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The political and social contradictions of the human and online environment in the context of artificial intelligence applications

social and political challenges associated with AI are complex and multifactorial, requiring comprehensive analysis and reflective discussion. The main scientific question of the study is the nature of the ... to society. An analytical perspective from the realms of social and political philosophy and sociology can offer a valuable contribution in this context. Big Data has seamlessly woven itself into the

Computational philosophy: reflections on the PolyGraphs project

In this paper, we situate our computational approach to philosophy relative to other digital humanities and computational social science practices, based on reflections stemming from our research on ... inquiring rational agents. We deploy models developed in economics (Bala and Goyal, 1998), and refined in philosophy (O'Connor and Weatherall, 2018; Zollman, 2007), to simulate communities of agents engaged

Firm-level political uncertainty, corporate lobbying and risk-taking

Prior research shows that political uncertainty affects general economic and firm-related outcomes. However, little is known about how firm-specific political uncertainty is related to corporate risk ... political uncertainty is positively related to corporate risk-taking, especially for larger firms. On average, a one standard deviation rise in the level of political risk at the firm-level results in a 2.53

Populism and the quest for political power: the pitfalls to populist electoral success in Canada

Recent electoral inroads by anti-establishment political parties in Europe and around the world have led to the resurgence of the debate on populism. Within the burgeoning theoretical and analytic ... a conception of nationhood that is based on civic values and norms. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, the “gladiator” of Canadian politics whose political philosophy has greatly shaped Canadian political culture

The transformation of images of Nezha and the changing cultural discourses in Chinese national style animated films from 1979 to 2019

analysis of the character of Nezha and the deployment of Daoist philosophy in the construction of Chinese national style from the post-Cultural Revolution context to the post-Socialist context. This article ... produced in contemporary China. Through the film and cultural analysis of Nezha Naohai (1979), this article argues that the Daoist philosophy engages in the cultural discourse of Chinese national style and

Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

Kashmiri women are diverse individuals with a wide range of origins, histories, experiences, and aspirations. Women in Kashmir are deeply entwined with the region’s complicated socio-political ... memoir, archival research, oral history, and feminist philosophy. The political unrest and intricate social structure prevalent in Kashmir influence feminist movements inside the region. Kanjwal (2018

Political connection and credit risk of real estate enterprises: evidence from stock market

Although extensive research has examined the credit risk of real estate enterprises, the relationship between the political connection of real estate enterprises and these enterprises’ credit risk ... market from 2008 to 2021, this paper finds a significant positive correlation between the political connection of private real estate listed companies and their credit risk. This phenomenon is attributed

Political media use, civic knowledge, civic self-efficacy, and gender: measuring active citizenship in Turkey

political media use, civic knowledge, civic self-efficacy, and gender, along with other demographic variables, on civic engagement and participation. We investigate research evidence that women’s tendency to ... /089124389003002003 Kymlicka W ( 2002 ) Contemporary political philosophy: an introduction . Second edition , Oxford University Press, New York Lauglo J ( 2013 ) Do more knowledgeable adolescents have more rationally

Role of foreign direct Investment and political openness in boosting the eco-tourism sector for achieving sustainability

This study aimed to examine the impact of China’s political openness index and foreign direct investment on its ecotourism index from 1985 to 2019. The findings revealed that a 1% rise in foreign ... China's sustainable tourism index by 0.01%. Furthermore, the political openness index played a significant role in boosting ecotourism in China over both short and long periods. A 1% increase in the

Integrating the humanities and the social sciences: six approaches and case studies

The social sciences are still young, and their interaction with older siblings such as philosophy and theology is still necessarily tentative. This paper outlines three ways in which humanistic ... had relatively little time or energy for opening a conversation with their seemingly strange neighbors. Some corners of the humanities—philosophy in particular—have made relatively greater progress in

Geo-political vampirism: how and why has Western literary scholarship appropriated and then re-mythologised the socio-historical origins of the vampire?

The article considers the claims of Western academics like Frayling (1992) that the literary vampire began with Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819). Crawford (2016) identifies a German literary vampire tradition existing one hundred years before Polidori, yet that work has strengthened Eurocentric claims concerning the literary vampire by academics like Bloom (2018). The article...

The idea of a theory of values and the metaphor of value-landscapes

made to present an outline for an empirical axiology. After a brief historical overview of value discussions in social theory and philosophy, it is claimed that the empirical study of values needs to get ... agency T academic disciplines and in the political affairs of our life. alk about values is increasingly prominent both in various In both contexts it emerges as an inherently complex matter, but with

A socio-cultural discourse study of cultural-political elites’ stances on LGBTI+ identities and practices in Ghana

Recently, cultural-political elites made competing and conflictual statements regarding LGBTI+ identities and practices in Ghana which attracted national and international attention. How do cultural

Impact of Western transmission of the Peking Gazette on Late-Qing China’s information security

political, social, cultural, economic, and military-diplomatic information into English. Western transmission of the Peking Gazette to some extent promoted cultural exchanges between China and the West and ... also provided the Western powers, which were in a period of expansion, with a wealth of political and military intelligence. The internally focused Qing dynasty was initially unaware of the Western

Wicked problems in a post-truth political economy: a dilemma for knowledge translation

counterbalance to powerful social, cultural, political and market forces that are able to challenge scientific evidence and promote disinformation to the detriment of democratic outcomes and the public good. ... matters of epistemology, namely that there is an epistemic equivalence between scientific knowledge and various other viewpoints including ethical and political views. Those acquainted with the philosophy

Evolving linguistic divergence on polarizing social media

increasingly different ways. Besides regional or economic reasons, communities may form and segregate based on political alignment. The latter, referred to as political polarization, is of growing societal ... ) media users by their political preference, based on which (potentially biased) news media accounts they do and do not follow on a given platform. Our data consists of 1.5M short posts by 10k users (about

Unveiling the digital persona image: the influence of social media on political candidates’ brand personality and voter behaviour in Kuwait

The research paper examined the interplay between social media, brand personality, and voter behaviour in Kuwait’s unique political environment. The study applied the Aaker model of brand personality ... personality to investigate how social media shapes the brand personality of political candidates, how voters perceive this brand personality, and the impact it has on their behaviour. Further, it explored the

Health literacy, religiosity, and political identification as predictors of vaccination conspiracy beliefs: a test of the deficit and contextual models

literacy, religiosity, and political identification as predictors. The results showed that lower health literacy and higher religiosity were related to higher vaccination conspiracy beliefs, which was not

Politicians in a nutshell: four-minute documentary portraits of three Israeli leaders

In 2011, a leading investigative television program in Israel launched a series of short documentaries entitled “Four Minutes,” each dedicated to an Israeli political leader. This paper focuses on ... constraints of the format, they create a cohesive and complex portrait of these political figures and their strategic agendas. We analyze how the films’ multimodal language is used to reflect the messages promoted