The proposed paper focuses on art as a form of cultural expression and it presents data based on ethnographic information of famous Pakistani musical theatres in Lahore, Province of Punjab. Most description of the per...The proposed paper focuses on art as a form of cultural expression and it presents data based on ethnographic information of famous Pakistani musical theatres in Lahore, Province of Punjab. Most description of the performing arts is written by men with an exclusive male perspective. Little or no attempt has been made to explore women lives in performing theatre apart from their assigned role as physical crowd-pullers. This study presents how symbols are used to communicate, as each member of theatre community uses entire repertoire to convey messages, manual gesticulations, body gestures, facial expressions, dance patterns, a particular dress etc. at the cultural level. The central idea of this study is how artists use the body in performance to imagine and enact culture, values, humor, selfhood, and the complex relations among them. It discusses their real backstage life experiences and problems faced as well how and what type of contact they maintain with their audience and admirers. What are their moral values and what kind of social dilemmas they face, how the sexuality of theatre women is being controlled, their fears emotions, distress of theatre women etc. are the major research questions. In short, this anthropological inquiry takes into account all relevant social, cultural, political, economic, and religious dimensions of performing art.展开更多
The paper submits surprising results of systematical investigating a formal-ethical aspect of conjoining Wittgenstein＇s, Moore＇s, Parmenides＇, GSdel＇s, and Lukasiewicz＇s ideas. A critique of Wittgenstein＇s criti...The paper submits surprising results of systematical investigating a formal-ethical aspect of conjoining Wittgenstein＇s, Moore＇s, Parmenides＇, GSdel＇s, and Lukasiewicz＇s ideas. A critique of Wittgenstein＇s critique of the natural language of ethics and of metaphysics results in submitting and elaborating a new paradigm of metaphysics as formal axiology （in particular, formal ethics）. In result, the classical metaphysics and ethics of moral rigor are represented as two-valued algebraic systems of metaphysics and formal ethics respectively. By means of this algebraic model, all the well-known scandal-making metaphysical tenets of Parmenides are produced as translations of corresponding algebraic equations from the symbolic language to the natural one. At the level of submitted discrete mathematical model of formal axiology, Parmenides＇ metaphysical （formal-axiological） concepts ＂consistency＂ and ＂inconsistency,＂ ＂completeness＂ and ＂incompleteness＂ are compared with G^del＇s logic ones. Formal-axiological meanings of the words ＂consistency,＂ ＂incompleteness,＂ ＂being,＂ ＂nonbeing,＂ ＂movement,＂ ＂knowledge,＂ ＂belief,＂ etc., are considered as moral-evaluation-functions determined by one moral-evaluation-variable. Binary moral-evaluation-functions are studied as well. The functions are precisely defined by tables. Precise definitions of ＂formal-axiological-equivalence,＂ ＂formal-axiological-law,＂ and ＂formal-axiological contradiction＂ are submitted. Thus, one can either generate or examine formal-axiological equations of algebra of metaphysics by ＂computing＂ relevant compositions of moral-value-functions. Using this ＂moral-value-table-computation-technique,＂ one can arrive to a surprising conclusion that both the notorious sentence of Moore （called ＂epistemic paradox＂） and the incompleteness sentence of Godel are formally-axiologically inconsistent ones： Hence, they are formally-axiologically equivalent. For overcoming the negative psychological effect of such a surprising result, the author has used graphic models explicating the famous Lukasiewicz＇s statement ＂Logic is morality of thought and speech.＂展开更多
Confucius attaches great importance to the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage. Benevolence is the core of Confucius＇s moral principle, which reflects the principle of Confucius values; Wisdom is the...Confucius attaches great importance to the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage. Benevolence is the core of Confucius＇s moral principle, which reflects the principle of Confucius values; Wisdom is the recognition of the principle of benevolence and other values; Courage is the inner belief to achieve benevolence. Putnam rejected the dichotomy, of facts and value, he thought value problem also have cognitive meaning. This theory maintenance the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage is reasonable. To discuss the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage in the context of Putnam＇s value theory will help us to achieve the benevolence thought modernization.展开更多
文摘The proposed paper focuses on art as a form of cultural expression and it presents data based on ethnographic information of famous Pakistani musical theatres in Lahore, Province of Punjab. Most description of the performing arts is written by men with an exclusive male perspective. Little or no attempt has been made to explore women lives in performing theatre apart from their assigned role as physical crowd-pullers. This study presents how symbols are used to communicate, as each member of theatre community uses entire repertoire to convey messages, manual gesticulations, body gestures, facial expressions, dance patterns, a particular dress etc. at the cultural level. The central idea of this study is how artists use the body in performance to imagine and enact culture, values, humor, selfhood, and the complex relations among them. It discusses their real backstage life experiences and problems faced as well how and what type of contact they maintain with their audience and admirers. What are their moral values and what kind of social dilemmas they face, how the sexuality of theatre women is being controlled, their fears emotions, distress of theatre women etc. are the major research questions. In short, this anthropological inquiry takes into account all relevant social, cultural, political, economic, and religious dimensions of performing art.
文摘The paper submits surprising results of systematical investigating a formal-ethical aspect of conjoining Wittgenstein＇s, Moore＇s, Parmenides＇, GSdel＇s, and Lukasiewicz＇s ideas. A critique of Wittgenstein＇s critique of the natural language of ethics and of metaphysics results in submitting and elaborating a new paradigm of metaphysics as formal axiology （in particular, formal ethics）. In result, the classical metaphysics and ethics of moral rigor are represented as two-valued algebraic systems of metaphysics and formal ethics respectively. By means of this algebraic model, all the well-known scandal-making metaphysical tenets of Parmenides are produced as translations of corresponding algebraic equations from the symbolic language to the natural one. At the level of submitted discrete mathematical model of formal axiology, Parmenides＇ metaphysical （formal-axiological） concepts ＂consistency＂ and ＂inconsistency,＂ ＂completeness＂ and ＂incompleteness＂ are compared with G^del＇s logic ones. Formal-axiological meanings of the words ＂consistency,＂ ＂incompleteness,＂ ＂being,＂ ＂nonbeing,＂ ＂movement,＂ ＂knowledge,＂ ＂belief,＂ etc., are considered as moral-evaluation-functions determined by one moral-evaluation-variable. Binary moral-evaluation-functions are studied as well. The functions are precisely defined by tables. Precise definitions of ＂formal-axiological-equivalence,＂ ＂formal-axiological-law,＂ and ＂formal-axiological contradiction＂ are submitted. Thus, one can either generate or examine formal-axiological equations of algebra of metaphysics by ＂computing＂ relevant compositions of moral-value-functions. Using this ＂moral-value-table-computation-technique,＂ one can arrive to a surprising conclusion that both the notorious sentence of Moore （called ＂epistemic paradox＂） and the incompleteness sentence of Godel are formally-axiologically inconsistent ones： Hence, they are formally-axiologically equivalent. For overcoming the negative psychological effect of such a surprising result, the author has used graphic models explicating the famous Lukasiewicz＇s statement ＂Logic is morality of thought and speech.＂
文摘Confucius attaches great importance to the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage. Benevolence is the core of Confucius＇s moral principle, which reflects the principle of Confucius values; Wisdom is the recognition of the principle of benevolence and other values; Courage is the inner belief to achieve benevolence. Putnam rejected the dichotomy, of facts and value, he thought value problem also have cognitive meaning. This theory maintenance the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage is reasonable. To discuss the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage in the context of Putnam＇s value theory will help us to achieve the benevolence thought modernization.
