Writing as a technology of the self in Kierkegaard and Foucault

Writing is a very important means by which we can work on ourselves. Yet as a "technology of the self" writing has changed substantially at different times during European history. This essay sketches some of the crucial characteristics of wriring as a technology of the self for Plato's contemporaries, for the early church fathers, and then for Peter Abelard. The changes exemplified in the confessional writing of Abelard became the platform for writing as a technology of the self in European modernism. The characteristics of modernist writing as a technology of the self are examined in some detail in the work of Kierkegaard, particularly with respect to his aesthetic writings and his use of multiple narrative voices.Kierkegaard's uses of writing are compared and contrasted with those of Baudelaire and Foucault.Escriure és un important mitjà amb el qual podem actuar sobre nosaltres mateixos. Tanmateix, com a "tecnologia del jo", l'escriptura ha canviat substancialment en el temps durant la història europea. Aquest assaig esbossa algunes de les característiques més rellevants de l'escriptura com a tecnologia del jo per als contemporanis de Plató, per als primers pares de l'església i per a Pere Abelard. Els canvis exemplificats en l'escriptura confessional d'Abelard varen esdevenir la plataforma per a l'escriptura com una tecnologia del jo en la modernitat europea. Les característiques de l'escriprura de la modernirat en tant que tecnologia del jo són examinades arnb cert detall en l'obra de Kierkegaard, parricularment en rclació amb els seus escrits estètics i el seu us de múltiples veus narratives. Els usos Kierkegaardians dc l'escriptura són comparats i contrastats amb els de Baudelaire i Foucault

Do the benefits of international policy commitments outweigh the burdens for small island states? : a case study of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a small island developing state (SIDS) comprising four semi-autonomous states. The country faces a number of environmental challenges, not least of which is the loss of biodiversity upon which it relies for subsistence and economic development. The FSM is a signatory to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and must develop and deliver a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan as a way of implementing the convention and protecting its biodiversity. For a SIDS like the FSM, being a party to the CBD presents a notable burden: fielding personnel to global meetings, crafting necessary policies and legislation and implementing such policies. This article explores the perceptions of what being a signatory to the CBD brings to those in countries such as the FSM who are responsible for, or involved in, developing and implementing biodiversity conservation policy and actions. It highlights specific perceived benefits and challenges, and considers these in relation to the status of biodiversity in the FSM today.peer-reviewe

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Reinforced Concrete in Greenhouse Construction

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Pituitary adenoma classification: Tools to improve the current system

The World Health Organization classification of pituitary tumors provides a framework for pathologists and researchers to classify pituitary adenomas. From the perspective of a practicing pathologist, this classification can be improved by pooling immunohistochemical data in a more standardized way, and by deliberately distinguishing features that assist in classification from those that do not. This article illustrates one general workflow to examine classification features consisting of immunohistochemical stains for anterior pituitary tumors, in order to promote debate and advance an evidence-based framework for classification

T.L.O. Goes Home: Remote Learning and the Future of School Search Doctrine After Ogletree v. Cleveland State University

The Supreme Court has not addressed the relationship between searches by school administrators and a student’s Fourth Amendment rights in over two decades. Since then, remote learning and other advances in educational technology have changed the meaning of the “school environment.” In a recent federal district court case in Ohio, the court held that a public university’s remote examination policy, which required a student to conduct a scan of her own bedroom before beginning a remote exam, violated the student’s Fourth Amendment rights. This Comment argues that the previous school search Supreme Court cases offer poor tests for this new generation of school searches, and it propose a new framework based on other seminal Fourth Amendment cases in analogous contexts