Imagining Otherness: The Pleasure of Curiosity in the Middle Ages

The main aim of this paper is to take a closer look at both the philosophical and religious presumptions upon which the medieval concept of curiosity was premised. Such an enterprise needs to go back to Aristotle in order to fully comprehend the limitations for curiosity introduced by St. Augustine in his City of God and developed by such medieval thinkers as Isidore of Seville and Thomas of Aquinas. These conceptions will be analysed in reference to Foucauldian archeology of knowledge. Much attention should be paid to the ideas of curiositas, admiratio and studiositas.O foco principal deste artigo é o de olhar mais atentamente as presunções filosóficas e religiosas nas quais o conceito medieval de curiosidade era gestado. Tal intento deve recuar a Aristóteles de maneira a compreender completamente as limitações acerca da curiosidade como introduzida por Santo Agostinho e desenvolvida por pensadores medie vais, como Isidoro de Sevilha e Tomas de Aquino. Estas concepções serão analisadas tendo como referencia a Arqueologia do Saber Foucaultiana. Muita atenção deve ser prestada para as ideias de curiositas, admiratio e studiositas

To Play, To Imitate, To Embody. On Acting in a Biographical Film

Kołos Sylwia, To Play, To Imitate, To Embody. On Acting in a Biographical FilmWhat does an actor do in a biographical film? This question may seem inane, or at least less than serious; however, the terms frequently used to describe and assess the actors work in general - to embody a character, to play them, to play a role - suggests the existence of a certain designatum, which is the point of reference for the role. In the case of a fictional story, we may ignore the semantic multivalence of such terms. In a biographical film, however, the existence of a real originator of the role gives additional, almost ontological meaning to phrases such as “embodying a character” or “playing a role”. In my reflections, I use as my starting point the assumption that the actors performance in a biographical film and the “conception of a character” result from two basic components: 1. Interpretation of the role - constituting a proposal to analyse the heros character. It is usually supposed to extract more profound meanings and senses out of the biography. To put it more simply, the interpretation of the role is supposed above all to help the viewer to answer the question of who the hero was (what they were like) and why? 2. Adaptation - this includes the physicality of the character: their appearance, body language, facial expressions, voice (the tone, modulation, accent, phrasing, dialect - if the authentic person used one, etc.) In my article I try to answer the questions: Where should we seek the essence of biographic acting? How can we avoid exaggeration and falsehood, which could kill the role

A imaginação da alteridade: o prazer da curiosidade na Idade Média

The main aim of this paper is to take a closer look at both the philosophical and religious presumptions upon which the medieval concept of curiosity was premised. Such an enterprise needs to go back to Aristotle in order to fully comprehend the limitations for curiosity introduced by St. Augustine in his City of God and developed by such medieval thinkers as Isidore of Seville and Thomas of Aquinas. These conceptions will be analysed in reference to Foucauldian archeology of knowledge. Much attention should be paid to the ideas of curiositas, admiratio and studiositas.O foco principal deste artigo é o de olhar mais atentamente as presunções filosóficas e religiosas nas quais o conceito medieval de curiosidade era gestado. Tal intento deve recuar a Aristóteles de maneira a compreender completamente as limitações acerca da curiosidade como introduzida por Santo Agostinho e desenvolvida por pensadores medie vais, como Isidoro de Sevilha e Tomas de Aquino. Estas concepções serão analisadas tendo como referencia a Arqueologia do Saber Foucaultiana. Muita atenção deve ser prestada para as ideias de curiositas, admiratio e studiositas

Battle of the „glass pipe”. Struggle between the „old” and „new” in the debate around experiments with vacuum dating to 1647

The article addresses the issue of one of the more intense and captivating European scientific disputes, likewise common to Poland, in the era of the seventeenth-century transformation of knowledge formation, which centered around the possibility of the existence of vacuum, and which culminated in 1647. The fundamental aim of the article comes down to an attempt to determine a position in the scientific-cognitive debate, from which the pro and anti-Polish and European representatives of The Republic of Letters (Respublica literaria)  could voice their opinions. In the course of the analysis of the mid-seventeenth century scientific discourse, the reflections of Valeriano Magni, Torricelli, Jan Brożek, Wojciech Wijuk Kojałowicz, Blaise Pascal, Giovanni Elefantuzzi, Jacob Pierius, and Pierre Guiffart are subjected to close scrutiny. From the perspective of contextualism in the history of science, experiments demonstrating the existence of vacuum are perceived as anomalies that fall into the crisis of normal science, largely based on Aristotle’s physics. The conflict between the old and the new is not, however, presented as a battle of progression with epigonism, but merely as a contest between opposing individual views and the concept of science, which before the formation of the new paradigm was accompanied by ambiguous verification criteria.The article addresses the issue of one of the more intense and captivating European scientific disputes, likewise common to Poland, in the era of the seventeenth-century transformation of knowledge formation, which centered around the possibility of the existence of vacuum, and which culminated in 1647. The fundamental aim of the article comes down to an attempt to determine a position in the scientific-cognitive debate, from which the pro and anti-Polish and European representatives of The Republic of Letters (Respublica literaria)  could voice their opinions. In the course of the analysis of the mid-seventeenth century scientific discourse, the reflections of Valeriano Magni, Torricelli, Jan Brożek, Wojciech Wijuk Kojałowicz, Blaise Pascal, Giovanni Elefantuzzi, Jacob Pierius, and Pierre Guiffart are subjected to close scrutiny. From the perspective of contextualism in the history of science, experiments demonstrating the existence of vacuum are perceived as anomalies that fall into the crisis of normal science, largely based on Aristotle’s physics. The conflict between the old and the new is not, however, presented as a battle of progression with epigonism, but merely as a contest between opposing individual views and the concept of science, which before the formation of the new paradigm was accompanied by ambiguous verification criteria

Geometric tolerances of tubular T-joint test-specimens

The objective of present work is estimation of geometric tolerances of fabricated laboratory test-models from 3D CAD models. A set of 7 welded S355 steel specimens with T-joint design have been investigated. The specimens, with nominal dimensions ø114 mm for the brace and ø219 mm for the chord imitate a typical welded T-connection widely met in offshore structures like oil rigs and is to be used for fatigue testing at the UiS lab facilities. As a result of the study 3D CAD models of the test-specimens were acquired with the use of laser scanning tool “HandyScan 3D” combined with the Creaform CAD software. This study investigates weld geometry requirements covered in standard AWSD1.1 On the basis of the standard requirements 3D models of reference weld geometry were modelled in Autodesk Inventor CAD application. One model for least material condition (LMC) and another for maximum material condition (MMC) weld profile. Later on the scanned meshes of specimens is compared with reference models resulting in virtual validation reports made in VXelements environment. Geometric tolerances of weld and the assembly are estimated and compared with the values measured during virtual validation. General conclusion is that the scanned weld geometry of real specimens in every case exceeds the upper limits of allowable weld shape deviation. It is a safe approach from manufacturing side, however it does not provide an optimal fatigue resistant weld profile delivered by the AWSD1.1 standard

THREE LOWEST 3IIg AND THREE LOWEST 3IIu STATES OF THE HYDROGEN MOLECULE

Calculations of the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) potential energy curves and adiabatic corrections for three lowest 3IIg and three lowest 3IIu, states of the hydrogen molecule have been performed using explicitly correlated wavefunctions in elliptic coordinates. The accuracy of the results obtained has been discussed. The adiabatic corrections as functions of R possess complex structure with one or more maxima illustrating changes in the character of the wavefunctions. It is shown that for the k state the adiabatic curve has huge maximum of the order of 50 000 cm- 1 .Pozna

Energy gap tuning in graphene on hexagonal boron nitride bilayer system

We use a tight binding approach and density functional theory calculations to study the band structure of graphene/hexagonal boron nitride bilayer system in the most stable configuration. We show that an electric field applied in the direction perpendicular to the layers significantly modifies the electronic structure of the whole system, including shifts, anticrossing and other deformations of bands, which can allow to control the value of the energy gap. It is shown that band structure of biased system may be tailored for specific requirements of nanoelectronics applications. The carriers' mobilities are expected to be higher than in the bilayer graphene devices.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Physical Review

Intrinsic channel closing in strong-field single ionization of H2

The ionization of H2 in intense laser pulses is studied by numerical integration of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation for a single-active-electron model including the vibrational motion. The electron kinetic-energy spectra in high-order above-threshold ionization are strongly dependent on the vibrational quantum number of the created H2+ ion. For certain vibrational states, the electron yield in the mid-plateau region is strongly enhanced. The effect is attributed to channel closings, which were previously observed in atoms by varying the laser intensity.Comment: 11 pages, LaTeX; changed conten

Piotr Skarga i jego filmowy wizerunek, czyli słów kilka przeciwko legendzie biograficznej

The paper Piotr Skarga and his film image: against the biographical myth is a critical contemplation of Jarosław Mańka’s film Skarga. The film was produced for the commemoration of the Year of the Reverend Piotr Skarga (2012) under the patronage of „Polonia Christiana” magazine and the Father Piotr Skarga Institute for Social and Religious Education. The main points of reference of the critical analysis of Skarga are the problems related to the film genre (documentary, fictionalized documentary, docudrama) as well as biographical films (biographical myth, representation theory). The aspects of propaganda are significant as well. The message of the film and its politically charged themes place the artistic choices of the film’s co-producers in the context of the relationship between art and politics (propaganda films, PRL educational film).Tekst Piotr Skarga i jego filmowy wizerunek, czyli kilka słów przeciwko legendzie biograficznej jest krytyczną refleksją poświęconą filmowi Jarosława Mańki „Skarga” . Obraz został zrealizowany pod medialnym patronatem czasopisma „Polonia Christiana” oraz Instytutu Edukacji Społecznej i Religijnej im. ks. Piotra Skargi w związku z obchodami roku Piotra Skargi (2012). Głównymi punktami odniesienia krytycznego opisu „Skargi” są zagadnienia związane z rodzajem filmowym (film dokumentalny, dokument fabularyzowany, dokudrama) i biografistyką filmową (legenda biograficzna, teoria reprezentacji). Istotne znaczenie ma tutaj również kontekst propagandowy. Przesłanie filmu i jego polityczne uwikłania każą spojrzeć na artystyczne decyzje jego współtwórców także w perspektywie relacji między sztuką a polityką (film propagandowy, film oświatowy PRL)

The pathomorphologist’s role in the era of personalised therapy regarding the case of colorectal tumours

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common epithelial tumours amongst humans. Effective treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach and in some cases target therapy. In order to introduce treatment, both the clinical stage and pathomorphological diagnosis have to be taken into account. An analysis of the microscopic appearance as well as immunohistochemical and molecular tests are the basis of proper diagnosis. Biomarkers for diagnosis of colorectal cancer can be divided into two groups. The first one constitutes diagnostic and prognostic markers which are commonly used by pathologists. They are useful in the recognition of morphological and clinical features of tumours. The second group of biomarkers is used additionally and has predictive value. In an era of personalised therapy, the pathomrothologist’s role is to assess the prognostic and predictive biomarkers, in order to identify patients who will benefit from molecular targeted therapy. In the case of colorectal cancer mutations of genes: KRAS, NRAS and BRAF are clinically significant. A lack of the aforementioned mutations correlates with a better response to anti-EGRF therapy