Od temelja bitka do živoga Boga Filozofijsko pitanje o Bogu

Nakon svojeg najnovijeg djela Bog u filozofijskom mišljenju autor u ovom članku ukratko formulira temeljna pitanja i odgovore u filozofiji zapadnoeuropske misli glede Božje opstojnosti. On ističe da zaborav Boga nikako nije vođen nekim usudom ili ustegnutošću bitka nego, jednostavno, ljudskom neodgovornošću u zadaći istraživanja tajne svijeta i vlastite dubine. O Bogu se najviše može spoznati ako se Apsolutno u životu stavi apsolutno na prvo mjesto, to jest ako teoretsko znanje vodi dubljem iskustvu zbilje, a iskustvo pak posreduje nove teoretske uvide. Jedno ograničava i uvjetuje drugo, ali istodobno jedno bez drugog u čovjeku ne može biti ono što jest

Smisao čovjekove slobode

Sloboda je u današnje vrijeme postala temeljnim pojmom kojim se želi izraziti čovjekovo samorazumijevanje i samoostvarenje. Autor ovoga članka želi dokučiti smisao ljudske slobode. On odbacuje tzv. apstraktnu slobodu bez ikakvih ograničenje te se zalaže za konkretnu slobodu koja je vezana moralnošću. Moralnost nije ograničenje slobode nego uvjet mogućnosti istinskog ostvarenja čovjeka po slobodi. Konačno, čovjekovo samoostavrenje po slobodi zbiva se u samozaboravnoj ljubavi prema drugome. Do tog temeljnog uvida autor dolazi povijesnim pregledom koji obuhvaća grčku, kršćansku te novovjeku misao

Chelsea Under Fire: Urban Industrial Life, Crisis, and the Trajectory of Jewish and Latino Chelsea

Thesis advisor: Marilynn JohnsonNotorious for bursting into flames, twentieth century Chelsea was a “city under fire.” Cast into the crossfire of industrialization and demographic flux, Chelsea suffered as people, industry, and financial assistance migrated in and out of the small city. Chelsea’s unique spectrum of urban problems, however, only explains the trials and tribulations leading up to the Great Fires of 1908 and 1973 and not the events created by them. In Chelsea, escalating urban crisis occurred simultaneously with rapidly growing immigrant populations. In the years before the fire of 1908, Jewish immigration pushed Chelsea to the brink of demographic succession; likewise, in the handful of years before the fire of 1973, Latino migrations forced Chelsea to recognize the changing dynamic of a once-homogeneous city. As isolated events, the Great Fire of 1908 and the Great Fire of 1973 were urban disasters, but as decisive moments in the local history of Jewish and Latino immigrants, the fires were nodal points in the interplay between urban-industrial life, urban crisis and immigration.Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2011.Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences.Discipline: College Honors Program.Discipline: History Honors Program.Discipline: History

ADHS bei Kindern und Jugendlichen im Vergleich Österreich

Das Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit- und Hyperaktivitätssyndrom kurz ADHS gehört zu den meist diagnostizierten psychiatrischen Störungsbildern im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Die vorliegende Arbeit geht der Frage nach, ob und welche Unterschiede es in der Situation von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit ADHS im Vergleich zwischen Österreich und Italien gibt. Ein besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Familie als möglicher Einflussfaktor gelegt. Während in Österreich von einer Prävalenz von ADHS im Kindes- und Jugendalter von 3-5% gesprochen wird, beläuft sich diese in Italien lediglich auf 1-2%. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden kulturspezifische Besonderheiten wie beispielsweise das Temperament, der Stellenwert des Kindes innerhalb der Familie und der Gesellschaft und ähnliches, als mögliche Einflussfaktoren auf die Prävalenz von ADHS diskutiert. Bei dieser wissenschaftlichen Arbeit handelt es sich nicht um eine empirische Studie, sondern um eine reine Literaturrecherche.The Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders among infants and adolescents. The present work seeks to answer the question whether and in what way the situation of infants and adolescents with ADHD is different in Austria and Italy. Particular emphasis will be put on the family as a potential factor to influence ADHD in one way or the other. While in Austria the prevalence of ADHD is believed to be between 3 to 5 percent among infants and adolescents, in Italy this figure is said to be only between 1 to 2 percent. This work discusses cultural implications, like the temperament and the standing of children within the family and society as potential factors for the prevalence of ADHS. This work is based on literature research and is not comprised of an empirical study