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TECHNOLOGY – VALUES – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Some Reflections on Changing Relations, Meanings and Social Practices)
Lech W. ZACHER
UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY – THEORIES AND INTERPRETATIONS
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1–2 (88–89) 2016, Publication date: 12 May 2016
Abstract Narratives concerning technology and values relations requires an in-depth analysis of these two categories and also their contextualization. In social practice technology and values undergo significant changes, often revolutionary. They take systemic forms and they interact with each other. Since the [...] Read more.
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METHODOLOGICAL ANARCHISM AND ITS COGNITIVE VALUE
Magdalena SZPUNAR
Transformacje cywilizacyjne – między wiedzą, wrażliwością i wyobraźnią socjologiczną
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1 (112) 2022, Publication date: 30 March 2022
Abstract The aim of the article is to present the basic assumptions of Paul K. Feyerabend's epistemological anarchism. The article presents the value of methodological anarchism for the cognitive process, methodology and development of science, as well as the controversies associated with the application of [...] Read more.
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RECONFIGURATIONS IN THE WORLD SYSTEM – BETWEEN THE OLD DRIVING FORCES AND NEW NETWORKS
Lech W. ZACHER
Global Problems – Future – Politics – Values
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 3-4 (78-79) 2013, Publication date: 13 November 2013
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OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABILITY – IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE (the Case of a Transitional Economy – Poland)
Lech W. ZACHER
National Cases Augmented
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 3-4 (94-95) 2017, Publication date: 30 November 2017
Abstract Requirements for the sustainability in economy and society should be tailored to a given country or region. General models which often dominate in academic discourse are an important part of necessary social knowledge (of decision makers, media, NGOs etc.). They are formulated in universally relevant [...] Read more.
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VISUALISING ANXIETY. COMICS AS TOOLS FOR DEALING WITH CRISIS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Matylda SĘK–IWANEK
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract Images of horror, visual metaphors, metonyms or literalities – modern comics allow the expressions of fear and depression, as well as the achievement of hope and katharsis. This presentation deals with the anxiety and trauma, the feelings of vulnerability, uncertainty and loneliness, with which the [...] Read more.
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YOUTH'S PAINKILLING DILEMMAS: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON SELF-MEDICATION
Błażej DYCZEWSKI, Katarzyna RADWAN
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The article analyses self-medication in young people, with a focus on painkiller use and identification of key predictors, particularly social capital. Factors such as gender, education level, family and peer relationships, pocket money, sleep deprivation, energy drink consumption, health assessment [...] Read more.
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THE PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTY INTERESTS IN THE CASE OF A NOTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK
Artur KOSICKI
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that the protection of third party interests in the case of a notification of construction works regulated in Articles 29 and 30 of the Act of 7 July 1994 Construction Law (Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 1994 r. – Prawo budowlane), in the light of law in force, taking [...] Read more.
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LEGAL PROBLEMS OF THE CREATION AND FUNCTIONING OF PUBLIC LAW LEGAL ENTITIES
Viktoria F. PIDDUBNA
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract In this article, the author examines the creation and functioning of legal entities under public law. The article analyzes the legislative acts of Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Georgia. The legal basis for the creation of a legal entity under public law is the Constitution of Ukraine and the law. The issues [...] Read more.
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FROM GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES TO SHARED CONCERNS: PERCEPTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY THREATS BY FOUR GENERATIONS OF POLES
Arleta HREHOROWICZ, Marta MAKOWSKA, Rafał BOGUSZEWSKI
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The aim of this article is to diagnose the risks experienced by four generations distinguished in the scientific literature (Baby Boomers - BB, X, Y, Z) and to interpret them based on selected aspects from Ulrich Beck’s risk society theory and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchical theory of needs. The research [...] Read more.
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DEEP AND SHALLOW ECOLOGY – SIMILARITIES AND DIF-FERENCES IN THE USE OF THE PATHOS ARGUMENT
Joanna GRUSZKA
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The aim of this article is to show the differences in the use of the pathos-type arguments between people representing the so-called shallow and deep ecology. This distinction, by Arne Naess, relates to the assumptions behind a general concern for the environment and is based on a disagreement about [...] Read more.
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS – PERCEPTION, ASPIRATIONS AND CONTEXT
Marta DOBRZYNIAK
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The author is presenting a review of the research on quality of life in rural areas. The paper outlines various concepts and approaches to quality of life, emphasizing also the global context. In the research, respondents were prioritising three spheres of enablers of quality of life: personal, socio [...] Read more.
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TAX INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE NATIONAL HERITAGE PROTECTION BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Barbara BŁASZCZAK, Iwona BŁASZCZAK, Włodzimierz CHOJNACKI
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of tax incentives in the promotion of cultural heritage conservation by the private sector. The protection and maintenance of historic monuments plays a vital role in society since it provides possible economic benefits both for the investors as well as [...] Read more.
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JANOSIK BY TADEUSZ KWIATKOWSKI AND JERZY SKARŻYŃSKI AS A STUDY OF VIOLENCE
Marcin KOWALCZYK
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract The subject of interest in this article is the comic series Janosik by Tadeusz Kwiatkowski and Jerzy Skarżyński. Thanks to Skarżyński’s drawings, this work occupies a unique place in the Polish comic tradition. Although the plot exploits a popular legend about the eponymous captain of the social bandits [...] Read more.
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VIETNAM WAR FILMS IN THE LIGHT OF SECURITY SCIENCE – ANALYSIS ON THE EXAMPLE OF SELECTED MOTION PICTURES
Eugeniusz MOCZUK, Arkadiusz LEŚNIAK-MOCZUK
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 4 (119) 2023, Publication date: 29 December 2023
Abstract American films on the Vietnam War films are not simply war movies, but they can also be equated to thrillers, or adventure, battlefield, historical, and anti-war films. The definition of a war film indicates the its characteristics, namely: (a) its defining basis entails war, military conflict, warfare [...] Read more.