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Fire Backstage
Philip Rieff and the Monastery of Culture
Inbunden, 2013
583 kr
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At present, the name and writings of Philip Rieff (1922-2006) hang under a sign of neglect. This book is an attempt to identify precisely what has been lost through this lack of critical attention, arguing that Rieff’s lifework marks a singular contribution to the fields of reactionary apocalyptics …
Legacy of Polish Solidarity
Social Activism, Regime Collapse, and Building of a New Society
Av Andrzej Rychard, Gabriel Motzkin
Inbunden, 2015
805 kr
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Polish Solidarity was a phenomenon combining a trade union, a social movement and general ideas of freedom and solidarity. Led by Lech Walesa it contributed greatly to the evolution of the old system and to its final collapse in 1989, followed then by the end of the communist regimes in all of …
Hopes and Anxieties in Europe
Six Waves of the European Social Survey
Av Paweł B. Sztabiński, Henryk Domański m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
676 kr
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The present collection of articles is based on data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and analyses the changes in European societies. The first part of the volume is devoted to relations between legitimization, subjective well-being, voting patterns, and the role of social cohesion in …
Music and Genocide
Av Wojciech Klimczyk, Agata Świerzowska
Inbunden, 2015
812 kr
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At first glance, no two experiences could be further apart than genocide and music. Yet real, live culture usually goes beyond rational divisions. It is now fairly commonly known that art is not absent from the sites of mass killings. Both victims and prosecutors engage in artistic activities in …
Heidegger and the Problem of Evil
Translated into English by Patrick Trompiz and Agata Bielik-Robson
Inbunden, 2015
880 kr
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This book provides an encompassing and thorough study of Martin Heidegger’s thought. It is not only a presentation but also a profound critique of the thinker’s beliefs. In the context of Heidegger’s cooperation with Nazism, the author reflects on the reasons behind his inability to confront the …
Tying Micro and Macro
What Fills up the Sociological Vacuum?
Av Mikołaj Pawlak, Andrzej Rychard
Inbunden, 2018
704 kr
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This study critically discusses the thesis on the sociological vacuum formulated by Stefan Nowak. The author’s aim is to refute the claim that the sociological vacuum is relevant for major social processes occurring in Poland. He presents the sociological vacuum in the context of the debate on …
Psychology of the Operator of Technical Devices
Av Jan Felicjan Terelak, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2019
670 kr
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The author of the book discusses the essence and social consequences of the postmodern era in the field of psychology of work and technology. He describes the relationship between the human being and the goals achieved through the use of technical tools, which is of interest to the industrial and …
Imagination – Art, Science and Social World
Av Ilona Błocian, Dmitry Prokudin
Inbunden, 2020
638 kr
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The book contains analyses and interpretations of multidimensional perspectives in philosophical, economical and psychological research on imagination. The authors analyse Russian (N. Bierdiajew) and French philosophy and anthropology (G. Bachelard, G. Durand), German conceptions (I. Kant's, F. …
république des savants
Sans révérence
Av Zbigniew Drozdowicz, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2019
681 kr
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Dans ce que l'auteur de ce livre dit au sujet de la république des savants, il tente d'éviter le pathos que l'on rencontre non seulement sur les pages hagiographiques, mais aussi dans des discours de circonstance ou celui de louange (par exemple, ceux qu'on prononce à toutes sortes d'anniversaires …
Idea of Political Representation and Its Paradoxes
Av Andrzej Waśkiewicz, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2019
670 kr
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If we want to understand the vicissitudes of modern democracy then, argues the author, we need to analyse the ideas upon which representative government is based rather than compare contemporary conditions with the Greek ideal. These principal ideas have been presented clearly in past centuries, …
Faces of the Enlightenment
Philosophical sketches
Av Zbigniew Drozdowicz, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2020
645 kr
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The author of this book speaks out again in regard to the Enlightenment. His inspiration comes not only from new observations occasioned by own studies, but also from the recently read material as well as opinions and appraisals of the era articulated lately at academic conferences. Although they …
From Medicine to Sociology. Health and Illness in Magdalena Sokołowska’s Research Conceptions
Av Włodzimierz Piątkowski, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2020
818 kr
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This monograph is the first book in medical sociology that comprehensively describes the research conceptions of the co-founder of the European medical sociology, Professor Magdalena Sokołowska (1922–1989). The study characterizes the stages of formation of the scientific foundations of medical …
Transformations of Contemporary Culture and Their Social Consequences
Archerian Studies Vol. 3
Av Krzysztof Wielecki, Monika Bukowska
Inbunden, 2023
657 kr
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Volume III of Archerian Studies, which we now deliver to our readers, focuses on the question of culture. Despite the numerous motifs which were introduced to the discourse pertaining to Margaret S. Archer’s concept, we see that some repeat here constantly. We hope that this way of depicting …
Antarctic Winter-Over Syndrome
Narrative Perspective
Inbunden, 2020
788 kr
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The book is a journal that presents narrations and factual accounts of events covering 144 days the author spent during the Third Scientific Expedition of the Polish Academy of Sciences to the Arctowski Station on King George Island (South Shetland Islands). The observations comprise events and …
Inclusive Education of Learners with Disability – The Theory versus Reality
Av Zenon Gajdzica, Robin McWilliam m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
525 kr
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Many factors have impact on the development of inclusive education, including social, cultural, economic context and the advancement of educational sciences. Analysing and comparing these issues provides a basis for understanding the problems of inclusion of learners with disabilities in mainstream …
ethos del republicanismo cosmopolita
Perspectivas euroamericanas sobre Kant
Av Boguslaw Paź, José Luis Villacañas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
618 kr
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Este volumen posee una estructura doble, que enfoca en primer lugar el carácter inacabado de la teoría cosmopolita de Kant, con el propósito de propiciar nuevas vías de construcción política multilateral para desarrollar la globalidad jurídica desde una conciencia postcolonial. En segundo lugar, …
Academic Culture
Traditions and the Present Days
Av Zbigniew Drozdowicz, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2021
552 kr
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The author of this book formulates a general thesis that in the academic culture, since the emergence of the first universities until this very day, two types of that culture have competed with each other, i.e., a corporate and templar one. In his remarks, the author tries to highlight it through …
Antarctic Isolation as a Mars Habitat Analogue
A Psychological Perspective
Av Jan Felicjan Terelak, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2021
582 kr
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The book is a scientific monograph, based on a natural experiment on cognitive, emotional and social functioning during the year-long isolation of 21 winter hounds at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station. The conducted research was of a specimen and sociometric nature. The results …
Beauty in Architecture
Harmony of Place
Av Bogusław Szuba, Tomasz Drewniak
Inbunden, 2022
723 kr
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The subject of the monograph is a multi-layered interpretation of beauty in architecture, the analysis of key ideas, attitudes, and concepts related to the art of shaping space focused on perfection and harmony. An integral approach to significant problems related to shaping the spatial order, …
Audio Documentary: A Sociological Perspective
Av Izabela Bukalska, Rafał Wiśniewski m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
657 kr
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The book Audio Documentary: A Sociological Perspective offers a unique analysis that significantly contributes to the development of knowledge within the audial paradigm. It is a thorough scholarly study of a phenomenon exceptional in the Polish radio tradition– the audio documentary (prof. …
Platon Und Das Problem Der Letztbegruendung Der Metaphysik
Eine Historische Einfuehrung
Av Seweryn Blandzi, Andrzej Rychard
Inbunden, 2014
456 kr
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Die Lehre Platons ist mit der schriftlich festgehaltenen Ideentheorie nicht völlig gleichzusetzen. Im Buch wendet sich der Autor nach der historisch-genetischen Methode den Testimonia Platonica der innerakademischen Prinzipienlehre zu. Er versucht, die fundamentale Frage zu beantworten, wozu Platon …
del Idealismo Al Realismo Crítico. La Política Como Realización En José Ortega Y Gasset
Av Dorota Leszczyna, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2020
591 kr
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El objetivo de este libro es presentar la idea de la política como realización en José Ortega y Gasset. Según el filósofo español, la "realización" supone un "imperativo supremo" que define el campo de la política y que lo diferencia de la ciencia. Mientras esta última, por su carácter reflexivo, …
Mitschriften Von Den Vorlesungen Martin Heideggers Ueber Die Phaenomenologische Interpretation Von Kants «Kritik Der Reinen Vernunft» (Wintersemester 1927/28)
Aus Dem Manuskript Abgeschrieben Und Das Vorwort Verfasst Haben: Radoslaw Kuliniak Und Mariusz Pandura
Av Roman Witold Ingarden, Boguslaw Paź
Inbunden, 2020
495 kr
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Dieses Buch ist eine Sammlung der erstmalig publizierten Mitschriften Roman Witold Ingardens von den Vorlesungen über die Phänomenologische Interpretation von Kants Kritik der reinen Vernunft , die von Martin Heidegger im Wintersemester 1927/28 in Marburg gehalten wurden. Die Mitschriften wurden …
