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Irena Szumilewicz-Lachman. Against the time, despite borders

Tábano
Irena Szumilewicz-Lachman dealt with the philosophy of science, philosophy of nature, methodology of natural science and history of science. She investigated conventionalism, mainly on the basis of the achievements of Henri Poncarẻ.
Ewa Szumilewicz
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Hayden White’s Anthropocentric Posthumanism

Práticas da História, 2018
This article reflects on Hayden White’s essay “Posthumanism and the Liberation of Humankind” (2000) and indicates its relevance for the current critique of anthropocentrism and on-going discussions about human agency, the non-human condition and ...
Ewa Domanska
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Posthuman Communication Design in South Africa

Communicare
This article investigates the evolving landscape of visual communication design within a Posthumanist framework, in the context of South African design.
Katarzyna Chmela-Jones, Johannes Cronje, Bruce Snaddon   +2 more
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Existentialism and My ‘Postwolf’ Dachshund: Authenticity in the Age of Genetic Engineering

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human genetic engineering has the potential to profoundly alter the traits of future generations, raising critical ethical questions about authenticity and identity. Essentialist perspectives reject genetic engineering, claiming it inherently compromises authenticity by deviating from a species‐typical genome.
Donrich Thaldar
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A topological exploration of convergence/divergence of human‐mediated and algorithmically mediated pedagogy

British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
We explore a topological model that situates teachers' agency as a constituent element within the convergent and divergent dynamics at the intersection of human‐mediated and algorithmically mediated pedagogies. Ubiquitous AI in education is designed to simulate, emulate and automate human processes and behaviours through datafication.
Keith Turvey, Norbert Pachler
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‘I like to dance with the flowers!’: Exploring the possibilities for biodiverse futures in an urban forest school

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the ways in which ‘forest school’, an educational approach where children engage in creative and play based activities in a ‘natural’ environment, can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) by promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and by helping address biodiversity loss. Drawing on data
Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

A critical engagement with the social and political consequences of human rights: the contribution of the affective turn and posthumanism

Acta Academica, 2014
Responding to human rights critiques, this article draws on some of the literature in the affective turn and posthumanism to critique the liberal framework as well as the moral superiority of humanism on which the human rights regime has been built ...
Michalinos Zembylas, Vivienne Bozalek
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‘Dít wat ons mense maak’: Posthumanisme en affek in In ’n land sonder voëls (Harry Kalmer)

Literator, 2023
‘That which makes us human’: posthumanism and affect in In ‘n land sonder voëls (Harry Kalmer). This article is an investigation into the way in which the theoretical frameworks of posthumanism and affect theory manifest in In ‘n land sonder voëls (Harry
Adéle Nel
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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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Considering students' basic psychological needs in feedback processes in the teaching of Swedish

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study investigated how teachers of Swedish as a second language in Finland perceive they enhance their students' language learning by considering the students' basic psychological needs in feedback processes. This study was conducted in a context where most students were disinclined to study Swedish.
Toni Mäkipää, Sara Karhu
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