The whole structure of popular music is standardized even where the attempt is made to circumvent standardization. (1941, 302) Thus, in Adorno's view, popular music fails to negate the dominant social order, encompass an oppositional stance, or express critical thought. ...
Simultaneously, the traditional, accreditation-driven structure inherent in university teacher preparation programs may have exacerbated the impact of the personnel shortages by delivering a product, which is often considered out of synch with public schools. ... This misassignment may actually increase when less formal structures (like three-week bootcamps) are implemented. ...
However, by invoking the Doxastic presumption, and by adopting the appeal to unlikelihood, and by dismissing the skeptical objections, Bonjour seems to respond to this confrontation in a manner wherein he himself succumbs to foundationalism by invoking premises and arguments that could be criticised as unsatisfactorily justified, and so such premises and arguments can be said to be highly similar, if not parallel to what might be considered as basic or foundational beliefs. ...
Again, a parallel between the proletariat and the environment can be seen in the manifesto when it says: "they [the struggles] point out and bring to the front the common interests of the entire proletariat, independent of all nationality."" ... This establishment of a "common plan- parallels closely all hitherto attempted global environmental summits and regulations, which seek to establish some sort of guidelines for dealing with this global problem. ...
Abstract This research proposal suggests a multi-faceted approach to the issue of genetically modified organisms and the intimately linked controversy surrounding GM crops. The proposal recommends existing research be posited as a basis from which to explore the activity of major global GMO speciali...
Politics, art, and utopia in French anarchism and Italian futurism 1890-1920 In Paroles d'un revolte, Peter Kropotkin outlined a new vision for the arts as part of his anarchist philosophy, asserting that "the arts have a mission to accomplish for the achievement of the future society... Depict for us in your vivid style or in your fervent paintings the titanic struggle of the people against their oppressors; inflame young hearts with the beautiful breath of revolution which inspired our anarchism"1. This sentiment marks the beginning of a struggle commenced by the anarchists and brou...
Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. ...
