What Is An Urban Atmosphere?,
2020
University of Warsaw
What Is An Urban Atmosphere?, Adam Andrzejewski, Mateusz Salwa
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Atmosphere is one of the key ideas in contemporary aesthetics. The concept proves to be exceptionally useful whenever particular spaces, including interiors or urban spaces, are discussed regarding their unique features. The goal of the paper is to reconsider how an urban atmosphere may be understood. In order to do that, we will shed light on the ontological nature of atmospheres, by revisiting the concept as it recently was presented by some influential proponents of the aesthetics of atmospheres. Contrary to the widespread view, we argue that an atmosphere is not an entity itself. It is not a “quasi-thing” or …
Editorial Introduction To The Special Volume On Urban Aesthetics,
2020
University of Helsinki; Aalto University
Editorial Introduction To The Special Volume On Urban Aesthetics, Sanna Lehtinen
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Urban Kinesthetics,
2020
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich
Urban Kinesthetics, Tea Lobo Ph.D.
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
The question how a city can be an aesthetic object or a beautiful object can be posed in a more fundamental manner: how a city can be perceived in the first place. By city, I mean both a built environment and its less tangible social and political reality, such as hierarchies, interactions, and alliances. A city is never perceived, in this sense, as a whole but only as snippets of buildings, the smell of pollution, and so on. Therefore, it is not accidental that urban aesthetics have traditionally been associated with the figure of the flâneur, a leisurely stroller through …
Visions Of Political Form: Kantian Free Play And Urban Space,
2020
University of Groningen
Visions Of Political Form: Kantian Free Play And Urban Space, Ryan Wittingslow Ph.D.
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
A number of commentators have examined Kantian beauty in regards to its political promise. According to these readings, the free play inherent to beauty is a precondition for realizing political forms that are both pluralistic and non-coercive. But what does this mean for the design of urban spaces where pluralistic and non-coercive politics are supposed to take place? In this paper I offer a reading of urban beauty via a Kantian lens. I argue that any assessment of urban beauty is, in part, an assessment of that space’s capacity to encourage the free play necessary for non-coercive politics and a …
Atmospheric Affordances And The Sense Of Urban Places,
2020
University of Helsinki
Atmospheric Affordances And The Sense Of Urban Places, Vesa Vihanninjoki
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
The places of our everyday lives constitute a fundamental condition for the sensibility and the meaningfulness of our urban experience. Such places afford us various things, and it is precisely the afforded uses and actions that remarkably affect or even define our experience of a place. It is, however, crucial to ask what makes certain place-based affordances visible to us while others remain invisible. Why do we experience and interpret a place as a “place-for-something,” and what is the role of aesthetics in this process? Not all place-based affordances are equally visible to everyone, and the meaning of personal and …
The Socially Transformative Aesthetics Of Street Culture: From Walter Benjamin’S One-Way Street To The Arcades Project,
2020
University of Texas, El Paso
The Socially Transformative Aesthetics Of Street Culture: From Walter Benjamin’S One-Way Street To The Arcades Project, Jules Simon
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
This paper discusses the dialectical relationship of what I call an ethical aesthetics of the city, exemplified in the relationship of the Haussmannization techniques of architectural administration and spatial domination in their forms of the functionalist imperative of modern capitalist urban planning and spontaneous, improvisational-yet-collective, innovative modes of street life. I draw significantly on Walter Benjamin’s phenomenological ethics of urban aesthetics, comparing two developments in his reflections on the “everyday lived experience of the city,” specifically, lived experiences of city streets, namely, the work that he published in One-Way Street, and his unfinished work in The Arcades Project. …
Street Art, Decorum, And The Politics Of Urban Aesthetics,
2020
Nanjing University; NJU Center for Sino-Italian Cultural Studies
Street Art, Decorum, And The Politics Of Urban Aesthetics, Andrea Baldini
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
In the last forty years or so, authorities across the globe have appealed to the notion of decorum to justify authoritarian policies of urban control. Such a notion is distinctly aesthetic insofar as it deals with good taste in matters of appearances and behavior; decorum is about what we should or is appropriate to see and do in public spaces. When considering how deeply discussions and policies of decorum shape our daily lives, it is surprising that aestheticians have largely ignored the city as a subject of inquiry. In this paper, I examine the heretofore largely overlooked link between the …
Loneliness, Art, And The City,
2020
University of Otago, New Zealand
Loneliness, Art, And The City, David Jenkins
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Recognition of the costs of loneliness, in terms of public coffers and people’s health, is a relatively new phenomenon. That cities can be experienced as lonely places is nothing new. Responding to this, urban design focuses primarily on designing parks, housing, and plazas that bring people together in public space. However, these designs tend to encourage sociability amongst the already connected and do not address the social needs of lonely people who often feel daunted by the presence of others in public space. In this paper, I compare and contrast David Foster Wallace’s novels and Edward Hopper’s painting as different …
From Footsteps To Data To Art: Seeing (Through) A Bridge,
2020
University of Twente, in Enschede, Netherlands
From Footsteps To Data To Art: Seeing (Through) A Bridge, Sage Cammers-Goodwin, Michael Nagenborg
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
While the guiding vision for IoT (Internet of Things) suggests that technology withdraws to the background, this paper explores the case of a physically visible, IoT-enabled footbridge to be placed in Amsterdam in summer 2020. The question is, how do aesthetic relationships with the bridge shift as knowledge of its IoT capabilities increase? The outcomes of user observation and two community design workshops are discussed, focusing on 1) what individuals desire to know about the bridge’s IoT capabilities, 2) how to best inform users that the bridge is collecting data, and 3) what capabilities people would want a smart bridge …
Proper Scoring Rules In Epistemic Decision Theory,
2020
Lingnan University
Proper Scoring Rules In Epistemic Decision Theory, Maomei Wang
Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)
Epistemic decision theory (EpDT) aims to defend a variety of epistemic norms in terms of their facilitation of epistemic ends. One of the most important components of EpDT is known as a scoring rule (used to measure inaccuracies of credences). This thesis addresses some problems about scoring rules in EpDT. I consider scoring rules both for precise credences and for imprecise credences. For scoring rules in the context of precise credences, I examine the rationale for requiring a scoring rule to be strictly proper, and argue that no satisfactory justification has been given. I then investigate one possible response to …
Human Supremacy As Posthuman Risk,
2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Human Supremacy As Posthuman Risk, Daniel Estrada
The Journal of Sociotechnical Critique
Human supremacy is the widely held view that human interests ought to be privileged over other interests as a matter of ethics and public policy. Posthumanism is the historical situation characterized by a critical reevaluation of anthropocentrist theory and practice. This paper draws on animal studies, critical posthumanism, and the critique of ideal theory in Charles Mills and Serene Khader to address the appeal to human supremacist rhetoric in AI ethics and policy discussions, particularly in the work of Joanna Bryson. This analysis identifies a specific risk posed by human supremacist policy in a posthuman context, namely the classification of …
The Effect Of Money Supply(M2) On Real Magnitudes In The Economy Of Jordan A Rational Expectations Approach_X000d_,
2020
Al-Yarmouk University
The Effect Of Money Supply(M2) On Real Magnitudes In The Economy Of Jordan A Rational Expectations Approach_X000d_, Hussain Talafha, Monther Share
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This study applies a neo-classical model to test the impact of anticipated and un anticipated growth in money supply (M2) on some key economic variables in the Jourdan economy for the period (1968:1-1988:4). The model consists of four equations: (i) the money supply growth equation;(ii) the growth in unemployment rate equation; (iii) the real growth in GNP equation; and (iv) the growth in price level equation (inflation rate). The study investigates the relationships and hypotheses using two stage least square method which is applied at the first difference logarithm structural equations. The first stage is applied to the money supply …
Analysis Of Construction Industry In Jordan 1980 - 1990,
2020
Jordan University
Analysis Of Construction Industry In Jordan 1980 - 1990, Mohammed A.S. Hiyassat, Hasan M. Tantawi
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the performance of the construction industry in Jourdan during the past decade. For this purpose, the authors addressed the following issues: 1- The size of the industry which is expressed in terms of volume and contribution to gross domestic products (GDP). In this section, the causes and effects of fluctuations are discussed. 2- Contribution of the industry to the country’s fixed asset formations, and finally 3- The structure of construction contractor_x000D_ _x000D_
Eliminate The Harassment Of Putting Shame On Someone For Something,
2020
Association of Arab Universities
Eliminate The Harassment Of Putting Shame On Someone For Something, Mr. Subhi Al-Bassam
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
Some old linguistics said that the verb Aiyara (Reproach) with the preposition Al-Ba a (of) is not a good language. But some of them said it is not a very good language, this article proves, through the investigation of classic Arabic prose and poetry, and through grammar, that the verb Aiyara (Reproach) with the preposition Alba a (of) is highly correct. And is better than to be without the preposition Alba a (of).
Acoustic Factors In Forming Arabic Structure,
2020
Al- Najah National University
Acoustic Factors In Forming Arabic Structure, Dr. Mohammed Jawad Al Nouri
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This paper is a study of the sound factors, which control the mechanism of sound changes, affecting Arabic sounds, when they hold adjacent positions, in certain morphological structural formations. It becomes clear to us, through linguistic patterns and examples in this paper, which are more influential than other adjacent sounds, that those sounds are characterized by certain features which make them dominant in the process of structural formation, most important among them are features of sibilant, velarization, voicedness, plosion, nasalization, being rolled, length of place of articulation, and the vowel characteristics called, in Arabic, (madd and liin). Moreover, it becomes …
The Perceptions Of Al-Yarmouk University Students To Practice Global Announcement Materials Which Are Concerned Human Rights In Jordanian Society.,
2020
Al-Yarmouk University
The Perceptions Of Al-Yarmouk University Students To Practice Global Announcement Materials Which Are Concerned Human Rights In Jordanian Society., Amin Mohanna, Muhammad Al-Khawaldeh
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This study tries to reveal the university students viewpoint in practicing the article of the international declaration of human rights in Jordanian society > this was done through a random sample consisting of 192 students of facilities of arts and education in Yarmouk University > to measure this viewpoint the researchers designed an instrument for this purpose which included all the articles of the international declaration of human rights and monitored the responses of the members of this samples to these articles according to an evaluative scale consisting of four levels (4) being the highest and (1) the lowest . Eight independent …
Rain In The Modern Arabic Poem,
2020
AL- Yarmouk University
Rain In The Modern Arabic Poem, Dr. Hussein Yousef Kharyush
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This research discusses the domains and the implicature of rain in the modern Arab poetry. Since the rain is connected to the origins of life, and is a symbol of renewal, the use of rain in the Arab poetry, in this way is considered among daring usages because it recaptures the historical symbols. And it’s used to express something about the Arab situations in this age. Finally, the new meaning dedicates new implicature of rain that is connected to the truth and reality when the poet loses this reality and seeks salvation.
Punishment In International Relief Agency Schools At Jordan As Teachers And Students See It.,
2020
Educational Development Center/ UNESCO Amman
Punishment In International Relief Agency Schools At Jordan As Teachers And Students See It., Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Abu Alia
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
The purpose of this study is to know the viewpoints of teachers and pupils in UNRWA schools in Jordan towards punishment. A specially designed questionnaire was given to (862) pupils and (315) teachers from a random sample taken from five areas in Jordan. The Questionnaire consists of (34) items covering the following five domains: causes, aims, kinds, consequences of punishment as well as alternative and attitudes to punishment. The data obtained from the questionnaire were subjected to x2 (chi square) for the purpose to determining significant differences – in the above domains- between the teachers and pupils. The present study …
Critical Vision Of Novel By Abed Al- Mohsen Bader,
2020
AL- Yarmouk University
Critical Vision Of Novel By Abed Al- Mohsen Bader, Dr.Yousef Abu Al-Odoss
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This paper investigates Abdul-Muhsin Bades methodology in study and criticism of the novel. The paper concentrates on the following points: 1-The conditions necessary for the writer’s vision. 2- Abdul-Muhsins view of the Idealism, romanticism and Aestheticism. 3-The character and its role in writing the novel. 4- Importance of time and place in the structure of the novel. 5-language and style of the novel. 6-Some general comments.
Vowels Between Theoretical Standards And Pronunciation Characteristics,
2020
AL- Yarmouk University
Vowels Between Theoretical Standards And Pronunciation Characteristics, Dr. Samir Stitiah
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This research aim at classifying the theoretical and practical principles of vowels. Some of these principles are related to the acoustic features. The acoustic features can be observed in sonority and friction. The contextual criteria are observed in the phonological usages and practical linguistic level. However, the practical criteria can be easily observed in the articulatory features such as narrowing and the obstruction of the air- system. Cardinal vowels represent the duality of vowels, they represent the theoretical and practical aspects of vowels. Cardinal vowels are divided into: primary, secondary, and additional vowels. All cardinal vowels are defined according to …
