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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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EMPLOYMENT DUALISMS AND FINANCIAL DEFICITS OF EMPLOYEES BASED ON THE PANDEMIC DIARIES
Elżbieta KOLASIŃSKA
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract This article is a theoretical and empirical analysis. The main focus of the article is to present employment dualisms and the financial deficits experienced by some workers in the context of the initial period of the pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic crisis deepened employment dualism and also contributed [...] Read more.
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HOW DO STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE WORLD OF WILD ANIMALS AND NATURE? OR ABOUT THE BAMBI SYNDROME IN THE Z GENERATION
Arleta HREHOROWICZ, Krzysztof KLIMASZEWSKI
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The subject of this analysis is the beliefs of Generation Z representatives on the phenomenon of Bambi syndrome. The study was conducted using a diagnostic survey method with a questionnaire completed by 188 students of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). The aim of the study was to check [...] Read more.
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TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE EDITORIAL IN SPECIALISED PRESS: THE CASE OF TEXTS FROM THE MONTHLY “PIŁKA NOŻNA PLUS”
Patryk IWAŃCZYK,
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract TThe article analyses editorials (also referred to as editorial commentaries, introductory articles, or leading editorials) published in the now-defunct monthly magazine Piłka Nożna Plus between 2004 and 2013. Their author was Adam Godlewski, who during the period under consideration served as the journal [...] Read more.
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“ARPA REVISITED” – RETURN TO THE ROOTS OF THE INTERNET
Piotr APTACY
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The article presents the circumstances surrounding the work carried out by employees of the ARPA agency on the construction of the first computer network in the United States. The author focuses on the socio-political factors that contributed to the implementation of this concept, as well as on the [...] Read more.
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SOCIAL AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Mariusz Rudnik
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The statement that artificial intelligence is gradually gaining popularity is becoming outdated. AI already appears to be ubiquitous, including as one of the key topics in contemporary debates on its impact on society and ethics. Today, no one—including former sceptics—can deny that this technology [...] Read more.
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CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CYBERSECURITY
Aleksandra WOJTASZEWSKA, Katarzyna M. GORZKOWSKA
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The energy sector will face numerous cybersecurity challenges in the coming years, which will require advanced technologies, highly qualified specialists, and international cooperation in order to ensure continuity of energy supply and the protection of critical infrastructure. This article discusses [...] Read more.
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NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION. ABOUT THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART AS AN INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
Magdalena SZPUNAR
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The aim of the presented article is a metatheoretical reflection on non-violent communication. The author presents the specifics of non-violent communication and the ways of understanding it, and draws attention to the possibilities of influencing through the use of the language of the heart. The rhetoric [...] Read more.
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“Private Theatre” as Theatrum Mundi: The Case of Anna O. in a Socio-Cultural Perspective
Maciej POPŁAWSKI
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract In this article, I analyse the case of Anna O., as described by Joseph Breuer and Sigmund Freud, from a socio-cultural perspective. Her psychological suffering and physical symptoms are linked to a painful biographical event in the patient’s life. The “talking cure” and the cathartic method are presented [...] Read more.
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Selected Ethical Aspects of Conducting Research with the Participation of Vulnerable Groups — the Case of Persons with Disabilities in Latvia
Tomasz KASPRZAK
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The article analyses selected ethical and methodological aspects of conducting research involving vulnerable groups, using the example of persons with disabilities in Latvia. The author presents the legal, social, and cultural context of the functioning of this group and identifies historical and political [...] Read more.
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Socio-Demographic Determinants of Students’ Engagement in Learning
Patrycja WOŚKO
Publication language: Polish
scientific paper
Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 September 2025
Abstract The article presents an analysis of the significance of factors influencing the psychosocial functioning of students during their studies. It provides both cognitive and practical guidelines for investing in resources necessary for effective student engagement in learning, leading to personal success [...] Read more.