Bildung

Article Abstract:

The concept of Bildung (educative self formation) has God, Nature, and community as its points of reference and it enables sound judgement, indicated by a developed awareness and is expressed in tact, good taste, and a sense of community. Bildung transcends mere acquisition of knowledge, pointing to a way of integrating knowledge and expertise with moral and aesthetic concerns.

Aesthetics, Educational sociology, Educational anthropology

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Differentiations of modernity

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This article focuses on the problems modernism has posed for social scientists attempting to locate and analyze historical events and socio-structural developments. Topics discussed include sociological methodology, the reflexivity and aesthetics of modernity, and the paradoxical breakdown and re-establishment of boundaries between old and new, art and life.

Social aspects, Methods, Historiography, Sociology, Sociological methods, Modernism, Postmodernism

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Leben

Article Abstract:

Leben (Life) and Geist (Spirit) represent the core defining concepts in German philosophy in the 200 years of its most flourishing period. Leben, at its core, serves as the antithesis to static conceptions and a one-sided focus on consciousness or reflexivity.

Life, Life (Philosophy), Metaphysics, Philosophy, German, German philosophy

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