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Imagining Kant’s theory of scientific knowledge: philosophy and education in microbiology

abstraction has been frequently disdained. However, the predictable future of biological sciences should necessarily recover the synthetic dimension of “natural philosophy.” We should understand the nature of ... pure reason; Science Education; Evolutionary epistemology; Microbiology as science Introduction Maureen A. O’Malley, from Sidney University, published in 2014 a seminal book entitled “Philosophy of

The Concept of De-assimilation: The Example of Jews in Poland

“dezasymilacja” (Kijek 2017, 237) . The term “dysymilacja” was once used to describe the phenomenon studied in the present paper: In one inconsequential sentence, Marcin Mateńko wrote that the political changes ... political atmosphere was against religion, and the leaders of TSKŻ were Communists who had been fighting Judaism before the war. They also forbade the teaching of Hebrew, since for them it represented a

Bucking the Trend: South African Jewry and Their Turn Toward Religion

. This tendency is most pronounced among people born in the 1960s and 1970s. A similar trend characterizes South African non-Jews. We argue that coming of age in a period of profound political and social ... explained by both local political and economic developments, as well as the particular character and history of the South African Jewish community. This case study focuses on South Africa to highlight how

Tongue Ties or Fragments Transformed: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences between the Five Largest English-Speaking Jewish Communities

Social and Political Philosophy 21 ( 1 ): 1 - 21 . https://doi. org/10.1080/13698230. 2017 . 1398443 . Bankier-Karp , Adina L. 2022 . Catalysts of connectedness: A case for greater complexity in religious ...  al. (2007 ) maintain that “faith is an antidote to fear” (p. 126), the South African community’s comparably high level of religiosity being attributed to the country’s political and economic

Tackling AMR from a multidisciplinary perspective: a primer from education and psychology

solution for a problem which knows no borders. As such, political will and international cooperation will be key to achieve the desired change in antibiotic resistance trend. ... that is able to endure and create a behavioural change overtime. Finally, a real political and societal commitment is key, with the will to invest in strategies that will have an impact and a benefit in

The Relationship Between Antisemitic Attitudes and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Cross-Sectional Study of UK-Resident Adults

Introduction Conspiracy theories have been defined as “attempts to explain the ultimate causes of significant social and political events and circumstances with claims of secret plots by two or more powerful ... of antisemitism in the population) but on “complex analysis of relations between psychological, political, demographic (or other) variables” (Winiewski and Bilewicz 2013, p. 97) . In keeping with the

Editors’ Introduction v43(3–4)

-speaking Jewish communities, however, a larger share of religious switchers in South Africa are moving toward, rather than away from, stricter forms of religion. Beider and Fachler argue that political ... . Avishai maintains that multiple approaches—including political activism to personal interactions with religious leaders and community members as well as the creation of spaces for their everyday lives

Homeland Run: Israeli Baseball and American Transmigrants

migration that emerged towards the end of the twentieth century. These migrants maintain “familial, economic, social, organizational, religious and political” ties with their home country (Glick Schiller et ... inexpensively compared with migrants of earlier eras (Portes 1997) . For this study, I used the transnational activities that Portes et  al. (1999) describe as the economic, political and cultural activities

“The World with Us in It”—Debra Kaufman’s Research and Wisdom

. Kaufman is a bridge builder. She has contributed to widening the meaning of scientific study through her vision of its foundation—conceptual, methodological, and political pluralism. A hard and productive ... well as the hardship of recovering, national and international political crisis—as expressed in the redefinition of the rules and codes of institutional orders and leaderships and regression of democracy

Social Science and Consensus in Estimates of the US Jewish Population: Response to Sasson and DellaPergola

Jewish life than widely understood by most in the Jewish community, but also impedes a comparison of research find‑ ings between studies and over time. As illustrated by efforts to understand political ... transparent with the facts and logic that we use to support our arguments. In a disputatious political and social environment, we hope that this discussion models the kind of conversations that are needed

Editors’ Introduction to Contemporary Jewry v43(2)

, political leanings, attitudes/relationship to Israel (other than that touched on in the Saxe et  al. Birthright article), reasons for not attending synagogue (briefly touched on in Heiberger’s article

Work Values of Working Women in Israel: A Comparison of Haredi Women with Those from the Secular and Traditional Segments

, economic, and political factors and help explain differences in work values among subgroups and societies (Hauff and Kirchner 2015). As most religions—and the Western “Abrahamic” monotheistic religions ... were contingent on the seminary students refraining from seeking employment. With time, the rise of Haredi political power and the previously mentioned demographic growth, the number of seminary

Editor’s Introduction to v43(1)

. This has pertinence especially to the political field in this case, as well as the critical role media plays in shaping our meaning-making, politically and more broadly by extension. Amir Segal follows

Charles Kadushin, z’l: A Life-Long Student of How We Are Connected to One Another

. Personal influence: A radical theory of action . The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 608 : 270 - 181 . Kadushin , Charles. ( 1974 /2006b). The American intellectual elite . New

Editor’s Introduction to v42(3)

a broader basis inclusive of non-religious considerations) and the ramifications in terms of how we understand Jews' political preferences and predicted choices for American presidential elections ... . The omission of Jews who define themselves as Jewish but not by religion significantly underestimates the liberal/Democratic political orientation of American Jews, which results in faulty predictions

The Political Use of the Teshuva Cassette Culture in Israel

The present work of ethnography describes the political uses of audiotapes and videotapes by religious fundamentalists in Israel during the 1990s. The article deals with the use of the teshuva ... elections. Shas presented the videoand audiotape ''J'Accuse'' as a way of contending with the crisis of confidence that resulted from the criminal conviction of its political leader. But the content of the

“I’m Like a Chameleon”: Coping Strategies Used by Haredi Women Doctoral Students Reconciling Their Religious and Academic Identities

Weber (1988), social identity is influenced by the individual’s social, historical, and political environment, and is also related to culture conveyed by social institutions. These in turn create ... from the rest of Israel (Malach 2019) . Thanks to consistently high voter turnout and the nature of the Israeli parliamentary system, Haredi parties enjoy disproportional political power, contributing

The Reach and Impact of Birthright Israel: What We Can Learn from Pew’s “Jewish Americans in 2020”

, its increasing diversity, and its growing political polarization and concern regarding antisemitism (Pew Research Center 2021) . Like Pew’s earlier 2013 survey (Pew Research Center 2013) , the 2020 ... and their own Jewish identities. These effects are evident across participants with differences in Jewish background, parental intermarriage, and political ideology (Sasson et al. 2014; Saxe et al

Some Epistemological Issues in the Public Debate on Contemporary Antisemitism in France

appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Paul Zawadzki I teach political philosophy and social sciences in ... leads to the dissolution of the 1 A synthesized and detailed presentation can be found in Pierre-Andre´ Taguieff 2008 , 375–384 and in Taguieff 2015 , 139–155. 2 Nonna Mayer, a political scientist

Guest Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue, “Jewish (In)Visibility in Iberia: A View from the Margins”

heterogeneous and contradictory aspects of a regime committed to the political control of society and the construction of social harmony in accordance with corporatism, see Cláudia Ninhos (2020) . 7 The image ... subsequent difficulties in “absorbing” later migrant waves composed mostly of secular and politically left-wing Latin American Jews. These waves included many political exiles who were escaping from the