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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
Journal article
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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SMART VILLAGE AS A CHANCE FOR THE RURAL COMMUNITY – IMPLEMENTATION CONCEPTUALIZATION AND FIRST EXPERIENCES
Justyna Franc-Dąbrowska, Iwona Błaszczak, Nina Drejerska
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract The article verifies the need for research on the implementation of the Smart Village concept in rural areas. An analysis of articles published in Scopus was conducted, in which the key words are "smart village" and "development". The research results indicate that the relatively smaller number of publications [...] Read more.
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SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AMONG POLISH EMPLOYEES
Adam RUDZEWICZ
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract Modern enterprises face a huge challenge, which is building trust and satisfaction among their employees. The aim of the research is to identify the level of organizational trust and employee satisfaction in modern organizations and to determine the differentiation of these two values due to the demographic [...] Read more.
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The Unifying Influence of Mass Culture
Marek A. MOTYKA
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract The products of mass culture are able to affect with a force that many recipients are not aware of. Under the influence of appropriately administered content, they create tastes, attitudes, arouse needs, the satisfaction of which is often handled by the authors of the messages disseminating the proposed [...] Read more.
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Bnei Baruch Kabbalah As Philosophical Mysticism. Naturalization of the Category of God and Naturalistic Spirituality
Dorota Izabela BRYLLA
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract In Bnei Baruch Kabbalah one does not believe in the Creator, but „attains”, „discovers” him in himself/herself, in the aftermath of experiencing nature and laws that govern it (with one general law: the law of bestowal). It is about the act of immediate feeling what should diversify Kabbalah and religion [...] Read more.
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Old Age is the Future. Ageing in Research and Social Practice
Franciszek Kampka
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract This article presents an interpretative framework for the ageing process and its social implications. The subject of reflection is the myths and beliefs about the elderly in the literature and public debate. The analysis of selected concepts and studies allowed for a general characterisation of the [...] Read more.
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The Myth of Western Individualism. Consumerism, the Media and the Illusion of Subjectivity
Bogusław DZIADZIA
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract The myth of individualism in Western culture is firmly established, and dramatic changes are not expected in the coming periods. The article talks about how individualism as a value is abused in social influence processes, especially in stimulating consumer needs. The awareness of individualism as a [...] Read more.
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At the Intersection of Culture and Business. The Japanese Creative Industry Trough the Example of Kawaii
Marek SOKOŁOWSKI
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract The article presents the Japanese creative industry, recognized as one of the most original in the world. Researchers distinguish within the creative industry such diverse sectors as photography and film, music and advertising, fashion and design, as well as unique cuisine, toys and video games. A strong [...] Read more.
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REGIONALISM IN THE ERA OF TRANSFORMATION AN EXAMPLE OF MAZOVIAN – ŁOWICZ REGIONALISM
Marek SIERAKOWSKI
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 1(124)2025, Publication date: 31 March 2025
Abstract The article presents the contemporary meaning of regionalism as a socio-political movement in the context of glocal changes, as well as its practical manifestations in Mazovia, especially in the Łowicz Land. I place the meaning and importance of the social phenomenon of cultural regionalism in the concept [...] Read more.
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CONFLICT, COMMUNITY AND PERSONALIZATION, OR WORLDVIEW POLARIZATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM
Magdalena FILIPIAK
Publication language: English
scientific paper
Transformations No. 4(123)2024, Publication date: 31 December 2024
Abstract The article aims to understand worldview polarization. This goal results from two assumptions. Firstly, there is a need to supplement the definition of social polarization by considering the philosophical understanding of worldview. Worldview polarization will be understood more broadly than social [...] Read more.
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THE WORLD OF TECHNICAL NORMS – BETWEEN LAW AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Krzysztof ŁOKUCIJEWSKI
Publication language: English
scientific paper
Transformations No. 4(123)2024, Publication date: 31 December 2024
Abstract Technical norms (standards) play an important role in the modern world of norms and directives. The current phase of technological revolution is largely related to the development of artificial intelligence. Thus, there is a rapidly growing number of problems that can only be solved by means of technical [...] Read more.