SYSTEM REZERWY FEDERALNEJ

Author(s): Wojciech Kwiatkowski / Language(s): Polish

Jest to pierwsza w literaturze polskiej książka, w której omówiono w sposób systematyczny kluczowe zagadnienia związane z funkcjonowaniem banku centralnego Stanów Zjednoczonych tj. Systemu Rezerwy Federalnej. Autor przedstawia historię tworzenia banku, jego strukturę organizacyjną, cele i zadania oraz sposoby ich realizacji, a także mechanizmy podejmowania decyzji przez jego organy i zakres ich autonomii w strukturze władzy USA. Książka przynosi wiedzę pozwalającą odrzucić istniejące w sferze publicznej i często bezkrytycznie przyjmowane (także w Polsce) teorie spiskowe dotyczące powstania i funkcjonowania Systemu Rezerwy Federalnej. Ich żywotność wynika zarówno z nieznajomości tego z jakimi kwestiami bank centralny USA musi zmagać się na co dzień w realiach amerykańskich, ale też z niezwykle złożonego systemu polityczno-prawnego Stanów Zjednoczonych.

OBLICZA SPOŁECZNEJ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCI PRZEDSIĘBIORSTW

Author(s): Włodzimierz Pańków,Bolesław Rok,Marta Strumińska-Kutra / Language(s): Polish

Książkę otwiera omówienie społecznej odpowiedzialności przedsiębiorstw (SOP) w kontekście zmiany organizacyjnej, jaka nastąpiła w trzech koncernach działających na polskim rynku. Czytelnik znajdzie tu obraz SOP w formie dojrzałej, którą z powodzeniem nazwać można dobrą praktyką. Druga analiza osadza badane zjawisko w kontekście lokalnym, ukazuje kształtowanie się tej instytucji w relacji z interesariuszami zewnętrznymi organizacji. Wreszcie opisujemy SOP w zróżnicowanych krajowych kontekstach instytucjonalnych. Najobszerniejsza, czwarta część publikacji zawiera studia przypadków.Dzięki zastosowaniu perspektywy instytucjonalnej udało się kompleksowo przedstawić oblicza odpowiedzialności przedsiębiorstw w różnych sferach rzeczywistości społecznej i zwrócić uwagę na elitarność koncepcji SOP, a także przybliżyć zależność jej kształtu od sposobu funkcjonowania instytucji publicznych, relacje między odpowiedzialnymi i nieodpowiedzialnymi działaniami organizacji a instytucjami z jej otoczenia, takimi jak rynek czy regulacje prawne. Co również istotne, zastosowanie tej perspektywy umożliwiło ujęcie SOP w sposób procesualny, który uwidacznia najistotniejsze czynniki zmian.

ROD

Author(s): Dajana Cvjetković / Language(s): Bosnian Publication Year: 0

Godinama ljudi vjeruju da se svi prirodno ponašaju kao žene i muškarci u odnosu na pripadajući spol. Kompleksna društvena istraživanja su pokazala da muškost i ženskos (rod) determiniraju mnogi faktori, a ne samo spol. „Pretpostavljalo se da je rod prirodna manifestacija pola ili kulturna konstanta koju nikakva moć ljudskog delovanja ne bi mogla da izmeni.“ Rod se može definirati kao koncept koji obuhvata ponašanje, društveno konstruirane uloge i psihološke osobine koje se često vezuju za biti muško ili žensko. Društveno konstruisani identitet koji određuje šta znači ponašati se kao žena naziva se feminitet, a kao muškarac maskulinitet. Naša ideja maskuliniteta i feminiteta uključuje rodne pretpostavke ponašanja bazirane na osnovu spola osobe. Rod je društveni konstrukt koji u odnosu na spol određuje društvene uloge muškaraca i žena (osoba muškog ili ženskog spola).

RODNI IDENTITET

Author(s): Dajana Cvjetković / Language(s): Bosnian Publication Year: 0

Rodni identitet se odnosi na subjektivni osjećaj i poimanje sebe kao muškarca ili žene. Većina ljudi u prvim godinama života, najčešće između druge i treće, shvati da li se osjeća kao muško ili žensko. Rodni identitet ne mora biti podudaran sa spolom, zbog toga neke osobe budu zbunjene pri identifikovanju sebe kao muškarca ili žene. „Rodni identitet podrazumijeva vlastitu rodnu samokoncepciju, ne neophodno ovisnu o spolu i rodu osobe. Zahvaljujući savremenim tumačenjima feminističkih teorija, rodni identitet uspješno je distanciran od binarnog koncepta muškoga ili ženskoga.“

A House Ready to Crumble? Putting Back the Building Blocks of Macedonia’s Parliamentary Democracy

Author(s): Katerina Kolozova,Gordan Georgiev / Language(s): English

Citizenship, Human Rights and Identity: Prospects of a Liberal Cosmopolitan Order

Author(s): Michael A. Peters / Language(s): English

This book focuses on the notion of citizenship in relation to the notions of human rights, identity and culture. It poses the question of the prospects of a liberal cosmopolitan order dealing with a number of interrelated themes: ethics, emancipation and what Derrida calls the “new humanities;” identity, war and crimes against humanity; citizenship, and education rights within a knowledge economy; colonization, development and peace; changing notions of democracy within an information society; and culture, difference and otherness. These are the themes that make problematic aspects of the liberal cosmopolitan order. One of the main tropes connecting these themes is how the primary liberal values of freedom, emancipation and equality work out in a globalized world. The interrelationship of these values are problematized in different settings as they relate to issues of global world order with a focus on the adaptability of the liberal framework of values and law in creating a genuine cosmopolitan order.

Човешката несигурност

Author(s): Georgi Fotev / Language(s): Bulgarian

Prof. Georgy Fotev is a Bulgarian sociologist. His scientific works are in the areas of theory and history of sociology and the disciplinary fields of modern sociology. The focus of the research interests of G.Fotev is the nature of sociology as a multiple paradigm science. Another major theme in the works of Georgy Fotev is the dialogue as a base and horizon of multiple paradigm sociology. Georgy Fotev has publications in the fields of historical sociology, sociology of politics, ethnosociology, the crisis of legitimacy, sociology of values, etc. His books "The long night of communism in Bulgaria" and "Bulgarian melancholy" throw light on the dramatic fate of the Bulgarian national society. Georgy Fotev was Minister of Education and Science (1991 - 1992). He is professor emeritus of New Bulgarian University. In 2003 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the American University in Bulgaria. Mankind is shaken by a multitude of uncertainty. There is an increasing perception that uncertainty becomes permanent. The focus is on the existential, social, political, economic, global and other basic varieties of human uncertainty. The author explores the fundamental conditions of human uncertainty and the main forms of her manifestation and experience. The phenomenon is seen in the light of the new science of chaos and complexity in the context of the risky society/world, in terms of catastrophic consciousness and the conditions of crisis types. Particular attention is paid to trust as a fundamental social attitude and condition against decadent attitudes and nihilism.

Srpska konzervativna misao

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

U razvojnim tokovima srpske filozofske i teološke misli – kao i političke ili društvene misli – organska ili organicistička misao svakako nije neka nepoznata komponenta. Dok je srpska liberalna ili socijalistička misao – posebno kasnije marksistička misao – relativno dobro sistematizovana i proučena, organicistička misao je ostala na neki način po strani i reklo bi se da nije privukla pažnju kakvu nesumnjivo zaslužuje. Kada je već osamdesetih godina XX veka došlo do sloma mnogih idejnih tokova i političkih koncepata, zanimanje za srpsku organicističku misao ne samo da je poraslo već je ona doživela neku vrstu renesanse – barem njeni sledbenici tako kažu – i iznova je postala aktuelna. Verovatno je to bio razlog mnogih nesporazuma oko definisanja i redefinisanja te misli, posebno nesporazuma oko termina koji bi bili najprikladniji. Ta misao se u nekim slučajevima određuje u krugu filozofske misli kod Srba, u drugim pak, što je ispravnije, ona se izučava uporedo sa drugim tokovima misli. Uglavnom nedostaje njeno sistematičnije izučavanje, iako su neka istraživanja do sada dala solidne rezultate. Sve do danas, međutim, mogu se sresti neke definicije naglašeno ideološki intonirane, što naravno smeta u pokušajima njenog pravilnog definisanja. U drugim kulturama – kod Rusa i Francuza, posebno – tih problema, reklo bi se, nema. Kada E. Sioran određuje prirodu utemeljivača francuske organicističke misli, on svom radu daje podnaslov Esej o reakcionarnoj misli.

Rosenberg’s Questionnaire for Self-esteem Evaluation. Psychometric Considerations. Recalibration

Author(s): Dan Vasiliu / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Rosenberg’s Questionnaire [5] was elaborated for the global evaluation of self-esteem as a unifactorial construct. In the present research I have followed the actualization of the psychometric data of the scale, for the population of Romania, as well as the highlighting of some aspects concerning this one’s factorial structure. The last calibration of the questionnaire was made more than 20 years ago , Baban [1]. I have found, for general population, new values concerning the calibration limits as well as a bi-factorial structure of the items, already signaled in previous research, starting from 2002. I have found, also, differences concerning the standards between participants from the emerging-adult and adult categories. I have built up-to-date standards for the global as well as for the factorial score. The psychometric data have highlighted a good stability of the scale in the test-retest and a consistency good enough (α=0,836) which confirms the usage of the results for research as well as for individual evaluations. This research was made in the time period 2014 – 2018, on a representative sample. 413 participants from the general population of Romania, above 18 years old.

Socializace do školního jazyka

Author(s): Zuzana Šalamounová / Language(s): Czech

It could appear that people use the same language in school as they do everywhere else. Nonetheless, school language is so specific that it is often considered to be a foreign language. In fact, students begin to learn particular facts together with ways to talk about them as soon as they enter school. The sole purpose of this book is to examine this process which is typically called school-language socialization. The book, based on empirical research of classes of Czech language at lower secondary schools, describes how students learn to use language in a specific culturally determined way in conformity with the customary teaching activities of a given school subject.

Sociologie města 20. a 21. století

Author(s): Slavomíra Ferenčuhová / Language(s): Czech

Kniha vznikla – vedle grantové podpory GAČR pro postdoktorský projekt GPP404/12/P742 „Sociologie města 20. a 21. století: klíčové problémy, diskuze a trendy“ – také díky mnoha lidem. Poděkování patří zejména recenzentům za jejich připomínky a podnětné poznámky a také kolegům a kolegyním v Česku i za hranicemi, se kterými jsem měla možnost sdílet úvahy o sociologii města.

Mezigenerační učení: Teorie, výzkum, praxe

Author(s): Milada Rabušicová,Karla Brücknerová,Lenka Kamanová,Petr Novotný,Kateřina Pevná,Zuzana Vařejková / Language(s): Czech

Intergenerationality is one of the most natural aspects of learning, which stays with us for all of our lives. The age difference between the learner and the person teaching feels natural. The general assumption is that this age difference will guarantee a sufficiency of information, stimuli and experience which the learner will be able to profit from. This volume is trying to problematize this “natural feel” of intergenerational learning. We are showing that learning situations in which people from different generations encounter one another are specific in many respects: by learning contents, by types of activity of the individual participants while providing and accepting learning stimuli, by the variety of learning situations and opportunities. The book explores at the theoretical level and also by empirical research of intergenerational learning across social environments: in school, in the workplace, and in communities.

Ekofeminizam

Author(s): / Language(s): Croatian

Proceedings Ecofeminism: between women's and green studies, edited by Goran Đurđević and Suzana Marjanić (Durieux Publisher, Zagreb, 2020), consists of 40 texts from the humanities and social sciences (anthropology, journalism, political science, sociology, literary theory, science of education) and art (poetry and prose), written by 37 authors from Croatia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The starting point for edited book was workshop cycle on the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb organized with help of professor Drago Roksandić and there was created idea for book by Mirjana Grabovac, Karmen Ratković and Suzana Marjanić. Also, various colleagues such as Dražen Tončić and Mirta Maslać from Durieux, artist Kristina Pongrac and reviewers Ivica Bakota, Zlatko Bukač and Ana Stojanović have been an important part of this volume. The aims of the collection are to actualize ecofeminism and encourage critical reflection and analysis of long-term ecofeminism in Croatia and Southeast Europe; permeation of global and local approaches and knowledge transfer; openness to young authors. For these reasons, the book can be read on several levels: theoretical as a contribution to the knowledge of the theory of ecofeminism in the context of contemporary trends, socio-political as an analysis of social processes and structures, activist through the analytical perspective of activism of individual groups and actors in public, performative and political life. The final part of the volume are poems and this piece of book shows a holistic approach to ecofeminism and integration of scholarship, essays and art which is leading back to the roots and indigenous perspectives of life and community understood as integration.

Pandemija, spas planete i individualnost

Author(s): Judith Butler / Language(s): Serbian

Ma koliko se međusobno razlikovali u razumevanju ove pandemije, znamo da je globalna; potpuno nam je jasno da smo upleteni u zajednički svet. Kapacitet živih ljudskih stvorenja da utiču jedni na druge može biti pitanje života ili smrti. Usled toga što se toliko resursa ne deli jednako, što toliko mnogo ljudi ima samo mali ili nikakav udeo u svetu, ne možemo da prepoznamo pandemiju kao globalnu a da se ne suočimo s tim nejednakostima.

BOSANSKOHERCEGOVAČKO DRUŠTVO I SAVREMENOST

Author(s): Abdel Alibegović,Ibrahim Bakić,Sarina Bakić,Adnan Džafić,Mirza Emirhafizović,Šaćir Filandra,Nezir Krčalo,Asim Mujkić,Jusuf Žiga / Language(s): Bosnian

Social reality appears ordered to the members of society only because they are actively involved in its design. This period of order and arrangement of social reality enables that reality to be understandable to its members. In order to survive, they must constitute a world of meaning and live within it. Without symbols there would be no human interaction and no human society. But the task of sociology is the "deconstruction" of symbols and their meanings and the construction of the world of meanings adopted by members of society on the way to building a community that strives for the "common good". So that new meanings do not become an "ideological network" for individuals and collectivities, the basis of sociological research should be focused on three levels of their analysis: epistemological-logical, structural-historical, anthropological-ontological. On this path, fundamental knowledge of social sciences and humanities is necessary. The choice of knowledge of scientific disciplines and their methods in deciphering the symbols of social reality will be conditioned by the need of the moment. According to Spasić (Spasić 2004), sociology faces the following disciplinary tasks in the modern world: to reject the man-nature dichotomy, since there is less and less certainty in both the natural and social sciences, the complex, temporal and unstable are increasingly emphasized; reject the state as a self-evident framework for theorizing and research and focus on the local, regional and transnational levels; to accept the tension between the universal and the particular; understand objectivity in a new way – the crisis of Western scientific objectivity cannot be resolved by adopting subjectivity, but by accepting pluralism, discussion and learning. Within sociology, three shifts are discussed: no institutional order is taken as a given anymore, but the process of their "construction" is followed through the actions of the actors involved; it is emphasized that social actors are not passive products of patterns and structures, but are autonomous participants in their formation; the importance of power and the aspect of symbolic construction of reality in shaping institutional orders. The "new" sociology follows these changes in social reality, on the other hand it reflects the changed theoretical environment. Within everyday behavior, one actually tries to find answers to the questions of how decisions are made, how routines are created and how rules are followed or broken. Valid rules – routines and regularities in behavior are studied in such a way as to show us how the circumstances in which we live and act are socially organized. Looking beyond the surface and the seemingly observable, to discover the meanings behind it. Why do we have rules for different situations, how are these rules formed and why do we follow them? (Scott 2009) The "turn" made by M. Heidegger with his concept of being beinghere (German: Dasein) seriously called into question one of the central concepts of classical philosophy, the concept of the subject: Heidegger denies the identity of the subject, i.e. the notion that it represents a set of permanent and unchanging properties that make it the same. Instead, being-heremeans a constant self-determination in a social context. The notion of a subject completely conditioned by the external world, which is otherwise at the basis of positivism, was seriously contested. This also highlights the considerable emptiness and lack of meaning of that "mathematical" picture of the world that positivism, following the example of the natural sciences, tries to create about society. What we could distinguish today as operative from the legacy of classical sociology are the following attitudes: soften the boundaries towards other related sciences, reject the man-nature dichotomy, and deal with the reality of social facts. Only sociology, whose epistemological basis is phenomenology, can speak about the laws of nature and society, about "social matter" and its negation, about man and his spiritual ascent, and psychological states and frustrations, weak and correct intuitions, etc. social facts" phenomenological reduction through which the essence (eidos) of things is known. Because, only through their own spiritual reflection can sociologists bring scientific knowledge into harmony or unity with the original human nature, which by itself strives for that goal, and said harmony would be reflected in knowledge that would be a testimony of a unique "picture of the world" in man and in the cosmos. In Hegel's language, the same mental basis pervades all Reality, both natural and social. The theoretical basis of the manuscript includes the main ideas of theories of action and modern historical sociology adapted to the historical and cultural peculiarities of Bosnian society. Briefly stated, Sztompka's explanation of social development and action through the concept of social change within modern historical sociology explains that historical transformations include not only actors, structures and actors, not only actions, operations and practices, not only environments of 181 nature and consciousness, but also connections between all these, the ways in which they combine to create social dynamics. Over time, the very principles of work, the way of functioning and changes in human society undergo significant transformations. Not only does action change in the course of its own practice, but social becoming changes its way in the course of history (Sztompka 2004). However, there is always a core of tradition, which is passed down from generation to generation, for long periods of time. As a result, the process is endowed with significant continuity and cumulativeness.

Örgütsel Davraniş Güncel Konular ve Araştırmalar

Author(s): / Language(s): Turkish,English

“We do not conquer the lands, we conquer the hearts!” Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. Touching people and working with them is a different metier in these lands, which have embraced the measure of this word and have been associated with a state tradition for more than 2000 years that has measured the key to success with the importance they attach to human behaviour. Organizational Behaviour is to integrate as an entity around a goal and to exhibit behaviour in order to direct the knowledge, skills, energy and resources to the goal. The behaviours exhibited are not only functionally the realization of the purpose, but also an interaction and result of the being shown. For this reason, Organizational Behaviour is the whole of living, needing, changing and developing behaviours. This development shows itself in the Organizational Behaviour literature with different concepts and behaviour patterns from day to day. In this respect, it is an inevitable need for researches in the field of Organizational Behaviour to constantly follow the agenda and be prepared for change due to the living tissue of the field. Based on this need, this book presents current issues in the field of Organizational Behaviour. The book is shaped by presentation of current theoretical knowledge and researches specific to the field by the authors of the academicians who follow and analyze the change rapidly. The book is a work of good effort. Hoping that this valuable work will contribute to those who live their organizational life with passion.

Savremena simbioza - nauka i društvo

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian

Znaĉaj nauke za ĉovjeka i ljudsko društvo vrlo je velik. Nauka je naĉin spoznaje svijeta. A svijet u kojem mi ţivimo je veoma ovisan o nauci i tehnologiji. Da bismo bolje navigirali ovim svijetom, potrebno je da znamo ponešto o osnovnim nauĉnim fenomenima – kako stvari rade, kako se nešto dešava i kako funkcionira naš organizam. Zato ulaganje u nauku i obrazovanje, a samim tim i u ljudske resurse, donosi veliku korist za pojedince i društvo u cjelini. Pojedinci i društvene grupe zauzimaju odreĊeno mjesto u društvu na osnovu znanja kojim raspolaţu. Ono unapreĊuje sve oblasti ĉovjekovog ţivota i djelovanja. Društvo i nauka su ĉvrsto vezani i nalaze se u meĊusobnom odnosu. Društvo je stvaralo uslove i davalo društveni ambijent u kome se nauka mogla razvijati. S druge strane, nauka je omogućavala brţi razvoj pojedinih društvenih oblasti i cijelog društva. Povoljni društveni uslovi uticali su na nastanak brojnih izuma, patenata, tehniĉkih rješenja i modernizacija. Razvoj informatike dodatno je ubrzao razvoj i povezivanje preduzeća, multinacionalnih kompanija, drţava regija i svijeta. Povećana je razmjena ljudi, dobara, proizvoda i usluga. Ĉetvrta industrijska revolucija otvorila je neslućene mogućnosti razvoja i dalje promjene društva, društvenih odnosa. Sve ove promjene utiĉu pozitivno i na razvoj cjelokupnog društva, ali i demokratije i ljudskih prava. Sve ovo govori o jednoj simbiozi koja je rezultirala da nauka i društvo postanu jedna savremena forma ljudskog ţivora i razvoja civilizacije u XXI vijeku. Zbornik radova pod naslovom „SAVREMENA SIMBIOZA - NAUKA I DRUŠTVO“ je publikacija nauĉnih radova u okviru nauĉnog skupa „Nauka i društvo“. Ova publikacija predstavlja nauĉne i struĉne radove već dokazanih nauĉnih radnika i istraţivaĉa, ali i onih koji su na poĉetku svog nauĉnog rada. U Zborniku su objavljeni radovi nauĉnih radnika iz Bosne i Hercegovine i Republike Srbije, koji su u skladu sa njihovim nauĉnim iskustvom, uz dobronamjerne recenzije, usklaĊeni i adekvatno kategorisani. S obzirom na multidisciplinarnost teme zbornik obuhvata radove iz raznih nauĉnih disciplina kao što su: ekonomija, pravo, bezbjednost, defektologija, politiĉke nauke, sociologija i pedagogija. Radovi su aktuelni i obraĊuju savremena društvena pitanja i probleme, ali i teorijska i praktiĉna dostignuća pojedinih nauĉnih disciplina. Na takav naĉin dajemo podsticaja svim mladim ljudima da kroz svoj nauĉni rad daju doprinos u rješavanju brojnih društvenih problema. Upravo i prilikom izbora tekstova ureĊivaĉki odbor je ţelio da takvi radovi budu prioritetni u ovom zborniku, te je i sam naziv istog proistekao iz te ideje i potrebe. Nauĉni radnici, posebno oni koji su na poĉetku svoje akademske karijere, trebaju podršku kako bi istrajali u svom usavršavanju i nauĉnom dokazivanju. Ovaj Zbornik, kao i sam nauĉni skup, nastao je iz entuzijazma nekolicine profesora okupljenih oko Centra modernih znanja, da kroz ovakav vid nauĉnog rada otvore vrata nauke svim mladim nauĉnim radnicima i istraţivaĉima kako bi i njihova empirijska istraţivanja i dobijeni rezultati bili prezentovani široj javnosti. TakoĊe, dosadašnja saradnja sa kolegama iz Beograda i Nikšića rezultirala je da izdavaĉi ovog zbornika budu tri udruţenja iz regiona koja već duţi vremenski period saraĊuju organizujući razne edukacije. Brojni radovi otvaraju razne dileme i ostavljaju mjesta diskusiji kako i na koji naĉin nastaviti i razvijati razne nauĉne discipline. S tim u vezi ostavljamo vam prostora, da i vi svojim sugestijama i razmišljanjima, zajedno sa autorima traţite efikasnija rješenja i mogućnosti. Ovaj Zbornik nije konaĉan, jer nauka svaki dan traga za neĉim novim pa tako i autori i ureĊivaĉki tim ove publikacije.

Dějiny blízké budoucnosti

Author(s): Pavel Nováček / Language(s): Czech

History of the Near Future is consisting of articles published in Lidové noviny newspaper in period 2015-2020, covering topics like environment, sustainable development, migration and other global challenges.The article collection explores various contemporary global issues and their potential future impacts. It discusses the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the need for creative destruction rather than a return to old economic practices. The author highlights the importance of sustainable living and the limitations of traditional economic models that ignore environmental capital. The book addresses topics such as climate change, migration, poverty, and the misuse of natural resources. It also critiques specific projects like the Danube-Oder-Elbe canal, arguing for a shift towards more ecologically sound policies. The text underscores the interconnectedness of global challenges and the necessity for a holistic approach to future development. It calls for a reevaluation of societal values and priorities to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience.

Život ve 30. a 40. letech dvacátého století v multikulturních regionech střední Evropy na základě autobiografických próz německy píšících autorů – Ota Filip, Horst Bienek a další

Author(s): Jan Kubica / Language(s): Czech

The text deals with life in the 1930s and 1940s in the area of today's western and northern Bohemia, southern Poland and northern Moravia, based on the autobiographical prose of Ota Filip and Horst Bienko. The texts of these authors refer mainly to northern Moravia and the historical region of Upper Silesia. The memoirs of other authors - Frank Sikora, Eva Althammer-Švorčíková, Hubert Sigmund and Gerold Tietz - deal with life in western and northern Bohemia. In addition to the texts of these authors, the writings of other memoirists (oral history), publicists (contemporary and contemporary texts) and historians (monographs, historiographical studies) are also taken into account.

Poza antropocentryzm, czyli żądanie niemożliwego? Pytania o kulturę i inne pytania w teorii społecznej i w praktyce rozmowy

Author(s): Wioletta Tomala-Kania / Language(s): Polish

The book Beyond Anthropocentrism, i.e. Demand for the Impossible? The Questions of Culture and Other Questions in Social Theory and Practice of Conversation concentrates on man and his psycho-physical condition, taking special account to its ethical consequences for the world and himself. However, the book also tries to make him leave his privileged status. The monograph is divided into three parts. Chapter 1: Culture in Theory presents essential findings focused on the key term, “culture”. Chapter 2: Culture in Practice presents seven in-depth interviews conducted in the years 2020–2021 with the researchers representing a spectrum of different scientific disciplines: Ewa Bińczyk, Katarzyna Dembicz, Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann, Joanna Ostrowska, Hanna Rubinkowska-Anioł, Jolanta Sujecka, Anna Ziębińska-Witek. In Conclusion, the fundamental problem of the posthumanistic (non-anthropocentric) vision of the world is paid attention to.