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Journal articles on the topic "Ancient philosophers"
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Gustafson, Donald. "Philosophers Ancient and Modern." Teaching Philosophy 12, no. 2 (1989): 168–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/teachphil198912241.
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Ahonen, Marke. "Ancient philosophers on mental illness." History of Psychiatry 30, no. 1 (October 9, 2018): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154x18803508.
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This article explores how the ancient philosophers from Plato to late antiquity understood mental illness. It outlines when, how and in what kind of contexts the phenomenon of mental illness was recognized in the ancient philosophical texts, how mental illness was understood in terms of the body–mind interaction, and how mental disorders of the medical kind were distinguished from non-medical psychic disturbances. It establishes that, while the philosophers mostly understood mental illness along the lines of ancient medical thinking, their ideas, for example on the nature and location of the soul, informed their theories of mental illness.
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Bas, James Le, David Armstrong, Robert King, Jocelyn Dunphy Blomfield, and Neil Phillips. "A Discussion with D.M. Armstrong about the Nexus between Philosophy and Psychiatry." Australasian Psychiatry 10, no. 4 (August 2002): 319–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1665.2002.00489.x.
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Objective: To explore practical issues in the Mind-Body Problem through a discussion with philosopher D.M. Armstrong. Conclusions: Debate about the Mind-Body Problem stretches from the Ancient Greeks to the present time. Thanks to philosophers such as Armstrong and Smart, Australia has played a pivotal role in modern developments. Dialogues involving clinicians and philosophers hold the promise of opening up new fields of intersection.
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Marmodoro, Anna. "WHY STUDYING THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY MATTERS." Think 21, no. 60 (December 30, 2021): 5–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1477175621000294.
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The debate over whether and how philosophers of today may usefully engage with philosophers of the past is nearly as old as the history of philosophy itself. Does the study of the history of philosophy train or corrupt the budding philosopher's mind? Why study the history of philosophy? And, how to study the history of philosophy? I discuss some mainstream approaches to the study of the history of philosophy (with special focus on ancient philosophy), before explicating the one I adopt and commend.
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Sesanti, Simphiwe. "Teaching Ancient Egyptian Philosophy of Education in Teacher Education." Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 11, no. 2 (September 23, 2022): 109–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ft.v11i2.8.
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In 2003, almost a decade after South Africa’s 1994 first democratic elections, an academic debate emerged about the need to include the indigenous African philosophy of education in teacher education. Subsequently, Ubuntu philosophy has been given attention in philosophy for teacher education. However, ancient Egyptian philosophy of education, an indigenous African tradition, is absent. On their part, European and Asian philosophies of education are centred, leaving space for some philosophers of education to falsely attribute the genesis of philosophy, in general, and philosophy of education, in particular, to Europe and Asia since the two are dated. In contrast, Ubuntu philosophy of education is not dated. In this article, I argue that ancient Egyptian philosophy of education must be reclaimed and centred on teacher education not only in South Africa but wherever Africans are. Such an approach will not only expose Africans to their rich philosophical heritage but will also help to reclaim African philosophy’s space as a leader of humankind in the history of philosophy.
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Kucharski, Janek, and Przemysław Marciniak. "The beard and its philosopher: Theodore Prodromos on the philosopher's beard in Byzantium." Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 41, no. 1 (March 16, 2017): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/byz.2016.28.
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The following paper analyses Theodore Prodromos’ satire, Against the old man with a long beard. It argues that the text which is heavily based on the ancient tradition of ridiculing philosophers is in fact directed against the twelfth-century fellow teachers of Prodromos.
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Malik, Galym, and Shuga Abeuova. "THE PHENOMENON OF POWER IN THE CONCEPTS OF ARISTOTLE AND PLATO." Al-Farabi 81, no. 1 (March 15, 2023): 18–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.48010/2023.1/1999-5911.02.
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The article examines the problem of managing society according to the principle of «the power of the best» in the system of socio-philosophical views of Plato and Aristotle. The main definitions of this concept in the political theories of prominent thinkers of antiquity are shown. The purpose of this article is to analyze the views of ancient philosophers on the problem of the social avant-garde. This problem in ancient philosophy is represented, first of all, by the works of two of its most prominent representatives: Plato and Aristotle. Both thinkers did not use the concept of «social avant-garde», and the advanced part of society, which played a leading role in its development, was designated by them by the term "the best people". Understanding the role of the best people in the structure of the state and power occupies one of the central places in Plato's philosophical system. Plato calls the best people philosophers. It is the philosophers, according to Plato, who should have a leading role in the state. Highlighting the main features inherent in philosophers, Plato proceeds from reasoning about the three basic principles of the human soul: reasonable, unreasonable (desiring), and rage of the spirit (anger). These principles, according to the philosopher, are inherent
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Yovanovich, Tamara G. "PHILOSOPHIC CONCEPTIONS OF BEAUTY IN ANCIENT AESTHETICS." Sovremennye issledovaniya sotsialnykh problem 15, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 205–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2077-1770-2023-15-1-205-218.
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The research work is devoted to the examination of the definition of beauty in ancient philosophers’ worldview conceptions such as Aristotle, Platon, Pythagoras and Stoics. The author studied the basis development of philosophic ideas in the period of the ancient philosophy applied to idealistic conception of world understanding the definition of beauty.
Materials for research are based on works of ancient philosophers and scientific publications on the topic of research as well.
The method of research is a comparative analysis that allows synthesizing theoretical and conceptual basis of definitions; the interpreting method of scientific and fiction philosophy works; synthesis method and analogy of receiving data for systematization and definition patterns of world view ancient philosophers positions’ conceptual basis.
Results. The definition of beauty is examined consequently with words “soul”, “body”, “good’, so, it is morally oriented in the ancient philosophers’ work. It is used with strong relationship with idea about beauty in surrounding material and spiritual world. The conception of beauty was analyzed and generalized in the ancient philosophers’ treatises and arguments. The author evaluated aesthetics aspect of the idealistic conception of beauty.
The period under consideration characterized by rising and formation of anthropological aesthetics replaced cosmological theory and made a great impact on the definition of beauty in nature and art. The author examined idealistic and subjective approach to the definition of beauty. The conclusion is that ancient philosophers enrich the definition of beauty in art and nature, focusing their statements on subjective side of the relationship between a person and surrounding world. The article presents the analysis and interpretation of Aristotle, Plato’s philosophical writings, defined idealistic concepts’ basis of beauty in ancient philosophy.
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Boeri, Marcelo. "Filosofía, historia de la filosofía y pensamiento antiguo." Síntesis. Revista de Filosofía 3, no. 1 (July 9, 2020): 78–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.15691/0718-5448vol3iss1a312.
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After physical reality began to be considered mathematically, and the Aristotelian conception of the world was abandoned one should accept that the world the Ancient Greeks were in the habit of considering has disappeared. One might also say that the world is not today what it used to be some decades ago. The technological revolution and its progress, the sophistication of methods of communication, the appearance of new illnesses and calamities indicate that our world is no longer the world that was known by the philosophers and scientists of the first decades of the 20th century. Ancient philosophers did not have to face these kinds of problems. My claim in this paper is that Ancient philosophy can be regarded as living thought and hence not as a “piece of archaeology”. I shall examine first some possible ways of considering the study of Ancient philosophy. Secondly, I will provide some examples of philosophical problems posited by Ancient philosophers that have been considered seriously by some distinguished contemporary philosophers. Finally, I will give some concluding remarks.
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Bo, Wang. "What Did the Ancient Chinese Philosophers Discuss?" Contemporary Chinese Thought 30, no. 4 (July 1999): 28–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2753/csp1097-1467300428.
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Wenzel, Aaron Walter. "Pots of Honey and Dead Philosophers: The Ideal of Athens in the Roman Empire." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243876996.
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Lacrosse, Joachim. "Le statut métaphysique du noûs (intellect) et sa pratique discursive dans la philosophie de Plotin." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211994.
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McDonald, Matthew William McDonald. "The Good, the Bad, and the Grouch: A Comparison of Characterization in Menander and the Ancient Philosophers." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461335881.
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Labriola, Daniele. "On Plato's conception of philosophy in the Republic and certain post-Republic dialogues." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4497.
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This dissertation is generally concerned with Plato's conception of philosophy, as the conception is ascertainable from the Republic and certain ‘post-Republic' dialogues. It argues that philosophy, according to Plato, is multi-disciplinary; that ‘philosophy' does not mark off just one art or science; that there are various philosophers corresponding to various philosophical sciences, all of which come together under a common aim: betterment of self through intellectual activity. A major part of this dissertation is concerned with Plato's science par excellence, ‘the science of dialectic' (he epistêmê dialektikê). The science of dialectic is distinguished in Plato by being concerned with Forms or Kinds as such; the science of dialectic, alone amongst the philosophical sciences, fully understands what it means for Form X to be a Form. I track the science of dialectic, from its showcase in Republic VI and VII, and analyze its place in relation to the other philosophical sciences in certain post-Republic dialogues. Ultimately, I show that, whilst it is not the only science constituting philosophy, Plato's science of dialectic represents the intellectual zenith obtainable by man; the expert of this science is the topmost philosopher. In this dissertation I also argue that Socrates, as variously depicted in these dialogues, always falls short of being identified as the philosopher par excellence, as that expert with positive knowledge of Forms as such. Yet I also show that, far from being in conflict, the elenctic Socrates and the philosopher par excellence form a complementary relationship: the elenctic philosopher gets pupils to think about certain things in the right way prior to sending them off to work with the philosopher par excellence.
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Ljubic, Anita. "Xenarchus of Seleucia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670168.
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McCann, Lluana. "American Public Administration: A Foundation for Praxis and Praxiology." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26031.
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American Public Administration (PA) theory and practices have lacked adequately articulated or formalized normative foundations since the formal founding of the American State. Discussions regarding how PA theory derives from individual and collective critical reflection on practices (praxiology) and how that knowledge can inform future actions (praxis) virtually have been absent in all organizations. The recognition of the political legitimacy of PA has been lacking. The placing of a viable and critical social theory that posits conscious, responsible, and committed human practices within the context of the administration of the American Constitutional State, a politically narrow context, has been lacking as well. This dissertation establishes the works of social theorists Orion White, Jr., Michael Harmon, Robert Denhardt and Bayard Catron as the foundation for understanding how individuals do and can contribute to the collective administration of the complex state, including how they operate daily in organizations they join, critique and are capable of changing. These scholars understand the dynamics of human being and present discussions of human actions and practices that are capable of tackling the challenges associated with administering the American State. The work of John Rohr has established the other missing linksâ the constitutional legitimacy of PA and the clarification of constitutional values to which American administrative actions and knowledge must adhere. This dissertation asserts that it is the placing of human theory and action within the distinctly American theory and practices of the State that constitutes the solid normative foundations for American PA Praxis and Praxiology that constitutes a viable and formal founding of American Public Administration in word and deed.Ph. D.
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Jenkins, Michelle Kristine. "Seekers of Wisdom, Lovers of Truth: A Study of Plato's Philosopher." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193552.
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In this dissertation I look at a series of portraits of Plato’s philosopher throughout the corpus. I argue that there are three central components in his account of the philosopher: (1) having certain motivations, (2) having a certain sort of nature, and (3) engaging in a set of characteristic activities. All three features emerge in the early dialogues in the figure of Socrates. There we see that the philosopher is motivated by a deep and enduring love of wisdom and a desire to seek it. In addition, he has traits of character and intellect that make him well suited to the pursue the wisdom. And he engages in certain activities that has as its aim attaining knowledge. While this basic picture of the philosopher emerges in the early dialogues, it gets fleshed out and developed more fully in later dialogues and, in particular in the Republic with the figure of the philosopher ruler. There we see the close relationship between the philosopher’s character and intellectual pursuits and how both his character and pursuits are shaped through courses in education. And, in the Republic, the philosopher does actually succeed in his pursuit of knowledge. The knowledge he comes to have shapes his character, affecting the sorts of things he values and resulting in philosophical virtue. In the Theaetetus we see a portrait of a philosopher who, while sharing the same nature and pursuits as the philosopher ruler of the Republic, is born in an unjust city. Here the philosopher withdraws from the political and instead lives a private life, pursuing those interests and questions that are conducive to virtue. Finally, in the Sophist and Statesman, we find the philosopher in the figure of the Eleatic Visitor, as he develops accounts of the sophist and statesman. Here, Plato’s focus shifts from the philosopher’s nature to his activities as the Eleatic Visitor proposes, teaches, and uses a new method of inquiry - the method of collection. It is here where we see Plato articulate just how one goes about developing the systematic and defensible accounts necessary for the knowledge that the philosopher so desires.
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Bezerra, JoÃo Alfredo Ramos. "Hareios Poter: um estudo descritivo sobre a traduÃÃo dos nomes prÃprios de Harry Potter and the Philosopherâs Stone para o grego antigo." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2017. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=20177.
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nÃo hÃCom repercussÃo inegÃvel, os livros de Harry Potter foram publicados entre os anos de 1997 e 2007, somando sete tÃtulos. Embora um dos maiores fenÃmenos literÃrios do inÃcio do sÃculo XXI, a sÃrie nÃo tem sido amplamente contemplada pela comunidade acadÃmica por se tratar de um best-seller direcionado ao pÃblico infanto-juvenil. Mesmo assim, poucas questÃes acadÃmicas vÃo surgindo timidamente, como os problemas tradutÃrios, uma vez que a obra conta com um lÃxico diferenciado, uma histÃria complexa e possui uma extensÃo nada comum aos livros do gÃnero. Os estudos de nomes prÃprios, conhecido como OnomÃstica, configuram um grupo especÃfico, pois em muitos deles a autora utiliza-se de jogos de palavras e significados implÃcitos que podem vir a passar despercebidos dependendo do procedimento tradutÃrio. Por conta de todo o sucesso e nÃmeros expressivos, a obra representa um epicentro em um emaranhado de traduÃÃes. Entre tantas versÃes, o primeiro tÃtulo, Harry Potter and the Philosopherâs Stone (1997), foi traduzido para o grego antigo em 2004 pelo professor britÃnico de estudos clÃssicos Andrew Wilson. O objetivo do presente trabalho à comparar e analisar a traduÃÃo dos nomes prÃprios da referida traduÃÃo a partir da montagem de uma lista com os nomes prÃprios em inglÃs e em grego antigo, dividindo-os em categorias, observando o procedimento tradutÃrio, os caminhos escolhidos pelo tradutor. Sendo assim, caracteriza-se em uma pesquisa descritiva, baseada no mÃtodo de Lambert e Van Gorp (1985). A hipÃtese inicial à que muitos desses nomes, principalmente os criados pela autora, foram apenas transliterados, por conta da facilitaÃÃo em apenas transpor do alfabeto latino para o grego. Para a montagem da lista, a obra em inglÃs, considerada neste trabalho como texto fonte, foi lida destacando todos os nomes por ordem dos capÃtulos. Ao final da primeira etapa, o mesmo processo foi feito com a ediÃÃo em grego antigo. Com a lista finalizada, foram escolhidas categorias dos nomes, como personagens, lugares, objetos, entre outros. A segunda etapa do trabalho consistiu em compilar os procedimentos tradutÃrios. Com tudo considerado, a anÃlise pÃde ser iniciada, mostrando resultados como quais procedimentos tinham sido mais utilizados pelo tradutor. Conclui-se, entÃo, que o tradutor tomou caminhos que aproximavam o texto do leitor, como a aproximaÃÃo acÃstica, refutando a hipÃtese inicial do uso da transliteraÃÃo. Desta forma, ele mostrou demasiada criatividade nas suas escolhas, tornando o texto fluido.
Com repercussÃo inegÃvel, os livros de Harry Potter foram publicados entre os anos de 1997 e 2007, somando sete tÃtulos. Embora um dos maiores fenÃmenos literÃrios do inÃcio do sÃculo XXI, a sÃrie nÃo tem sido amplamente contemplada pela comunidade acadÃmica por se tratar de um best-seller direcionado ao pÃblico infanto-juvenil. Mesmo assim, poucas questÃes acadÃmicas vÃo surgindo timidamente, como os problemas tradutÃrios, uma vez que a obra conta com um lÃxico diferenciado, uma histÃria complexa e possui uma extensÃo nada comum aos livros do gÃnero. Os estudos de nomes prÃprios, conhecido como OnomÃstica, configuram um grupo especÃfico, pois em muitos deles a autora utiliza-se de jogos de palavras e significados implÃcitos que podem vir a passar despercebidos dependendo do procedimento tradutÃrio. Por conta de todo o sucesso e nÃmeros expressivos, a obra representa um epicentro em um emaranhado de traduÃÃes. Entre tantas versÃes, o primeiro tÃtulo, Harry Potter and the Philosopherâs Stone (1997), foi traduzido para o grego antigo em 2004 pelo professor britÃnico de estudos clÃssicos Andrew Wilson. O objetivo do presente trabalho à comparar e analisar a traduÃÃo dos nomes prÃprios da referida traduÃÃo a partir da montagem de uma lista com os nomes prÃprios em inglÃs e em grego antigo, dividindo-os em categorias, observando o procedimento tradutÃrio, os caminhos escolhidos pelo tradutor. Sendo assim, caracteriza-se em uma pesquisa descritiva, baseada no mÃtodo de Lambert e Van Gorp (1985). A hipÃtese inicial à que muitos desses nomes, principalmente os criados pela autora, foram apenas transliterados, por conta da facilitaÃÃo em apenas transpor do alfabeto latino para o grego. Para a montagem da lista, a obra em inglÃs, considerada neste trabalho como texto fonte, foi lida destacando todos os nomes por ordem dos capÃtulos. Ao final da primeira etapa, o mesmo processo foi feito com a ediÃÃo em grego antigo. Com a lista finalizada, foram escolhidas categorias dos nomes, como personagens, lugares, objetos, entre outros. A segunda etapa do trabalho consistiu em compilar os procedimentos tradutÃrios. Com tudo considerado, a anÃlise pÃde ser iniciada, mostrando resultados como quais procedimentos tinham sido mais utilizados pelo tradutor. Conclui-se, entÃo, que o tradutor tomou caminhos que aproximavam o texto do leitor, como a aproximaÃÃo acÃstica, refutando a hipÃtese inicial do uso da transliteraÃÃo. Desta forma, ele mostrou demasiada criatividade nas suas escolhas, tornando o texto fluido.
With undeniable repercussion, the Harry Potter books were published between the years of 1997 and 2007, totaling seven titles. Although one of the largest literary phenomenon in the beginning of the XXI century, the series tend not to be given proper look by the academic community because it is a best-seller classified as childrenâs literature. Even though, few academic questions rise timidly, such as translation issues, since the books have different lexicon, complex plot, and not common extension for this genre. The study of proper names, known as Onomastics, are part of a specific group, once many of them are puns or have implicit meaning which may go underway depending on the translation procedure. Due to success and expressive numbers, the books are the epicentre in a web of translations. Among so many versions, the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopherâs Stone (1997), was translated into Ancient Greek in 2004 by British Classical Studies Professor Andrew Wilson. Therefore, the goal in this present study is to compare and analyze the translation of proper names on the mentioned translation through the creation of a list of proper names in English and Ancient Greek, splitting them into categories, observing the translation procedures, the paths chosen by the translator. This way, it is characterized as a descriptive study, based upon Lambertâs and Van Gorpâs method (1985). Initial hypothesis is that these names, especially the ones created by the author, were just transliterated, because it seems easier just to go from the Latin alphabet to the Greek one. To set the list, the book in English, seen here as source text, was read highlighting all proper names by chapter order. By the end of the first stage, the same process was made with the Ancient Greek edition. With the list set, categories of names had to be chosen, such as characters, places, objects, among others. The second stage consisted on setting the translational procedures. With all considered, analysis could be initiated, showing results like which procedures had been used most by the translator. It is concluded then that the translator chose paths like approximating the text to the reader, such as using acoustic approximation, disproving initial hypothesis about the use of transliteration. This way, he showed undue creativity by his choices by making a flowing text.
With undeniable repercussion, the Harry Potter books were published between the years of 1997 and 2007, totaling seven titles. Although one of the largest literary phenomenon in the beginning of the XXI century, the series tend not to be given proper look by the academic community because it is a best-seller classified as childrenâs literature. Even though, few academic questions rise timidly, such as translation issues, since the books have different lexicon, complex plot, and not common extension for this genre. The study of proper names, known as Onomastics, are part of a specific group, once many of them are puns or have implicit meaning which may go underway depending on the translation procedure. Due to success and expressive numbers, the books are the epicentre in a web of translations. Among so many versions, the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopherâs Stone (1997), was translated into Ancient Greek in 2004 by British Classical Studies Professor Andrew Wilson. Therefore, the goal in this present study is to compare and analyze the translation of proper names on the mentioned translation through the creation of a list of proper names in English and Ancient Greek, splitting them into categories, observing the translation procedures, the paths chosen by the translator. This way, it is characterized as a descriptive study, based upon Lambertâs and Van Gorpâs method (1985). Initial hypothesis is that these names, especially the ones created by the author, were just transliterated, because it seems easier just to go from the Latin alphabet to the Greek one. To set the list, the book in English, seen here as source text, was read highlighting all proper names by chapter order. By the end of the first stage, the same process was made with the Ancient Greek edition. With the list set, categories of names had to be chosen, such as characters, places, objects, among others. The second stage consisted on setting the translational procedures. With all considered, analysis could be initiated, showing results like which procedures had been used most by the translator. It is concluded then that the translator chose paths like approximating the text to the reader, such as using acoustic approximation, disproving initial hypothesis about the use of transliteration. This way, he showed undue creativity by his choices by making a flowing text.
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Bezerra, João Alfredo Ramos. "Hareios Poter: um estudo descritivo sobre a tradução dos nomes próprios de Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone para o grego antigo." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFC, 2017. http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/27556.
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With undeniable repercussion, the Harry Potter books were published between the years of 1997 and 2007, totaling seven titles. Although one of the largest literary phenomenon in the beginning of the XXI century, the series tend not to be given proper look by the academic community because it is a best-seller classified as children’s literature. Even though, few academic questions rise timidly, such as translation issues, since the books have different lexicon, complex plot, and not common extension for this genre. The study of proper names, known as Onomastics, are part of a specific group, once many of them are puns or have implicit meaning which may go underway depending on the translation procedure. Due to success and expressive numbers, the books are the epicentre in a web of translations. Among so many versions, the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), was translated into Ancient Greek in 2004 by British Classical Studies Professor Andrew Wilson. Therefore, the goal in this present study is to compare and analyze the translation of proper names on the mentioned translation through the creation of a list of proper names in English and Ancient Greek, splitting them into categories, observing the translation procedures, the paths chosen by the translator. This way, it is characterized as a descriptive study, based upon Lambert’s and Van Gorp’s method (1985). Initial hypothesis is that these names, especially the ones created by the author, were just transliterated, because it seems easier just to go from the Latin alphabet to the Greek one. To set the list, the book in English, seen here as source text, was read highlighting all proper names by chapter order. By the end of the first stage, the same process was made with the Ancient Greek edition. With the list set, categories of names had to be chosen, such as characters, places, objects, among others. The second stage consisted on setting the translational procedures. With all considered, analysis could be initiated, showing results like which procedures had been used most by the translator. It is concluded then that the translator chose paths like approximating the text to the reader, such as using acoustic approximation, disproving initial hypothesis about the use of transliteration. This way, he showed undue creativity by his choices by making a flowing text.
Com repercussão inegável, os livros de Harry Potter foram publicados entre os anos de 1997 e 2007, somando sete títulos. Embora um dos maiores fenômenos literários do início do século XXI, a série não tem sido amplamente contemplada pela comunidade acadêmica por se tratar de um best-seller direcionado ao público infanto-juvenil. Mesmo assim, poucas questões acadêmicas vão surgindo timidamente, como os problemas tradutórios, uma vez que a obra conta com um léxico diferenciado, uma história complexa e possui uma extensão nada comum aos livros do gênero. Os estudos de nomes próprios, conhecido como Onomástica, configuram um grupo específico, pois em muitos deles a autora utiliza-se de jogos de palavras e significados implícitos que podem vir a passar despercebidos dependendo do procedimento tradutório. Por conta de todo o sucesso e números expressivos, a obra representa um epicentro em um emaranhado de traduções. Entre tantas versões, o primeiro título, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), foi traduzido para o grego antigo em 2004 pelo professor britânico de estudos clássicos Andrew Wilson. O objetivo do presente trabalho é comparar e analisar a tradução dos nomes próprios da referida tradução a partir da montagem de uma lista com os nomes próprios em inglês e em grego antigo, dividindo-os em categorias, observando o procedimento tradutório, os caminhos escolhidos pelo tradutor. Sendo assim, caracteriza-se em uma pesquisa descritiva, baseada no método de Lambert e Van Gorp (1985). A hipótese inicial é que muitos desses nomes, principalmente os criados pela autora, foram apenas transliterados, por conta da facilitação em apenas transpor do alfabeto latino para o grego. Para a montagem da lista, a obra em inglês, considerada neste trabalho como texto fonte, foi lida destacando todos os nomes por ordem dos capítulos. Ao final da primeira etapa, o mesmo processo foi feito com a edição em grego antigo. Com a lista finalizada, foram escolhidas categorias dos nomes, como personagens, lugares, objetos, entre outros. A segunda etapa do trabalho consistiu em compilar os procedimentos tradutórios. Com tudo considerado, a análise pôde ser iniciada, mostrando resultados como quais procedimentos tinham sido mais utilizados pelo tradutor. Conclui-se, então, que o tradutor tomou caminhos que aproximavam o texto do leitor, como a aproximação acústica, refutando a hipótese inicial do uso da transliteração. Desta forma, ele mostrou demasiada criatividade nas suas escolhas, tornando o texto fluido.
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Huot, Colette-Marie. "Figure(s) du philosophe chez Maxime de Tyr : traduction et commentaire des Dialexeis 3, 17, 26 et 36." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/28295.
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Tableau d’honneur de la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales, 2017-2018Les Dialexeis de Maxime de Tyr (seconde moitié du IIe siècle ap. J.-C.) sont de courts textes abordant des questions philosophiques avec clarté et élégance. Ce mémoire présente la traduction et le commentaire littéraire de quatre d’entre eux, qui discutent de grands philosophes du passé : le procès de Socrate (Dialexis 3), la querelle d’Homère et de Platon sur la poésie (Dialexis 17), la réconciliation de ces derniers en faisant d’Homère le premier des philosophes (Dialexis 26) et enfin l’éloge de Diogène (Dialexis 36). À la suite d’une traduction annotée, le commentaire cherche à dégager les principaux aspects de la construction d’un idéal du philosophe à partir de micro-analyses textuelles. Le premier chapitre pose le cadre conceptuel de ces portraits : une rhétorique proche de la Seconde Sophistique, marquée par les procédés de l’éloge ; et une définition de la philosophie comme sagesse et vertu poussées à leur paroxysme, s’incarnant au long des siècles dans la succession des sages. Le deuxième chapitre examine les traits caractéristiques de ces philosophes. Socrate et Diogène, tout comme Homère et Platon – les premiers traités comme exempla d’action vertueuse et les derniers comme des enseignants de la sagesse par leurs œuvres – voient leur ethos grandi par la présence de comparants divers. Enfin, le dernier chapitre s’intéresse de plus près à la situation d’énonciation interne et externe des Dialexeis, qui se reflète dans la stratégie pédagogique d’une part, et d’autre part dans la confrontation des différentes figures philosophiques – Maxime compris – avec leurs rivaux dans le domaine littéraire et esthétique, sophistes, orateurs, poètes et artistes. Le mémoire conclut sur le caractère protéiforme de la figure du philosophe dans les Dialexeis.
Maximus of Tyre’s Dialexeis (second half of the 2nd century BC) are short lectures dealing with style and clarity with philosophical questions. This study aims at translating and analysing four of them, in which Maximus portrays some famous philosophers of the Greek past. He thus pictures Socrates’ trial (Dialexis 3), Homer and Plato’s quarrelling about poetry (Dialexis 17), tries to reconcile both of them by showing how great a philosopher Homer is (Dialexis 26) and praises Diogenes’ lifestyle (Dialexis 36). The literary comment is based on close readings of the annotated translation, in order to show the author’s ideal picture of the philosopher. The first chapter qualifies Maximus’ style as mainly epidictic, close to the Second Sophistic’s standards, and defines philosophy as virtue and wisdom embodied in the wisemen who succeed in cultivating them along centuries. The second chapter explores the philosopher’s main features. Whereas Socrates and Diogenes are pictured as virtuous exempla, Homer and Plato are rather dealt with as authors and teachers of wisdom. All of them are compared with diverse characters, who add to their ethos. Eventually, the third chapter is a closer look at the Dialexeis’ internal and external enunciative situation: Maximus’ and his philosophical characters’ self-display as wise and virtuous teachers leads them to confront their fellow enemies – sophists, orators, poets and artists – in the literary and aesthetic field. This study concludes on the portray of the philosopher as a man with many turns and faces.
Books on the topic "Ancient philosophers"
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Agmondisham, Vesey Godfrey Norman, and Annas Julia, eds. Philosophers, ancient and modern. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
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Guthrie, W. K. C. The Greek philosophers from Thales to Aristotle. London: Routledge, 1989.
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Guthrie, W. K. C. The Greek philosophers from Thales to Aristotle. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2013.
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N, Sedley D., ed. The Hellenistic philosophers. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
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O’Grady, Patricia F. Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315249223.
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1943-, Goulet Richard, ed. Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Paris: Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1989.
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1943-, Goulet Richard, and Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France)., eds. Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Paris: CNRS éditions, 1994.
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Voloshinov, A. V. Pifagor: Soi͡u︡z istiny, dobra i krasoty. Moskva: "Prosveshchenie", 1993.
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1976-, Sutton John William, and Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages., eds. The dicts and sayings of the philosophers. Kalamazoo, Mich: Medieval Institute Publications, 2006.
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Chen, Falin, and Fang-Tzu Hsu. "Ancient Wisdom and Natural Philosophers." In How Humankind Created Science, 1–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43135-8_1.
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de Jonge, Casper C., and Johannes M. van Ophuijsen. "Greek Philosophers on Language." In A Companion to the Ancient Greek Language, 483–98. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444317398.ch32.
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Goulet, Richard. "Ancient Philosophers: A First Statistical Survey." In Philosophy as a Way of Life, 10–39. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118609187.ch2.
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Taormina, Daniela P. "Greek Philosophy and Philosophers in the Third–Sixth Century ce." In Ancient Philosophy, 603–76. First [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2017.: Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315179339-18.
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Collins, J. H. "Philosophers on animals in ancient Greek religion." In Animals in Ancient Greek Religion, 150–68. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429424304-7.
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Hawley, Richard. "The Problem of Women Philosophers in Ancient Greece." In Women in Ancient Societies, 70–87. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23336-6_4.
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Rawson, Glenn. "Ancient Olympia: Athletic Games and Intellectual Contests." In Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece, 289–94. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315249223-73.
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Golitsis, Pantelis. "Simplicius, Syrianus and the Harmony of Ancient Philosophers." In Die Kunst der philosophischen Exegese bei den spätantiken Platon- und Aristoteles-Kommentatoren, edited by Benedikt Strobel, 69–100. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110593600-004.
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Oele, Marjolein. "Diogenes of Sinope." In Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece, 139–42. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315249223-36.
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O’Keefe, Tim, and Patricia F. O’Grady. "Samos." In Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece, 297–99. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315249223-75.
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Fesikova, Oksana, M. Strebkov, and Aleksandr Borovskoy. "THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF AN IDEAL CITY FROM ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS TO THE PRESENT." In Reproduction, monitoring and protection of natural, natural-anthropogenic and anthropogenic landscapes. FSBE Institution of Higher Education Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G.F. Morozov, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.34220/rmpnnaal2021_257-262.
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Along with the concept of an "ideal state", known since ancient times, there is also the concept of an "ideal city", which expresses the idea of people of every era about what an urban settlement should be like in order to provide maximum comfort and convenience to its inhabitants and neighbors. Analyzing the history of these ideas, we can trace the path of development of the relationship between man and nature, the main threats that philosophers and city planners feared in different eras, the goals that they set when planning their settlements, and thereby better understand the inner world of these people, if you like, the soul era.
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BULJUBAŠIĆ, Ema. "HAPPINESS, FREEDOM AND VALUES IN MODERN SOCIETY." In Happiness And Contemporary Society : Conference Proceedings Volume. SPOLOM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31108/7.2021.8.
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Pursuit of happiness is a highly valued human ambition that seems impossible to achieve in modern society. Ancient Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle’s concept of eudaimonia, present a theoretical starting point for defining happiness and bringing it firmly into relation with values. Philosopher Herbert Marcuse provides a valuable analysis of modern industrialized society explaining man’s loss of freedom in exchange for comfort and the self-perpetuating mechanism of consumerism that keeps people under willingly oppressed by imposing false needs. Consumerism also causes a distortion of people’s values and alienates them from their true values causing them psychological damage. Using Dr. Melanie Joy’s analysis of the psychological importance of living in accordance with one’s values and the distortion of values as a manipulation tactic common to different systems of oppression (racism, sexism, speciesism) we will identify two prerequisite conditions for achieving happiness: freedom and the alignment of values and behavior. Key words: happiness, freedom, values, false needs, consumerism
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ZHU, Yifan. "STRATEGIES FOR ADULT MORAL EDUCATION FROM SENECA’S LETTERS ON ETHICS." In III International Student Scientific and Practical Conference, chair Sergei Valer'evich Telepen'. Publishing house Sreda, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-105878.
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This article attempts to analyze Seneca's great epistolary work, Letters on Ethics, which guided and inspired adults to achieve the "higher good" of virtue through reason through correspondence with his friend Lucilius. The letter, written in this book, discusses some of the moral problems of everyday life in a peaceful, non-didactic way, and demonstrates the unique and excellent educational methods of the ancient Roman philosophers and educators.
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Zaharia, Virginia. "The Philosophical Vision of Legal Punishment." In World Lumen Congress 2021, May 26-30, 2021, Iasi, Romania. LUMEN Publishing House, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/wlc2021/73.
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The concept of punishment represents one of the most difficult legal issues that are related to the concept of human freedom and responsibility. Since Antiquity, the brilliant minds of humanity contemplated about the sense of punishment and the function of this institution. Each epoch analyses this concept from different aspects and some of them are reflected in the actual legislation. The most important principles of contemporary criminal law were expounded by the Ancient, Modern and Contemporary philosophers. The field of research of this article is the philosophy of punishment of criminal law. In this study, we have applied the method of historical research of the proposed topic, which gives us the opportunity to analyze the development of criminal punishment and its goals from a historical perspective. In this paper, we aimed to determine the philosophical base of the legal punishment that legitimizes the application of sanctions to the person who committed the crime. We established the importance of the theories developed by brilliant thinkers for the contemporary concept of penal retribution and legal regulation of this institution. This theme generates several discussions that are formed in the process of comparison and debating of the ideas of influential philosophers regarding the purpose of criminal punishment. Therefore, we consider that the analysis of the theories of great thinkers gives us the possibility to understand the complexity of the phenomenon of criminal punishment, and leads to the more effective application of state constraint towards the offender.
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Dyakonova, Elena. "THE “WAY OF POETRY” (UTA-NO MICHI) IN THE TREATISES OF MASTERS OF “LINKED VERSE”." In 9th International Conference ISSUES OF FAR EASTERN LITERATURES. St. Petersburg State University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/11701/9785288062049.38.
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The paper analyzes Sasamegoto (Whispered Conversations, 1463–1464), a treatise by Shinkei, the influential Buddhist poet and thinker of the Muromachi period (1392–1568). In this treatise on the collaborative poetry of “linked verse” (renga), the author addresses the category of the “Way” (michi) or the “Way of Poetry” (uta-no michi), which he interprets on the basis of ancient Chinese philosophers (Confucius and Lao Tze) and early Japanese authors of Zen school (e. g., Mujū Ichien, who wrote the Shasekishū — The Collection of Sand and Rocks, 13th century) and even endows it with a new meaning. In Shinkei’s view, the Way is not only mastery and its perfection. This is a sum total of many diverse things: the entire corpus of belles-lettres, theoretical treatises, schools, teachers and disciples, ideal poets, trends, styles, inner discipline, lifestyles, the past and the present.
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Micara, Ludovico. "Teorie urbane, ingegneria militare ed utopia nelle città mediterranee del XVI° secolo. I casi di Sabbioneta e della Medina di Tripoli." In FORTMED2024 - Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. Valencia: Universitat Politàcnica de València, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2024.2024.17908.
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Sabbioneta is one of the few new Italian cities created in the 16th century. Founded by Vespasiano Gonzaga (1531-1591) between 1560 and 1570, it brings together many of the aspects that will characterize the post-16th century urban development in Italy, in the Mediterranean countries, and in Europe. The new bastioned defensive systems, created after the invention of firearms based on the scientific logics of "military engineers", a professional category which emerged at that time, increasingly spread in the abovementioned countries. Such defensive technique introduced an innovative configuration of the urban structure compared to the ancient one, which was before concentrated on central places such as the square, the cathedral and the municipal buildings. The new defensive system, with its ramparts, bastions and moats was located at the border of the city, distant from central places and became so important as to radically change the shape and plan of the city. The new urban geometries could even evoke the pure, simple and regular shapes of the ideal cities conceived by utopian philosophers, which were generally represented as central forms, and symbolic expressions of Thomas More’s Utopia perfect society. But this historical reference just remains a theoretical one. Sabbioneta and other fortified cities in the Mediterranean world, like Tripoli’s Medina after the 16th century Spanish military intervention, are the expression of a new view of the city, in which the defensive aspect constitutes the dominant character due to the revolution of firearms.
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Alade, Idowu Mojeed. "In Quest for Sanctity and Inviolability of Human Life: Capital Punishment in Herodotus Book 1." In 27th iSTEAMS-ACity-IEEE International Conference. Society for Multidisciplinary and Advanced Research Techniques - Creative Research Publishers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/isteams-2021/v27p33.
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It is a common knowledge that workers both in the public and private sector spends their wages on critical needs such as rent, school fees, food, transportation, recharge cards and healthcare (moller,2004). They are also predominantly expose to economic risk, natural risk, health risk, life cycle risks, policy based and institutional risks, social and political risk (Geneva, ILO-STEP). Various government including Nigeria, historically have been able to introduce some forms of ad-hoc interventions programmes such as mortgage rent reduction, reduction in taxes, cancellation or postponement of loan payment and other form of direct subsidies (Townsend, 1994). Majority of these measures are privileges and not “right” in most developing countries including Nigeria (Sigma, 2005; UNDP 2003). Practiced in almost all ancient and traditional societies, with debates for and against, among lawgivers and philosophers, Capital punishment, also known as death penalty, was a part of the Athenian Greek law code as early as the time of Draco during the 7th Century BC. The debates and controversies continue until date. Is it just, unjust or a false justice? As at the year 2018, according to Amnesty International,1 55 countries of modern civilized world retain death penalty while a certain number have completely abolished it. Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, in his Histories, record many instances of state sanctioned capital punishments. This paper, an attempt to accentuate the unjust nature of capital punishment and support its complete universal abolition, identifies three references to death penalty in Herodotus Book 1: combing, impaling and stoning. Book I of Herodotus was context analysed and interpreted with evidence from other relevant literary and historical sources. Arguments for death penalty include serving as deterrent to potential offenders and some sort of justice for the victims and family, especially in the case of murder; and the state, in the case of treason and other capital offences. Findings, however, revealed that capital punishment seldom curb potential criminals and might embittered and encouraged grievous crimes while discoveries of errors in judgment, among other reasons, could make death sentences unjust. The paper concluded by recommending prevention of such crimes necessitating capital punishments and proffered making greater efforts towards total abolition. Keywords: Capital punishment, Herodotus, Herodotus Histories, Justice, Death penalty.
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Bendík, Dávid, and Andrej Novák. "Artificial intelligence and its use in air transport." In Práce a štúdie. University of Žilina, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.26552/pas.z.2022.1.18.
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In recent years, modern technologies have found large applications in sectors such as engineering, healthcare, information technology, robotics, and so forth. One important field in the use of such modern technologies is the field of air transport, where the main objective of using these technologies is to facilitate work for people, make individual tasks more efficient and faster, or reduce the risks associated with human error. In this paper, we will look at artificial intelligence and its use in aviation. Despite the rapid pace of improvement, artificial intelligence is still finding its way to reach its full potential. The history of artificial intelligence dates back to ancient times when many philosophers wondered whether a machine could think. The answer is found in the second half of the 20th century, when, besides theoretical knowledge, we can also observe the first intelligent machines. There is no clear and single correct definition for artificial intelligence, so the subject of the next section is to define artificial intelligence from different sources. The following section details the difference between deep learning and machine learning, comparing their main differences and applications in aviation. The analysis of the current state of application of artificial intelligence in aviation represents the core part of this paper. The emphasis in the analysis is put mainly on applications in the field of airports, air traffic management and safety. In each of these areas, the benefits of using AI are evaluated based on already established AI-enabled technologies. Finally, by analysing the sources available and those applied in our work with the use of a mathematical model, we assess how important the role artificial intelligence currently plays in air transport.
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Lee, S. F., P. Roberts, W. S. Lau, and S. K. Bhattacharyya. "THE USE OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHIES AS GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES UNDER QFD METHODOLOGY." In Flexible Automation and Integrated Manufacturing 1998. Connecticut: Begellhouse, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/faim1998.140.
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Tushinov, Bair, Snezhana Garmaeva, and Irina Van. "GLOSSARY DROPLETS OF NECTAR BY THE BURYAT SCHOLAR RINCHEN NOMTOEV: UNKNOWN SOURCE IN CLASSICAL MONGOLIAN WRITING." In 10th International Conference "Issues of Far Eastern Literatures (IFEL 2022)". St. Petersburg State University, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/11701/9785288063770.38.
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The article is devoted to Rinchen Nomtoev’s previously unexplored work in the Old Mongolian script — a small glossary to his own commentary on the nitishastra by the ancient Indian philosopher Nagarjuna A Drop That Feeds People. Rinchen Nomtoev was the abbot of a Buddhist temple and was engaged in enlightenment of the Buryat people, publishing dictionaries, commentaries on Buddhist texts. The glossary discussed in the article was intended for ordinary laymen and was written to clarify terms that are difficult to understand. R. Nomtoev transfers complex terms in tracing paper to the Buryat-Mongolian script from Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.
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Hills, Thomas, Gus O'Donnell, Andrew Oswald, Eugenio Proto, and Daniel Sgroi. Understanding Happiness: A CAGE Policy Report. Edited by Karen Brandon. The Social Market Foundation, January 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.31273/978-1-910683-21-7.
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Everyone wants to be happy. Over the ages, tracts of the ancient moral philosophers – Plato, Aristotle, Confucius – have probed the question of happiness. The stirring words in the preamble to the Declaration of Independence that established ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ as ‘unalienable Rights’ served as the inspiration that launched a nation, the United States of America. Yet, more than 240 years later, the relationship between government’s objectives and human happiness is not straightforward, even over the matters of whether it can and should be a government aim. We approach this question not as philosophers, but as social scientists seeking to understand happiness through data. Our work in these pages is intended to enhance understanding of how the well-being of individuals and societies is affected by myriad forces, among them: income, inflation, governance, genes, inflation, inequality, bereavement, biology, aspirations, unemployment, recession, economic growth, life expectancies, infant mortality, war and conflict, family and social networks, and mental and physical health and health care. Our report suggests the ways in which this information might be brought to bear to rethink traditional aims and definitions of socioeconomic progress, and to create a better – and, yes, happier – world. We explain what the data say to us: our times demand new approaches. Foreword by Richard Easterlin; Introduced by Diane Coyle.
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Batliwala, Srilatha. Transformative Feminist Leadership: What It Is and Why It Matters. United Nations University International Institute of Global Health, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37941/rr/2022/2.
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The words of ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu make the simplest, yet most profound, case for transformation – a change of direction, a fundamental shift in the nature or character of something, recasting the existing order and ways of doing things. This is what the world needs now, as institutions and systems of the past century prove unable to address the challenges of impending planetary disaster, persistent poverty, pandemics, rising fundamentalism and authoritarianism, wars, and everyday violence. Against a background of a worldwide backlash against women’s rights, gender parity in leadership positions – in legislatures, corporations, or civil society – has proved inadequate, as women in these roles often reproduce dominant patriarchal leadership models or propagate ideologies and policies that do not actually advance equality or universal human rights. What is required is truly transformative, visionary leadership, whereby new paradigms, relationships and structures are constructed on the basis of peace, planetary health, and social and economic justice.