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„Marketing of wildness” among American Indians of the Amazon basin in Brazil

„Marketing dzikości” wśród Indian dorzecza Amazonki w Brazylii

Author(s): Adam Paluch / Language(s): Polish / Issue: X/2013

Keywords: Indians; Amazon; colonization; tourism; ethnicity

Although Indians constitute less than one percent of the population of Brazil, they are an important part of the ethnic structure of the country. Presented article shows their participation in growing tourist industry year by year. Culture of the indigenous people is increasingly exposed “for sale” as a tourist attraction. In Brazil which is a country with the largest number of tourist visits in the continent ethnic tourism with their participation is more and more important. Theoretical framework refers to the concept of Commercialization of Strangeness and described by Dean MacCannell the issue of Marketing of Wildness which is a commercial utilization of tribal cultures.

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Urban Marketing, National Marketing. A Brazilian case

Promocja miejska, promocja krajowa – lekcje brazylijskie

Author(s): Aleksandra A. Wycisk / Language(s): Polish / Issue: X/2013

Keywords: town; marketing; promotion; Brazil; tourism

The paper discusses the following themes: potential of the country and city marketing in Brazil and its practical use, including the Brazilian “icons” and “export” themes; the tension between modernity and cultural heritage with the selectivity of traditional topics exploited for the promotion; analysis of selected examples of the internal and external promotion both national and municipal.

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On hartman’s new ontology

Rzecz o nowej ontologii Nicolaia Hartmanna

Author(s): Tomasz Pawlik / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: ontology; philosophy; Kant; Hartmann; metaphysics

The aim of a present paper is to describe the New Ontology of Nicolai Hartmann. The author shows inspirations and how the Marburg school influences his philosophy. Hartmann was the first philosopher after Immnauel Kant, who has backed to ontology. For Hartmann old ontology existence for Aristoteles have a mistakes, which undermines Kant in „Critique of pure reason”.

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Iranian atomic program in context of presidential election, 2013

Kwestia programu atomowego w kontekście irańskich wyborów prezydenckich z 2013 r.

Author(s): Agnieszka Miarka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: Iran; elections; the nuclear program; system; USA

The results of the presidential election, which took place in Iran, caused rejuvenation of hopes for improvement in relations with Iran amongst western countries. That was caused by the fact that the elections won dovish, generally respected, politician, who was also perfectly known to the international community. This article touches upon a question of possible changes of strategic aims and the methods of achieving those by the country. Through the analysis of political background up to now with special taking the matter of security (including question of Iran nuclear program) into consideration the attempt of answering the question was taken: if the presidency of Hasan Rouhani could actually turn out to be a watershed in contemporary history of this country?

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Throne of Blood. Reflections on the changes of the Meiji period in Japan

Tron we krwi. Refleksje nad przemianami okresu Meiji w Japonii

Author(s): Tomasz Okraska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: Japan; Meiji; Edo; empire; Christianity

Changes in Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century are one of the most interesting processes of transformation in the history of the modern world. In a very short time reformers turned upside-down political, social and economic system of the country that for over 200 years of the Tokugawa shogunate seemed petrified. The impetus that started the reform was to force the opening of Japan by the Western powers. Fruits of changes were varied - the samurai class was destroyed (and to some extent its ideals), and ideal for the residents of the Land of the Flowering Cherry has become the love to the emperor and Japan. Article argues that nationalism formed by the Meiji rulers in the long run brought the Japanese war crimes in the years 1931-1945.

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Lifestyle trend in television - a sociological reflection

Nurt lifestylowy w telewizji – refleksja socjologiczna

Author(s): Anna Orska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: TV; Poland; Programs; free time; current lifestyle

Television is a highly intriguing topic for discussion. This rapidly growing medium won the hearts of viewers in its very beginnings. What’s more, models promoted on television rapidly spread in societies, and became widely applicable standards. That was true fifty years ago, and so it is today, all around the world, including Poland, where the ‘sociological piece of furniture’ has become not only a highly desirable attribute in almost every household, but a “nationwide Polish language school” as well. The following article is a sociological reflection, drawing attention to the history of television, and its place in the current Polish society. On this ground, the author suggests a look at television through the prism of its own discourses, with particular attention given to one of them lifestyle TV.

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The faces of transgresion in Georges Bataille’s thought

Oblicza transgresji w myśli Georges’a Bataille’a

Author(s): Michał Sikora / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: philosophy; epistemology; George Bataille; transgression; man

The article presents main point of George’s Bataille’s philosophy – problem of transgression. This work try to shows variously models of transgression’s thinking, like: eroticism, death, battle, consumption, celebration. The reason of corporal’s experiences is rejecting with order of reason. Transgression’s philosophy draws inspiration from Hegelian’s panlogism, Sade’s eroticism and also Nietzsche’s and Heidegger’s texts. Theme of transgression is essential for contemporary philosophy (specially French), connected with researches on sexuality, psychoanalysis and literature.

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From creativity to innovation. The caring nature of creativity in forming an innovative organizational culture

Od kreatywności do innowacji. Pielęgnacyjny charakter kreatywności w kształtowaniu innowacyjnej kultury organizacji

Author(s): Grzegorz Raj / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: creativity; innovation; organization; enterprise; culture

Composing the creativity in strategy and the culture of the organization is today a major step to building an innovative business. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the role played by the creativity and innovation in the development of an innovative culture of the organization. The author distinguishes between creativity and innovation, presents the unique nature of creativity which is the source of innovation in the context of running a business in the world today. The article also discusses the strategic resource of the organization, which is an innovative culture and presents selected factors affecting the level of creativity in organizations.

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MIGACZ INNOVATIVE PROGRAMME – an opportunity for the vocational activation and social inclusion of the Deaf

PROJEKT INNOWACYJNY MIGACZ – szansa na aktywizację zawodową i integrację społeczną niesłyszących?

Author(s): Zuzanna Teper-Solarz / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: disability; society; deaf; employment; project

The general objective of the PI-MIGACZ project is to create a set of tools that will help the Deaf to understand theoretical part of driving licence course and to pass the driving license exam. The author examines whether the idea of the product is accurate and has a potential to be a useful and an effective tool that impacts the vocational and social situation of the Deaf.

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The Fourth Polish Republic as an attempt to moral renewal of the country

IV Rzeczpospolita jako próba sanacji państwa

Author(s): Marek Czaja / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: Republic of Poland; SLD - PiS politics; reforms

The idea of the Fourth Polish Republic, formulated in 1998 by Rafał Matyja, was presented in an electoral platform of the Law and Justice party in 2005. It assumed the reform of the public life in Poland by a thorough reform of the state and settling with the period of The People’s Republic of Poland. During the government years 2005-2007, the party succeeded in implementing a few economic reforms and making significant changes in other areas. However, the Law and Justice didn’t succeed in implementing the most important reforms that they had announced earlier, that is the recovery of the state. The Party was widely criticized mainly due to its style of ruling and the foreign policy that it pursued. Thereby, after two years of ruling, the Law and Justice lost its authority, which meant the collapse of the idea of the Fourth Polish Republic.

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Between conformism and contestation. Polish society towards building a new socialistic reality by the communistic governments in 1945-1989

Między konformizmem a kontestacją. Polskie społeczeństwo wobec budowy nowej socjalistycznej rzeczywistości przez władze komunistyczne w latach 1945...

Author(s): Mateusz Sobeczko / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XI/2013

Keywords: society; Poland; socialism; the Catholic Church; communism

Polish communistic authorities in 1945-1989 according to the professed ideology and international situation after The Second World War, pursued the politic of rebuilding the Polish community. Despite of the commitment of all administrative powers the main purpose was not easy to get. All what was saint was converted to be profaned. Such a politics was still practised. The new system of moral rules, good manners and new rites was tried to be made real. All the activities of Polish authorities were in a contrary to the Polish tradition and culture of the time. What is more, they were used in spite of the society will. In this way all the ethical, society and culture principles, were overturned. It became a reason of the conflict between the Catholic church and Polish society. Attempt to show the public response to the actions of the Polish authorities called pioneering.

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On business and for pleasure – Hieronim Florian Radziwill’s travels

W interesach i dla rozrywki – podróże Hieronima Floriana Radziwiłła

Author(s): Paweł Gad / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: Jerome Florian Radziwill; trips ; hunters; hunting; correspondence

Diariusz from the years 1747 - 1751 by Jerome Florian Radziwill, shows the daily life of magnate and his numerous trips – the local ones, as well as, around the whole country. Daily posts are representing the princes’ thoughts on current issues and the relationships of the most interesting events in which ensign participated. Diariusz commenced (started) in 1747 by Jerome Prince Radziwill Great Royal Deputy Cup-bearer of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, lord and successor of goods across whole Sluck Region, brings closer the look of magnate who, despite of numerous retinue, leaves alone his stately home, to personally ensure urgent problems. Wife’s correspondence complements and highlights an important aspect of prince life involving his life-long passion, which was a hunting, because Radziwill more than stay at home, at the side of his wife Magdalene Radziwill House of Czapski, was in love in hunting.

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Social Time and Social Change

Czas społeczny a zmiana społeczna

Author(s): Sonia Horonziak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: social time; civilization changes; social groups; society

Article aims to investigate the effect of social time on the broader phenomenon of social change and to determine how social time affects social change and vice versa. Text deals with the evolution of time under the temporal human awareness. The evolution of social time can be seen by analyzing the mythical time in primitive societies and historical time in contemporary social groups. Temporal awareness of people in a time of great social change is significantly different from that which we have in times of stable society. Social time serve in collective life significant functions and can be quite different in various societies. It can accelerate and decelerate, as opposed to the regular time, and disclosed its properties in particular in the case of rapid social change. It interacts then intensively on the members of the society and affects their decisions.

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Boredom as human attitude towards time

Nuda jako stosunek człowieka wobec czasu

Author(s): Agata Stronciwilk / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: boredom; culture; time; present; philosophy

Article presents an attempt to understand boredom as an existential experience. Boredom is understood as a relation between human and “stopped” time. Author mentions theories which refer to cultural dimension of our understanding of time and metaphors which are used to describe it. The issue of “stopped” of time is connected with the problem of its “flow”, change and “movement”. In the analysis of phenomenon of boredom author refers to thought of Blaise Pascal, Josif Brodski, Emil Cioran and contemporary reflection connected with “smart boredom”.

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Time and some aspects of its recognition in the culture of ancient symbols and philosophy of ancient Greece in the Pre-Socratic period

Czas a wybrane aspekty jego ujmowania w kulturze antycznych symboli oraz filozofii starożytnej Grecji okresu przedsokratejskiego

Author(s): Michał Siekierka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: human; time; ancient Greece; philosophy; chaos

Time is a universal experience inscribed in human consciousness for centuries inspired, frightened and determined human reality. His traces of human motivation and activity are visible in the architecture, music, literature, painting, sculpture, film, philosophy, and in the great theological - cultural social systems. This work task is to illustrate selected concepts of symbolic and shaped model in times of ancient Greece relating to the time passing and its relevance to humanity.

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Freedom of expression as a cornerstone of democratic states and its multifaceted nature

Wolność słowa jako fundament państw demokratycznych a jej wielopłaszczyznowy charakter

Author(s): Jarosław Wichura / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: freedom of speech; state; democracy; law; information

Freedom of expression is complex, which means that its essence consists of many rights. Unit referring to freedom of speech has the right to have their own opinion, has the right to communicate information and ideas, and also has the right to seek and receive information. In this aspect proved that freedom of speech is reflected at the level of interaction: the unit with other units (exchange of views); entities with public authorities, the media (right to information). Freedom of expression is evaluated, relativization and conceptualization, allowing each to determine its content, the meaning and scope of the present in a collision with other states, values or goods.

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Ethos as a place in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger

Ethos jako miejsce w filozofii Martina Heideggera

Author(s): Karolina Zabokrzycka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: Martin Heidegger; ethos; philosophy; space; existence

Martin Heidegger’s attend to reveal the original meaning of Greek term „ethos” – the topic of this article – implies a specific notion of both place and human deed. His concept of place shows the nature of a person’s action as a kind of living and being settled in their surroundings, also understood as the territory of thought. This idea of action, which doesn’t mean producing results, includes the identification of human act and thought, the rejection of traditional meaning of truth as adequatio and generally puts western ethics into question.

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Appropriate time for marriage in views of Polish and Lithuanian nobility in eighteenth century

Odpowiedni czas na małżeństwo w poglądach polskiej i litewskiej magnateriiw XVIII wieku

Author(s): Agata Muszyńska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: marriage; Republic of Poland; wedding; Radziwill’s family; law

The appropriate for marriage age limit, has changed over the centuries. In early modern period of Polish history the limit was systematically raised, both in the legal records, and even more so in practice. The article analyzes the various historical sources (private correspondence, diaries sources), which illustrate the views of eighteenth-century nobility on this issue. On this basis, we can draw conclusions about what was considered as the appropriate age for marriage, how much marriage depends on the financial interests and family situation, and what age-difference between spouses was acceptable and what was controversial? Undoubtedly, the views and practices in the field of marriage in the eighteenth century were different from those in previous centuries, which was associated with changes of mores and mentality, including the increase of women’s independence.

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Chronos and Telos or Permanence of the Controversy About Our End vs. Our Future

Chronos a telos, czyli aktualność sporu o nasz schyłek vs. naszą przyszłość

Author(s): Patryk Zając / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: civilization; time; religion; Richard Rorty; christianity

In this study I compare two examples of answers to the question about the purpose of the history. I start with an analysis of one of one eschatological pericope of New Testament and reconstruct the religious concept. Next I reconstruct Richard Rorty’s naturalistic conception of the history. Than I make explicit questions about the goal of the history that arise from both. I also analyze relations between sequences of this questions. At the end I point out specific differences between two reconstructed approaches trying to designate the extent of its convergence.

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Touched by the ravages of time? The evolution of the role and function of the monarchy at the turn of the century – example of the United Kingdom...

Nadgryzieni zębem czasu? Ewolucja roli i funkcji monarchii na przełomie wieków – przykład Zjednoczonego Królestwa Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii...

Author(s): Magdalena Rajzer / Language(s): Polish / Issue: XII/2014

Keywords: monarchy; head of state; the United Kingdom; Northern Ireland; policy

The aim of this paper is to present the evolution of the role and functions of the British monarchy, in comparison to other European monarchies, at the turn of the XX and XXI centuries. European monarchies were forced to deal with numerous social changes and unprecedented on such a large scale technological progress. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II dramatically changed both, the political map of the world, as well as the dynamics of international relations. Despite the wealth of biographical studies or science studies focused on political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, there is no comprehensive, scientific study on the evolution of the role and functions of the British monarchy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

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