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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"moral order"”.
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Conceptualising morality and moral order: moral transformations in Russia, 1976 to 2021
… is driven by the research question: what are the moral transformations in Russia from the late Soviet period to the present? In order to answer that question, the study is organised around three themes and contributions. First, the thesis develops a conceptualisation of morality. It undertakes a …
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Moral Order: A mixed-methods study of Student Officer self-legitimacy in the United Kingdom
… are concerned with what is being termed ‘moral order’; that is, upholding social order in an ethical manner. This thesis concludes with practical implications and recommendations for future research.
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Longing for the Good: The Growth of Moral Order in the Ethics of F. H. Bradley
… At the same time, his account of the growth of moral order in the individual offers a counterweight to excessively organicist theories of the moral self, which dissolve it into social context and undercut the possibility of non-social, non-trivial moral norms. This thesis argues that Bradley …
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Investigating religious identity in family discourse in Saudi Arabia : a study of moral order, narratives, power and solidarity
… time. This, in turn, demonstrates how a sense of moral order is created among family members. Another strategy revealed by this analysis is the use of storytelling, using narratives of a religious nature in the (co-)construction of Muslim identity for the purposes of sociability and/or …
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Seeing the State: Women, Incarceration, and Social Marginality
… encountered what I term a post-incarceration moral order in which they had to continuously perform their "rehabilitated," "moral," and "clean" identities under high levels of surveillance. State and non-state actors offered religion and recovery, specifically the 12-Step logic, as mechanisms …
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Models of Utopia: Representations of Nineteenth-Century Paris
… whose conceptualizations concern the social and moral order that makes up human existence. His utopia is characterized by human thoughts, behaviors, and actions. In our analysis of the works by Charles Fourier, Victor Hugo, and Emile Zola, common themes emerge as each writer undertakes the task …
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Native Subordination Through The Franciscan Institutions During The Sixteenth Century
… to heighten the visibility of the Franciscan order in New Spain. I intend to clearly establish how the Virgin de Guadalupe’s influence on native conversions was mediated through, and controlled by, the Franciscan institutional systems between 1523 and 1572.</p> <p>Many scholars have argued …
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Art and Destruction : shared philosophies which shape the work of Iris Murdoch and A. S. Byatt
… life - ritual, ceremony, nurture, blessing and a moral order to control the human impulse to destruction.
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State, religion, and the public good: An examination of Nurcholish Madjid in constructing civil religious pluralism as political philosophy
… held by religious selves, expressed in religious moral orders, are placed in dialogue within civil society. Madjid’s understanding of the religious self, the religious moral order as a part of multiple modernities, and the religious pluralism made possible by civil society can support a strong and …
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Modernity, crisis and critique: an examination of rival philosophical conceptions in the work of Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor
… If the success of modern science shows that a moral order is no fit object of cognition, it can seem that the only rational action-orientation is instrumental in kind.
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A musical ethnography of the Kaapse Klopse carnival in Cape Town, South Africa
… collective is imperative to establishing moral order and the continuity of parades and competitions.
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Conservative social attitudes in modern China : a study exemplified by cases in Shanghai, Tientsin, and Hong Kong, 1917-1932
… idea of running itself according to family and moral values. The stress on these values was reflected by the attitudes towards sex and law, which in turn affected the organization, stability and control of private and public lives. An analysis of some relevant cases, which are gathered from …
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Conservative social attitudes in modern China : a study exemplified by cases in Shanghai, Tientsin, and Hong Kong, 1917-1932
… idea of running itself according to family and moral values. The stress on these values was reflected by the attitudes towards sex and law, which in turn affected the organization, stability and control of private and public lives. An analysis of some relevant cases, which are gathered from …
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Abanyasida: Emergent Subjectivities And Socialities In Rwandan Associations For People Living With Hiv
… mandates that required members to live within a moral order that often conflicted with the existing moral code. The ways in which association members, as well as those who elected not to join the group, were excluded and made vulnerable are examined. New changes to create income-generating groups …
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The Eschatological Judgment in Job 19:21-29 : an Exegetical Study
… resolves the theological problem for the moral order of the universe, and trust in his redeemer enables Job to endure the existential problem of his suffering.</p>
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Muslim Distinction: Imitation and the Anxiety of Jewish, Christian, and Other Influences
… more than just a distinct religion, but an ideal moral order, or social imaginary. In this robust Muslim social imaginary, human beings were mimetic creatures; becoming, or subject-formation, was inextricably related to belonging, being part of a community. Despite the conscious attempt of …
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Literature education for transformation : a critical pedagogy for literature teaching
… the responsibility that education bears is a moral one. The broad field of this dissertation identifies Literature Education as a tool for transformation within the specific context of present post-apartheid South Africa. A paradigmatic analysis of literature teaching is provided to establish …
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«Give me a break! I'm from Brooklyn, we're not fancy» Institutions, Housing and Lifestyles in Super-gentrification process. A Field and Historical research in Park Slope, New York City
… over time; 4) the particular goals, values, and morals that such community organizations evolved; and 5) the social status displays carried out in cultured consumption in housing and leisure. Employing a multi-methodological and theoretical approach, the study follows the evolution and …
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Religion, solidarity and identity: a comparative study of four South African schools with a religious affiliation
… provide the primary conceptualizations of social order. The qualitative analysis of interview data (obtained from students, teachers, principals and religious leaders), policy documentation and direct observation shows significant differences between the schools relating to the recruitment of the …
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The Devil in American literature : a consideration of four texts.
… and considers how the struggle to maintain moral order is played out between Brown and the devil. At the end of the story, Brown concludes that there is no real distinction and despairs as a result. The text suggests that one must adhere to a distinction between good and evil, but that one …
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