mutually and establishing an interface. The result of which the concept of welfare state emerges, defines the role of the state in an interventionist manner. On representative democracy Benjamin Barber says, ‘Representations destroys participation and citizenship even as it serves accountability and private rights.’ Indian Constitution, the most right-based Constitution of the world, provides ethical foundation of human rights in its Preamble, while the legal expression of these found in Part-III and part-IV of the Constitution.
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2014-06-30
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/30/23
21st Century India
Copyright (c) 2014 Haque Aynul
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SOCRATES:EMC
Business Process Reengineering and Organizational Structure: – A Case Study of Indian Commercial Banks
Naveeda, Seher
Business Process Reengineering
Organizational Structure
Effectiveness
competitive
Business Process Reengineering
Organizational Structure
Business Process Reengineering is an innovative technique which is used to induce the radical change in the organization set up. The goal of the technique is to achieve an optimum level of effectiveness and efficiency. The paper strives to study the relationship between BPR and Organizational Structure with special reference to State Bank of India. For the said purpose a sample of 250 employees was chosen randomly from various branches of SBI with J&K State. A self designed instrument was used to collect data from the respondents. The data was analyzed by using Correlation, t-test and regression analysis. The results reveal that there exists a significant relationship between BPR and OS. Also, the modified OS after implementing BPR is more effective and competitive.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 126-138
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/31/24
Copyright (c) 2014 Seher Naveeda
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SOCRATES:EMC
Decentralising Bengaluru Urban: -The Regional Planning way
Priyadarshini, Sen
Regional Planning
Metropolis, Social wellbeing
Settlement
Decentralization
Regional Planning
Metropolis, Social wellbeing
The concept of region as a method of classification has evolved though two distinct phases reflecting the economic advance from a simple agrarian economy to a complex industrial system. Regions have been classified in different ways. The first phase was dominated by the concept of formal region defined according to homogeneity, while the second phase saw the development of functional region defined on the basis of functional coherence. We the planners have contradicted our ideologies of maintaining a spread effect of growing cities/poles that would ‘pull up’ the rural extremities; and at the same time try our best to retain the rural ways of life and activities in order to retreat back to our early styles of living. Bengaluru has been inhabited beyond its carrying capacity and planning its decentralization activities to peripheries is no doubt ambitious but raises questions like evacuation issues of the already settled communities.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 139-148
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/32/25
Copyright (c) 2014 Sen Priyadarshini
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SOCRATES:EMC
Factor Affecting Customer Service in Supply Chain Management of Small and Medium Enterprises: An Empirical Study of Jammu Region
SANJEEV, LALHOTRA
B.C., Sharma
Customer services
Supply Chain Management
Small and Medium Enterprises
Supply Chain Management of Small and Medium Enterprises
The purpose of the paper is to find out the dimensions of customer service in supply chain management (SCM) of small and medium enterprises of Jammu region. The paper used the empirical analysis in which convenient sampling techniques is used. In which a sample size of 50 has been taken from the business to business firms both in terms of suppliers and customers orientation. After the collection of data the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is used to find out the different dimensions of the customer service in the supply chain management of small and medium enterprises. The paper finds different dimensions which help to improve the customer service in supply chain management which includes the customer segmentation, customer relationship, customer service strategy and service quality both in terms of customers and suppliers in business to business chain of the firms. The research is carried out in a small sample size and more over the customer service frame work of only business to business firms were find out which includes only the immediate customers and immediate suppliers of the firms. The propose system is a usable aid for decision making. The paper proposes an original approach to customer service orientation in SCM of small and medium enterprises that will change the decision of investors.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 149-165
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/33/26
Copyright (c) 2014 LALHOTRA SANJEEV, Sharma B.C., Prof. (Dr.)
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SOCRATES:EMC
Effectiveness of Public Distribution System in Jammu & Kashmir
Ramandeep, kour
PDS (Public Distribution System)
Fair Price Shop
Social Security
Essential Commodities
Public Distribution System
Public Distribution System (PDS) is a poverty alleviation programme and contributes towards the social welfare of the people. The study by focusing on the effectiveness of the PDS is of immense significance to the policy makers, Government and the Planning department by recognizing the rights of citizens and their entitlements for food grains, would suggest methods of ensuring food security especially among poor sections of the society. It identifies grey areas which would help CAPD officials to streamline the working of FPS so that distributional goals for welfare improvement are implemented and achieved. The PDS department implements the scheme of minimum support price to the producers of wheat, paddy and coarse grains and the distribution of food grains from the central pool. A close watch is kept on the stock and price levels of food grains and efforts are made to ensure their adequate availability at reasonable prices in different parts of the country.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 166-178
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/34/27
Copyright (c) 2014 kour Ramandeep
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SOCRATES:EMC
Socio-Economic Impacts of Co-operative Societies: An Empirical Study
Md. Ruhul, Amin
Mohammed Mahin, Uddin
Co-operative
Development
Society
Constrains
Constitution
Comilla
Co-operative Societies
Comilla
A Co-operative is a unique form of business used by people and businesses for their mutual benefit. Cooperatives are community-based, rooted in democracy, flexible, and have participatory involvement, which makes them well suited for economic development. An economy based on one form of business organization alone is neither desirable nor possible in modern times. To justify their existence and fulfil their purpose, cooperatives must make a significant and unique contribution to solving some of the massive problems facing mankind today. This paper examines the role of cooperative societies in economic development. The aim is to investigate the ways in which cooperatives can act as agents towards sustainable community development.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 179-193
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/35/28
Copyright (c) 2014 Amin Md. Ruhul, Uddin Mohammed Mahin
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SOCRATES:EMC
Rural Green Marketing: Challenges and Opportunities in India
Indal, Kumar
Rural Green Product
Environmentally safe of rural market
opportunities and challenges of Green Marketing
Rural Green Marketing
This study has been conducted on the basis of green marketing challenges and opportunities in rural India. Even though no consumer product has a zero effect on the environment in production the requisites green product and environmental product are used commonly to depict those that attempt to save from harm or improve the natural environment by conserving energy and/or resources and sinking or eliminating use of toxic agents, pollution, and waste .Green marketing is the marketing of products or services that are hypothetically supposed to be environmentally safe. This thought has enabled for the re-marketing and packaging of existing products which formerly based to such strategy. Moreover, the development of Green marketing has opened the door of opportunity for companies to co-brand their products into divide line, lauding the green-friendliness of some while ignoring that of others. Such Marketing process will be explained as a direct result run in the minds of the Rural Consumer. As a result of this markets have increased their rate of positioning and targeting of rural consumers who are nervous about the environment. These same consumers through their anxiety are developing in integrating environmental issues into their purchasing decisions through their combination into the process and satisfied of the marketing strategy for whatever product may be required for rural consumers. This paper explains how markets have enlarged their opportunities of green marketing in rural India and why companies are adopting future of green marketing. This paper identifies challenges which are important to keep away from green marketing myopia and explain the innovative technique of green marketing in rural India.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 194-203
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/36/29
Copyright (c) 2014 Kumar Indal
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SOCRATES:EDU
Student’s classroom participation in English language teaching: The case of Gozamen General Secondary School in Grade 10A
Atalay Mesfin, Aneteneh
English
Teaching Elementary
Training
Action research
Action research
During my teaching practice at this school, I was placed to teach in lower level grades in their class room participation, in grade 10A. At the school there were four grade10 sections, but I performed my practicum in a class which had 47 learners, 23 boys and 24 girls. During my practice the main area that I taught was English and I didn’t have minor area since I was a Pdsc/English student, how could I find ways to help twelve learners in grade 10A at Gozamen General Secondary school to improve their participation during English lesson? I began my action in the week beginning June 17. I encouraged the learners to participate so that they would be able to understand the meaning of the pictures which I showed them. This action worked for five out of twelve learners who participated during my lesson presentation. On this action seven learners did not take part in the activity. Some learners gave different reasons- that they were unable to do the running or the jumping activities because they were sick. But it was a good trial.
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2014-06-30
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): Issue - June; 204-217
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/37/30
Copyright (c) 2014 Aneteneh Atalay Mesfin
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SOCRATES:ACL
Indian culture and civilization in the lights of holy Vedas
रानी, आभा
Indian culture
Indian civilization
The Vedas
वैदिक सभ्यता
ऋग्वेद
ऋग्वैदिक काल
This paper is a reflection of Indian culture and civilization in the lights of holy Vedas. The author in this paper considers the Holy Vedas as the origin of enriched and spiritual civilization of India. The Vedas ("knowledge") are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of India. The Vedas are apauru?eya ("not of human agency").They are supposed to have been directly revealed, and thus are called ?ruti ("what is heard"), distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called sm?ti ("what is remembered"). The Rigveda, containing hymns to be recited by the hotar, or presiding priest; The Yajurveda, containing formulas to be recited by the adhvaryu or officiating priest; The Samaveda, containing formulas to be sung by the udgatar or priest that chants; The Atharvaveda, a collection of spells and incantations, apostrophic charms and speculative hymns.
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2014-03-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 6-11
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/40/31
4000-3000 B.C
Copyright (c) 2014 Dr Abha Rani
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AMERICA FOR THE EUROPEAN: A study of Kafka’s novel Amerika
Siddiqui Shazia, Khan
Amerika
Franz Kafka
marginality and assimilation
psychology of a character
Kafka’s novel Amerika
My article has tried to present a deep study of the novel Amerika, written by the Prague born writer, Franz Kafka, this being the first of the three novels that this novelist, belonging to the period of the Hitler regime, wrote. Therefore being helplessly relegated to the margin was an idea that was extremely familiar for this Jewish writer who died early due to tuberculosis. The article takes up the issue of marginality and assimilation as it traces closely, the experiences of a very young, and initially naïve protagonist, in the alien continent\country- America. Also examined in the article is the idea of menace which the protagonist sometimes encounters. I have also tried to probe into the psychology of a character, which has been thrown, unprepared, into a new world, that too by way of punishment.
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2014-03-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 12-19
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/42/32
Copyright (c) 2014 Khan Siddiqui Shazia
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SOCRATES:ACL
Caste, Gender and Resistance: A Critical Study of Bama’s Sangathi
Navya, V.K.
Literature on Dalit
Bama’s novel Sangathi
Dalit women
Paraiya community
resistance
caste ridden society
Caste
Gender
Resistance
Bama’s Sangathi
Dalit literature articulates the oppressions and exploitations faced by Dalits in a caste ridden society. Dalit writing as a political form of writing records the cultural and social lives of Dalits and ideologically the writing offers a call for resistance. Bama is a Tamil Christian Dalit writer who writes about the lives of Dalit Women in Tamil Nadu. This paper attempts a look at Bama’s novel Sangathi as a site representing Dalit women and analyses how caste and gender act as tools of double oppression in their life. This critical feminist reading of the novel from a Dalit Feminist perspective focuses on how women are discriminated in the Paraiya community in their relations with different social institutions like education, marriages, electoral politics etc. Simultaneously, we see how this text through its form and theme builds up a resistance against the oppressions the women face in their everyday lives.
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2014-03-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 20-27
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/43/33
Copyright (c) 2014 V.K. Navya
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SOCRATES:ACL
Comparison between the structures of Wuthering Heights and Great Expectation
Iftikhar Hussain, Lone
Shafaq, Muzaffer
Victorian Age
gothic
plot
characterization
Wuthering Heights
Great Expectation
The structure is the backbone of a book. Beneath the surface, it holds everything together and imposes order on the flow. Without a coherent and logical structure, the novel’s key elements are unclear. Victorian Age is known for perfection of the novel from all corners. Though Charles Dickens and Emily Bronte have distinct places in the literary World, Yet their representation of their age has many things in common. The two novels in question “Great Expectations” and “Wuthering Heights” range from Gothic tradition to migration and romance to villainy. Both of these stories can be set off and paralleled to the other. The setting, narration, plot, time era, and lover’s relationships are the elements of comparison as they form the overall structure of a novel.
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Victorian Age
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SOCRATES:ACL
Re-discovering English as an Oriental weapon in post independent India: Chutneyfication of the western tongue through textual and verbal discourses
Sayan, Dey
global transformation
diversification
occidental
oriental
imperialism
neoimperialism
Independent India
In the contemporary era, English language performs a crucial role in global transformation and exchange. Diversification and modification of the language has not only diminished the age-old occidental/oriental dichotomies but has caused a complete erasure of the cartographical divisions of nation-state across the world. This language through a continuous process of colonial and marketing exchanges has become the primary source of universal contact. The acceptance and impact of English varies from nation to nation. English may have been introduced as a formal communicative procedure in Europe, but in the continents of Africa, Asia, America or Australia the language was introduced as a powerful colonial discourse and it is still flourishing as a neo-imperialistic discourse in several countries. This paper highlights the function of English in post-independent India, imploring the gradual transcendence of the language from mere colonialism to globalism. The language has been re-explored and re-discovered as an anti-colonial weapon to escape from the colonial shadow and establish universally distinct language identity. Most fascinating aspect about India is that English has been mimicked and molded on the basis of distinctive language communities spread across different states. Indianized version of English is not a centrally complete concept, but exists through its regional differences. Shedding its capitalist and colonialist identity, today English has emerged as a successful anti-colonial weapon in India to encounter all forms of imperialism or neo-imperialism.
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Contemporary India
Copyright (c) 2014 Dey Sayan, PhD Scholar
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The Reception of Classical Persian Poetry in Anglophone World: Problems and Solutions
Adineh, Khojastehpour
Behnam, Mirzababazadeh
Classical Persian Poetry
Anglophone World
Translation
Britain
the United States.
Classical Persian Poetry
The impact of Persian literature on world culture and literature is undeniable. Persian poets such as Firdowsi, Sa’di, Hafiz, Rumi and Khayyam who deal with universal themes beyond a particular place and time are among the most widely-known literary figures of the world; their works are translated into different languages. Despite the fact that there are different translations of Persian literature in English, it is still not clear whether Persian literature has gained its appropriate place in the world. We study the reception of Persian literature in general and classical Persian poetry in particular in Britain and The United States to see whether it is rightly introduced to these countries or not. A close study of the reception of Persian poetry in Anglophone world in general and in Britain and The United States in particular reveals that while Persian literature is introduced and taught in these countries, it is still far from being truly known there. Those who have been familiar with Persian literature have mainly known it through translations by western scholars, and this has led to problems and misconceptions. As Edward Said argues in Orientalism, the orient is never truly depicted by the west. The best way would be to have Persian scholars of English literature translate Persian works into English.
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SOCRATES:History
Following orders: Deliberate Defeat at the Little Bighorn
Monette Bebow, Reinhard
The battle of Little Bighorn
conflict between the U.S. the Plains Indians
The battle of Little Bighorn in 1876
The battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 marked the beginning of the end of conflict between the U.S. and its military against the various Native American tribes west of the Mississippi River. Historians have given us various ideas of why Lieutenant Colonel Custer met with defeat. But none have noted, in connection with the November 3rd “secret meeting” between Grant and his generals, a movement of troops away from the Black Hills even before decisions were supposedly made to no longer keep miners out of that sacred land. When we study attitude and orders in conjunction with what we know about these events, the idea emerges that the government knew that they couldn’t get the Indians to break the Fort Laramie Treaty unless they were attacked. Here, then, is a presentation of the possibility of deliberate defeat by the U.S. government and its military in order to take the Black Hills.
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The battle of Little Bighorn in 1876
Copyright (c) 2014 Reinhard Monette Bebow
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SOCRATES:ACL
Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of Ladakh
Farhat Bano, Beg
Furqan Aalam, Beg
Cultural heritage
Mass tourism
Indigenous communities
Tourism
Cultural and natural heritage
Cultural and natural heritage is among the priceless and irreplaceable assets, not only of each nation, but of humanity as a whole. The loss, through deterioration or disappearance, of any of these most prized assets constitutes an impoverishment of heritage of all the people of the world. It tells us about the traditions, the beliefs and the achievements of a country and its people. Tourism is concentrated in the predominantly Buddhist settlements of the Indus Valley, of which the ancient capital and trading center of Leh. It is a land of rich culture, traditional knowledge and natural wonders. The strength of locals to tolerate the geographical and climatic extremities often leaves the visitors overcome with amazement. Visitors come to see a preindustrial culture, tour the Buddhist monasteries, and take in the dramatic mountain vistas. Over the years, Ladakh has gained popularity as a unique tourist destination. Mass tourism has acted as a powerful catalyst for change that is extremely challenging. Tourism has an enormous influence on the local economy, ecology and Society. The tourism economy is centered around Leh, and very little of the economic benefit of tourism accrues to the more than 90 percent of Ladakhis who live outside of this area. Within Leh the handful of Ladakhis who own large hotels benefit disproportionately. The openness and friendliness that Ladakhis have traditionally shown to visitors has been eroded by the commercialization of their culture and their understandable resentment toward the invading crowds. Theft, virtually unknown in traditional Ladakhi society, is now a common complaint among urban tourists and trekkers alike, and children now plague visitors for handouts. In the past few years, this unique culture has suffered great losses and indigenous communities, have included themselves in the fold of unchecked globalization, further damaging their cultural wealth. Tourism industry is crucial for Ladakh as a source of livelihood at the same time; it is posing a colossal threat to its cultural and environment legacy. No government or non-government organization can contribute to the conservation of the society without the participation of local communities.
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Copyright (c) 2014 Beg Farhat Bano, Beg Furqan Aalam
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SOCRATES:EMC
An Empirical Evaluation of Job Satisfaction in Private Sector and Public Sector Bank Employees
Madhurima, Lal
Organization Characteristics
Job Responsibilities
Co-worker and Supervisor Support
Teamwork and Communication
Job Demands and Decision Authority
Compensation and Benefits
Job Security
Job Satisfaction
Private Sector and Public Sector Bank Employees
Job satisfaction cannot be defined by a single measurement alone. In fact, there is substantial evidence to support a relationship between satisfaction and performance of a job. For such a relationship there has been tremendous interest among managers and economists as it helps in increasing the quality as well as quantity of the production. However, some argue contrarily, that rather it is the performance that leads to satisfaction. Whatever be the direction of relationship, one thing is clear that productivity and satisfaction have some mutual relationship and each of them affects the other. This paper examines as to when generalizations are to be made it becomes imperative to see which of the factor differentiates the job satisfaction level of private from the public sector employees and if the satisfaction levels of any of the two sectors are different from the other then what are the implications of that on the performance, growth and effectiveness in the long run. The paper empirically measures employee satisfaction in key areas, organizations can gain the information needed to improve their satisfaction, motivation, retention and productivity.
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SOCRATES:EMC
A Study of Women Self-Help Group Members in North District of Tripura, India
Biplab Kumar, Dey
Women Empowerment
Socio-Economic
Satisfaction Level
Women Self-Help Group
The study attempted to analyze the reasons for joining SHG’s, socioeconomic condition of women self-help group members before and after joining the SHGs and their satisfaction level. For the analysis, primary data collected from 120 women SHG members of north district, Tripura. The chisquare test is used as statistical tools for analyzing the data and testing the hypothesis. The hypothetical analysis shows that there is no significant relationship between the age, profession, income level and level of satisfaction. But educational qualification and the satisfaction level of women has a significant relationship. Finally the study concludes that maximum women group members are satisfied with the activities of SHGs and they got benefit after joining the SHGs.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/54/40
Copyright (c) 2014 Dey Biplab Kumar
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FACTORS INFLUENCING E-CRM IN AIRLINES IN J& K
Jyoti, Sharma
Website
e-CRM
Repurchase Intention
AIRLINES IN J& K
Today every organisation is acting in a dynamic environment and in a world characterised by turbulent change and fierce competition due to technological advancement and the knowledge based economy, an organization must always ready to adapt and transform themselves so as to be able to confront the shifting needs of the new environment, more demanding customers, smarter workers, anticipating ability to changes, accelerating the development of new products, processes and services, changing technologies and customer expectations, businesses have realised the importance of Customer Relationship Management in acquiring new customers, retain existing ones and maximize their lifetime value. The wide spread availability of the internet across the world has led airlines to use their corporate web-sites to bypass travel intermediaries and focus on online communication, information and transaction. The paper considers five dimensions of Web site quality-usability, web site design, service quality, information quality and enjoyment on a sample of 150 respondents from four airlines namely, Air India, Spicejet, Indigo and Jet Airways. Respondents consisted of 40 employed, 80 business men and 30 students. Overall, the majority of respondents are frequent, experienced Internet users and likely to be relatively good judges of Web quality. Analysis of results shows that customers priority about airlines website are changing. As the self-service, no-frills and low-cost trend for air travel has grown in recent years, so consumers have been driven less by service quality and more by easy access to good information packaged in an entertaining and fun "wrapper'. More over the airlines have pursued different strategies for their Web sites over the period of study .Air India rated badly for service quality and Jet Airways and Spice jet scored high on service and information quality. The paper suggests that careful management and selection of subjects to be placed on web site can retain the customers and reduce switching intentions.
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SOCRATES:EMC
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Shiv, Kumar
Rural Development
Employment
Unemployment
Economy
Mahatma Gandhi-NAREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act
An evaluation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/56/42
21st Century
Copyright (c) 2014 Kumar Shiv
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) IN INDIA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Jainendra Kumar, Verma
Empowerment
Micro Enterprise
Micro Credit
Rural Entrepreneurship
Self Help Groups
Women Entrepreneurs
Rural Development
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
The emergence of women entrepreneurs and their contribution to the national economy is quite visible in India. Women’s entrepreneurship has been recognized during the last decade as an important untapped source of economic growth. According to of statistics women in India 2010, proportion of female main workers to total population in percentage is 16.65 in rural areas and 9.42 in urban areas this shows overall less contribution of women in work but more percentage of women workers in rural areas. According to the quick result of the Fourth All India Census of MSMEs (2006-07), there are 26 million MSMEs in India which provides employment to about 60 million people. The sector contributes about 40 % GDP, beside 45% to the total manufacturing output and 40 % to the exports from the country. There could be many opportunities identification hidden inside the challenges for small business concerns. This paper examines various opportunities and challenges for Women Entrepreneurship Development in Micro Small and Medium Enterprise. More precisely the paper explores, rewards for starting a small business, myths about small businesses, new opportunities, four forms of entrepreneurship, identification practices among first generation and major challenges in small business.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/57/43
Copyright (c) 2014 Verma Jainendra Kumar, Dr.
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Ashish, Kumar
entrepreneurship
Small scale
enterprise
rural development
rural India
Entrepreneurship
Scholarly articles on entrepreneurship.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/58/44
Copyright (c) 2014 Kumar Ashish
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Effects of organizational conflict on Public sector employees stress in India
Ms., Vaishali
Role ambiguity
Role conflict
Organizational conflict
Employees stress
organizational conflict
This study aims to explore the effects of organizational conflict, on role stressors namely role conflict and role ambiguity, among the employees of J&K public corporations. Based on the survey of 242 corporate employees of J&K State Forest Corporation, J&K State Road Transport Corporation, J&K Cement Limited and J&K State Industrial Development Corporation, the effective response received was 72.31%. The data was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis using the structural equation model to measure the relationship among the constructs. The empirical results revalidate that role conflict and role ambiguity has positive association with employees stress. The mediating effects of organizational conflict positively impact employees stress. Implications, limitations, and future lines of research are also discussed in this paper.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/59/45
Copyright (c) 2014 Vaishali Ms.
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Rural Development with Special Reference to Drinking Water, Health and Agriculture in India
Shailendra, Kumar
Rural India
Health
Agriculture
Drinking Water
Employment & Awareness
Rural Development
Rural India comprises 73 %of the country’s population, but its share in the total national income is less than 45 %. The rural sector is characterized by low income levels, poor quality of life and a weak human capital-base. There are many problems in rural India related with the health, agriculture & drinking water. Generally rural public health facilities across the country are having a difficult time attracting, retaining, and ensuring regular presence of highly trained medical professionals. The higher the level of training required for the position, the greater is this need gap. It is true that providing drinking water to such a large population is an enormous challenge. The health burden of poor water quality is enormous. It is estimated that around 37.7 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases annually, 1.5 million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea alone and 73 million working days are lost due to waterborne disease each year. Indian agriculture has taken a big leap in the last 60 years. Agriculture which had the responsibility to feed 350 million in 1947 has now 1,100 million people to feed, which is a huge responsibility. Indian agriculture is facing a policy paradox. In spite of that we should discuss on these three elements.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 210-221
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/60/46
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AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON MEASUREMENT OF EMPLOYEE’S SATISFACTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AREVA, ALLAHABAD
Indal, Kumar
Salary
Security
empowerment and job rotation
working hours
EMPLOYEE’S SATISFACTION
AREVA, ALLAHABAD
This study has been done to measure the satisfaction level of employees with special reference to AREVA, Allahabad. Nowadays scenario has been changed to sustain in such a competitive market. It is very important to retain good employees that contribute towards the achievement of organizational goal and employee’s satisfaction as well. The research papers highlight some of these problems and present a picture of level of job satisfaction among employees of AREVA Companies. It also identifies unique issues of job satisfaction in the company. In order to gain competitive advantage and adapt to the dramatic changing environment. It is important for them to achieve management efficiency by increasing employee satisfaction in the organization.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 222-233
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/61/47
Copyright (c) 2014 Kumar Indal
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SOCRATES:PLG
????? 1990: ???????? ?? ??????? ?? ???? ???????
Akash, Gautam
Kingship
Constitutional
Aristocracy
Panchayat
Democracy
Political Science
Nepal towards democracy.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/62/48
1990
Copyright (c) 2014 Gautam Akash
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INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
Bheemvrat Pratap, Singh
Industry
Organization
Industrial Development
Industrial Dispute
Management
Wages
Employment
Worker and Industrial Dispute Act, 1947
Political Science
The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2009 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 26th February, 2009. The bill seeks to amend a few provision of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Industrial Disputes and their settlement have been provided in Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Act defines the relevant terms and also defines the Industrial Dispute, Industry and the mechanism of the settlement of dispute. Now we will study different dimensions in detail for managerial perspective. The study of Industrial Dispute prevention involves the study of determining the types of disputes and their causes along with the settlement and prevention of disputes in Management. What is the management attitude towards labour.An exploratory study to use in this paper for industrial dispute act and its impact on industrial development for analysis of different dimensions of this topic and the research paper based on secondary data sources. Finally study gives the suggestions and conclusion about how to prevent the industrial dispute.
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March; 243-261
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/63/49
Copyright (c) 2014 Singh Bheemvrat Pratap
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SOCRATES:ACL
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Suhail, Kakorvi
Shah Kazim
Qalander
Sufism
Islam
Spirituality
Sufism
Aticle on the great sufi saint Shah Kazim Qalander.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/64/50
1800-1900
Copyright (c) 2014 Kakorvi Suhail
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SOCRATES:ACL
Thinking dynamic fragments of the infinite
Fabio, Scorza
Silvana, Franco
undefined and indefinable abstraction
Communication
Ecology and environment
the principle of dishonesty
arrogance and inequality
Globalization and constraints
Internet
law and justice
The World’s Government
our planet
obstacle to reasoning
reflection and research
young people and women
Compilation of eleven short essays that reflect authors view on variousthemes.Themes covered under this compilation are:
1. Right or wrong, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, these are all undefined and indefinable abstractions.2. Communication: we're losing this ability; we are hiding behind a screen.3. Ecology and environment: what can we do?4. From kings to subjects: a society founded on the principle of dishonesty, arrogance and inequality.5. Globalization and constraints, we must respect and protect diversity!6. The Internet: the most possible objective analysis.7. Everybody isn’t equal in front of law and you cannot speak about justice...8. The World’s Government, our money does not belong to us anymore!9. We are reducing our planet into a giant landfill: we ourselves are becoming garbage!10. School: an obstacle to reasoning, reflection and research.11. Let’s entrust the highest roles of the State to young people and women!
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/65/51
Copyright (c) 2014 Scorza Fabio; Franco Silvana
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SOCRATES:RP
Electoral Reforms in India: Comparative Analysis with U.S.A. & U.K
Pragya, Singh
Electoral Reforms
Comparative Analysis
Political parties
Elections
Electoral reforms
Political Science
The elections and political parties are necessary ingredients of democratic governance. Elections are a necessary condition of representative democracy. In representative democracy citizens participate in politics primarily by choosing political authorities in competitive elections. Elections, hence, are a necessary and crucial instrument to make democracy work. In India, free and fair elections are held at regular intervals as per guidelines of the constitution and the Election Commission. To make them free of flaws it is essential to reform them from time to time. Electoral reform means introducing fair electoral systems for conducting fair elections. It also rejuvenates the existing systems to enhance and increase the efficiency of the same. Following the demands of electoral reforms several committees were being set up. Some of the measures like reduction of voting age and antidefection law are appreciable but there are other vital areas in election field completely neglected. This paper will evaluate about different attempts made for electoral reforms in India. Different challenges before the Election Commission are also been discussed, also how it can be made effective as suggested by Commission in India will be presented. A comparative analysis with other democratic countries like U.S.A and U.K. is added to it.
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2013-12-18
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/66/52
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SOCRATES:RP
Women Empowerment in Modern India
Shruti, Singh
women
women empowerment
men
modern India
Public Administration
For centuries women were not treated equal to men in many ways. They were not allowed to own property, they did not have a Share in the property of their parents, they had no voting rights, and they had no freedom to choose their work or job and so on. Gender inequality has been part and parcel of an accepted male-dominated Indian society throughout history. Women were expected to be bound to the house, while men went out and worked. This division of labor was one of the major reasons why certain evils like 'Sati Pratha', ‘PardahSystem', 'Child Marriage', 'Dowry System', etc. took birth in our society. The traditional Indian mentality assumes that the place of women is mainly concentrated to the household activities like kitchen work and upbringing of the children. There is systematic discrimination against women economically, socially, politically and culturally more so, in India. These discriminations & disabilities are practiced at all levels day in & day out.
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2013-12-18
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/67/53
Copyright (c) 2013 Singh Shruti, Dr.
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SOCRATES:RP
Dalit Vimarsh: Prasangikta kal aaz aur kal
रानी, आभा
Dalit Literature
Deprived
India
Indian Civilization
Hinduism
दलित विमर्श
If we had been the real scholars of our ancient deity 'Rigveda', then perhaps this Dalit discourse would not have been needed today. This research paper talks about the relevancy of this discourse in current era.
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2013-12-18
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/68/203
Copyright (c) 2013 Dr Abha Rani
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SOCRATES:RP
Bhartiya sanskriti aur hum
रानी, आभा
Indian Civilization
India
Hinduism
Ved
Indian Civilization
Hindi
Research paper on Indian Civilization.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2013-12-18
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/69/55
Copyright (c) 2013 Dr Abha Rani
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2020-05-06T10:41:37Z
SOCRATES:RP
Health and life style of rural and urban population: An Anthropological study
Arnasha, Singh
Food
Life
Health
Urban
Rural
appearance, efficiency and emotional well-being
Anthropology
Food has been a vital material of the life since inception of all organisms. By taking food we ensure growth of our children and youth, and maintain our good health. But some foods are good and helpful for maintaining health, while some are harmful. A large part of it is scientifically beneficial for body and fulfills needs of our life style. Thus, it can be stated that food is that which nourishes our body. It may also be defined as anything which is eaten or drunk, that meets the needs for energy building. In short, the food is the raw material from which our bodies are made. Intake of its any kinds amounts to health, which may be evident in our appearance, efficiency and emotional well-being. My objective of this study is that to check the health status of urban and rural health. This approach is used for rural and urban population of Allahabad district. Research design is descriptive type and data collection techniques are applied interview schedule, participant observation, sampling etc. Finally conclusion is found out in my study that variation of diet is present and health of urban people is good.
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 35-42
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/70/56
Copyright (c) 2013 Singh Arnasha
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2020-05-06T10:41:37Z
SOCRATES:RP
India's Efforts in Coping the threats of Climate Change
Sanjay Kumar, Dwivedi
Developing countries
Climate Change
Greenhouse gases and CFCs
Effects of climate change
Human beings
Climate Change
The global Climate Change has unprecedented consequences in terms of scale and severity over human life. The accumulation of greenhouse gases and CFCs has increased environmental deterioration which is called global warming. Erratic changes in weather, brutal blizzards and floods, vicious heat wave etc. are only some of the effects of climate change. But the most dangerous effect of climate change is the melting of ice caps on the poles due to which sea levels are rising dangerously and life at the poles is threatened. It is also a reality that habitation in several countries , not very much above the sea-level, for example, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia, which have a threat of huge displacement of human beings and domestic animals due to global warming. The survival of millions of people in developing countries like India is more vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change because of their limited capacity in terms of human financial and institutional resources. India is the world’s fourth largest economy and fifth largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, accounting for about 5% of global emissions. India’s emissions increased 65% between 1990 and 2005 and are projected to grow another 70% by 2020. The major impacts of Climate Change on India are major shifts in temperature, effect on monsoons, rising of sea levels, change in crop cycle, etc. India has prepared the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008 for energy efficiency and sustainable development. India is a part to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, a National Inventory Management System (NIMS) has been formed to generate a comprehensive knowledge base on scientific issues related to climate change and mitigation. This paper highlights the issue of impacts of climate change and measures adopted by the government to minimize the dangers.
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2013-12-18
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/71/57
Copyright (c) 2013 Dwivedi Sanjay Kumar, Dr.
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2020-05-06T10:41:37Z
SOCRATES:RP
Water conservation & the National Water Policy (2012)
Saurabh, Chandra
Water conservation
National Water Policy
Earth
living organism
environmental degradation
Public Administration
Water Conservation
Earth and every living organism on this planet require water for survival and without water there would be no life. Drinking water should be clean that means it should be free from microorganisms, free from harmful chemical and other pollutants. Consuming unsafe drinking water may lead to several water borne diseases, and other long term and chronic health problems. Water conservation encompasses the policies, strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource to protect the water environment and to meet current and future human demand. Water conservation in simple words, is an effort to save water and ultimately save the planet. Water conservation is needed to protect the ecosystem and to restore its fast deterioration and to overcome the threats of environmental degradation, to meet the unavoidable emergency of shortage for drinking and domestic water in near future.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 58-79
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/72/58
Copyright (c) 2013 Chandra Saurabh
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SOCRATES:Farasi
Nourooz celebration in India
Akbar Ali, Shah
Nourooz celebration in India
Persian
Iran
India
Islam
Nourooz celebration in India
Nourooz celebration in India
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 80-92
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/73/59
Copyright (c) 2013 Shah Akbar Ali, Dr.
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SOCRATES:Farasi
Poetry of Islamic Revolution as a cradle of the International Islamic resistance Poetry
Syed Naqi, Abbas
Persian Poetry
Islam
India
Iran
Persian Poetry
Poetry of Islamic Revolution as a cradle of the International Islamic resistance Poetry
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 93-99
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/74/60
Copyright (c) 2013 Abbas Syed Naqi
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2020-05-06T10:41:37Z
SOCRATES:Farasi
A critical analysis of works of Razia Tujjar
Akbar Ali, Shah
critical analysis
Razia Tujjar
A critical analysis of works of Razia Tujjar.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 100-105
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/75/61
Copyright (c) 2013 Shah Akbar Ali, Dr.
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SOCRATES:Farasi
A critical analysis of Persian Poetry of Shah Turab Ali Qalandar
Zunnoorain Haider,, Alavi
critical analysis
Persian Poetry
Shah Turab Ali Qalandar
A critical analysis of Persian Poetry of Shah Turab Ali Qalandar
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 106-121
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/76/62
Copyright (c) 2013 Alavi Zunnoorain Haider,
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2020-05-06T10:41:37Z
SOCRATES:GA
Reflections on current political scenario in India
Atiq Ahmad, Faruqi
current political scenario
communalism
castism
political parties
political thinkers
Plato and Aristotle
Current Indian politics is marked by communalism castism and annexation of vote bank by political parties. Ancient political thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle looked at politics as something pious and ethical. Politics was regarded as part of ethics. They were not mistaken. After independence till the declaration of emergency in June 1975 Indian politicians cherished values based politics. They were committed to certain ideologies till the end of their life. Declaration of emergency heralded a new era of opportunistic politics. All the opposition parties irrespective of their ideologies got together with the single objective of over-throwing Indira Gandhi’s government. They succeeded in their mission under the leadership of Shri. Jai Prakash Narain but as expected they scattered like play cards in less than three years. Janta government fell and the alliance partners got back to their original destinations. Indira Gandhi regained power. Although stable government followed, but stability was provided not by honest activities, but either by sympathy factor or due to defection. Ethical conduct remained a distant dream.
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 122-125
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/77/63
Copyright (c) 2013 Faruqi Atiq Ahmad, Dr.
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SOCRATES:GA
Persian Ghazal
Suhail, Kakorvi
Persian Gazhal
Persian
Persian poetry
Persian Ghazal by Suhail Kakorvi
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 126
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/78/64
Copyright (c) 2013 Kakorvi Suhail
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SOCRATES:GA
Persian Nazm
Mehdi Baqir, Meraj
Persian Nazm
Persian poetry
Persian Nazm
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 127
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/79/65
Copyright (c) 2013 Meraj Mehdi Baqir
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SOCRATES:GA
Mahatma aur Unka darshan: Vartaman sandarbh mein prasangikta
Fakhir, Abrar
Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
The relevance of Gandhian Philosophy in contemporary world.
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2013-12-18
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SOCRATES; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue - Year 2013; 128-137
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/80/66
Copyright (c) 2013 Abrar Fakhir
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2020-05-06T10:42:31Z
SOCRATES:Media+Studies
Failure of the Audiovisual Media Law and the contradiction that holds public interest hostage
Raimonda, Nelku
Public interest
Albanian society
the rule of law
Audiovisual Media Law
Media Studies
Democratic transitions of Eastern countries brought about the need to shifting from eastern into western paradigms. Transitioning into western models of media, more specifically to the public system of broadcasting became a prerequisite for achieving the EU status for Eastern European transitioning countries. It has been twelve years since Albania entered the process of transformation from being a State TV towards becoming a Public Television. The article aims to provide a theoretical framework of public television networks in western countries pointing to the pertaining relationships with their political systems. Using this methodology, the article evaluates the developmental process of RTSH, and traces the evolution of certain fundamental laws to determine that political elites have not put forth any efforts to reform laws to establish self-regulatory instruments and guarantee the media independence as a self regulated institution. Despite international recommendations and internal pressures for change, the practices in the area of public network television services have served the private interest of political parliamentary forces .Using the Hallin and Mancini comparative models for media, we established that efforts towards reformation, the changes of Albanian public television are not guided towards a liberal democratic model; instead they resemble a Mediterranean or polarized system. Political arbitration in choosing key institutions that ensure self regulation and the direction of public service broadcasting reflects similarities with the Italian model of Lottizzazione. However, the design of hybrid laws whose structures and functions do not serve public interests, but instead ensure the interest of political elites, is not a formula that guarantees public service broadcasting. By choosing to pursue the old trend of TVSH’s broadcasting methods, politics is channeling the future of public service broadcasting towards a polarizing model. The approach that would allow a liberalization of Public Service Broadcasting, demands a political emancipation and consensus on this particular issue. For now, the sings of consensus are nowhere to be seen, and as such the fate of public service broadcasting remains in a pending status. One of the main consequences in this process, remains the under informed public that is a vital element in a viable democracy. In this case, society becomes the victim of an autocratic system, perpetually stuck in a vicious cycle against democratic interest.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2014-03-28
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/81/67
Copyright (c) 2014 Nelku Raimonda
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2020-05-06T10:43:08Z
SOCRATES:English
Hiding in Plain Sight: False Identity and the use of Space in Akira Kursawa’s The Hidden Fortress
Bryan, Mead
Akira Kurosawa
Hidden Fortress
film studies
Japanese film
cinema studies
auteur
giri
ninjo
cinematography
Akira Kursawa’s The Hidden Fortress
While often cast aside as merely a commercial film without much substance, The Hidden Fortress (Kurosawa, 1958) actually works within late-1950s Japanese society as a subtle critique on national and individual identity. The film functions as a morality tale, questioning the motivating factors behind character actions. The Hidden Fortress clearly distinguishes between morally pure and morally corrupt characters, yet the judgment is based on similar actions. Each character in the film pretends to be something that they are not. Yet, within the use of false identity lies a deeper purpose behind the action. Makabe (Toshiro Mifune) and Yuki (Misa Uehara) are continually contrasted with Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) and Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) because the motivation behind each character’s façade is different. The former characters fight for nationhood and self-sacrifice while the latter characters are only interested in self-preservation and monetary gain. The importance of identity continually appears within the narrative structure of the film, but The Hidden Fortress also visually represents this theme through costuming and camera technique. Director Akira Kurosawa continually uses off-screen space (even though the film is shot in wide-screen) as a “hiding place,” that allows identity and spatial location to be masked until it becomes surprising and alarming.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2015-01-14
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): Issue - December; 1-12
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/84/68
Copyright (c) 2015 Mead Bryan
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2020-05-06T10:43:08Z
SOCRATES:Children+%26+Maternal+Health+-+Informative+Article
e-Health Services in Supporting Pregnant Women
Abdus, Shahid
Maternal care
eHealth services
mHealth services
pregnant women
Mobile technologies
Quality of life
Children & Maternal Health
eHealth services include mHealth and eHealth services. mHealth stands for the use of mobile communication technologies such as mobile phones and PDAs for health services and information. eHealth stands for the use of information and communication technology (ICT) devices like computer, mobile phone and communication satellite for the health services and information. With the low cost handsets and the penetration of mobile network globally, persons who do not have access to local landline telephones are using mobile phones on a regular basis. Mobile eHealth services can be personalized because the data collected and the conditions receiving the services are personal to the individual user. Application of mobile technologies and information and communication technology (ICT) to the health sector is a recent phenomenon. Various studies in this arena tried to relate the quality of life of the pregnant women with mobile applications. Thus, mobile eHealth technology plays a vital role to enhance and support independent living of the pregnant women. Moreover, it is found that mobile eHealth services are made user friendly for the pregnant women. This paper is an attempt to show that mobile eHealth services are a perfect companion of the pregnant women in various stages of pregnancy. Thus, it assists them in independent living even while living in the remote areas. Therefore, the necessity to analyse the requirements of the pregnant women and their technological skills as user of the eHealth services arises before deployment of it.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2015-01-14
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): Issue - December; 27-37
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/99/69
Copyright (c) 2015 Shahid Abdus, Dr.
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2020-05-06T10:43:08Z
SOCRATES:Short+Comment
The New Sorrows of Young W.: Comments on the Film Adaptation of Ulrich Plenzdorf's GDR Novel
Arvi, Sepp
Ulrich Plenzdorf's GDR Novel
Film Adaptation
German literary work
Comment on film version of important German literary work
Edgar Wibeau is an excellent young student who leaves his apprenticeship in a factory after an argument with his supervisor to move – as a statement of anti-authoritarian rebellion – from the boring town of Mittenberg to East-Berlin where he works as a house painter. In East-Berlin, he lives in a garden shed and discovers, by chance, Goethe’s epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. The novel becomes for him a cult book which he uses to distance himself from everyday life in the GDR and position himself as a disaffected outsider. In this period, he falls in love with a young kindergarten teacher, Charlie, who is engaged to and later on marries Dieter. He records audio tapes, in which he reflects upon his literary and musical interests, his frustrated love for Charlie, and recites excerpts from Goethe’s Werther. He sends these tapes to his best friend Willi, who, however, cannot make any sense of them. In between his solitary activities in the garden cottage (listening to music, painting, recording tapes), his contact with Charlie, and his job, he secretly starts constructing a hydraulic nebula-free spray gun, which his colleague, brigade leader Addi, had tried in vain to develop. When he tries out the device, he is electrocuted. It remains unclear whether Edgar’s death was an accident or suicide. After his son’s death at age 17, Edgar’s father – who didn’t take part in Edgar’s upbringing – enquires among friends and acquaintances in order to get to know his son and understand the circumstances of his death.
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2015-01-14
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SOCRATES; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): Issue - December; 21-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/101/70
Copyright (c) 2015 Sepp Arvi, Dr.
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2020-05-06T10:43:08Z
SOCRATES:The+New+Book
Conception of a Dialysis Patient (the Untold Truths)
Grady, Harp
Memories of a Dialysis Patient
Dialysis Patient
Book Review
Fayton Hollington
Book Review
About the Book:The words in this book are “Memories of a Dialysis Patient”
Conception of a Dialysis Patient (the Untold Truths) Paperback – April 24, 2014By Fayton HollingtonPaperback: 298 pagesPublisher: Outskirts Press (April 24, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 147873163XISBN-13: 978-1478731634
About the Author:Mr. Fayton HollingtonPublished Novelist/Award Winning poetSpoken word ArtistSAG-AFTRA
Words from the Author: Battling Lupus at twelve, introduced me to the Nephrology world. Lupus vanishes, but renal damage remains.Seventeen years later, my kidneys fail, and dialysis becomes my world. A donation from a sibling liberates meafter seven months. Seven years afterwards, the transplant rejects, and dialysis pulls me in once again.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2015-01-14
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/102/72
Copyright (c) 2015 Harp Grady
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2020-03-17T01:57:54Z
SOCRATES:EMC
An Empirical Study of the Impact Analysis of Human Resource Management Practices on the Enhancement of the Organizational Performance
Madhurima, Lal
Anjana, Mohan
Strategic Human Resource
at the employee level
organizations
organizational performance
Applied Economics
Human Resource Management
In this paper, the authors has examined how, when and to what extent Strategic Human Resource Practices affect performance at the employee level. As performance is a multi-faceted and complicated concept, it’s linked with SHRM practices provide insight to what could be termed as high performance work practices. The study is carried on the organizations in & around the Lucknow district. It is a micro-level study, whose findings can be applied to numerous organizations in various diversified sectors.
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2015-03-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/106/73
Copyright (c) 2015 Lal Madhurima, Prof. (Dr.), Mohan Anjana
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2020-03-17T01:56:24Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
The Superman/Kent hypothesis: On the epistemological limit between human and superhuman
Schismenos, Alexandros
Epistemology
Superman
Nostalgia
Ubermensch
Cognition
The Superman/Kent hypothesis
On the epistemological limit between human and superhuman
Everybody knows that Superman is Clark Kent. Nobody knows that Superman is Clark Kent.
Located between these two absolute statements is the epistemological limit that separates the superhero fictitious universe from our universe of causal reality. The superheroic double identity is a secret shared by the superhero and the reader of the comic or the viewer of the movie, and quite often the superhero winks at the outside world, thus breaking the 4th wall and establishing this collusive relationship. However, in our hypothesis, we are interested in Superman not as a fictitious archetype, but rather as a fictitious metaphor. We are not interested in his double identity as the matrix of superheroic attributes and narratives, but rather as the differential limit between superhuman and human within the fictional universe. Because, the reader or the viewer may share the secret identity with Superman and also with Spiderman or Batman or any other superhuman, but the secret equivalence of Superman and Clark Kent contains another hidden antithesis.
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2015-03-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/109/74
Copyright (c) 2015 Alexandros Schismenos
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2020-03-17T01:55:33Z
SOCRATES:English
An Immortal Halcyon Life: Formalistic Approach to Byzantium Poems
Farough Fakhimi, Anbaran
William Butler Yeats
Byzantium Poems
Formalistic Approach
Byzantium Poems
The spiritual quest towards peace may not happen in all people’s life but some. Those experiencing such a journey may not have talked about it directly although they mostly reflect it in their works of art in case there are scholars. William Butler Yeats, the Irish poet and intellectual, experienced such peace and reflected it in his works of art. The so called Byzantium poems-“Sailing to Byzantium,” and “Byzantium”- reveal his departure from a mortal world to an everlasting peace. He uses figurative language to describe his reasons for this travel by presenting some facts about the place his is currently living and the ideal place he has been looking for. In this article, the formalistic approach has been applied to scrutinize his two poems to show how he tends to illustrate his quest from a mortal world to an everlasting peace.
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2015-03-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Issue - March; 46-56
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/110/75
Copyright (c) 2015 Anbaran Farough Fakhimi
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2020-03-17T02:02:16Z
SOCRATES:English
King Oedipus: An Archetypal Hero
Farough Fakhimi, Anbaran
Sophocles
King Oedipus
Archetypal Hero
Archetypal Criticism
King Oedipus
An Archetypal Hero
Classic works of art are the ones read and analyzed by different scholars in academic discussion since they have always inspired the modern writers to produce their masterpieces. The story of King Oedipus is one of those stories which has been used, whether directly or indirectly, by famous writers to deepen the meanings of their writings. Though he is a failed man at the end, Oedipus can be considered a hero archetypically. By applying an archetypal analysis of the play King Oedipus, written by Sophocles, the present study tends to illustrate how, in spite of all those failures, he can be a hero.
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2015-06-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Issue - June; 1-8
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/111/76
Copyright (c) 2015 Anbaran Farough Fakhimi
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2020-03-17T02:08:20Z
SOCRATES:English
A Feministic Reading of Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women
Farough Fakhimi, Anbaran
Thomas Middleton
Women Beware Women
Feminism
Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women
Feminism
No one would ever disagree about the superiority of men over women in the society overtime as some movements, such as feminist, have been formed to riot against it. This superiority is even noticeable in the bulk of the written works produced by men and women during history. Not a real weapon to shoot or kill women, the pen has mostly played the role of a weapon to create the aura of supremacy of male over female in the written works. Drama, as a genre of literature, has been used a lot to transfer this ideological viewpoint to people since most plays have been acted on the stage and seen by a lot of people. How the writers used ideas in their pieces of writing to help this supremacy has always been the key issue of analysis. In this article, the feministic approach has been applied on the play “Women Beware Women,” written by Thomas Middleton, to show how the ideas are used by writers to help the dominance of male over female.
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2015-10-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/115/78
Copyright (c) 2015 Anbaran Farough Fakhimi
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2020-03-17T01:59:35Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Africa’s Science and Technology Strategy in the Thought of Kwame Nkrumah
Lloyd Delroy, McCarthy
Science and Technology
Africa
African Union
Kwame Nkrumah
Pan-Africanism
Kwame Nkrumah
This paper explores the African Union’s (“AU”) science and technology plan and strategy for Africa within the construct of Kwame Nkrumah’s socio-political thought. Nkrumah was one of Africa’s most important political and intellectual agitators of the 20th century. He was Ghana’s first prime minister and president, and a founding member of the African Union’s forerunner, the Organization of African Unity. An Africa, unified, modernized and developedwith science and technology for the benefit of all Africans, was the vision he strived for. The paper argues that while the AU is working towardsto achieve Nkrumah’s vision and quotes him prominently, their approach to the plan betrays an ideological conception for Africa’s development that is in contradiction with Nkrumah’s vision by, a) the S&T plan’s ahistorical vision statement, b) exclusion of the African majority from the process, c) baring primarily the interests of the African elites and global corporation by its reliance on foreign aid and capital, and c) Planning and policy omissions in the continent’s fastest growing area of technology adoption. Nkrumah’s worldview and development thinking used to examine the African Union’s strategy is explained with both classical and contemporary sociological theories and philosophy.
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2015-03-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/117/79
Copyright (c) 2015 McCarthy Lloyd Delroy, Prof. (Dr.)
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2020-03-17T01:54:23Z
SOCRATES:English
Connection in Richard Ford’s A Multitude of Sins
Frédéric, Dumas
Richard Ford
American literature
short story
postmodernism
connection fragmentation
disembodiment
Richard Ford’s A Multitude of Sins
A Multitude of Sins is a collection of short stories. Richard Ford insists he had always planned for them to be included in the same volume; their individuality, however, raises the question of the cohesion and of the coherence of A Multitude of Sins, which depends on how satisfactorily the separate pieces connect. The textual aspect of connection reflects a diegetic universe characterized by fragmentation: the stories involve a very limited number of characters who can hardly communicate and quite often find themselves greatly alienated. Disconnection threatens psychological as well as textual integrity; disruptive as it is, this trend actually makes up a key element in the dynamics at play in A Multitude of Sins. Its fragmented world is one narrative construct that strives to build meaning through a maze of perceptions whose randomness may disorient the characters and the readers alike. This article appraises the fragmented quality of that construct before attempting to define the connecting impulse that provides at once fictional material and literary relevance.
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2015-03-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/118/80
Copyright (c) 2015 Dumas Frédéric
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2020-03-17T01:57:07Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
A Kantian Responds to Santayana
Samuel J.M., Kahn
Kant
Santayana
The German Mind
a philosophical diagnosis
German philosophy
Santayana
In this paper, I have argued that whatever might be said about his attack on other German philosophers, Santayana’s attack on Kant, despite its subtlety, its force and its intelligence, is fundamentally misguided. Teasing out where Santayana’s attack rests on misunderstandings of Kant’s philosophy is a useful exercise: it is useful for Kantians, for it gives us a chance to show Kant at his best; it is useful for Santayana scholars, for it reminds us that Santayana, for all his brilliance, was not infallible; and it is useful more generally, for the mistakes Santayana makes about Kant are, perhaps in part because of Santayana’s well-deservedly wide influence, still prevalent today.
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2015-03-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Issue - March; 66-79
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/121/81
Copyright (c) 2015 Kahn Samuel J.M., Dr.
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2020-03-17T01:52:59Z
SOCRATES:English
Narrative as Soft Violence in Margaret Drabble’s The Pure Gold Baby
Bushra, Jani
Margaret Drabble
The Pure Gold Baby
Pierre Bourdieu
soft Violence
anthropology
disability
education
domination
IQ racism
colonialism
neo-Colonialism
missionaries
Margaret Drabble’s The Pure Gold Baby
Soft Violence
This article deals with Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of “symbolic” or “soft” violencein Margaret Drabble’s latest novel, The Pure Gold Baby (2013). The novel is about a young anthropologist student, who becomes pregnant whilst in a relationship with her married professor. Her promising academic career and dreams of being a field anthropologist and of returning to Africa are put to one side and she becomes a desk-bound anthropologist in north London while caring for her daughter, the “pure gold baby” of the title, who suffers from serious developmental problems. The article reflects the importance of the ambiguity of narration in the novel in which soft violence is practiced by the author, the narrator, the protagonist, the educational and religious institutions, as well as through the class structure. It shows a complex and interrelated thematic and theoretical strands, discussing the novelist as anthropologist, narration as controlling authorial act, the shift from victimhood to perpetration of violence in the exploration of gender, education and sexuality.It explores the soft violence of racism and colonial exploitation and domination.
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2015-03-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/123/82
Copyright (c) 2015 Jani Bushra
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2020-03-17T01:58:38Z
SOCRATES:EMC
Financial Inclusiveness: The role of mobile money and digital financial services
Dayadhar Raj, Srivastava
Mobile money
mobile money network
Financial inclusion
Digital payments
Digital financial services
Financial Inclusiveness
For successful digital payments, a robust retail payments system is a necessity. This is required to bring the financially excluded into a formal financial network. For this, a cost-effective network should be in place – and here, mobile phones can be gainfully utilized to access payments either through a Bank account or through a mobile money network. At present, mobile money network is operating in a restricted environment. The significance of the potential of mobile payment in financial inclusion is highlighted by the Governor, RBI when he said, “Mobile payments can be a game changer in the financial sector.” With approximately 840 million mobile phones competing against about 85,000 bank branches and about 1 million POS terminals – this prioritizes the importance of the mobile-phone to accelerate the process of financial inclusion. At present the number of mobile banking subscribers (about 93 million) is very much less than 800 million mobile subscribers, and as the number of transactions made through this mode is contributing very little to the total payments. The focus on digital payments for financial inclusion will change the way of transactions – and here, mobile phones will have a big role to play. This is more important keeping in mind that setting up and operating a bank branch is very expensive. So, the need of hour is branchless banking, the transaction cost is less than10% of that incurred at bank branches.
In the current paper, we will explore some of the important aspects of effective mobile money and digital financial services in bringing financial inclusion.
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2015-03-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Issue - March; 95-112
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/132/83
Copyright (c) 2015 Srivastava Dayadhar Raj
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2020-03-17T02:00:30Z
SOCRATES:The+New+Book
“AamNama” Relishing and cherishing Mangos
Ghufran, Naseem
Aamnaama
Suhail Kakorvi
Mangoes
Fruit
Poetry
Book Review
About the Author:
Suhail Kakorvi is a well known Poet and Scholar from Awadh India. He is known for his several Ghazals, articles, Books and short stories in English, Hindi and Urdu published in several Journals, Magazines and newspapers. His collection of poems ‘GULGASHT’ in Urdu was awarded by U.P. Urdu Academy, Lucknow. He received “Imtiaz-e-Meer” award from All India Meer Academy Hindi, Urdu Sahitya Award Committee also conferred award which he received from governor of Himachal Pradesh. Governor of Uttar Pradesh B. Satya Narayan Reddy twice awarded him in functions organized by cultural organizations such as “Kalashri” and “Hindi Urdu Sahitya Award Committee”. He received award from “Bhartiya Fankaar Society”. His Ghazals attained popularity after their musical rendering so much so that for feature film ‘KUCH LOG’ Asha Bhosle and Shaan sang it in duet. Established critics had written articles which include poet Basheer Farooqui who surveyed his poetry very closely. His article “Qissa-e-Janfiza” published in the weekly pull out of Daily “Aag”, Lucknow. “Suhail Kakorvi and his Persian poetry” by Ashar Alig published in ‘Urdu Media’ & ‘Chauthi Duniya (Weekly) New Delhi’ “Suhail Kakorvi ki Shairi me Tahdariyan” published in “Hamara Maqsad” and “Jadid Khabar, New Delhi, “Suhail Kakorvi and his personality” by Dr. Maulana Nazeer Ahmad, Lecturer Nadwa College was published in several journals of Delhi & Lucknow. His works and achievements were acknowledged and released by news agencies. To bring writers and poets of different languages together he founded “ADABI SANSTHAN” under the banner of which he has been organizing notable functions and promoting integration at the level of language. The DVD of his Ghazal sung by Sufi Singer Kafeel Afsar & Party conceptualized by ‘Suboor Usmani’ was released by Mr. Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai, presently a minister in U.P. Cabinet. Kathhak dance was presented by the talents of Kathhak Sanshtan on a ghazal of said DVD guided by Smt. Sarita Srivastava, director Kathhak Sansthan.”
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2015-03-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Issue - March; 135-137
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/134/84
Copyright (c) 2015 Naseem Ghufran
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2020-03-17T02:04:28Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Deep Fun
M. Kaye, Sharon
Friedrich Nietzsche
A.S. Neil
philosophical novel
play
intrinsic value
Nietzsche advanced a sustained criticism of the common religious belief that we must suffer through the present life in order to receive apay-off in the next. We see the same “future-pay-off” mentality in education due to the instrumental approach to pedagogy, which is also standard in the philosophy for children tradition.I argue that we ought to make a concerted effort topromote intrinsic value in education instead. A.S. Neill, founder of the famous “free school” Summerhill, shows that play is intrinsically valuable and logically prior to the work of learning. Children enjoy engaging in spontaneous activities that don’t ultimately matter, especially if they provide humor, wonder, awe, insight, or community. The philosophical novel, when written, taught, or read playfully, has potential to furnish this intrinsic value, thereby offering a promising way of seizing the moment in education.
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2015-06-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Issue - June; 48-56
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/135/85
Copyright (c) 2015 Sharon M. Kaye, Prof. (Dr.)
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2020-03-17T02:17:07Z
SOCRATES:Farasi
Photography of water and reflection of meaning in the works of Amir H. Zekrgoo
Zahra, Abdollah
Mohsen, Marasy
water in the photographic works
distinctive and inspiring aspect of this element in the creation of art
death in the event of stagnation
H. Zekrgoo
the light of spiritual water
coherence tradition and modernity
The emergence of motif of water in photography, in realistic or abstract form, indicates the distinct and inspiring role of this element in art. The structural characteristics of water, from its lack of form, color and taste, to its intrinsic movement (its death while resting), transparency (as in glass) and reflection (as in mirror), turned it to an insightful and fantastic subject for photography. The photography of water by Zekrgoo goes particularly beyond these characteristics and alludes to water in the spiritual realm, rather indirectly or directly by supplementing explicit symbols such as mosque. This article investigates the coherence of tradition and modernity in the artworks of Zekrgoo through an analysis of the form of the photographs, and a comparative study of their explicit and implicit spiritual connotations by a semiological approach. Among Zekrgoo photographs, the “mystical water” and “images of illusion” are chosen to answer questions such as: “what are the latent meanings behind the aesthetical appearance of the photographs” and “whether such meanings relate to spirituality and tradition-modernity dichotomy.
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2016-01-10
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Issue - December; 42-58
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/141/86
Copyright (c) 2016 Abdollah Zahra, Marasy Mohsen
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2020-03-17T02:05:09Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Transformation and Individuation in Giordano Bruno’s Monadology
Edward P., Butler
Bruno
monadology
polycentricity
individuation
metaphysics
cosmology
The essay explores the systematic relationship in the work of Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) between his monadology, his metaphysics as presented in works such as De la causa, principio et uno, the mythopoeic cosmology of Lo spaccio de la bestia trionfante, and practical works like De vinculis in genere. Bruno subverts the conceptual regime of the Aristotelian substantial forms and its accompanying cosmology with a metaphysics of individuality that privileges individual unity (singularity) over formal unity and particulars over substantial forms without sacrificing a metaphysical perspective on the cosmos. The particular is individuated as a unique site of desire, continually transforming but able to entrain itself and others through phantasmatic ‘bonding’, the new source of regularity in Bruno’s polycentric universe. Bruno thus tries to do justice to the demands of intelligibility as well as transformative eros. The essay concludes with a note on Bruno’s geometry as it relates to his general conception of form.
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2015-06-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Issue - June; 57-70
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/143/87
Copyright (c) 2015 Butler Edward P., Dr.
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2020-03-17T02:11:16Z
SOCRATES:GSS
Dangerous Liasons - The Impending Discourse of "THE FRIEND ZONE"
Puja, Chakraberty
Friend zone
newfound
psychologists
electronic media
propensity
philosophies
abiding
trend
The present paper examines the concept of “the friend zone” and its overwhelming impact on life and consciousness. Some crucial questions are raised in this context as to its new found origin, cause and its relative uniqueness. Critics’ views along with that of psychologists and social scientists are taken into account so as to approach the problem tactfully and effectively. The contribution of electronic media in its growth and propagation is studied so as to trace its propensity in overriding philosophies and social structures. Endeavour has been made to examine the pros and cons of abiding by this juvenile trend and a viable solution has been proposed.
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2015-10-09
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 3 (2015): Issue - September; 33-39
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/144/88
Copyright (c) 2015 Chakraberty Puja
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2020-03-17T02:05:50Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Towards an Enlightened Externalism: A Demystification of the Internalism Externalism debate
Akinpelu Ayokunnu, Oyekunle
Internalism
Externalism
Epistemology
Enlightened Externalism
The Paper argues for the synthesis of the Internalism and Externalism theory of justification. It is the opinion of the paper that since both internalist and externalists legitimately seeks the epistemic quest for certainty, both are important epistemologically. Moreso, since both Internalism and Externalism define issues that must be addressed in a theory of knowledge, they can and should be understood as compatible doctrines. Against all positions of non-compatibility, the paper holds that the compatibility of both internalism and externalism is logically strengthened. As a matter of fact both should not be view as “Contradictory” but as “Sub –contraries”. Finally, the paper proposed a guide to, even in its crudeness, resolving the Internalism and Externalism debate: A hybrid of internalism and externalism.
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2015-06-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Issue - June; 71-79
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/145/89
Copyright (c) 2015 Oyekunle Akinpelu Ayokunnu
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2020-03-17T13:38:17Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
The ontological revolution: On the phenomenology of the internet
Schismenos, Alexandros
Cybernetics
social epistemology
cyberspace
Cartesian humanism
information
discourses
ideologies
antihumanism
world-wide-web
Cogitation described as calculation, the living being described as a machine, cognitive functions considered as algorithmic sequences and the ‘mechanization’ of the subjective were the theoretical elements that late heideggerian anti–humanism, especially in France was able to utilize1, even more so, after the second cybernetics or post-cybernetics movement of the late ‘60s introduced the concepts of the autopoietic and the allopoietic automata2. Recently, neurologists pose claims on the traditional epistemological field of philosophy, proceeding from this ontological decision, the equation of human cognition to cybernetic systems. The emergence of the world-wide-web in the 1990s and the global expansion of the internet during the first decades of the 21st century indicate the fallacies of the cybernetics programme to mechanize the mind. We stand witnesses to a semantic colonization of the cybernetic system, a social imaginary creation and expansion within the digital ensemblistic – identitarian organization that cannot be described by mechanical or cybernetic terms. Paradoxically, cyberspace, as a new being, a form of alterity, seems to both exacerbate and capsize the polarization between the operational and the symbolic. The creation of the internet might be more than an epistemological revolution, to use the terminology of Thomas Kuhn. It might be an ontological revolution. I will try to demonstrate that the emergence of the Internet refutes any such claims, since its context and utility can only be described by means of a social epistemology based on the understanding of social significances as continuous creations of an anonymous social imaginary proposed by Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997). I will try to explore some social-semantic aspects of the cyberspace as a nexus of social representations of the individual identity that forms a new sphere of being, where the subjective and the objective merge in a virtual subjective objectivity with unique epistemological attributes and possibilities.
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2016-07-09
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Copyright (c) 2016 Alexandros Schismenos
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2020-03-17T02:02:55Z
SOCRATES:English
Post/Human Beings & Techno-Salvation: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Selected Science Fictions
Ashik, Mahmud
Science Fiction
Artificial Intelligence
Simulation
Simulacra
Fantasy
Transcendence
Neuromancer
Salvation
Robot
Cyberspace
Cyborg
Post humanism
Singularity
Ray Kurzweil
Technosalvation
Spirituality
William Gibson
Spielberg
Dystopia
AI or Artificial Intelligence, beyond technical and scientific application, is one of the most common grounds of technological ideas explored in science fiction films as well as cyberpunk novels. Contemporary science fiction films and novels offer technological adventures where the boundary of human fantasies, adventures and romances interfuse with technological future which tends to blur the age-old conflict between science and religious belief. Blending with visions of science and technology, many of these science fiction films and novels portrait fantasies or quests (for salvation, immortality, overcoming physical illness, innovation, power etc.) as posthuman crises of a post human dystopia while this posthuman condition also offers determinations for transcending any earthly limitations of human existence. This paper intends to explore artificial intelligence within the area of popular science fiction novels and films, which incorporates the fantasy of techno-salvation in the near future of singularity through overcoming the carbon limitations of human, fusing essence of spirituality with technology as well as extending spiritual beliefs into technological faith. Investigating fictional depiction of “Artificial Intelligence” as a transhuman or posthuman idea in science fictions, the paper tries to trace out the potential patterns of technological salvation for humankind while it does also find humanizing or dehumanizing elements in these science fictions about the problematic and politicized power relations of binaries like human/machine or human/non-human. This paper is conducted through qualitative research, especially operating within textual analysis of William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer and visual methodology incorporating some contemporary sci-fi films like Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Alex Proyas’ I,Robot (2004), Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix (1999), José Padilh’s Robocop (2014) and Wally Pfister’s Transcendence (2014). Therefore, the paper contends that artificial intelligence, as a posthuman entity in popular science fiction and films, integrates the fantasy of techno-salvation where technology is fused with spirituality extending spiritual beliefs into technological faith. Thus, it tries to destabilize traditional concepts of spiritual beliefs; and at the same time, re-appreciates and re-appropriates the spiritual ideas of omnipotence, heaven, immortality etc. through better comprehending of science and technology.
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2015-06-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/150/91
Copyright (c) 2015 Mahmud Ashik
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2020-03-17T02:08:56Z
SOCRATES:English
Teaching of English at the undergraduate level in Kerala: Problems, Perspectives and Possibilities
Abida, Farooqui
Language through literature
bilingual position
mother tongue influence
Intercultural dialogue
social equity
grammar and language
It goes without saying that English language is a hard nut to crack even at the undergraduate level. In spite of having spent ten to twelve years to learn the language and explore its nuances, the state of English learning in Kerala point to a very dismal state of affairs. It is disappointing that after spending immense time, energy and effort on the language, students end up enrolling in spoken English centres to hone their linguistic skills. Students, and sometimes teachers fumble when it comes to expressing themselves, either in speech or writing. In fact, the words 'teaching' and 'learning' any language are inappropriate because language cannot be taught or learnt, but acquired. This acquisition of language is a gradual, incremental process, which is easy and interesting once the ball is set in motion. Focus must be on setting a strong foundation on which students can grow and develop. This paper tries to explore the blocks and hurdles faced by the academia in imbibing and imparting the language. It explores the function of language in relation to expressing oneself and in relation to human lives and culture. It also touches upon the strategies to be adopted in teaching the language in a multilingual setting. It also tries to relate the learning of language to literature, which has always been a subject of debate.
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2015-10-09
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 3 (2015): Issue - September; 11-19
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/151/92
Copyright (c) 2015 Farooqui Abida, Dr.
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2020-03-30T06:42:47Z
SOCRATES:EMC
Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty - Albania Case
Ruzhdie, Bici
Ahmet, Mancellari
Poverty
multidimensional
SEM
deprivation
It exist different definition and different methods for poverty measure. In this paper are analyze different monetary and non-monetary factors influencing the poverty level. In non-monetary terms are included factors related with living condition, possessing assets and having basic needs, social participation and other factors related with environment where the people live. These factors are important to the long term assessment poverty. The analysis is based on data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey and using structural equations model.
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2015-06-24
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Issue - June; 80-90
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/152/93
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/152/202
Copyright (c) 2015 Bici Ruzhdie, Mancellari Ahmet, Prof. (Dr.)
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2020-03-17T02:03:41Z
SOCRATES:English
Comparative Poetics Today: Not Global without the Middle East
Fomeshi Behnam, Mirzababazadeh
Parvin, Ghasemi
Alireza, Anushiravani
Comparative Poetics
Earl Miner
Comparative Literature
Literary Theory
Non-Western Cultures
theMiddle East
Persian Literature
Two trends played a significant role in the development of Comparative poetics: a movement toward literary theory and a movement toward non-Western cultures in comparative literature studies. In the second half of the twentieth century Western scholars of comparative literature, including Étiemble, Weisstein, Prawer, Liu and Miner, paid attention to literary theory in comparative literary studies. Inspired by the multiculturalism of the 1990s, comparatists made efforts to broaden the canon and include non-Western literatures. Comparatists have followed Miner’s anti-West-centrism and they have also failed to expand the geographical frontiers of his Comparative Poetics. While Far Eastern and Indian critical traditions have played a significant role in the field of comparative poetics, the Middle Eastern tradition and Persian literature have been neglected.The joint efforts of the scholars of Middle Eastern literatures to write in English and/or to translate their works into English will provide that critical tradition with a voice in the not yet global dialogue of comparative poetics. The emergent plurivocal conversation of a comparative poetics that includes Middle East will open new horizons to our cross-cultural perspective.
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2015-06-24
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/155/94
Copyright (c) 2015 Mirzababazadeh Fomeshi Behnam, Ghasemi Parvin, Anushiravani Alireza
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2020-03-17T02:12:11Z
SOCRATES:GEO
A New look at Spike Butted AXE/ ADZ-AXES in Iran
Hejebri Nobari Ali, Reza
Kamaladdin, Niknami
Zahra, Kouzehgari
Seyyed Mehdi Mousavi, Kouhpar
spike butted axe
morphological changes
region
chronology
evolution
western Iran
Spike butted axes which are attributed for the spike like projections at the back of their shaft tubes entered Iran via central Zagros region from western origins and Elamite culture as well. Based on available evidences these axes, apparently, evolved from relatively simple practical examples to highly stylized decorative or ceremonial axes. According to inscribed and limited stratified examples this process started since late 13th century B.C., and reached its extreme level in 700 B.C. (Iron Age III), during which various examples in different forms have been produced in Iran. Distinct form of their blades and shaft tubes along with their spikes demonstrate five major variant types among them. This topological study indicates that although their main manufacturing center in Iran was Luristan and Elam at their very first appearance in the Iranian plateau, in following years each type and form seem to be a distinct regional and even chronological evolutionary form of spike butted axes of simple practical examples to their highly decorated ceremonial variants. Each region in the Western half of the Iranian plateau has its own specific variant form and decoration during different periods.
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2015-10-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/158/95
Copyright (c) 2015 Reza Hejebri Nobari Ali, Prof. (Dr.), Niknami Kamaladdin, Prof. (Dr.), Kouzehgari Zahra, Kouhpar Seyyed Mehdi Mousavi
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2020-03-17T02:09:46Z
SOCRATES:English
When Things Fall Apart: Looking through Said's and Spivak's Postcolonial Perspectives
Başak, Yıldız
postcolonial criticism
Ethnic studies
minority literature
cultural variety
Broadly defined, postcolonial criticism is the examination of the effects of colonialism on societies. Its purpose is to analyze the ways through which “powerful” cultures dominated the third World nations. On the other hand, these nations have certain reactions to the attempts mentioned. As an area of study which embodies cultural awareness, postcolonial theory attempts to make the related parties realize the construction of an inferiority felt by the colonized and lead a struggle for gaining cultural, social and political voice, which necessitates an understanding of the existing cultural hybridity. Edward Said and Gayatri Chakraworty Spivak are two of the critics whose ideas on post colonialism should be referred to in this respect. This paper aims to shed light on the colonial features in Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, presenting a postcolonial approach to the novel by drawing on the two critics’ ideas. Said holds an opposition to marginalization of literary theory, asserting that such a practice expands the differentiation between literature and the world and it becomes harder for critics to examine the literature of the ”other”. Meanwhile, Spivak defends that not only U.S. and European literatures but also literatures of the Southern cultures should be taken into consideration for analysis. She pinpoints the linguistic distinctions of minority cultures and states that contemporary criticism misses the variances in them. Achebe’s prominence as a writer due to the postcolonial themes he introduced and his literary devices serving for his nation’s recognition result in the fact that his novel comes forth as a significant example of the common point Said and Spivak argue for; cultural varieties are to be kept and protected.
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2015-10-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/164/96
Copyright (c) 2015 Y?ld?z Ba?ak
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2020-03-17T02:14:44Z
SOCRATES:Persian
An Iranian Herzog: A Study of Dariush Mehrjui’s Screen Adaptation of Saul Bellow’s Herzog
Khojastehpour, Adineh
Alireza, Anushiravani
Adaptation
Intercultural Adaptation
Iran
Herzog
Mehrjui
Bellow
Hamoun
Regarded as one of the twentieth century’s most eminent authors, Saul Bellow (1915 – 2005) has had a huge influence on other artists. His works address the disordering nature of modern civilization, and the ability of humans to find their way in this disorder and achieve greatness and/or awareness. His sixth novel, Herzog (1964), has been regarded as a classic by many critics. The novel centers on a middle-aged college professor who is entangled in a traumatic situation and undergoes a severe identity crisis. The Iranian film Hamoun (1989) is a free adaptation of this novel. Its director, Dariyush Mehrjoui (1940-) is a well-known Iranian filmmaker who has been regarded as a master of adaptation in Iran. In this film Mehrjoui tries to portray an Iranian intellectual in a situation similar to that of Herzog, rendering through this character the complex socio-political and cultural situation of post-revolutionary Iran. The present paper focuses on the ways Mehrjui manages to achieve this aim, with the objective of offering insight into the political and cultural atmosphere of the modernized and post-revolutionary Iran.
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2016-01-10
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/172/97
Copyright (c) 2016 Adineh Khojastehpour, Anushiravani Alireza
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2020-03-17T02:10:27Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Metaphor in Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis
Ioannis, Telios
Metaphor
Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis
Aristotle
medieval theories of analogy
aforementioned stipulation
My purpose in this essay is to discuss the notion of metaphor, and relate it to a specific meaning, which, I will argue, articulates Sara Kane’s play 4.48 Psychosis (hereafter, 4.48). For that reason, the paper is divided in two parts: In the first part, I set out with Aristotle’s definition of metaphor, and then I move to its comparison with Turner and Lakkof’s account. Their theory of metaphor as the mapping of terms onto similar conceptual domains, gives rise to two problems: (1) matching of terms from divergent conceptual domains is impossible when a criterion of correspondence is missing; and (2) the construction of indefinite concepts by abstraction from language registering empirical stimuli. This construction attempts to solve the first problem. However, if the premise of empiricism, on which it hinges, changes, then the account fails. How can metaphor exist between undetermined and determined conceptual domains, if the former is something in its own right, and not merely an abstraction from the latter? The suggested answers are drawn by medieval theories of analogy. The latter provide concepts that add up to an ontological theory of metaphor, which can also operate as an interpretive scheme for the play in question. In the second part of this paper, I turn upon the play itself, and try to interpret it under the aforementioned stipulation. I attempt to back up my interpretation by adducing excerpts from 4.48 Psychosis, biographical information about the author, and several of her theoretical reflections on her life and work.
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2015-10-09
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 3 (2015): Issue - September; 62-80
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/177/98
Copyright (c) 2015 Telios Ioannis
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2020-03-17T13:30:53Z
SOCRATES:EMC
A Mathematical Model Designing to Achieve Cost Management in Value Chain with Combinational Approach of AHP & GP: (Case Study: Home Appliance Industries)
Amin, keramatpanah
Shahroodi, Kambiz
Yavarpour, Saeed
Keramatpanah, Mohsen
Resource Based View
Value Chain
Cost Leadership
Multiple Objective Decision Making (MODM)
Mathematical Model
Goal programming
Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
The purpose of this study is to develop a model for designing and explaining Cost Management Strategies in the home appliance industry in Iran. It has also implemented organizational resource–based view to limit the research domain and focus on organizational actions; then it has used porter value chain (1985) to analyze the cost structure of the company which supports strategic decision making and inter–organizational verifications. Since the life of most industries is dependent on its ability at increasing the accuracy of cost management, the authors try to present a mathematical porter's value chain framework to get a correct understanding of firm's cost behavior and strategic activities. Surveys show that if one considers the supply chain activities and product and development of product activities in value chain model, he will have more optimistic sight of organization activities and more comprehensive tool for analyzing cost structure leading to stable competitive advantages. To test the proposed model, first, a mathematical programming model based on multi objective decision-making model was developed. Then, an active home appliance data is used to assess the validity of the mathematics model and, finally, model results show that the proposed solution improves the use of resources, marketing, and advertising cost, ware-housing cost, optimal budget allocation, raw material and transportation costs.
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2016-03-21
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): Issue - March; 30-51
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/179/99
Copyright (c) 2016 keramatpanah Amin, Kambiz Shahroodi, Saeed Yavarpour, Mohsen Keramatpanah
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2020-03-17T02:15:27Z
SOCRATES:English
Postmodern Sense of Doom in the Hyperreal World of Sam Shepard's States of Shockand Kicking a Dead Horse
Parvin, Ghasemi
Razieh, Falasiri
Sam Shepard
Myth
Reality
Hyperreality
Postmodern Society
Media
Sam Shepard is one of the most prolific, influential, and celebrated playwrights that the United States has produced in contemporary era. In his plays, America is complete with traditional and mythical symbols. He uses these emblems in order to subvert their meanings and manifest the discrepancies between characters’ living in the West and the realities they confront. In his later plays, including States of Shock, and Kicking a Dead Horse, Sam Shepard reflects on the traditional meanings of myth and their erasure in the postmodern societies. Furthermore, the postmodern universe in these three plays is bombarded with representation and distortions of reality and hyperreality. The characters enter in simulations of reality after accepting the fact that the true reality doesn’t exist. As a matter of fact, myths are not real; they are simulations of the past myths. Media with its glamorous and captivating power is one of the most influential medium in constructing the hyper real.
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2016-01-10
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/180/100
Copyright (c) 2016 Ghasemi Parvin, Prof. (Dr.), Falasiri Razieh
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2020-03-17T02:19:07Z
SOCRATES:PLG
From Political Transitions to Good Governance in Africa: Resolving the Socio-Economic Roots of Insecurity in the 21st Century
OJO Oluwole, Patrick
OJO Mathew, Olusola
ESAN Vincent, Alaba
Democratisation
Political Transition
Governance
Democracy and Insecurity
Over the past two decades, African countries have experienced major political transitions that seemed to have checkmated the excesses of governments with authoritarian tendencies leading to aggravated security and development challenges. What has been the impact of democratic governance on socio-economic development and security in Africa, past and present? To what extent has the opening up of the political space impacted on the peoples’ living standards in Africa during the same period? Understanding the impact of democratic administrations on the provisions of social and economic needs of the citizens will provide real insights into the roots of insecurity in Africa’s quest for national stability and protection of their citizens. The perspective of this paper is that one of the causes of escalating trends of insecurity and obstacles to the achievement of human security as well as guarantee of national stability is heavily, if not fundamentally, bad governance. We identify and interrogate substantive issues involved in governance styles which create the current socio-economic challenges, and serves as the source of human insecurity, in Africa. The paper identified good governance approach in tackling the raging menace of insecurity in the continent. Finally, the paper concluded that one important missing link in the current democratization as well as guarantee of security in Africa is the challenge of flawed democracy.
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2016-01-10
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Issue - December; 76-96
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/182/101
Copyright (c) 2016 Patrick OJO Oluwole, Olusola OJO Mathew, Alaba ESAN Vincent
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2020-03-17T02:18:28Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
What Podolsky, Einstein and Others Have Taught Me about Greatness
Curtis R., Blakely
Podolsky
Einstein
Princeton University
Institute for Advanced Study
Los Alamos
Niels Bohr Library and Archive
Xavier University
Continuing scientific progress often results in a focus on technological advancements while ignoring those scientists who have brought them to fruition. By ignoring the life stories and struggles of these scientists, generations of students are being deprived of insight that may serve to encourage them to enter the scientific fields. Furthermore, they may develop a perspective that suggests that these advancements occur with little personal or professional struggle. It is becoming increasingly common to compare scientists based upon their achievements. These comparisons could discourage students from entering the scientific disciplines by suggesting that contributions not equal to or surpassing those of the most celebrated scientists are essentially worthless. This results in a winner-take all attitude. This article details the experiences of one social scientist in his quest to develop a greater understanding of science, scientists and those characteristics that ultimately determine greatness.
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2016-01-10
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Issue - December; 69-75
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/183/102
Copyright (c) 2016 Blakely Curtis R., Dr.
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2020-03-17T02:17:49Z
SOCRATES:Farasi
Migration of Persian literati from Delhi to Awadh
Mukhtar, Ahmed
Awadh
Persian literature
Nawabs
Mughals
Urdu
Lucknow School
Awadh always had been a cultural centre of India from times immemorial. The world famous Sanskrit epic Ramayana has been written here. The decline of Mughal Empire in the first half of 18th century lead to the disintegration of the center of political power and small provincial chieftains claimed independence, leading to the rise of independent princely states. As the centre of power shifted, scholars, poets, historians and men of letters who were bereft of the royal patronage started emigrating from the Delhi court to other parts of the country most notably to Awadh. It was during this milieu that Awadh resurfaced as one of the major centers of Persian language and culture. This paper seeks to provide a short introduction of notables who migrated to Awadh after the fall of Delhi and give a general overview of the life and contribution of these literary figures towards the development of the Persian literature.
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2016-01-10
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Issue - December; 59-68
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/186/103
Copyright (c) 2016 Ahmed Mukhtar
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2020-03-17T02:21:20Z
SOCRATES:ID
An inquiry into “The Copper Artifact Master Database (CAMD)”
Saurabh, Chandra
Oconto County (Wisconsin)
copper entombment
copper tooling
copper culture
copper artifacts
Copper Artifact Master Database
Aztec Origins
database
Author and Historian Monette Bebow-Reinhard has been working with copper ancient rarities since 2000, when she started her work with the Oconto County (Wisconsin) Historical Society, home of the most established copper entombment site in the country. She has been incorporating a database of copper ancient rarities all through the country with an end goal to track an exchange system. She is also writing articles about what this database shows, and hopes to put out a series of resources manuals to make the data available and show its use. The Copper Artifact Master Database (CAMD) is a compilation of copper artifacts derived from more than 300 museums and collectors who shared their material with her. Monette gathers the data about their collections—where each piece was found, what the piece looks like, how many of each piece was found in that location, and who initially found it (See the sample at the end). “Donor information is important because it can keep her from recording duplicates, because artifacts change hands all the time,” she says.
Monette has a master’s in history, but started research on the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas as part of her undergrad work in anthropology. Monette retained this interest in trade networks and timelines and sees them very sharply coming into focus with this database. Distinction in the Major was called “Aztec Origins.” Since she is neither a private collector nor an excavator, her emphasis is on being an arbiter between collectors and archaeologists and in offering her compilation to researchers, students, archaeologists and museums—any interested in learning more about these ancient populations in the Americas. Monette addressed a couple of our inquiries concerning her work in copper examination.
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2016-01-10
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SOCRATES; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Issue - December; 97-103
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/188/104
Copyright (c) 2016 Chandra Saurabh
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/190
2020-03-17T13:30:00Z
SOCRATES:Anthropology
Customs of the Ancient Macedonians in Macedonian National Tradition
Lidija, Kovacheva
Customs
beliefs
ancient Macedonian
Macedonian folk tradition
vestiges
Customs of the Ancient Macedonia
Macedonian National Tradition
The impact of the methodological research of this paper is to highlight ancient Macedonian customs and their influence in the modern Republic of Macedonia. Rather than being altered, vestiges of the past are almost unchanged in some rural areas, as are Macedonian folk beliefs. Indigenous traditions of the ancient Macedonians abounded with numerous ritual activities, although to some extent correspond with the customs of other ancient peoples. However, these practices do have specific features that characterize the folk tradition of the ancient Macedonians interpreted and can be seen as guardians of the Macedonian identity. Although 2,000 years have passed from the ancient period to the present, and it is a bit hypothetical to interpret the rudiments of customs and celebrations from that time, we can allow ourselves to conclude that certain ritual actions from the ancient period, although modified, still largely correspond to the current Macedonian folk customs and beliefs, both in terms of the time of celebration and in terms of ritual actions, procedures and symbolism. Their continuity reflects the Macedonian identity, from antiquity to today.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-04-21
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): Issue - March; 23-29
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/190/105
21st century
Copyright (c) 2016 Kovacheva Lidija
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/196
2020-03-17T13:39:00Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Democracy, A Tale of Sustainability
Ioannis, Rigkos
Autonomy
Democracy
Social Movements
the Struggle for the Commons
“Democracy, a tale of Sustainability”, is a trans-disciplinary critical project, it deals with the question of how and why the civilizations of modernity construct social realities that fundamentally and institutionally are socio-politically unequal, unsustainable and that ecologically these societies reproduce unequal exchange of human, social and environmental resources and information. Moreover, it tries to position an alternative pathway for radical and democratic transformation through “the project of autonomy” influenced from the struggle for the commons as a protest against the commodification and monetarization of the whole of our existence. This project is both theoretical and practical; a qualitative and quantitative analysis from Skouries of Halkidiki, Greece. It aims to expand the knowledge about the struggle of social movements, as well as exposing the endless possibilities humanity have to re-imagine an autonomous present and a sustainable future.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-07-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/196
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): Issue - June; 68-82
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/196/106
Copyright (c) 2016 Rigkos Ioannis
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/197
2020-03-17T13:36:57Z
SOCRATES:Anthropology
Cultural Values of Customary Handicraft: Cloth weaving in the Case of Macca Oromo Ethnic group in Western Ethiopia
Duguma Hailu, Waktole
Weaving
culture
value
Oromo
Cultural Value
Customary Handicraft
Oromo society
This paper provides the role of weaving activity in socio-cultural life of Oromo society in general and Macca Oromo in particular. Data were collected through. Qualitative data collection tools like interview, focus group discussion and observation. Interviews were conducted to establish the cultural, social, tourism, ecological and aesthetic value. Apart from interviews, scheduled observations were administered so as to collect in-depth information and data. Lastly focused group discussion was also cried out with selective key informant. The paper addresses contribution of weaving activity in Oromo cultural life. The local inhabitant prefer products of indigenous weavers, they like and respect it. It viewed as holy and used in ritual celebration. Similarly the skill reveals creative ability, identity, culture and history of weavers and users. Furthermore it plays great role in perseveration of cultural heritage, employment creation, tourist attraction and environmental protection.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-07-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/197
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): Issue - June; 15-26
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/197/107
21st century
Copyright (c) 2016 Waktole Duguma Hailu
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/198
2020-03-17T13:31:41Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Minority Education | A study of Indian Muslims
Fatima Noor, Noor
Empowerment
Development
Backwardness
Discrimination
It is a universally accepted fact that education is the most potent and effective tool to achieve empowerment of any section of society. Muslims in India lag behind in education is a sad aspect of their life. It is a matter of common beliefs that unless Muslim educational backwardness is addressed, the empowerment of Indian Muslims would remain elusive. The Muslims in India would remain politically marginalized and economically poor unless they overcome their educational backwardness. Education holds the key to the empowerment of Indian Muslims. Education is one of the most powerful factors for the political, social, economic and spiritual development of individuals and communities. It is a well known fact that India cannot march on the path of development and claim to be world leader if majority of its minority community remains educationally backward. High dropout rates among Muslim students are worrisome. As with many Indians, the main reason for educational backwardness of Muslims is abject poverty due to which children are forced to drop out after the first few classes.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-04-21
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/198
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): Issue - March; 52-60
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/198/108
Copyright (c) 2016 Noor Fatima Noor
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/199
2020-03-17T13:29:09Z
SOCRATES:English
(De)-coloniality/Contemporaneity: An Ideographic Journey towards Nomothetics
Sayan, Dey
Contemporaneity
ideological
ideographical
nomothetic
metaphysical
The perspective of contemporaneity is a highly dilemmatic ideological space which needs to be analyzed and re-thought within the indigenous premises of thought. If we delve into the roots of ‘now’ ness we find that that we are defined by a past which is mostly girdled by the colonial shadows which continues to invade every segments of human civilization. The biggest dispute of contemporaneity which interrupts the current format of discourse is that the modernity we interpret is the simulated version of coloniality or a form of modernity which still continues to be defined by colonial aesthetics. The ideographical illustrations of the colonizers needs to be succinctly interpreted so that the process of decolonization could be initiated as a logical, constructive nomothetic method de-linked from every form of physical and metaphysical colonial establishments.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-04-21
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/199
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): Issue - March; 1-22
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/199/109
Copyright (c) 2016 Dey Sayan
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/200
2020-03-17T13:32:30Z
SOCRATES:The+New+Book
Imaginative journeys: Connecting God....Einstein and Shankardeva
Rakesh, Chandra
Imaginative
God
Einstein
Shankardeva
Book Review
About the Book:
Title of the Book: God Einstein and Shankardeva
Author: Surendra Nath Bora
About the Author:
Surendra Nath Bora is a film producer and award winning writer. He has keen interest in Religion, Spirituality and Metaphysics. He is also Chairman of the Sankardev Mission, Kamrup (M) Guwahati-781005 (Assam) Mobile: 9435100316, E-Mail: shankardevmission@gmail.com
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-04-21
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/200
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): Issue - March; 61-64
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/200/110
Copyright (c) 2016 Chandra Rakesh, Prof. (Dr.)
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/206
2020-03-17T13:37:38Z
SOCRATES:History
Political identities and dilemma in Jharkhand Movement, India: Question of ‘environmental revivalism' and its consequences
Prasenjit, Ghosh
Jharkhand
Politics
Movement
Environment
Tribes
The fragile political development and the desperation to have a separate state of Jharkhand was a common phenomenon in the last hundred years of struggle for separate Jharkhand state out of the so called tribal districts of Bihar. In the early phases, to facilitate tribal demands, Jharkhand politics depended heavily on their voices, formed organizations to promote socio-economic rights but later we see a different pattern of politics, which affected the original emotional demands, in other words a shift from emotional platform to a more intellectual platform. Such transition did not always have taken right paths, factions come into play in a big way, and therefore it tended to bypass the basic demands like environmental and ecological restoration. Evident suggests that the entire political development underwent severe lacuna in regard to united movement. However in the late 1970s onwards there was a remarkable shift towards the demands of the earlier decade which considerably shortened the period towards a separate state.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-07-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/206
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): Issue - June; 27-55
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/206/111
1970s onwards
Copyright (c) 2016 Ghosh Prasenjit, Dr.
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/207
2020-03-17T13:39:42Z
SOCRATES:PLG
The role of policy space in technology evolution: Evidence from India and what Ghana can learn
Richard, Fosu
Policy Space
Technology Evolution
India
Ghana
Pharmaceutical and Software
It is incontrovertible that development is and has always been a function of public policy. The necessity for states to have enough space, to figure out in organic manner, which policy options work best for them, cannot be overemphasized. Using national policy tools effectively and freely to navigate a development path engenders sustainable and progressive development. It is without doubt that the sharp divide between developed and developing countries is partly, if not completely, attributable to the space developed countries had to navigate their path to development. Developing countries today are confronted with enormous challenges in their bid to use domestic policy tools—especially in trade and industrial development—effectively in the midst of a strong international and domestic environment of mass liberalization. These developments have constrained the policy space of most developing countries in their use of policy tools to direct their developments. This paper argues that for developing countries to amass adequate capabilities in science, technology and innovations (STI), they require adequate policy space through the use of policy tools such as subsidies, tax and non-tax measures to accentuate their progress. As a matter of fact, developing countries can see meaningful progress in capacity accumulation in technology for development, if they have the unrestrained opportunity to choose the best mix of policy options to drive the sectors of their economies that constitute the nucleus of growth. In this regard, ‘business as usual’ outward policies do not work at least in the interim. The paper dwells on the experiences of India in the software and pharmaceutical industries to argue for the need for policy space in technology evolution.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-07-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/207
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): Issue - June; 83-107
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/207/112
Copyright (c) 2016 Fosu Richard
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2020-03-17T14:53:31Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Aiding Corruption through Governance Structures in sub-Saharan Africa: What Role for E-Government?
Ojo, Patrick
Corruption
Democracy
E-Government
Governance
sub-Saharan Africa
Public administration
In spite of the fact that sub-Saharan African countries have undergone political transitions and experience new form of governance, the region is still battling with socio–economic challenges. The persistent socio-economic problem is attributable to the governance styles of electoral democracies that are not guided by democratic values and principles of accountability. The perspective in this paper is that the emergence of democratic governments in this region occurred through lopsided process which impacts on their governance structures. Consequently, the institutionalization of liberal democracy has been omitted; the absence of which creates gaps between aspiration for and struggle by African people for democracy on the one hand, and the actual performance of democratic governments on the other hand. The paper identifies structural deficiencies in the current pattern of governance as the political missing link in the value chain between democracy and development in the region. The paper recommends e-governance; an administrative process that guarantees good governance through accountability and transparency, as the necessary connecting link and panacea to bridging the observable existing gaps.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/212
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 58-78
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/212/113
Copyright (c) 2016 Patrick Ojo
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2020-03-17T14:57:07Z
SOCRATES:PLG
E - Examination
W. Jyotirmoy, Singh
HSLC
BOSEM
IBO
E-Government
The contributor is the HSLC Additional Head Examiner for Social Science of BOSEM for the last six year, Assistant Head Examiner for B.Ed of Manipur University and also Higher Level and Standard Level, Diploma Programme online examiner of International Baccalaureate Organisation Examination for the last three years. The paper is developed based on the experience of the contribution of the said examination. It seeks to compare the traditional mode of examination with that of the online examination in citing the mode of High School Leaving Examination of Board of Secondary Education Manipur and International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) examination as case studies. .
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/213
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 145-148
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/213/114
Copyright (c) 2016 Singh W. Jyotirmoy, Dr.
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2020-03-17T14:56:26Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Open Government Data (OGD) usage in India: A conceptual framework using TOE & UTAUT frameworks
Stuti, Saxena
Open Government Data
India
TOE
UTAUT
E-Government
Open Government Data (OGD) is considered as an important constituent of e-government where the notions of transparency, collaboration and participation are being envisaged. This paper is a step in this direction where the OGD platform (https://data.gov.in/) is being probed using a qualitative and quantitative lens. Research hypotheses are being derived following the popular TOE and UTAUT models and multiple regression informs the quantitative analysis to ascertain OGD usage by end-users. The study shows that OGD usage is popular among the end-users in terms of the number of views and downloads of the datasets. Future research might undertake the empirical investigation of the research hypotheses advanced in the paper.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/214
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 124-144
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/214/115
Copyright (c) 2016 Saxena Stuti
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2020-03-17T14:50:03Z
SOCRATES:PLG
A modern Socrates discourse in a local e-government setting
Hoff, Maarten
Public sector
e-government
UNNYSID
E-Government
This paper aims to outline the role of e-governance within the setting of a local government in a modern democratic state. It is agreed that a local governmental organization needs to be fit for the purpose of serving its citizens. Fits can be tested both through universally acknowledged principles, and drivers that suit modern on-demand organizations. This has been demonstrated in this paper.
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2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/215
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 1-12
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/215/116
Copyright (c) 2016 Maarten Hoff, Dr.
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2020-03-17T14:55:44Z
SOCRATES:PLG
The Essence of E-Governance in the Modern Era of Indian Public Administration Today
Shreyasi, Ghosh
Public Administration
E-Governance
Information Technology and India
E-Government
Public Administration
In today's society the pace of change is immensely faster, and it will only continue to accelerate more in near future. Organizations and people that don't embrace change are bound to lose ground and remain stagnate. Thus, as an eventual consequence every government in the modern world has started imparting changes in the administration in order to cope with the altering circumstances around. The traditional pattern and processes of administration have undergone critical analysis by this time. Its excessive dependence on bureaucracy, hierarchy, rules and regulations was proved to be ineffective in delivering proper services to the citizens and when the twenty first century was seen to be characterised by the impact of globalization which has the potential to transform the social, cultural, economic and political arena worldwide in one way or another, the net effect is the need for change and innovation in the delivery of public services. Since 1990s, the concept and practice “reinventing government? has been getting much attention among the advocacy for transforming the public administration. The concept of 'good governance' as a result emerged in 1989 through a World Bank Report and thereafter the objective of attaining 'good governance' through various ways of 're-inventing' government started gaining much consideration. This paper attempts to trace the essence of e-government in the modern era of Indian Public Administration today as another new paradigm shift is in the offspring and slowly becoming distinct from the amorphous shape of Public Administration in the Indian context with the ICT-blessed governance, or e-Governance.
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2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/217
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 110-123
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/217/117
Copyright (c) 2016 Ghosh Shreyasi
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/219
2020-03-17T14:50:52Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Conceptual Framework of eService delivery system in Developing Countries with a high level of Instability
Alsaeed, Abraheem
Carl, Adams
Instability
eGov
eService
barriers
enablers
framework
E-Government
This study proposes a conceptual framework which captures the main factors (both enablers and barriers) influence and contributes toward a successful implementation of eServices in countries that have unstable status. In such countries, eService is still necessary and governments face extra challenges in their provision, however, academic literature that covers transformational eGov activity in periods of geopolitical instability is uncommon. Our aim is to address this gap in the literature by identifying factors that might affect the success of such implementation. We use the example of Syria and other developing countries facing similar challenges to tackle this problem. The paper draws upon Osborn and Gaebler’s work, ‘reinventing government’, which identifies 10 principles of government transformation. This is used to examine eGov examples in the case of Syria along with previous work covering barriers and enablers to eGov activities within countries that have unstable status. The resulting derived conceptual framework provides a base to understand eGov activity for nations going through geopolitical uncertainty.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/219
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 13-34
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/219/118
Copyright (c) 2016 Abraheem Alsaeed, Adams Carl, Dr.
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/224
2020-03-17T14:54:15Z
SOCRATES:PLG
The Plausibility of E-Governance as a Public Service Delivery Mechanism in India
Nandita, Kaushal
Public administration
e-governance
information and communication technologies
public service delivery
citizen-centric governance
E-Government
Public administration is the backbone of the governance system of any nation. The rapid advancements in information and communication technologies and their incorporation in public administration have given rise to the practice of e-governance all over the world. E-governance is regarded as a crucial aspect of citizen-centric governance and has gradually evolved in India. In the due course of time it has acquired one of the centre stages in the programme of administrative reforms. It has come a long way in the country. Considering the need for having a national level plan for promoting e-governance and increasing public accessibility of all government services, the Government of India approved National e-Governance Plan in May 2006. Keeping in view the advantages accruing from use of information and communication technologies in governance process, the central and state governments have embarked upon numerous e-governance initiatives. The thrust on e-governance has increased with successive governments. Recognizing e-governance as one of the thrust areas, the Government of India launched its flagship programme Digital India in July 2015. State governments have their official websites and some of their projects have become popular among the masses in terms of service delivery. There is no doubt that wherever e-governance projects have been conceived, designed and implemented with due regard to the needs of the people there positive outcomes have been visible. However, it has to be acknowledged that most of the projects are facing multiple challenges which are reducing their success rate. A serious consideration must be given to all the issues which are hampering their efficiency. At the same time measures must be taken up to maintain the human face of these initiatives.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/224
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 79-90
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/224/119
Copyright (c) 2016 Kaushal Nandita, Dr.
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/225
2020-04-29T10:03:51Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Techno Legal Support for E-Governance and Implementation Challenges in Ghana
Peter, Asare-Nuamah
Darko Emmanuel, Agyepong
E-governance
policies
legal frameworks
Ghana
Government of Ghana
E-Government
The Government of Ghana has taken various steps and initiative to provide speedy and quality services to Ghanaians through e-governance but in our legalistic societies, the success of e-governance depends of the availability of legal frameworks and policies. The objective of the study to review and understand the various legal policies and framework that support e-governance in Ghana as well as the challenges of implementing e-governance initiatives. To satisfy the objectives, secondary data were retrieved, reviewed and used for the study. The findings of the study indicate that several polices and frameworks support e-governance in Ghana but their implementations are burdened with social, cultural, political and legal constraints. The study provides some recommendation that is necessary to tackle the challenges of e-governance implementation.
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2016-12-02
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/225
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 47-57
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/225/201
Copyright (c) 2016 Asare-Nuamah Peter, Agyepong ‘Darko Emmanuel
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/226
2020-03-17T13:35:43Z
SOCRATES:Farasi
An introduction to the Manuscript: Tareekh-e-Mohtashim
Alavi, Zunnoorain Haider
History of Awadh
Mohtashim Khan
Nawabeen-e- Awadh
Uttar Pradesh
Persian
Awadh in terms of its important role in the fields of history, literature, culture and civilization of India is considered among the most important areas of the vast country. In the second decade of the eighteenth century person named Burhan Sadat Ali Khan, the Mughal king then India, to suppress the rebels was dispatched to the area. The author in this paper has introduced the historical events that took place in that era, and are discussed in this manuscript.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2016-07-09
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/226
SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): Issue - June; 1-14
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/226/120
Copyright (c) 2016 Zunnoorain Haider Alavi
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2020-03-17T14:54:59Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Application of e-government in developing countries —issues, challenges and prospects in India
Inderjeet Singh, Sodhi
E-government
developing countries
India
e-government projects
application
public services
challenges
prospects
E-Government
In this paper, we review the achievements and progress of e-government in India. The paper briefly discusses various e-government projects in India. The purpose of the paper is to delve into policy and issue of the government of India in making e-government accessible to the common person. It briefly identifies the strategic issues for achievement of e-government. This paper derives a list of key strategic factors that are appropriate for planning, designing, development and implementation of e-government. The paper identifies the range of diverse problems, challenges and barriers planners and developers must face as they work in the e-government projects. The paper discusses prospects and future of e-government in India. The paper highlights the role of government to develop richer and deeper understanding of e-government.
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2016-12-02
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Copyright (c) 2016 Sodhi Inderjeet Singh, Dr.
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2020-03-17T15:00:37Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Historical origins of the french school of economic warfare
Giuseppe, Gagliano
Economic warfare
business intelligence
the State
companies
information
The French school of economic warfare analysis may be considered one of the most prominent on the European continent today, with numerous private and public institutes – including the School of Economic Warfare in Paris – dedicated to spreading awareness of its importance in expanding and improving the practical activities of French businesses. This article proposes a historical analysis of this tradition, focusing on the last three decades of the 20th Century a division into three periods that goes beyond mere chronological convenience in order to illustrate the fundamental turning points and achievements in a not always linear evolution. One particular aim of the analysis is to emphasise the crucial role played by the French business intelligence apparatus in affirming the nation’s economic autonomy, previously in the bipolar world of the Cold War and presently in the context of globalisation. In addition to the internal dynamics of the evolution of this apparatus, emphasis is placed on the story’s leading characters, the scholars and statesmen, who provided it with propulsion through their works by interpreting the nation’s potential in the economic field as a direct descendant of the ideals that have lain at the heart of the French Republic since 1789.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 21-32
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/232/122
Since 1789
Copyright (c) 2017 Gagliano Giuseppe
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2020-03-17T14:51:45Z
SOCRATES:PLG
E-Government in India: The need to study current e-government uptake
Saurabh, Chandra
E-Government
Government
Citizen-centric
OECD
ICT
E-Government uptake
E-Government
Since the emergence of Public choice theory, New Public Management and Re-inventing government in 1990s, governments around the world are attempting to improve the system of public service delivery. The Information age and its rapid stride in the 2000s facilitated the re-invention of governments and prepare them to serve the needs of a diverse society. The information age has redefined the fundamentals and transformed the institutions and mechanisms of service delivery forever. The vision is the articulation of a desire to transform the way government function and it relates to its constituents. This concern gave rise to the concept of E-Government. It was being felt that E-government can be more productive version of government in general, if it is well implemented and managed. With rapid strides being made in the field of ICT, government all over the world are using digital technologies to re-invent their internal operations and in serving the needs of the diverse society and thereby becoming electronic governments. The idea lies in the successful remodelling of traditional form of ‘citizenship’ into ‘e-citizenship’, which redefines the relationship between government and citizens. The world is moving towards Next generation e-government where the citizen is becoming a unique customer.
The ICT revolution on the global level affected the developing economy of India and it was being realised that Indian Government machinery cannot isolate itself from the IT revolution and its effect on the public administration systems and the process of delivery of Information and, services. Therefore a large number of initiatives were undertaken by various Governmental levels to usher in this era of e-Government. Sustained efforts have been made at multiple levels to improve the delivery of public services and simplify the process of accessing them. The significance of E-government is being widely recognized as technological advancements facilitate the administrative systems by enabling Administrative Development and Effective service delivery.
This paper tends to highlight the initiatives taken by the Governments in India at various levels to modernise their processes and functions for delivery of information and services to the citizens, using the Information and Communication technology [ICT]. It also highlights E-Government uptake in different parts of the world, highlighting its need in India, as in developing countries like India, there is no comprehensive data on actual e-government uptake on a global scale.
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2016-12-02
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): Issue - September : Special issue on e-government : Future of E-Government learning from the Past; 35-46
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/236/123
Copyright (c) 2016 Chandra Saurabh
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2021-05-17T13:30:03Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Fugitive Youth and Transnational Terrorism: The Nigerian/ Cameroonian Perspectives
Adesanya Olusegun, Paul
Olominu, Tomi
Fugitive
Youth
Terrorism
Nigeria
Cameroun
Violence
Youths are oftentimes regarded as the prospective leaders of their countries. Nevertheless, many youths in sub-Sahara Africa, in Nigeria and Cameroun precisely, are potential absconders from homes of orientation. Some of the responsible variables are mind-body problem, alternative thinking, and poverty to mention a few. These variables are the identified drivers of dimensions of insecurity and/or crises that are witnessed in both countries. Given this, the study demonstrates the role of the fugitive youths in the abating terror attacks at the frontiers and within some regions of Nigeria and Cameroun. Also, the study argues that priority should be accorded to the factors inducing fugitive youths to embrace antisocial/ anti-societal behaviours, especially terrorism within the Nigeria and Cameroun. To achieve these objectives, survey interview and desktop research were employed.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00014.0
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2017-08-25
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SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 57-73
2347-6869
2347-2146
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/242/124
Copyright (c) 2017 Paul Adesanya Olusegun, Dr., Tomi Olominu
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2020-03-17T15:01:16Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
“Aurea mediocritas” The concepts of measure, measurement and moderation in Presocratic philosophy
George, Papageorgakis
Presocratics
measure
measurement
moderation
calculation
virtue
prudence
restraint
pleasure
delight
welfare
nature
knowledge of nature
An important moral tradition was formed in ancient Greece, starting from the early 6th century BC and extending approximately to the first half of the 5th century BC. This social morality which values virtue above pleasure (?????) and ordains the observance of measure (??????), namely the morality of prudence (?????????), was shaped thanks to the orders of the Oracle of Delphi and the Seven Sages for self-restraint and avoidance of excess, but also thanks to the moral teaching of Presocratic philosophers and the legislation of wise and enlightened legislators, as it seems that the requirement for measure ensures the existence of polis (city) and makes it operating orderly and in a harmonic manner.
The purpose of this article is to show how the requirement for the measure was reflected in the theoretical thinking of Presocratic philosophers. The paper deals with the period, when the concepts of measure, measurement and moderation penetrated into the fields of ethics and political philosophy, fields that still have not acquired a more systematic form as it happens in the era of Plato, Aristotle and their descendants.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 33-41
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2347-2146
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/248/125
Copyright (c) 2017 Papageorgakis George
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2020-03-17T15:04:09Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Freedom of Expression through Social Media and the Political Participation of Young Voters: A Case Study of Elections in Jakarta, Indonesia
Prida Ariani Ambar, Astuti
Social media
freedom of expression
elections
young voters
media effects
Freedom of expression in social media with ease to express an opinion, comment, be a friend, a follower of the candidate, as well as easy to share links and to post 'like', encouraging young voters to participate in the election and influencing their decision to vote. Young people are often considered as a group that does not matter even tend apathetic towards politics because they think their voices will not be heard by the authorities. However, advances in technology have removed this presumption by breaking down barriers to freedom of expression. The survey conducted on 385 university students in Jakarta and the Jakarta gubernatorial elections in 2012 and 2017 to a research context. Freedom to obtain information that is not limited and interaction in social media also encourage young voters to participate in elections.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 74-88
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/251/126
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/251/127
Copyright (c) 2017 Astuti Prida Ariani Ambar
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2020-03-17T15:01:58Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Euthanasia Or Death Assisted to (It's) Dignity
Király V., István
Euthanasia
dying
death
existential analytics
fundamental ontology
ontology of death
metaphysics of death
The paper attempts to conceptualise the “ancient” issues of human death and human mortality in connection to the timely and vital subject of euthanasia. This subject forces the meditation to actually consider those ideological, ethical, deontological, legal, and metaphysical frameworks which guide from the very beginning any kind of approach to this question. This conception – in dialogue with Heideggerian fundamental ontology and existential analytics – reveals that, on the one hand, the concepts and ethics of death are originally determined by the ontology of death, and, on the other hand, that, on this account, the question of euthanasia can only be authentically discussed in the horizon of this ontology. It is only this that may reveal to whom dying – our dying – pertains, while it also reveals our relationship to euthanasia as a determined human potentiality or final possibility. Thus euthanasia is outlined in the analysis as the possibility of becoming a mortal on the one hand, while on the other hand, it appears in relation to the particularities of its existential structure, which essentially differ from the existential and ontological structure of any other possibility of dying. This is why it should not be mixed up with, or mistaken for, any of these.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 42-64
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/253/128
Copyright (c) 2017 István Király V., PhD
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2020-03-17T14:59:55Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Aristotle's concept of the state
Olivera Z., Mijuskovic
Government
state
virtue
democracy
authority
politeia
golden mean
In contrast to a little bit utopian standpoint offered by Plato in his teachings about the state or politeia where rulers aren`t “in love with power but in virtue”, Aristotle's teaching on the same subject seems very realistic and pragmatic. In his most important writing in this field called "Politics", Aristotle classified authority in the form of two main parts: the correct authority and moose authority. In this sense, correct forms of government are 1.basileus, 2.aristocracy and 3.politeia. These forms of government are based on the common good. Bad or moose forms of government are those that are based on the property of an individual or small governmental structures and they are: 1.tiranny, 2.oligarchy and 3.democracy. Also, Aristotle's political thinking is not separate from the ethical principles so he states that the government should be reflected in the true virtue that is "law" or the "golden mean".
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 13-20
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/254/129
Copyright (c) 2017 Mijuskovic Olivera Z.
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2020-03-17T15:02:42Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
God plays with a quantum die infinite interactions from the arche
Viviana Yaccuzzi, Polisena
Quantum Dice
Quantum Ether
Interactions
Infinite Vibrations
Albert Einstein once said, “God does not play dice.”
In turn, Stephen Hawking said, “not only does God definitely play dice, but He sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they cannot be seen.”
These quotations indicate fragmentation and dualism. On the one hand, God is an infinite almighty eternal gambler. He is pure energy. On the other hand, there are two classic and solid dice.
God does not think of classic dice. There is no separation between the Dice and God. It is a quantum die which has infinite interactions. The game is a Code.
A new name for Hugh Everett III’s theory is proposed. This is Infinite Interacting Vibrations. Can we conceive the Divine as a source from which an infinity of vibrations emanate?
The universe is vibration. Our vibration is one of the infinite alternatives with a unique dimensional pattern. Each vibration is not the origin nor end of anything, but a fluctuation of the quantum Ether.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 65-73
2347-6869
2347-2146
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/255/130
Copyright (c) 2017 Polisena Viviana Yaccuzzi
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2020-03-17T14:59:13Z
SOCRATES:Persian
A critical analysis of the Novel: Gunah-E-Muqaddas
Nazia, Jafri
Husain Quli Mastan
Socio & Political Coditions
reign of the Shah
Shah Iran
Gunah-e-Muqaddas is story of a family which lived during the reign of the Shah in Tehran and it rotates around a woman who is a mother. There are several characters in this novel, but it mosty expresses the second son of the family, Manuchehr. Besides his parents, Nazy and Humayun are important characters of the novel. This novel represents the Political and social situation in Iran during the Pahlavi, which deteriorated so much wind, and disorder everywhere. Hussain Quli Mastan unfavorable situation in the country is reflected in the novel.
In this article the characterization, tone, dialogue, idioms and allusions and other elements characteristic style Rashness has been examined.
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2017-03-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Issue - December; 1-12
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/258/131
Copyright (c) 2017 Jafri Nazia
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2021-05-17T13:39:07Z
SOCRATES:Persian
Hussain Quli Mastan as a short story writer
Nazia, Jafri
Husain Quli Mastan
Short Stories
Persian Literature
socio & political Aspects
Biography
Hussain Quli Mastan had various personalities. He was a journalist, translator, lyricist, poet, playwright, novelist, as well as columnist footer, and without a doubt he was the first Iranian photo-journalist.In this paper, hidden corners and unfamiliar life and priceless works of Hussain Quli Mastan has been introduced. Hopefully this article establishes Hussain Quli Mastan in Persian literature and his valuable work.
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00001.2
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 1-13
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/259/132
Copyright (c) 2017 Jafri Nazia
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2021-05-17T13:44:59Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Marxist ideology and philosophy as interpreted by Raymond Aron
Giuseppe, Gagliano
Marx
Lenin
totalitarianism
Aron
Messianism
revolution
Bolshevism
Without posing the objective of providing an exhaustive interpretation of Aron’s thought on Marx and totalitarianism, we intend to identify several key concepts that emerge from an analysis of Aron’s acclaimed work on the role played by Marxist-Leninist ideology in the development of the 20th-century philosophic thought.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00005.X
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00005.X
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 33-39
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/263/133
Copyright (c) 2017 Gagliano Giuseppe
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2021-05-17T13:47:54Z
SOCRATES:PLG
Good Governance and Development
Surendra, Misra
Governance
Good governance
Rule of Law
Development
Corruption
New Economic order
The concept of good governance plays a very important role in the modern government system. Today people are conscious and they always aware of the day to day functioning of the government. So the government also tries to satisfy the general people. Where good governance creates an environment which fosters strong and equitable development and it is an essential to complement to sound economic policies. With the advent of the new economic order, manifested in the form of globalisation, liberalisation, and Privatisation has brought in a new governance paradigm prescriptively being referred to as good governance. Since the 1990s the concept of good governance has become one of the most widely used in debates in development, public policy and international relations. The first part of this paper is related to be an overview of Governance, Good Governance in India and second part of this paper is related to Good governance and development with different sectors.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00008.5
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00008.5
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 64-73
2347-6869
2347-2146
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/268/135
Copyright (c) 2017 Misra Surendra
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2021-05-17T13:46:09Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
“In Favor of Universal Health Care”
Rocco Angelo, Astore
Political Philosophy
Rights
Privileges
Kant
Hohfeld
Mill
Gottschalk
Universal Health Care
The debate concerning universal health care is a relatively new phenomenon and a feature of modernity, but it is still unsure whether it is a right or a luxury. Additionally, the most powerful and affluent nations even question if universal health care is compatible with the democratic foundations on which they rest. First, from a Kantian and Hohfeldian perspective, this piece will outline the difference between a right and a privilege. Following that, there will be Hohfeldian and Kantian arguments suggesting health care is an entitlement of all and not a luxury. Afterwards, this piece will explore how universal health care is compatible with the principles of democracy through the classical liberal and proto-libertarian lens of J.S. Mill. Next, through the lens of political scientist Marie Gottschalk, there will be a description of the economic issues faced by businesses and individuals in states which do not embrace universal health care. Finally, by applying Kant’s, Hohfeld’s, Mill’s, and Gottschalk’s views concerning this topic, this piece will conclude with suggestions supporting the democratic and economic move toward comprehensive health care.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00006.1
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2017-06-23
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00006.1
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 40-50
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/276/137
Copyright (c) 2017 Astore Rocco Angelo
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2021-05-17T13:29:07Z
SOCRATES:Sociology
Industrialisation of Rivers: A sacred and profane approach
Neha, Singh
Neeraj, Mishra
Ujjain city
Kshipra River
Sacred and Profane
Hindu Religion
Simhastha
The process of industrialization has resulted in spread and dissemination of science and practical knowledge that has attacked religion and superstition. The miracles of holy rivers have been gradually replaced by scientific explanations. This paper explores the nuances that industrialization is mired with, in relation to the rivers, associated large infrastructure and rivers attributed sacredness. The paper uses the case of river Kshipra flowing in the city of Ujjain to explain the shifting attribution of ‘sacred’ from natural things like rivers to materialistic things like money. The paper discusses the change in the significance of river during a world famous festival of Hindus for holy dip Simhastha. The paper explains the shift in focus of Simhastha from holy dip to crowd control, space allocation, crass commercialisation and unchecked competition. It explains using the theory of sacred and profane of Durkheim and Eliade, how in the modern time's secularisation of religion and sacralisation of secular has created the sacred/profane distinction which is making the rivers only the source for consumption forgetting their actual significance.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00013.9
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2017-08-25
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00013.9
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 38-56
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/277/139
Copyright (c) 2017 Singh Neha, Mishra Neeraj, Dr.
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2021-05-17T13:30:51Z
SOCRATES:E-Government
Understanding eService strategies in countries with different level of instability: comparative study
Alsaeed, Abraheem
Carl, Adams
eGovernment
eService
Instability
Strategy
Syria
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Reinventing Government
The implementation of eGov initiatives requires a robust strategic planning to succeed. Its successfulness can be full, partial or can result in failure. The gap between strategy and implementation determines to what extent the process of the initiative has developed. The smaller the gap between strategy and reality means that more activities have been implemented successfully. In our study we undertake a comparison of eGov strategies among countries at different levels of instability. It highlights the different approaches for implementing activities, and thus directs policy makers in highly unstable societies to important aspects and to embrace gaps during the implementation process. Consequently, the lessons learned by adopting best practice from different contexts enhances the process of activities’ development in an unstable environment. Our aim is to emphasise the factors that influenced strategic planning in societies with different levels of stability to adopt eService successfully. This comparison study explores the eService strategies among three cases namely: eGov Strategy in Syria, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Although the three cases are different in their levels of instability, they have geographical, cultural and demographic similarities that make them the perfect choices for our study. The comparison sources are based on the information available from government reports and documents, related online publications, portals, and United Nations’ reports, surveys and statistics. The result reveals the approaches that each government had adopted in order to reach their eGov potential. We apply the Reinventing Government approach by Osborne and Gaebler (1992) as a theoretical framework. By using their ten principles of transforming governments this provides understanding about the context and issues of providing eGov services within the three case studies and to what degree each case strategy has influence on the activities implemented.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00015.2
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2017-08-25
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00015.2
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 74-105
2347-6869
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/281/141
Copyright (c) 2017 Abraheem Alsaeed, Adams Carl, Dr.
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2021-05-17T13:40:34Z
SOCRATES:English
Use of Mask in Girish Karnad’s Play Tughlaq
P., Saravanakumar
Mask
Symbolism
Irony
folk
Girish Karnad is a multiple personality- a regional, national and international playwright, actor, film-maker and director. His plays have been performed all over the world and translated into many languages. For his works, Karnads has received a number of awards including “Gnanapeeth Award.” In Indian folk theatres, half-curtain is used to introduce a character. It shows a well as hides the face of the character. Mask is also used either to conceal or reveal a character’s reality. So the paper’s aims to study the use of a mask in Girish Karnad’s play “Tughlaq.” Tughlaq is the most complex and complicated of Girish Karnad’s works. This play is about the rash actions of Tughlaq which finally lead to his downfall. His followers fail to grasp his idealism with the result that they become his enemies. There is a faint comparison between Tughlaq and Nehru, as the idealism of the two leaders created only confusion and topsy-turvydom.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00002.4
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2017-06-23
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/282
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00002.4
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 14-18
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/282/143
Copyright (c) 2017 Saravanakumar P., Dr.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/283
2021-05-17T13:42:23Z
SOCRATES:English
Science and Technology in Dan Brown’s Digital Fortress
R., Kaliyaperumal
Secret words
threats
suspense
Security Agency
Brown is an American author of thriller fiction. Brown can spend up to two years writing them. To remain focused on such projects, Brown ensures that when he chooses a theme for the novel and its subject, that they be those that can hold his interest. In Brown's view, the ideal topic does not have an easily defined right or wrong view but presents a moral grey area that can lend itself to debate. Because his favourite subjects include codes, puzzles, treasure hunts, secretive organisations and academic lectures on obscure topics, he tends to incorporate those into his novels. Because Brown considers writing to be a discipline that requires constant practice, he has developed a routine to maintain his abilities.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00003.6
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/283
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00003.6
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 19-26
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/283/145
Copyright (c) 2017 Kaliyaperumal R.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/284
2021-05-17T13:43:57Z
SOCRATES:English
Black Community Voice Echoes on Eradicate of Identity in Toni Morrison’s Novel Home
Vincent, P.
Community
identity
language
colour
inequality
freedom
This present paper discusses Black Community Voice Echoes on Eradicate of Identity in Toni Morrison’s Novel Home. While exploring the twenty-first-century work Home we find the voices, which indicates the voice of the colonised people. A deep study of this novel exposes the events and happenings at the time of colonisation. It also exposes their emotions and feelings. In Home, Frank is the protagonist of the novel, who confronts several difficulties while travelling from Korean War to Lotus. Lotus is a home station of Frank and Frank had worked as an (integrated Army) in Korean War. He travels towards Lotus to rescue his abused sister Cee. It exposes the voice of the native African Americans. Through the character of Frank, Morrison speaks the emotions of the colonised people. There was a fear that each and every thing belonging to them were being abandoned by the coloniser and it could not be recognised by the black people. They want to erect their own identity back in their state. Morrison brings out Frank to exposes the inequality situation of their life in America during the colonised period. The people suffered a lot to walk freely in their land. They were insisted and forced to recognise the culture of the other settlers. Settlers made rules to protect themselves from the aborigines. They made the colonies according to the situation and their convenience.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00004.8
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/284
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00004.8
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 27-32
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/284/147
Copyright (c) 2017 P. Vincent
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/285
2021-05-17T13:49:00Z
SOCRATES:PLG
E- Governance Transforming the Rural India: An Analysis of major Projects and Initiatives
Sanjay Kumar, Dwivedi
E-Governance
Public Administration
Right to Information
Lokvani
India
E-Governance is the use of information and communication technologies to support good governance. A number of countries across the world have adopted E-governance schemes to transform the life pattern of their denizens. Information and communication technologies have a valuable potential to help meet good governance goals in India. The government of India and several state governments have been continuously endeavoring to provide citizen services in a better manner in all areas of Public administration such as Public Services, Rural Services, Social Services, Agricultural and Revenue Services,etc. The benchmark step taken by the Indian Government is the enactment of Information Technology Act (2000) .It has provisions to facilitate electronic commerce and electronic transactions, electronic contracts, prevention of computer crimes, electronic filing and digital signature, etc. The Union Government had approved the National E-Governance Action Plan for implementation during the year 2003-2007. The plan is an attempt to lay the foundation and provide impetus for long-term growth of e-governance within the country. E- Governance has helped in timely and accurate issuance of Records of Rights (ROR) to land owners. Agmarknet, Kisan Call Centres. E- Panchayats, E- Chaupal, E-learning in education, business and railways are other areas where E- governance is proving the effectiveness. India has a large network of Public Distribution System (PDS) and fair price shops (FPS) to provide essential commodities to the rural folk and E- governance will minimize the corruption and mismanagement of PDS. One goal of e-government will be greater citizen participation. Through the internet, people from all over the country can interact with politicians or public servants and make their voices heard. India has enforced the Right to Information Act (2005) and IT based services would lead to greater transparency in providing information under this Act. India is a country of villages and several types of disputes arise there. The pending court cases have brought the legal system to a halt. The application of ICT in Supreme Court and High Courts has enabled the parties to get information about their cases from remote areas. Further it will not only save the money and time of citizens but will also reduce the backlog of cases. The Postal department has already started effective services like delivery of Money Orders through Extended Satellite Money Order (ESMO) centres in certain stations. These services are being provided with the help of satellite based Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs). There have been several successful initiatives and noteworthy projects undertaken in various states of India. Some of the successful initiatives are: Bhoomi (Karnataka), Gyandoot (M.P.), E-seva(Andhra Pradesh),ASHA (Assam),Lokmitra (HP), Gramdoot (Rajasthan),Lokvani (U.P.),Sari ( Tamilnadu), Akshaya (Kerala), SETU( Maharashtra) and SUDA( Gujarat), etc. This paper specifically focuses on the E-Governance initiatives that have changed the life style of rural citizens and in which the citizens derive benefit through direct transactions with the services provided by the union and the provincial governments. The paper also highlights the variety of constraints in implementing the E-governance projects in rural areas.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00009.7
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/285
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00009.7
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 74-89
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/285/149
Copyright (c) 2017 Dwivedi Sanjay Kumar, Dr.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/286
2021-05-17T13:46:53Z
SOCRATES:PLG
E-Government development strategies in the Eastern Partnership countries
Galyna, Fesenko
Tetiana, Fesenko
e-government
e-participate
human capital
online service
digital democracy
The article aims to outline the role of e-democracy within the setting of the Eastern Partnership program. The article provides the comparative review of E-Government progress in six EaP countries in 2009 – 2016. The E-Government sensitive data of international ratings is analyzed with the special focus on participative aspects. The existing differences of E-Government strategies between the Eastern Partnerships countries are analyzed with the special focus on e-participate. The e-participate differences in the development of the countries are pointed out in terms of e-democracy development. The cognitive model of integrating e-democracy components into the socio-technical system of e-government is proposed.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00007.3
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-06-23
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/286
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00007.3
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Issue - March; 51-63
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/286/151
Copyright (c) 2017 Fesenko Galyna, Dr., Fesenko Tetiana, Dr.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/287
2021-05-17T13:26:42Z
SOCRATES:English
Speaker’s Expression of ‘Self': Discourse of Physically Disabled Student in Academic Setting
Mehnaz, Khan
Hasnain Mashood, Ali
Identity
Power
Self
Ideology
Discourse
The way we perceive and present ourselves is the foundation of our social construction; an individual or group relationship. A particular discourse stems from the social or cultural background, power or social status and can be the best means to open an avenue to peep into individual’s sense of self and identity. To be healthy in itself becomes identity when one compares oneself with unhealthy ones; grounding on this assumption, this paper critically examines the discourse of physically disabled student aiming to discuss the realization of his identity and impression of self as expressed through words. I applied Goffman’s model as a comprehensive approach to analyze the data to understand the role of health in identity formation. While identity and self will be used largely as synonyms, the attempt is made to analyze the respondent’s perception of his self and identity as a social construction. The findings examined within the context of ideological and cultural background and interpreted in the light of Althusser’s (1971) ideological framework. The paper concludes by stating that identity is the product of social relationships implicitly formed in the ideological background and is a source of motivation and expectations to transform one into social being capable of expressive control.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00010.3
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-08-25
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/287
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00010.3
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 1-8
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/287/152
Copyright (c) 2017 Khan Mehnaz, Ali Hasnain Mashood
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/288
2021-05-17T13:28:10Z
SOCRATES:Psychology
Pythagorean Self-Awareness serves effectively for Stress Management on Freshmen: A quasi-experimental study
Ioanna C., Bitchava
Paleologou, Angie-M. P.
George P., Chrousos
Artemiadis, Artemios K.
Christina, Darviri
Freshmen
Stress
Pythagorean Self-Awareness
Stress-Management Techniques
Adjustment to conditions surrounding the first year of studies in tertiary education can be highly stressful. Because of the pertinent challenges, University freshmen evidently run risks for developing mental and physical ailments probably undermining their entire wellbeing. Aims: This study evaluates effects of two preventive or/and corrective intervention methods dealing with their difficulties. Sample: Freshmen (N=60). Methods: In a parallel quasi-experimental design the above freshmen were randomly sub-grouped for attending to 8 consecutive weekly sessions of either Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention (PSAI) or Stress Management Techniques Intervention (SMTI). Several self-report measures were administered at pre- and post-intervention phases. Assessment included various factors: (a) psychological: stress, anxiety, depression, anger, emotionality, (b) physiological: Body-Mass-Index (BMI) via engaging in healthy habits, lifestyle, sleep, (c) basic cognitive: visuospatial memory, verbal learning and (d) complex mental: fatigue-vs-coherence, speed processing, self-efficacy. Results: Significant post-intervention improvements were noted for most dimensions, irrespective of group allocation. SMTI was superior to PSAI for reducing BMI and improving basic cognitive features, whereas PSAI was superior for improving psychological and complex mental processes. Conclusions: Results are encouraging to suggest these interventions be introduced in academic settings as effective meta-cognitive multifaceted procedures for stress management, to help students become more successful in their personal as well as academic lives.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00012.7
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-08-25
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/288
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00012.7
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 15-37
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/288/153
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/288/214
Copyright (c) 2017 Bitchava Ioanna C., Angie-M. P. Paleologou, Chrousos George P., Prof. (Dr.), Artemios K. Artemiadis, Darviri Christina, Prof. (Dr.)
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/293
2021-05-17T13:31:34Z
SOCRATES:E-Government
City-Governance: conceptualizing digital maturity model
Fesenko, Tetiana
Fesenko, Galyna
e-governance
digital city
municipal digital office
online service
GIS
The article aims to outline the role of ICT in urban management. The digital segment is presented as significant for making cities sustainable, and for expanding access to basic services for large numbers of people. The matrix of ICT-tools in relation to sustainable cities development targets is developed. The comparative review of Digital City, Intelligent City, and Smart City is provided. The municipal e-government data of international ratings are analyzed with the special focus on aspects of online services management. The existing digital gaps between cities are pointed out in terms of e-governance maturity. It is proposed the maturity model of the municipal digital office, which it consists eight levels of the functional responsibility for urban online services development.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00016.4
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-08-25
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/293
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00016.4
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 106-122
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/293/158
Copyright (c) 2017 Tetiana Fesenko, Dr., Galyna Fesenko, Dr.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/294
2021-05-17T13:27:23Z
SOCRATES:English
Black Consciousness in James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain
J., Amaladhas
Black Consciousness
culture
traumas
social
liberation
Black Consciousness implies the consciousness of being an African American and of being sensitively aware of the culture, history and all that is connected to the African American with present, past and the future. Black consciousness grew out of the unrelieved suffering and psychological traumas of a group of people who were subjected to overt and covert racism in the USA for about four centuries. It gives us an insight into their predicaments. In a way, it is a counter-culture to racism and definitely not a means to hatred, but is aiming at social change. Hansberry introduces spirituals, Jazz and blues and other aspects of African American culture throughout Raisin. He feels that the liberation that the Africans need is not a religious conversion which leads to further exploitation, but political freedom.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00011.5
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2017-08-25
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/294
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00011.5
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Issue - June; 9-14
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/294/159
Copyright (c) 2017 Amaladhas J., Dr.
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/298
2021-05-17T04:16:59Z
SOCRATES:English+Literature
Dis/Locating Power and Knowledge in Media Discourse
Mounir, Sanhaji
Power
Knowledge
Binarism
otherness
Intellectual
Subaltern
Media Discourse
The construction of ‘otherness’ in media discourse is meant to legitimize and naturalize the reproduction of the ideology of opposition that widens the gap between the identification of “Self” and “Other”. This identification relies mostly on knowledge and its relation to power that could be detected in discourses where voices interact with one another to assert a fixed hegemonic conception of the Self in contrast to the Other. In this sense, the production of knowledge in media discourse remains subject to the interference of different authoritative institutions that represent the position of power through instilling and presenting the ideology of this regime as the taken-for-granted truth. Being annexed to power, truth is perceived as having the quality of credibility that lends credence to its producers’ claim. What strengthens and bridges more effectively the power and knowledge relation is the fact that these discourses are institutionalized by authoritative systems. This fact engenders the possibility that the intellectuals themselves are institutionalized and that their role in societies is restricted. This fact calls for the urgent need of giving space for the subaltern to speak for themselves and deconstruct the ideologies that are produced by the dominant groups.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00017.6
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/298
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00017.6
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 1-11
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/298/160
Copyright (c) 2018 Sanhaji Mounir
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/301
2021-05-17T04:13:43Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
?????????? (epilelesthai) and ???? (lethe): On Plato’s philosophy of forgetting
Man-to, Tang
Plato
Paul Ricoeur
Forgetting
Oblivion
ἐπιλήθομαι
λήθη
ἐπιλήθομαι (epilelesthai)
λήθη (lethe)
Plato
philosophy
Scholars H. N. Fowler, R. Waterfield, J. McDowell, D. Davidson and J. M. Cooper translate both ?????????? (epilelesthai) and ???? (lethe) into “forgetting”. Yet it is problematic, as they designate two different meanings of forgetting Only J. C. B. Gosling, in his translation of Philebus, translates ????into “oblivion” and ?????????? into forgetting respectively. However, he does not explain why the difference matters. This paper aims at explaining the ambiguous meaning of forgetting in Meno, Phaedo, Theaetetus and Philebus. The one hand, ?????????? (epilelesthai) means the loss of memory in our ordinary life. On the other hand, ???? (lethe) means the loss of memory before-life or before we are born. I conclude by drawing attention to Paul Ricoeur’s critical examination of Plato’s philosophy of forgetting that he fails to provide an effective resolution to the ordinary forgetting as an attack on the reliability of memory.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00021.8
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/301
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00021.8
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 40-57
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/301/164
Copyright (c) 2018 Tang Man-to
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/305
2021-05-17T04:10:27Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Conceptualization of Scientart: The interaction between the Worlds of Science and Art
Maftouni, Nadia
Scientart
art
science
metaphysics
Suhrawardi
Scientart
Worlds of Science and Art
Suhrawardi
metaphysics
Scientart might be defined as an interaction between the worlds of art and science. Three types of these interactions might be considered: artistically-inclined scientific activities, science-minded artistic activities, and intertwined artistic and scientific activities.
In this conceptualization different disciplines such as physics, metaphysics, economics, and medicine could be counted as science. Furthermore, we consider literature as art.
The artistically-inclined science can be seen in scientists leading an art program, such as what happened in the artists' program to document NASA missions. Science-minded art could be regarded in the artworks include scientific themes. These artworks might be inspired by science or inspire scientists.
An instant of intertwined artistic and scientific activities could be seen in the occult treatises describe philosophical subjects and rational issues in fictions.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00018.8
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/305
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00018.8
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 12-18
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/305/161
Copyright (c) 2018 Nadia Maftouni
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/306
2021-05-17T04:04:40Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonialism
The Pains of Colonialism: Examining Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novella Nervous Conditions (1988)
Saloni, Walia
Nervous Condition
Native, Africa
Zimbabwe
School
Colonial
Colonized
Education
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novella Nervous Conditions (1988)
The condition of a native is a nervous condition.
(From the introduction to Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth)
Tsitsi Dangarembga is an African novelist and filmmaker from Zimbabwe. Nervous Conditions (1988) was her first novella after her 1987 play She No Longer Weeps. Her works usually have a feminist purview. However, the particular work would be scrutinized from a colonial lens.
As a student of comparative literature, I found this text worthy of study. It gave me an insight into a completely different culture from mine. Africa and India share many similarities in relation to tribal culture, orature and community-based living. Also, since we both were co-sufferers in our shared struggle against colonialism, therefore this piece was found apt to be taken up. It is a quest to find out how their colonial experience differed from ours by deeply analyzing the text. The stance taken would be of the twenty-first century post-colonial Indian student.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00001.8
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
Text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/306
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00001.8
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 1-11
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/306/169
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novella Nervous Conditions (1988)
Copyright (c) 2018 Saloni Walia
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/308
2021-05-17T04:12:08Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
On the Intractable ontology of Species
Hareesh, Gopalakrishnan Alikkal
Upendra, C
Ontology
Species
Monism
Pluralism
Realism
Antirealism
Intractability
philosophy
‘Species’ is a tricky, but unavoidable term which makes biologists disagree with each other in their attempts to define it. The disagreement actually stems from the intractable ontological nature of species. Not only biologists but also philosophers are engaged in the endeavour to understand species. The former attempt to define species while the latter try to determine its ontology. As a result, antinomies such as monism/pluralism or realism/antirealism come into the picture. Our sense of ‘intractability’ grows along with the increasing debate between these antinomies. The present paper sketches out the intractable nature of species through a historical account of the species problem. Through this paper, we have tried to decipher a ‘common thread’ that, perhaps, binds all our ideas of species together. This has been arrived at after noticing that when we confront the term species we all know what it refers to but we are confused when it comes to answering the question ‘what it means’.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00020.6
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/308
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00020.6
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 29-39
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/308/163
Copyright (c) 2018 Hareesh Alikkal Gopalakrishnan, Upendra C
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/314
2021-05-15T13:46:40Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Interpreting and Comparing the Representations of Hermes in Ancient Greece and Archangel Michael in Macedonian Folk Beliefs
Kovacheva, Lidija
Benjamin, Shultz
Hermes
Archangel Michael
Greece
R. of Macedonia
folk beliefs
Philosophy
Hermes
Archangel Michael
Macedonian society
This paper provides a comparative interpretation of the Ancient Greek image of Hermes as a mythological figure with the image of Archangel Michael as a highly revered Orthodox saint in modern Macedonian society. The goal of this research is to show the similarities and the differences between these two characters and how these images are understood today in modern society. By comparing the representations of these two characters, popularly accepted as soul reapers and psychopomps and regularly portrayed holding a stick, and then through the comparison of the days that mark their celebration, the aim of this paper is to show that rudiments of Macedonian folk beliefs and customs associated with this saint, although modified, are still strongly present in the Macedonian tradition.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00011.0
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-08-23
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
application/pdf
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/314
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00011.0
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Issue - June; 51-62
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/314/179
Comparative interpretation between Hermes and Archangel Michael
Copyright (c) 2018 Lidija Kovacheva; Shultz Benjamin
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/316
2021-05-17T04:15:33Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Time in the ontology of Cornelius Castoriadis
Schismenos, Alexandros
Castoriadis
Time
Temporality
Society
History
Autonomy
Time
ontology
Cornelius Castoriadis
ontology of Cornelius Castoriadis
We can locate the problematic of time within three philosophical questions, which respectively designate three central areas of philosophical reflection and contemplation.
These are:
1) The ontological question, i.e. 'what is being?'
2) The epistemological question, i.e. 'what can we know with certainty?'
3) The existential question, i.e. 'what is the meaning of existence?'
These three questions, which are philosophical, but also scientific and political, as they underline the political and moral question of truth and justice, arising from the phenomenon of time, the irreversible constant flow of phenomena that undermines every claim to absolute knowledge. The purpose of this essay is to illuminate the importance of time for philosophical thought and, more generally, for human social and psychical life, in the context of the ontology of Cornelius Castoriadis. Castoriadis, who asserted that “being is time – and not in the horizon of time”, correlated history to society and being to temporality within the social-historical stratum, the ontological plane created by human existence, where “existence is signification”. Time is interpreted as the creation and destruction of forms in a magmatic, layered with a non-regular stratification, reality, where the social-historical manifests as the creation of collective human activity, in the manner of social imaginary significations. This notion of temporality is accompanied by a profound criticism of traditional rationalistic philosophy, to which Castoriadis assigns the name ‘ensemblistic/identitary’, that highlights the necessity of a new, magmatic ontology, based on the primacy of time.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00023.1
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00023.1
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 64-81
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/316/166
Copyright (c) 2018 Schismenos Alexandros
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/318
2021-05-17T04:06:43Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonialism
Colonialism, Power and Resistance in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth
Tan, Ciyiltepe
Colonialism
Zadie Smith
White Teeth
Biopolitics
race
identity
power
eugenics
Colonialism
This essay attempts to analyze the colonial histories depicted in Zadie Smith's White Teeth by considering them alongside Michel Foucault's lectures on biopolitics. It also aims to contextualize some of the historical threads in the text in order to highlight some of the ways that power and resistance are performed in the fictional narrative. This will uncover important themes in White Teeth that help to identify how apparatuses of power and resistance function in the narrative, linking colonial history with contemporary multiculturalism.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00003.1
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/318
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00003.1
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 22-43
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/318/171
Colonial history
Copyright (c) 2018 Ciyiltepe Tan
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/319
2021-05-17T04:08:14Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonialism
Causeway to the Cosways: Establishing Connection between Forms of Identity and Consequent Reconstruction of Destiny through Subversion of the Bildungsroman in Wide Sargasso Sea
Isha, Biswas
Grand narrative
contrapuntal
bildungsroman
reverse-bildungsroman
kunstlerroman
artist
madness
double
victorian sensationalism
Postcolonialism
Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea has usually been regarded as a postcolonial offset to its 19th century ‘Grand Narrative’ – Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Both the texts have been by and large examined by critics as texts employing the format of the Bildungsroman, also popularly known as the ‘coming-of-age’ novel. Rhys’ work, through the account of Antoinette Cosway’s life, subverts this typically linear, male-centric genre, to formulate what we may phrase as the Anti- or Reverse- Bildungsroman. In conjunction with the previous perspective, this paper shall explore how Wide Sargasso Sea overturns even the Reverse-Bildungsroman at the end of the novel to set up the groundwork for yet another sub-genre, the Kunstlerroman, or the novel that documents the formation of an artist, and the simultaneous subversion of the associated tenet of the ‘double’ in Victorian Sensation formula, when Antoinette paradoxically gains a form of identity, an autonomy over her own life, and appropriates active agency, much like an artist, through madness, and ultimately, death.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00005.5
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
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Text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/319
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00005.5
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 57-76
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/319/173
19th century
Copyright (c) 2018 Isha Biswas
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/321
2021-05-17T04:17:40Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
E-Governance in the Age of Globalization: Challenges Ahead for India
Manas, Roy
Information technology
ICT
Electronic governance
Globalization
EGDI
EPART
GOI
Public Administration
Governance
E-Governance
E-Government
The study deals with the revolution of information technology in the functioning of government services in the country. Thinking about globalization, we visualize the application of technology and more specifically Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to reduce the differences in different corners of the economy and make the differentiated world into a truly integrated global village. Utilization of technology in government services has gathered endurance called as electronic governance. The old notion of administration seems to become obsolete as the government at central, state and at local levels are facing challenges posed by increased demand for better quality of governance. Electronic-governance has already been acknowledged as indispensable strength to a revolutionary development in standard, coherence, and efficacy of government. With the massive growth in population, low rate of literacy, cultural differences and above all, profound destitution has created difficulties in running the administration by the government of India. So, nothing was left but a centralized strategy driven by ICT as it seems to bring more transparency and increased accountability. Undoubtedly, in the present scenario, the progress of any government relies on the application of electronic governance. In fact, the success of a government can be judged by the reach of electronic governance to its population. Based on secondary data this study enquires into the challenges raised in front of the Government of India (GOI) to implement this system usefully, restrain challenges to implement it successfully, find out the potential opportunities available and examine the challenges encountered by it.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00025.5
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/321
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00025.5
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 88-103
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/321/168
21st Century
Copyright (c) 2018 Roy Manas
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/327
2021-05-17T04:11:17Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
The Concept of Radif and Three Paradigms of Persian Music in Contemporary Iran
Hossein, Dabbagh
Persian music
Iran
Radif
Paradigm
Philosophy
The Concept of Radif
Three Paradigms of Persian Music
From 30 years ago onwards, Persian music, under the influence of Western philosophy, has been Westernised in the sense that some elements of Western philosophy have strongly impacted Persian music. In this paper, I intend to propose a critical leap in Persian music which leads to the creation of three different paradigms in Persian music. Philosophically, Persian music can be seen from three perspectives: Transcendental, Secular and Nominalistic. The Transcendental view considers Persian music as something that is related to what comes from high up, i.e. God. In this paradigm, the concept of Radif is a very important element which has a high place in the history of Persian music. Contrarily, the Secular view focuses on the mundane feature of Persian music in the sense that musicians care to produce melodies by humans and for humans. If Transcendentalists consider music as “less is more,” Secularists treat it as “less is bore.” However, the Nominalistic view tries to leave the two previous paradigms behind by not considering any essence for music, and thus focuses on the contextual feature of music. I conclude by saying that we are now dealing with different “Persian musics” rather than “a Persian music”.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00019.X
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/327
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00019.X
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 19-28
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/327/162
21st Century - Iran
Copyright (c) 2018 Dabbagh Hossein
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/329
2021-05-15T14:07:52Z
SOCRATES:English+Literature
Power, Privilege or Right: A Radical-Feminist Evaluation of Attar of Roses and other stories of Pakistan
Tanvir, Muhammad Yar
Ali, Saleem Usman
Power
Privilege
Right
Radical Feminism
Pakistani short stories
Patriarchal position
women marginalization
Patriarchal society
Stories of Pakistan
The present research paper is an evaluation of power, privilege or right enjoyed by the men in Pakistani Patriarchal society in Attar of Roses and Other Stories of Pakistan, a collection by Tahira Naqvi. Naqvi is an emerging female Pakistani writer in English, who has used her fiction to radicalize the marginalized position of Pakistani women. The objective of this paper is to pinpoint the social and political position of patriarchal society through which woman subjugation by men becomes a power, a privilege or a right to be exercised. Radical Feminism will serve as a theoretical and conceptual framework for the apt exploration of the problematic. Naqvi has a well-organized stance to present in her stories and there is a true depiction of woman subjugation, patriarchal oppression and sense of insecurity in housewives and working ladies as well. However, Naqvi has delineated her female characters rebellious of set norms and traditions which show seeds of radicalism in our society. The tentative conclusion of this research will hint at the changing social position of men and women in our society.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00008.0
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-08-23
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10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00008.0
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Issue - June; 13-23
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/329/176
Contemporary Pakistan
Copyright (c) 2018 Muhammad Yar Tanvir, Saleem Usman Ali
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/330
2021-05-17T04:07:30Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonialism
Multiculturalism: A Critical Study of Chinua Achebe's Selected Novels
Devi, Trishna
Cultural ambivalence
Multiculturalism
Identity
Misrecognition
Postcolonial literature
Postcolonial literature
Reclaiming for one’s root doesn’t state that one has no root. As long as one has roots intact, one survives; and if one is uprooted or one’s roots are undiscovered, one dies. But they try their best to grow new roots amidst adverse circumstances to face reality. Cut off from cultural roots, they adopt a quest for self. In the contemporary literary criticism, roots and multiculturalism are the topics, dealt in by many novelists of repute in postcolonial literature. It can be observed that nowadays people are not only conscious of their own culture and tradition but claim superiority of their own over other’s culture. The present paper thus aims to present the cultural ambivalence that Chinua Achebe recorded in his novels Things Fall Apart and No Longer At Ease. When the Europeans came to colonize Africa, they bring with them their own culture. Achebe, in these two novels portrays the plight of the Nigerian people they face due to the mixing of the two different cultures. He draws both the pre colonial and colonial period with their both negative and positive sides. His No Longer at Ease is on corruption, which Achebe believes is brought by the Europeans to Africa. And his Things Fall Apart criticizes Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness where Conrad documented that civilization of Africa took place during the time of colonial period. Achebe’s protagonists were able to retain a sense of their pre-colonial glory, history considerably, however affected the culture and heritage in the ancient aroma. But in Africa, the ‘falcon could not hear the falconer and the center could not hold’ and eventually things did fall apart. Hence, the paper is also an attempt to examine the misrecognition of the Nigerian Culture by the dominating Europeans.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00004.3
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
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10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00004.3
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 44-56
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/330/172
1930 – 2013
Copyright (c) 2018 Trishna Devi
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/333
2021-05-17T04:14:47Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Is quantum medium a metaphysical continuum?
Viviana, Polisena Yaccuzzi
Quantum medium
metaphysical continuum
infinite
energy
first thinker
Quantum medium
metaphysical continuum
infinite
energy
first thinker
Quantum medium is a metaphysical continuum fabric full of primal energy. This energy contains information of the existence in all its manifestations, the metaphysical continuum that makes a quantum medium display in the “real” embedded in the First Thinker’s thought. Quantum medium is expressed in a fractal way; that is to say that the information of thoughts is multiplied infinitesimally, and so it makes the manifestation of existence infinite.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00022.X
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/333
10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00022.X
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 58-63
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/333/165
Copyright (c) 2018 Polisena Yaccuzzi Viviana; Teresa Elcira Alarcon, Rodriguez Maria Isabel
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/334
2021-05-17T04:16:16Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Approach to the thought of Fernando Vallejo through the reading of 'El Desbarrancadero'
Miquel, Ricart
Hell
memories
life
death
evil
Fernando Vallejo
El Desbarrancadero
Infierno
recuerdos
vida
muerte
maldad
the thought of Fernando Vallejo
El Desbarrancadero
The article aims to interpret (and to some extent comment on) some of Fernando Vallejo's thoughts contained in his novel El Desbarrancadero. The Colombian author's text includes deep reflections on essential issues of human existence and their fundamental circumstances.
Throughout the pages of El Desbarrancadero, ideas about life are exposed in their most critical aspect, masterfully described by Vallejo. They are subjects that often –though they are all well-known– are nevertheless little commented, due to what some might call a certain conceptual hardness and rigor.
The author of Medellín is characterized by his freedom in saying what he thinks. That frankness (after all, courage), and that depth and literary beauty at the same time, make El Desbarrancadero one of the most important philosophical novels ever written in Spanish.
Abstracto:
El artículo pretende interpretar (y en alguna medida comentar) los pensamientos de Fernando Vallejo contenidos en su novela El Desba-rrancadero. El texto del autor colombiano incluye reflexiones profundas sobre temas esenciales de la existencia humana y de sus circunstancias fundamentales.
A lo largo de las páginas de El desbarrancadero se van exponiendo ideas sobre la vida en su aspecto más crítico, descritas de forma magistral por Vallejo. Son temas que a menudo –pese a ser son de todos conocidos– son sin embargo poco comentados, debido a lo que algunos podrían llamar una cierta dureza y rigor conceptuales.
Caracteriza al autor el Medellín su libertad al decir lo que piensa. Esa franqueza (al cabo, valentía), y esa profundidad y la vez belleza literarias, hacen de El Desbarrancadero una de las más importantes novelas “de ideas” que se han escrito en lengua castellana.
Notes:
1. Article Language="Primarily Spanish, with abstract in English and Spanish"
2. Article title in Spanish : Aproximación al pensamiento de Fernando Vallejo a través de la lectura de ‘El Desbarrancadero’
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00024.3
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-04-20
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text
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10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00024.3
SOCRATES; Vol. 5 No. 3 and 4 (2017): Issue-September and December; 82-87
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/334/167
Copyright (c) 2018 Ricart Miquel
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/335
2021-05-15T13:44:24Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
What's Art Got to Do with Happiness in Farabian Utopia
Nadia, Maftouni
Nuri, Mahmoud
Farabi
Imagination
Art
Happiness
Public
Utopia
Philosophy
Utopia
Farabi has put the artists on the second level of his utopia seeing them as ‘the carrier of the task of religion’. The first level, of course, belongs to God’s prophet and his successors. This might seem, at first, as some sort of religious mumbo-jumbo but with some speculation on the age Farabi was living in, one could see that it is a rarity for artists to be such noteworthy entities in a philosopher’s utopia. This philosopher, of course, is deeply influenced by Greek philosophy, as it was the case for Islamic philosophy before Abu-Hamid Al-Ghazali shattered it into pieces. The level of importance that Farabi imagines for the artists is hardly traceable in Greek philosophy or any other philosophy before him. This importance, however, comes at a price. The artist has a task like that of the prophets. In the prophet’s case, the angel of revelation bestows the rational concepts to his rational faculty and then to his imaginative faculty. The majority of people are not able to obtain rational happiness through reasoning because they are not used to implement their rational faculty. So the prophet, who is well aware of the truth, conveys the truth to peoples’ imagination through allegories and examples. The artist too, in Farabi’s eyes, is a person who can transfer rational happiness to the minds of the masses through sensible and imaginative forms.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00009.2
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-08-23
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Peer-reviewed Article
text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/335
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00009.2
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Issue - June; 24-33
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/335/177
c.872- c.950
Copyright (c) 2018 Maftouni Nadia, Mahmoud Nuri
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/340
2021-05-15T13:37:11Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
The Development and Practice of Citizenship and Citizenship Rights in Ethiopia: Crude Assessment in Three Consecutive Regimes
Gifayehu, Gizachew Wondie
Ethiopia
Citizenship
Citizenship Rights
Human Rights
Citizenship and citizenship rights
Instilling democracy on an unshakable ground in a given society is the main goals of political leaders and political philosophers. This process on its base needs an educated citizen that clearly understands and develops an inherent character about one’s own rights and responsibilities. At its core, ‘Citizenship’ is the legal status of citizens which advocate and empower citizenship rights in the political system. At minimum, there will be the right to be domiciled in and take part in the political decision-making process of the state, usually through voting. Forming an inclusive and responsible citizen is also one of the basic and critical point throughout the history of state formation of Ethiopia. Especially, in multicultural society like Ethiopia, social, cultural, economic and political exclusion will be the basic problem that the country faces. Maybe it will be possible to reduce these social problems through the introduction of different legal statements and rules. However, the legal inclusion can never be a guarantee for developing and ensuring social and cultural inclusion of individuals in a given political community. Rather, educating and creating awareness about citizenship and citizenship rights can possibly mitigate such problems from the grassroot level. Bearing this in mind, the paper attempt to made general assessment and explication about the development and practice of citizenship and citizenship rights in Ethiopia. In doing so, different literature, legal documents, governmental reports and records were used as sources of data. Accordingly, this paper made an assessment, though not made a conclusion, about practice and development and practice of citizenship in to four basic periods namely, pre-Emperor Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie, Derg and the EPRDF.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00017.1
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2019-04-28
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Article
Text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/340
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00017.1
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 86-126
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/340/185
Three Consecutive Regimes in Ethiopia
Copyright (c) 2019 Gizachew Wondie Gifayehu
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/343
2021-05-15T13:47:51Z
SOCRATES:English+Literature
Sarah Kane’s Blasted Through A Psychoanalytic Lens
Setayesh, Sara
Sarah Kane
Blasted
Psychoanalysis
Freud
Lacan
Book Review
Psychoanalytic concepts which pervade our daily lives help us better understand human behaviors depicted, for instance, in literary texts; in fact, a psychological approach is an excellent tool for critical analysis and for solving a work’s thematic and symbolic mysteries. Sarah Kane's Blasted, a good deal of the narrative progression deals with Ian and Cate’s psychological behavior and their romantic relationship which has important implications for psychoanalytic criticism. The characters’ behavior, narrative events, and images could be explained in terms of psychoanalytic concepts and different unconscious motives consisting of repressed wounds, fears, unresolved conflicts and guilty desires that operate in the main characters throughout this play. Applying Lacan and Freud’s psychoanalytic techniques and psychological theories one can arrive at an interpretation of the play and of the motives behind the individual behavior.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00007.9
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-08-23
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/343
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00007.9
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Issue - June; 1-12
2347-6869
2347-2146
eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/343/175
Blasted, the first play by the British author Sarah Kane
Copyright (c) 2018 sara setayesh
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/347
2021-05-17T04:08:54Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonial+Poems
Resurrecting the Africa: Voices of Rebel
Hasan, Ghani Abdul
Colonizers
Poem
Outlook
Natives
Africans
Freedom
Nature
Africa
Post-colonialism
The given poem serves multitude of purposes while delineating a sea change in the outlook of the people of Africa which took place during pre and postcolonial times. It manifests the barbarious, ruthless and aggressively hostile treatment meted out to the natives by the colonizers, with not an iota of mercy in their eyes apart from defaming and eroding the culture and mores of the colonised. Behaving as a mirror, the poem reflects how wrong, unjustified and undesirable they were who failed to understand the pagan nature and simple living of the African tribes. Eventually, the Africans did manage to get the ‘Uhuru’ or Freedom from the Whites by retaliating through Mau-Mau rebellion and thus they celebrate their independence through the crescendo of the very peculiar trumpet, drum and dance.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00006.7
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Refereed Poem
Text
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/347
10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00006.7
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 77-80
2347-6869
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/347/174
Post-colonial literature
Copyright (c) 2018 Ghani Abdul Hasan
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/350
2021-05-17T04:05:52Z
SOCRATES:Postcolonialism
Displaced Identities of Transnational Migrants in Salman Rushdie’sThe Ground beneath Her Feet: A Cross-cultural Perspective
S, Vahitha
Migration
Discourses
Postcolonial
Postmodern
Cross-cultural
Globalization
Beliefs
Rushdie
Migrants
The postcolonial era
The postcolonial era has manifested its specialty in the evolution of postmodern discourses which have cross-cultural effects on the contemporary society. The new era of globalization has churned the nuances of transnational migration which is essentially a postcolonial factor. Migration of indigenous populations to various countries around the globe induces a new set of social expectation, cultural values and beliefs. This new cultural environment postulates a craving for the past life which is effectively dealt with in Salman Rushdie’s works of art. The prospects of religious conversion and its counter effects are also elaborated by Rushdie in his novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet. This paper highlights Rushdie’s successful attempt in blurring the frontiers of the East and the West. Migrancy and cultural displacements form the strength of Rushdie’s novels and he highlights his displaced migrants as decentered beings, unable to free themselves from the cultural pull.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00002.X
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-06-20
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Issue March : INVESTIGATING POSTCOLONIALITY AND POSTCOLONIALISM AS THE EMPIRE WRITES BACK; 12-21
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/350/170
The postcolonial era
Copyright (c) 2018 Vahitha S
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2021-05-15T13:45:40Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Critical Reflections on the Fall Narrative of Communism
Pattnaik, Smrutipriya
Upendra, C
Emancipation
Equality
Justice
Transformation
Revolution
Marxism
Communism
The paper critically addresses the fall narrative of the narrative of the failure of the communist experiment. By doing so it makes a conviction that the great fall may have had laid down communism’s burial but had not closed the spirit of revolution and emancipation. More than being loathsome to the violence the fall narrative hangs on to liberal-capitalist-democracy’s hatred for equality and justice. The paper commits to the claim that if the idea of “return to socialism” makes no sense, equally is senseless the triumphalism debate of liberal-capitalism. Saying so the commitment is for “return to the human self” whose even distant possibility lies in socialism only.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00010.9
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2018-08-23
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Issue - June; 34-50
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eng
https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/353/178
Contemporary western world
Copyright (c) 2018 Smrutipriya Pattnaik, C Upendra
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2021-05-15T13:42:41Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
The Virtue of Violent Force and Retaliation: Analysis on self Defense
Sisay Assemrie, Temesgen
Legal
Moral
Force
Retaliation
Violent Force and Retaliation
Analysis on Self- Defense
Commonly, employing violent force and retaliation are conceived as irrational and uncivilized ways of human existence. Thus, they are considered morally wrong acts. But, under certain conditions, employing violent force and retaliation can be morally justifiable. In this Article, I tried to illustrate the moral justifiability of employing violence for the purpose of self-defence, freedom, equality, the balance of justice, and maximizing the benefits of the majority in number. By combining both moral and political theories, I attempted to analyze the moral acceptability of violent force and retaliation at the individual and community level; and in the arena of national and international politics. Even though many research works have been done in this area, no one tried to provide a comprehensive analysis of the moral justifiability of violence and retaliation. To fill this gap, I used liberal, Marxian, Retributive and utilitarian theories in combination. Thus, this Article is well organized and elaborated to provide an important background awareness and direction to other researchers on the need of using combined theories (moral and political) to fully conceptualize the moral goodness and natural ground of utilizing violent force and retaliation in certain political circumstances.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00021.3
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2019-04-28
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10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00021.3
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 180-199
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/354/190
Copyright (c) 2019 Sisay Assemrie Temesgen
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2021-05-15T13:35:34Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
Crises of integration in Africa: Nigeria Federal experience
Adeforiti, Rotimi
Integration
Crises
Federalism
Government
Nigeria
Nigeria federal system
Public Administration
Political Science
The paper used secondary data in which newspapers, Journal articles, textbooks, documents, etc. are reviewed and analyzed in identifying the factors responsible for the crises of integration in the Nigeria federal system. These are with the intention of providing information on the crises of integration in Nigeria.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00016.X
SOCRATESJOURNAL.COM
2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 63-85
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/355/184
Historical Enquiry of Nigera federal integration
Copyright (c) 2019 Rotimi Adeforiti
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2021-05-15T13:32:35Z
SOCRATES:English+Literature
A New Critical Notice of Robin Cook’s Medical Thriller ‘Coma’
Fernandez, Jasmine
C, Upendra
Amarjeet, Nayak
Grotesque
Coma
Medical thriller
Popular fiction
Bioethics
English
Robin Cook’s Medical Thriller ‘Coma'
This paper is an exploration of the medical thriller Coma often categorized as popular fiction through a grotesque lens. This study enables to delineate how grotesquery sustains and reinforces the relevance of fiction. Giving space to anxious imaginations about medicine and technology, these texts cannot be dismissed altogether as ‘wrong sort of fiction’ as suggested by Catherine Belling in her critique of Coma. Therefore, the paper argues that the creative audacity of grotesque equips it doubly as a reflection of an anxious society and also as a ‘boundary creature’ as opined by Frances S Connelly. Using the idea of grotesque as hybrid creature, that is as one entity which has several incompatible components jumbled together to construe meaning and sense, its emotional effects on the readers are justified. This paper takes Coma as an instance of medical thrillers and examines the various ways grotesque is embedded in the narrative. The paper concludes by suggesting the genre by extension is grotesque. Thus medical thriller becomes a space for new imaginations and inclusivity that can bring possible progress to humanity while still keeping a control over human experimentation ethics that powerful institutions may or may not employ. The idea that pervades this study is that grotesquery is employed as a template to translate meanings and interpretations of medical thrillers. Through multiple responses as elicited by the grotesque, these thrillers engage with readers differently and hence produce varied responses. This enables us to project the importance and usefulness of the medical thriller genre.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00012.2
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 1-26
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/358/180
Robin Cook’s Medical Thriller ‘Coma'
Copyright (c) 2019 Jasmine Fernandez, Dr C Upendra and Dr Amarjeet Nayak
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2021-05-15T13:31:15Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
The metaphysics of the Time-Machine
Alexandros, Schismenos
Time travel
Time-Machine
Temporality
Ontology
Time travel
The metaphysics of the Time-Machine
The concept of time-travel is a modern idea which combines the imaginary signification of rational domination, the imaginary signification of technological omnipotence, the imaginary concept of eternity and the imaginary desire for immortality.
It is a synthesis of central conceptual schemata of techno-science, such as the linearity and homogeneity of time, the radical separation of subjectivity from the world, the radical separation of the individual from his/her social-historical environment. The emergence of this idea, its spread during the 20th century as a major theme of science fiction literature alongside its dissemination as a scientific hypothesis, its popularity with both the public and the scientific community, are indications of the religious role of techno-science.
It is my opinion, finally, that, as a chimera, time-travel is non-feasible and impossible.
In order to support my claims, I will briefly outline the origins of the time-travel concept and its epistemological and metaphysical/ontological conditions. If these conditions prove to be absurd, the logical impossibility of time-travel will have been demonstrated.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00014.6
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 37-53
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/359/182
Time-Machine
Copyright (c) 2019 Schismenos Alexandros
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2021-05-15T13:29:42Z
SOCRATES:Philosophy
Semiotics of Love in Suhrawardis Allegorical Philosophy
Ghasemali, Kouchnani
Maftouni, Nadia
Rationality
Mystical Love
Passionate Love
Suhrawardi
Allegory
Allegorical Philosophy
Philosophy
Suhrawardi
In his allegorical fictions, Shaykh al-Ishraq Suhrawardi conveys multiple mystical issues one most important of which is love. Also included in his theory of love is the concept of rationality. Fairly surprisingly, for Suhrawardi love in the mystical dimension goes to the heart of rationality. The guiding idea is that the hero of Suhrawardi’s allegorical treatises is a wayfarer who loves God, looking for the right way to the Divine. This love is to be some sort of spiritual emotion rather than a passionate love. Our claim would be proved by analyzing Suhrawardi’s fictions, decoding the allegories. On his way to God, the wayfarer may become waylaid by his own perceptions, i.e., five internal and five external senses. The wayfarer, however, must overcome these senses, that is, he should not be overwhelmed by his perceptions. These ten senses are symbolized in “On the Reality of Love” by five chambers and five gates, in “Treatise on Towers” by ten towers, in “A Tale of Occidental Exile” by ten graves, in “The Simurgh’s Shrill Cry” by ten flyers, and in “The Red Intellect” by ten wardens. And finally, the wayfarer conquers all of them.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00013.4
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 27-36
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/362/181
Allegorical Philosophy
Copyright (c) 2019 Ghasemali Kouchnani, Nadia Maftouni
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2021-05-15T13:34:07Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
Game Theory and its Application to Penology
Blakely, Michelle L.
Blakely, Curtis R.
Game Theory
Penology
Rehabilitation
Prisoner’s Dilemma
Early Release
Win
Sentencing
Good-time Credits
Game theory
Strategic behaviors
Contemporary prisoners
Penology
Game theory is the study of the interactions that occur between rational decision-makers and the dynamics that influence strategic behaviors. Paramount to this approach is the realization that an individual’s decisions are often influenced by the actions and/or anticipated actions of others. Of particular importance is Game Theory’s capacity to explain the prison’s disinterest and seeming inability to successfully promote offender rehabilitation. Herein the relationship existing between prisons and prisoners is viewed as a “game” designed to prevent an inmate “win”. As such, contemporary prisoners have (in protest) chosen to oppose all forms of correctional intervention even when doing so is personally detrimental.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00015.8
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 54-62
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/363/191
Game theory, Rehabilitation
Copyright (c) 2019 Michelle L Blakely and Curtis R Blakely
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2021-05-15T13:40:07Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
Developing sustainable Cities: Major initiatives and experiments in Urban India
Prakash Chand, Kandpal
Pollution
Environmental Protection
Judicial Activism
Urban Environment
Sustainable Cities
Urban India
Urbanization
Urbanization is generally seen as a symbol of development and progress. But, the unplanned and unregulated expansions of urban areas in India have proved disastrous to both man and nature. Keeping in mind the severity of the problem policy-makers from time to time have formulated and experimented a numbers of measures to control environmental pollution. Delhi has been one of the biggest victims of environmental pollution. The Government of Delhi has tried to protect the environment of the city by implementing measures like, closures of polluted industries, introduction of CNG as a clean fuel, ban on crackers, and experiment of odd-even scheme to control vehicular pollution. This paper will primarily highlight such actions and initiatives undertaken by the Government of Delhi to combat the menace of pollution in Delhi.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00019.5
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 144-165
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/371/193
Urban India
Copyright (c) 2019 Dr. Prakash Chand Kandpal
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2021-05-15T13:41:17Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
Public-Private Partnership in School Education in India: An Analysis
Isha
Education
Privatization
Partnership
Public Administration
In India, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) practice has been adopted in all the major sectors, i.e., social and commercial infrastructure, energy, communication, transport and water sanitation. It is no longer confined to the development of roads, airports and railways and so on but has also been expanded to the human development sectors particularly education and health. In the educational sector, it is a method of delivering quality educational services through the government with the greater involvement of the private sector including non-governmental organisations, business corporations and communities in the finance and management of services. The expansion of PPP Model in education sector will be a step forward towards the achievement of improved learning outcomes. Since the implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE), Act 2009 in India which provides for free and compulsory education to every child till the completion of elementary education, the quality of education has been decreased. Though, the Act was enacted to provide equitable education of good quality but teaching and learning have fallen further. This paper presents the concept of Public-Private Partnership and also evaluates its progress in school education in India.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00020.1
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2019-04-28
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10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00020.1
SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 166-179
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/372/189
Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
Copyright (c) 2019 Isha
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2021-05-15T13:38:58Z
SOCRATES:Political+Science
Water Management in India: Emerging issues and challenges
Sodhi, Inderjeet Singh
Water
Water Management
India
Ministry of Water Resources
Issues
Challenges
Sustainable Development
Public Administration
Water is a foundation of life and livelihoods and is a key to sustainable development. Successful water management will serve as a foundation for the achievement of many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as for SDG 6—which is to ‘ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. India with 2.4% of the world’s total area has 16% of the world’s population but has only 4% of the total available fresh water. The total water available from precipitation in the country in a year is about 4,000 cubic km. The availability of surface water and replenishable groundwater is 1,869 cubic km. Out of this only 60 per cent can be put to beneficial uses. Thus, the total utilisable water resource in the country is only 1,122 cubic km. This clearly indicates the need for water resource development, conservation, and optimum use.
While the total water resource availability in the country remains constant, the per capita availability of water has been steadily declining since the year 1951 due to population growth. The twin indicators of water scarcity are per capita availability and storage. A per capita availability of less than 1700 cubic metres (m3) is termed as a water-stressed condition while if per capita availability falls below 1000 m3, it is termed as a water scarcity condition. Safe and clean drinking water is one of the biggest problems in India. There is a shortage of water for agriculture and industrial sectors also. The main issue is how to make better water management in India. Unplanned development and management of water are leading to water scarcity, an economic and environmental strain which may increase manifold in the coming decades. The main issues and challenges for water management in India are (i) Deterioration of Water Quality (ii) Water Conservation (iii) Lack of Safe and clean drinking water (iv) Insufficient water for irrigation.
The Ministry of Water Resource, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation has been allocated the subject of regulation and development of inter-State rivers, implementation of awards of Tribunals, water quality assessment, bilateral and external assistance and co-operation programmes in the field of water resources and matters relating to rivers. In the 21st century India, there is a declining availability of fresh water and increasing demand, the need has arisen to conserve and effectively manage this precious life-giving a resource for sustainable development. There is need to take quick steps and make effective policies and laws (no doubt, there is water policy 2002, but that is not dealing effectively with these issues), and adopt effective measures for its conservation. There is a need to encourage watershed development, rainwater harvesting, water recycling and reuse, and conjunctive use of water for sustainable water supply in the long run.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2018.00018.3
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2019-04-28
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SOCRATES; Vol. 6 No. 3 and 4 (2018): Issue : September and December; 127-143
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/374/192
Water Management in India
Copyright (c) 2019 Prof. (Dr) Inderjeet Singh Sodhi
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2021-05-14T03:57:03Z
SOCRATES:EP
Local Climate Change in Trujillo City Peru
Bocanegra G., Carlos A.
Veneros Urbina, Bilmia
Juan Antonio Garay, Montes
change climate
Ecosystems
Environment
Biodiversity
El niño –Phenomenon
Environmental Policy
Results of climatic changes occurred in the city of Trujillo, Peru, attributed to the influence of the coastal irrigation Project, which transformed the desert ecosystem through a carpet of crops. We observed strong increases environmental temperature, humidity and evapotranspiration, changes that mean to leave the denomination Project Chavimochic the city of "Eternal Spring" to Trujillo.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2019.00007.4
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2020-01-29
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10.5958/2347-6869.2019.00007.4
SOCRATES; Vol. 7 No. 1 and 2 (2019): Environmental Policy: Issues and Prospects at the Global Level; 54-61
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/375/199
Northern of coast in Peru
Copyright (c) 2020 Bocanegra Carlos Alfredo, Bilmia Veneros Urbina
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2021-05-14T03:55:21Z
SOCRATES:EP
The treaties of free trade (FTA) and exports of aggro-industrial products in Peru
Freddy Manuel Camacho, Delgado
Juan Antonio Garay, Montes
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
Exports
Products
Agroindustrial product
Free Trade Agreement
Agroindustrial product
The research has been developed in order to provide significant contributions to the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and exports of agro-industrial products, for which the methodology of scientific research was used, an instrument that served to develop important aspects of the work. The study carried out the compilation of information about different perspectives regarding the development of the variables: Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and exports; As for the field study, the technique of the survey, with its instrument the questionnaire was made up of 14 questions that were answered by the managers of the exporting companies of agro-industrial products, wH0 gave their different points of view. The FTA currently benefits different sectors that analyzed by statistical graphs and interpretations; they allow then, that the hypotheses raised and contrasted arrive at the conclusions and recommendations of the work. Finally, the research concludes with the contributions, which were fully achieved, facilitating the recommendations, which are considered viable and practicable; In addition, the extensive bibliography is added, as well as the corresponding annexe.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2019.00006.2
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2020-01-29
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10.5958/2347-6869.2019.00006.2
SOCRATES; Vol. 7 No. 1 and 2 (2019): Environmental Policy: Issues and Prospects at the Global Level; 41-53
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/380/198
Peru
Copyright (c) 2020 Dr. Freddy Manuel Camacho Delgado, Prof. Juan Antonio Garay Montes
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2021-05-14T03:54:04Z
SOCRATES:EP
Environmental injustice and its manifestations in Africa and its relation to race, class, marginalization and Poverty
Alamineh, Mengistu
Environmental justice
Exploitation
Environmental racism
Climate change
Marginalization
Pollution
Environmental Policy
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, or income in relation to development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. That is, all groups of people, including racial, ethnicity, religious or socioeconomic groups should bear a proportional share of both positive environmental benefits and the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies. Despite this, environmental injustice is manifested in different parts of Africa in many ways like transnational toxic wastes dumping, natural resource exploitation and the like. This paper tries to explore the manifestations of environmental injustice in different parts of Africa and its relation to marginalization and poverty.
DOI: 10.5958/2347-6869.2019.00003.7
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2020-01-29
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SOCRATES; Vol. 7 No. 1 and 2 (2019): Environmental Policy: Issues and Prospects at the Global Level; 26-40
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/387/197
Africa
Copyright (c) 2020 Mengistu Alamineh
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oai:ojs2.www.socratesjournal.com:article/388
2021-05-14T03:58:16Z
SOCRATES:EP
Major Challenges of Sustainable Development Today: The Need for a Comprehensive Global Environmental Policy
Ghosh, Shreyasi
Sustainable
Environment
Survival
Biodiversity
Development
Sustainable Development
Political Science
Environmental Policy
Sustainable development emerged as a concept in the early sixties when the ruthless industrialization in the developed countries started showing visible signs of natural degradation and problems of pollution and ill health. Sustainable development became a wholesome word after the Brundtland Commission Report of 1987 (World Commission on Environment and Development, & Brundtland, G. H., 1987). It has three fundamental principles of inter-generational equity and justice, intra-generational equity and justice and that of the respect for the carrying capacity of the land. Since the definition given by the report fails to define the processes underlying the complexities and contradictions within which international decisions are taken, the industrialized and the less-industrialized countries have defined the term to suit their own requirements. However, there is a basic value inherent in this concept which everyone agrees to and that is the respect for human needs only in relation to the environmental capability to support the largest number of people to the longest possible time frame. However, only within the last decade have these activities focused more directly on pollution prevention and is suffering major challenges thereby there is a need for a comprehensive global environmental policy. Despite the substantial efforts that are now aimed at improving source reduction as well as tailoring processes to separate, recycle and reuse by-products, still, there is a need to seriously act on the need for survival.
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Environmental policy development at the global level: Issues and prospects
Chand, Prakash
Environmental
Policy
Development
Ecological
Governance
Environmental policy development
Due to the increased ecological crisis, there has been a corresponding spread of awareness and concern for environmental protection and conservation all over the world. There has been a growing recognition that many environmental problems, in particular, those of a trans-boundary nature, cannot be successfully tackled solely at the national level. Nation-states can no longer act alone to solve many of the environmental problems that they face. States, along with other international actors, have responded by creating international ‘regimes’ in an attempt to tackle problems ranging from ozone depletion and climate change to biodiversity loss and toxic waste exports (Connelly, J., Smith, G., Benson, D., & Saunders, C., 2012, p.250). The idea of global environmental governance took place to address the environmental challenges at the global platform. The idea of environmental governance is to govern the environment through a range of nation-states and non-state actors such as national governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other international organizations such as UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). Environmental governance is the answer to calls for new forms of environmental challenges and complexities. It is perceived to be an effective form of multilateral management and essential to the global community in meeting goals of mitigation and the possible reversal of the human impacts on the global environment. The present article discusses the global response to environmental issues.
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Global level
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2021-05-14T03:48:21Z
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Environmental Protection and Conservation in India
Sodhi, Inderjeet Singh
Chandra, Saurabh
Environment
Conservation
Protection
Laws
Rules
India
Environmental protection
Conservation in India
In the 21st century, conservation and protection of the environment have become a big issue in every country, whether developed or developing. India has taken a number of steps in this direction, but how far those are relevant, only future will tell, but there is no doubt that since ancient times, there are guidelines and prescription for the environment management. The sacred books, scriptures, Vedas, Puranas including the epics Mahabharat and Ramayan mentioned about the protection of the environment. For this purpose, environment resources like trees, rivers, mountains, lands, etc. were attached to the religion so that they become part and parcel of everyday life of people and they follow in their daily routine. In medieval times also, there were prescriptions for environment conservation. In modern times, mainly after independence, various laws, rules, regulations, by-laws, and policies have been formulated for the protection of the environment in India. A number of organizations/institutes like Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; National Green Tribunal; Central Pollution Control Board have been established for the environment management.
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Effect of Religion and Education on Fertility in the EAG States in India: Evidence from NFHS-4
Sharma, Arpan
Jyoti Nath, Nayan
Shukla, Tanu
Religion
Education
Empowered Action Groups
Fertility
Contraception
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
The study seeks to explore the relationship between the level of education of women and its influence on the fertility in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. In addition, the interplay of education and fertility is further affected by religion, which acts as the determinants of fertility. The birth intervals, age at first birth, desire for another child are major determinants of fertility which are taken into consideration for the study. It is pertinent to understand how the level of education and religion of an individual affects the fertility and to what extent. The broader objective of the study is to determine the association between education, religion, and fertility and to further examine the proximate factors that influence the fertility of a woman. The study utilizes the Demographic and Health Surveys, that includes basic information about the household and women in the childbearing ages. This study focuses on the survey of women in reproductive age which would provide active information about fertility. The population defined in the study are the north Indian states that are categorized as EAG (Empowered Action Group) states. Multivariate regression analysis was used to examine the variation in the relationship between fertility and individual and state-level characteristics.
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Global Goals and Local Institutions: Understanding PRIs in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals
Jha, Ashish
SDGs
Panchayati Raj Institutions
Challenges
Local Government
India
Sustainable Development Goals
The Agenda 2030 – Sustainable Development Goals, offers unprecedented scope for local governance institutions to contribute towards global sustainability. Local Government Institutions are the best-placed to connect global priorities to local communities. Local governments play a vital role in turning the global vision of SDGs into a local reality. Local communities and stakeholders are crucial partners implementing and realizing the aspirations of the Agenda 2030 as they know individual and collective needs and capacities best (Steiner A.,2017). In this context, the paper attempts to explore the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (Rural Local Government Institutions in India) in achieving sustainable development goals. The paper tries to bring out the scope and challenges of PRIs in the context of attaining the SDGs.
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Gandhian Idea of Nai Talim in Contemporary India: Possibilities and Challenges
Mishra, Deepak
Quality Education
Nai Talim
Sustainable Goals
Social Inequality
Gender Equality
Education
Nai Talimin
Sustainable Development
Quality education encourages social development and reduces social inequality and is a means to attain gender equality. Education fosters tolerance and contributes to a more sustainable society. It prepares people with knowledge, skills and self-reliance, which open avenues for expanding opportunities for employment and overall development of an individual. It gives people a voice and increases a nation’s productivity and competitiveness, which is an instrument of social and political progress.
Mahatma Gandhi’s vision about quality education focuses on learning basic skills and all-round development of human personality that includes physical, intellectual, and spiritual development, a key component of quality education. Buniyadi Shiksha, ‘Basic Education’ also known as Nai Talim, was the foundation of educational practices as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi. It was introduced in 1937 at Wardha and subsequently became known as Wardha Scheme or Basic National Education. It focuses on developing qualities that are necessary for building a non-violent sustainable society. The idea was firmly against exploitation and centralization.
India is committed to achieving the goals as mentioned in the Agenda 2030 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Ensuring quality education is a crucial development goal that India seeks to achieve. In this backdrop, the paper argues that Nai Talim or Wardha Scheme could be a road map for an egalitarian and empowered Indian society. A major challenge India faces today is that whether our present education pattern capable of building a sustainable society. Does it provide the younger generation with the required knowledge base to become a responsible and conscious citizen? The paper will analyse the basic principles of Nai Talim in terms of educational curriculum and pedagogy and examine its role in contemporary India.
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Integrating culture in various initiatives for achieving sustainable development goals
Garg, Bharati
Sharma, Anupama
Culture
Sustainable development goals
Schemes
Sustainable development
Initiatives
Culture and Sustainable development
Culture is not only the treasure of knowledge, values and meanings that affect everyone’s life but also describes the way humans live and interact with each. Cultural rights, diversity and creativity are core components of human and sustainable development. Placing Culture at the heart of sustainable development will ultimately develop a relationship between culture and sustainable development in two ways: firstly it will involve the development of the cultural sector (i.e. heritage, creativity, cultural industries, crafts, cultural tourism); and secondly, it will ensure that culture has its rightful place in all public policies, mostly those related to education, the economy, science, social inclusion and international collaboration. So there is a need for integrating culture in the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Although none of the 17 SDGs emphases exclusively on culture but its various targets has clear references to cultural aspects like • Target 4.7 ensures that all learners attain the knowledge needed to promote sustainable development through education • Target 8.3 addresses the promotion of development-oriented policies that support creativity and innovation. • Targets 8.9 and 12.b refer to the need to plan and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism, including through local culture • Target 11.4 highlights the need to strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
This paper is based on secondary sources like government websites, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) reports, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions, journals (national and international accessed online), books, articles etc. and aims to compile such efforts of the UNESCO and Government of India for integrating culture in various initiatives for achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Some of such initiatives included in the paper are UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) Scheme, Government of India’s Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan’s component of culture education, HRIDAY Scheme, Swadesh Darshan Scheme and PRASAD Scheme.
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Linking education with Health: Lessons from children of migrant construction labourers in India
Bhor, Nilanjan
Education
Children of migrant families
Construction sector
Health & nutrition
Government schooling system
education with Health
children of migrant construction labourers in India
Children accompanied by migrant families in India are less often allowed to exercise their rights due to social, economic and political factors in an urban locale. There is a law preventing child labour and many interventions were being implemented to protect these vulnerable children. One of the recent campaigns is the ‘schooling of migrant children’ initiated by many government schools and non-governmental organizations across the country. With this concept, this paper was performed a media content review of various interventions implemented to address schooling of migrant children of construction labourers and the review revealed a very grim picture of the complexity of the issue.
The interventions were taken three different approaches; (i) children were directly mainstreamed into the government school driven by local government (ii) bridge schools were driven by non-governmental organizations for the children of first-generation learners and those discontinued their learning due to family migration. Bridge schools are found in various forms such as tent school, worksite school, moving school, study centres and community schools, finally (iii) seasonal hostel model for migrant children mainly at the source of migration.
The content review arises the following discussion points: (i) what is the objective of the schooling of migrant children? (ii) what is the impact of the schooling of migrant children on the under-five children or mainly their younger siblings below under-five years age? (iii) is there any curriculum for bridging the learning gap? (iv) besides education, are health and nutrition being considered essential for the improvement in learning outcome? and (v) is the tracking mechanism effective enough to continue schooling of the migrant children?
This paper recommends the following policy implications: a compulsory bridging programme for migrant children, compulsory health-checkup and supplementary nutrition along with education and inter-state partnership in addressing schooling of migrant children.
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The Role of Social Accountability in Effective Public Service Delivery
Singh, Sandeep
Accountability
Social Audit
Transparency
Public Services
Governance
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Sustainable Development
The paper highlights that in low and middle-income democracies citizens largely depend on the state for provisions of basic services like health, infrastructure, education etc. At the same time, it has been observed that such countries face problems of dismissal performance of service delivery due to absenteeism among service providers like doctors, teacher etc. There are also other factors like public fund leakages, red-tapism that obstructs public service delivery. All this has led to an idea of citizens contributing to better public service delivery by holding policymakers and service providers accountable. This phenomenon is where citizens ensure accountability of service providers. The paper highlights various social accountability tools like citizens charters, RTI, Right to Service Acts, Social Audit, Public Hearing etc. that aim to inform citizens about their rights, the standard of service delivery they should expect and actual performance, along with grievance redressal mechanism. NGOs, civic societies have been experimenting with various social accountability tools to improve public service delivery.
The paper reviews how citizens individually and collectively can influence service delivery through access to information and opportunities to use it to hold providers both frontline service providers and programme managers accountable. The paper focuses on social accountability measures that increase transparency in public services. The paper also takes stock of international evidence and analyses how social accountability has changed the governance structure worldwide.
The paper concludes by highlighting measures needed to strengthen social accountability to bring about a vibrant and effective public service delivery system. Paper also talks about that there is ample space for future experiments to test how to make social accountability work at the country level.
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Higher Education in India: Measures for Consolidating the Quality of Teaching
Sharma, Arvind K
Higher Education
Quality of Teaching
University
College
Teacher-student interface
Sustainable Development
Education
This paper examines select micro-level considerations as it portrays the strategies for academic excellence in the country’s higher education sector.
What light does the etymology of the two words – ‘university’ and ‘college’ – throw on the soul of the respective jurisdictions?
A “university” is by definition an entity of universalistic values: the term (university) traces its origin to the word “universe”. Recourse to the internet in tracing the etymology of the word is an exciting exercise. One rudimentary hint one draws from this search is that a university is a community of masters and scholars who are devoted to the search for truth.
Likewise, the word “college” which is, etymologically, a derivative of “collegial”: in using the word “collegial” reference is in essence to that which involves shared responsibility, as among a group of colleagues. A college is thus an institution committed to the values of collegiality. The emphasis is that teachers and students, of the entity called college, relate with each other as peers, not superior and subordinate. This stresses ‘horizontality’, ‘exchange’ and ‘give and take’ between the two players: namely, the teacher and the student. This elevates teaching into a demand-driven process where the teacher tailors the inputs to suit the needs of the student. In other words, does not allow teaching to degenerate into a ritual. This pictures the teacher as a missionary in the domain of knowledge-creation and knowledge-dissemination.
In that background, the paper focuses first on the matters that determine the quality of the teacher-student interface. Three issues warrant a specific mention as one looks for the means to underline what it takes to elevate the level. These are as under:
Topic-wise Reading-list,
Lecture-end Feedback, and
Tutorials, Home-Assignments and the availability of the course-instructor for consultation beyond the class-hours
The paper focuses next on the dire need to launch a country-wide campaign to translate the classics of the respective disciplines in the Hindi and Regional Languages.
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Food Adulteration in Contemporary India: Emerging Trends and Remedies
Soopa, Mahesh Singh
Panwar, Kuldeep Singh
Food adulteration
Trends
India
Remedies
Adulterants
Food Adulteration
Food Adulteration can be defined as the practice of adulterating food or contamination of food materials by adding few substances which are collectively called the adulterants. Adulterants are the substance or poor quality products added to food items for economic and technical benefits. Addition of these adulterants reduces the value of nutrients in food and also contaminates the food, which is not fit for consumption. Food adulteration rate in India has almost doubled over the last 5 years according to data sourced from FSSAI annual reports. Food adulteration rate in India stood at 13% in 2011-12 which increased to 23% in 2016-17. Against this backdrop, this paper attempts to explain the emerging trends of food adulteration in India and its remedies.
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Body or Face: Truth or Truce- Iranian Actresses Costumes in Domestic and Abroad Film Festivals
Parvanehpour, Majid
Hamid Dabashi
truth
women
Fashion
Iranian cinema
semiotics
Roland Barthes
Iranian cinema
During the last two decades, many thinkers on Iranian cinema have had many things to say about censorship, especially the issue of the veil imposed on women’s gender by the authorities in Iran.
In this paper, I will describe Hamid Dabashi’s narrative as related to the concept of “truth” to show further that the veil issue has reached a new phase in Iran. Although much of what Dabashi defines as the absented body of women in his article “Body less faces: Mutilating modernity and abstracting women in an ‘Islamic cinema’” may still hold, I believe his over-arching narrative doesn’t contribute enough to our understanding of the new relations among the authorities and actresses’ Fashion styles on red carpets. This paper’s method is connected with cultural and visual studies through Roland Barthes’ semiotics. I first focus on Hamid Dabashi’s conception of “truth” and how he believes “truth” is related to Islamic ideology and embodied in Iranian post-revolutionary cinema to further (through analysing photos of Iranian actresses’ clothing who attend festivals) conclude that Iranian women try to adopt new resistances in choosing their costumes compared to the early two decades of post-revolutionary Iran. The presence of Iranian women in festivals especially regarding what they wear has established a new interwoven relationship with authorities which has somewhat not been surveyed properly. By surveying the photos of their fashion and style I conclude that they are in constant negotiation with authorities through what they rebelliously wear.
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Breaking the Gendered Pattern: Multivocal Reflections by Polish Women Over the Age of 50 on the Embodied Experience of Migration to the UK Post-2004
Fiebig Lord, Sabina
migration and gender subjectivity
older Polish women migrants in the UK
emancipatory potential of migration
embodied experiences of migration
autoethnography
feminist qualitative inquiry
Polish women
Gendered Pattern
feminist qualitative inquiry
Since the Accession 8 (A8) of the European Union in 2004 the United Kingdom has experienced a significant influx of European Union Member State migrants. Although the A8 migration has been studied widely, gender and gender roles are still in need of further research in particular in relation to older Polish women migrants. The focus of this paper is to provide an insight into the experiences of mobility as reflected by older women migrants from Poland. The findings are crafted into a multivocal account composed around the theme of ‘the embodied experience of migration – age, invisibility, social and economic exclusion’ by drawing on reflections from a life-story interview as well as literary accounts interwoven with ‘authorial stiches’ and connected to the wider migration discourse. The different women’s voices presented in this article point to the fact that the experience of migration can have an empowering and emancipatory effect in relation to gender subjectivity. In contrast to previous studies on female migration with a focus on economic factors, this paper demonstrates that the experience of mobility could be understood as an opportunity to redefine gender subjectivity and offer a route to escape undesirable gender ideology in Poland.
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Causes and Implications of Etsuko’s Pidgin Identity in A Pale View of Hills
Călinescu, Amalia
displacement
pidgin identity
memory and recollection
trauma
post-traumatic stress disorder
gender inequalities
the generation gap
migration
Shadow
attachment theory
dream psychoanalysis
A Pale View of Hills
Kazuo Ishiguro
A Pale View of Hills
trauma
attachment theory
dream psychoanalysis
The paper proposes a theoretical analysis of A Pale View of Hills, using a psycho-literary approach to the themes of Japaneseness-Englishness, displacement, and the hybrid individual as they emerge from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel. Etsuko’s pidgin identity results from the main character’s existential migration, which, in turn, stems from her experiencing and witnessing gender inequality, domestic abuse, and war trauma along with the gaping rift between generations. In line with Freud and Jung’s oneiric theories, the paper investigates Etsuko’s post-traumatic stress disorder in order to explain why the protagonist fails to face the suicide of her elder daughter, Keiko, whose avoidant-insecure behaviour might have worsened after her forced uprooting and immigration to England. Although the middle-aged expatriate Etsuko is willing to find new motivation for living, based on the unusual habit of the subconscious to get used to repetitive traumas, her pidgin identity, impossible to recalibrate, may affect her ability to heal.
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A Pale View of Hills
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Gender-Based Differences in Priorities and Willingness to Pursue Agriculture Among Labour Migrant’s Families: A Case of Parbat, Nepal
Dhakal, Benju
Jaishi, Mahesh
Gender
labor migrant
willingness
agriculture
Gender
labor migrant
willingness
agriculture
Feminization in agriculture due to increased labour migration has directed the national plan toward gender-inclusive youth involvement in commercial agriculture in Nepal. To understand the willingness to pursue agriculture among such youth and gender-based differences in their opinion, a convergent parallel mixed method survey among remittance receivers from 231 households, was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire in the Parbat district of Nepal. The willingness to pursue agriculture and factors affecting the willingness were studied using t-tests, chi-square test, and spearman’s correlation. A 5-point Likert-type scale was used to measure the difference in opinion and reasons behind the willingness to pursue agriculture among the gender. The majority of women responded unwilling to pursue agriculture and factors like gender, income and education level had a significant impact on the decision. The prioritized reason for pursuing agriculture and the primary choice of the enterprise were similar but preferences in government facilities and services were found different among the gender.
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Parbat, Nepal
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Gender Equality in Employment Perquisites with Reference to Sweden, GCC and India
Rajeev Kumar, Meera
Sam, Aksa
gender equality
employment allowance
GCC countries
Scandinavian nations
economy
gender equality
employment allowance
GCC countries
Scandinavian nations
economy
The scope of social policy today is extensive. With the changing global scenario, there is a rediscovery of “social” in it. Indubitably, there is a gender perspective on social policy globally. The world Economic Forum states that there are only six countries in the world (Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden) where women have equal work rights to men. It is noted that the situation in different countries varies when it comes to the working benefits of different genders whether for native or expatriate workers in those places. Though there are rooms to enjoy attractive income and favourable working conditions such as job security, generous retirement plan, and other welfare benefits, there are still various factors that might lead to gender-based differences or gender discrimination in the unique labour market context of the GCC countries. The scenario is distinct in many Scandinavian nations like Sweden. Those countries are often considered the role model for gender equal work allowances. When it comes to India there is still disparity and difference in many areas despite the social security system the country offers in its policies. This paper aims at a descriptive and qualitative study on the causes, consequences and conclusion of the gender disparity in employee allowances in these nations. The study would imply a simple random method of interrogation to examine gender differences empirically within the labour market of the mentioned nations. The economic benefits of a gender-equal nation in the framing of social policy will be emphasized and focused on.
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Sweden, GCC, India, Scandinavian nations
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Gender Policy in Local Governments: How to Improve Development Road?
Fesenko, Galyna
Fesenko, Tetiana
gender mainstreaming
local governance
feminine and masculine logical systems
municipality website
equal access
gender responsibility
gender mainstreaming
local governance
feminine and masculine logical systems
municipality website
equal access
gender responsibility
The paper focuses on mainstreaming gender equality goals at the level of local government. On the part of local government, this requires foremost the using these different needs to inform all local governance processes – policymaking, planning, budget allocation, Programme development, local service delivery and performance monitoring – in order to directly address existing gender inequalities.
The authors proposed a methodology for assessing the gender orientation of local management systems, which is designed in the following parameters: Gender Focal Point (in the organizational structure), gender sensitive leadership style, gender budget, gender statistics, and gender planning, gender-responsible performance. The use of qualitative characteristics of gender orientation in the local management system allows for both internal introspection and external monitoring. The analysis technique is proposed to the gender content of the municipality website and applied to the Vienna website as a “best practice” of city governance. The model was tested by assessing the gender mainstream practices of local government bodies in Ukraine. In addition, a comparative analysis, and monitoring of the websites of the municipalities of cities with a population of one million in Ukraine (Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro) was carried out. This will allow municipalities to design an individual trajectory for improving gender-mainstreaming practices.
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Linguistic Analysis of Literary Narratives: A Different Approach to the Study of Women’s Emigration from Ukraine
Hlazkova, Olena
labour migration
zarobitchanstvo
Ukraine
women emigrants
emigration of women
appraisal theory
evaluation
assessment
linguistic analysis
attitudinal positioning
Ukrainian literature
labour migration
zarobitchanstvo
Ukraine
women emigrants
emigration of women
appraisal theory
evaluation
assessment
linguistic analysis
attitudinal positioning
Ukrainian literature
The present study aims to reveal how evaluative meanings shape the depiction of Ukrainian emigration and women emigrants in Ukrainian literature of the early 2000s by employing Appraisal Theory developed within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics and subjecting excerpts from the following five novels to an in-depth linguistic analysis: Usi dorohy vedut’ do Rymu by Olesia Halych, Shliub iz kukhlem Pil’zens’koho pyva by Lesia Stepovychka, Ia znaiu, shcho ty znaiesh, shcho is znaiu by Irena Rozdobud’ko, Hastarbaiterky by Natalka Doliak, and Korotka istoriia traktoriv poukraiins’ky by Marina Lewycka. The authors employ various grammatical and lexical items to communicate their assessments of the emigrant women characters and the phenomenon of emigration from Ukraine. Appraisal Theory allows us to identify such linguistic realisations of evaluations and interpret authors’ attitudinal positions voiced or implied in text. This research is significant as the first study of its kind using Appraisal Theory to analyse literary texts written in Ukrainian thus expanding the theory’s reach and relevance. Additionally, employing linguistic techniques when assessing the depiction of women’s emigration and its agents enriches an analysis by providing a detailed and balanced perspective. The findings of this research contribute to the fields of literary studies, linguistics, and migration studies.
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Ukraine
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Marriage of Physically Challenged Women: Status and Issues
Diliprao Pohekar, Priti
Disability
Physically challenged woman
Divyaang
Marital Status
Disability
Physically challenged woman
Divyaang
Marital Status
It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population experiences some form of disability. Disability itself is a hurdle in living and surviving. The vulnerable is always a victim of the situation. Discrimination in accessing human rights is experienced very commonly and again the condition of physically challenged women is worst. In India, still, a girl child is looked upon as unwanted and if she is disabled then is more avoided and neglected. Divyaang women and girls face double standards, which lead to gender-based violence, sexual harassment, injustice, exploitation, and abuse. They face inequalities in education, health care, employment as a means of livelihood and social, civic opportunities and community participation, social stigma, lack of housing, and lack of spouse. This paper aims at knowing the marital status of disabled women/girls. Whether the disabled men accept Divyaang women/ girls as wives, and how their husbands, children, and in-laws treat Divyaang women/girls is also an aim of the paper.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/470/229
India
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Poetics of Advocacy: Womanhood and Feminist Identity in Patricia Jabbeh Wesley’s Where the Road Turns
Chizoba Akpah , Bartholomew
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
patriarchal dominance
masculinity
feminist consciousness
womanhood
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
patriarchal dominance
masculinity
feminist consciousness
womanhood
The crux of feminist ideological alignments is the struggle for the woman’s liberation from patriarchal subjectivities. This study investigates the utilization of poetry by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley to challenge patriarchal dominance and expose the gimmicks of female devaluation by hegemonic imperialism. Wesley’s poems: “Inequality in Hell” and “My Auntie’s Woman-Lappa Husband” which sufficiently explore feminist consciousness from Wesley’s poetry collection, Where the Road Turns, were purposively selected and subjected to close reading and qualitative analysis. The poems were critically analyzed through the lens of postcolonial feminist literary criticism which examines issues of phallocentric structures, especially in formerly colonized states. The selected poems show the itchy pains of masculinity and devaluation of womanhood in canonical text. Wesley’s poetry invites her readers to a philosophical introspection of patriarchal order with respect to the unbalanced treatment of women in postcolonial Liberia. The poet, through her art, exposes the unfair imaging of women globally.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/471/226
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
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The Concealed Issues Submerging the Concept of Marriage- Present and Future Generations
Rajeev Kumar, Meera
Relationship
Marriage
Mid life crisis
Economic growth
Relationship
Marriage
Mid life crisis
Economic growth
The concept of marriage has undergone a transition presently when compared with the past. Norms, customs and traditions have also changed. Attitudes, choices and preferences of individuals contribute to these changes accompanied by education and modernization. Equality of women, social changes, and liberalized economy can be a few determinants contributing to the choices and preferences, yet fertility issues remain a nagging problem after marriage. The present trend highlights late marriages, and stress at home and works front for both genders, contributing to instability in marriages. These being certain issues, on one hand, increase in divorce cases, maintenance and custody of children, single parenting is another set of challenges, on the other hand. Hence, marriages are also riskier and those who embark on this journey are the successful lot. This paper primarily aims to identify the perception of youth about marriage as terminologies such as “Live in relationships”, “Friends with benefits”, etc., are in vogue. Secondly, the objective of this paper is also to study if “mid-life crisis” in both the genders accompanied by emotional, physical and psychological issues can be the causal determinants for various issues in marriage. Thirdly, the paper aims to study the causal effects between marriage issues, family laws and the country’s economy as there is a direct nexus between the three forces using appropriate research methodology tools and techniques.
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https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/477/235
Relationship, marriage, mid life crisis, economic growth
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