Known as a representative of the English metaphysical poets, John Donne's poems are under Protestant pretence. Scepticism, cynicism, anxiety and penitence as well as the employment of numerous religious images constr...Known as a representative of the English metaphysical poets, John Donne's poems are under Protestant pretence. Scepticism, cynicism, anxiety and penitence as well as the employment of numerous religious images construct the unique and profound characteristics of John Donne's poetry. The paper focuses on the Protestant pretence in Donne's poetry. In order to avoid religious persecution and to realize his ambition, Donne deserted Catholicism and converted into a Protestant. Inner conflicts and struggle are revealed in many of his poems. Scepticism and penitence are also embodiments of Donne's Protestant pretence in poetry.展开更多
Michel Foucault in Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977-1978 argues, that there has never been such a thing as an anti-pastoral revolution in Western societies. Yes, we have ha...Michel Foucault in Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977-1978 argues, that there has never been such a thing as an anti-pastoral revolution in Western societies. Yes, we have had revolutions against the disciplinary apparatus and legal devices of power (schools, hospitals, prisons) and we have had examples of revolutions against the economic foundations of social inequality, but there has never been a genuine revolution against pastoral power as a power relating to the conduct of individuals (but also entire social groups) and their disposition to “voluntary submission” to the will of external authorities. In my paper, I would like to reflect on this thesis, and taking it quite seriously, to look for examples of such revolutions. One of them is a women’s strike in Poland during the power of the conservative government of “Law and Justice”. Mainly referring to the texts of Silvia Federici and Paul Preciado, I will want to reflect on contemporary practices of reclaiming the body in contemporary capitalism. I will defend the thesis that regaining control over sexuality and reproduction means changing the material conditions of life and modern reproductive technologies.展开更多
Due to Reformation movement in the 16th century,Protestantism came into being.Lutheranism,Calvinism and Puritanism rationalized and justified worldly economic activity.The Protestant asceticism was considered favorabl...Due to Reformation movement in the 16th century,Protestantism came into being.Lutheranism,Calvinism and Puritanism rationalized and justified worldly economic activity.The Protestant asceticism was considered favorable to the development of capitalistic economy.Religious reform was in a certain degree beneficial to the development of capitalism.This thesis mainly discusses the influence of Reformation upon the development of capitalism.展开更多
As a sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory,social research,and the discipline of sociology itself,Max Weber is typically cited as one of the three principal architects of modern s...As a sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory,social research,and the discipline of sociology itself,Max Weber is typically cited as one of the three principal architects of modern social science.His masterpiece,The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is considered as a founding text in economic sociology and sociology.The Protestant work ethic was a force behind an unplanned and uncoordinated mass action that influenced the development of capitalism,and the shaping of the spirit of capitalism in western world is an unexpected outcome of the Protestant ethic.展开更多
文摘Known as a representative of the English metaphysical poets, John Donne's poems are under Protestant pretence. Scepticism, cynicism, anxiety and penitence as well as the employment of numerous religious images construct the unique and profound characteristics of John Donne's poetry. The paper focuses on the Protestant pretence in Donne's poetry. In order to avoid religious persecution and to realize his ambition, Donne deserted Catholicism and converted into a Protestant. Inner conflicts and struggle are revealed in many of his poems. Scepticism and penitence are also embodiments of Donne's Protestant pretence in poetry.
文摘Michel Foucault in Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977-1978 argues, that there has never been such a thing as an anti-pastoral revolution in Western societies. Yes, we have had revolutions against the disciplinary apparatus and legal devices of power (schools, hospitals, prisons) and we have had examples of revolutions against the economic foundations of social inequality, but there has never been a genuine revolution against pastoral power as a power relating to the conduct of individuals (but also entire social groups) and their disposition to “voluntary submission” to the will of external authorities. In my paper, I would like to reflect on this thesis, and taking it quite seriously, to look for examples of such revolutions. One of them is a women’s strike in Poland during the power of the conservative government of “Law and Justice”. Mainly referring to the texts of Silvia Federici and Paul Preciado, I will want to reflect on contemporary practices of reclaiming the body in contemporary capitalism. I will defend the thesis that regaining control over sexuality and reproduction means changing the material conditions of life and modern reproductive technologies.
文摘Due to Reformation movement in the 16th century,Protestantism came into being.Lutheranism,Calvinism and Puritanism rationalized and justified worldly economic activity.The Protestant asceticism was considered favorable to the development of capitalistic economy.Religious reform was in a certain degree beneficial to the development of capitalism.This thesis mainly discusses the influence of Reformation upon the development of capitalism.
文摘As a sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory,social research,and the discipline of sociology itself,Max Weber is typically cited as one of the three principal architects of modern social science.His masterpiece,The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is considered as a founding text in economic sociology and sociology.The Protestant work ethic was a force behind an unplanned and uncoordinated mass action that influenced the development of capitalism,and the shaping of the spirit of capitalism in western world is an unexpected outcome of the Protestant ethic.