Jeffrey Hart
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300087048
- eISBN:
- 9780300130522
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300087048.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
This chapter looks at the structure of the Western mind and the civilization it produced by examining the creative tension between Athens and Jerusalem, particularly the fundamental importance that ...
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This chapter looks at the structure of the Western mind and the civilization it produced by examining the creative tension between Athens and Jerusalem, particularly the fundamental importance that tension had on Western civilization. It looks at fundamental works for Athens and Jerusalem—the Iliad and Exodus—and recognizes that the consequences of the interaction between these two cities have been decisive for the character of Western civilization. Two famous cities, and two distinctive ways of looking at the world developed in each, the Athens–Jerusalem paradigm is viewed for all its differences, similarities, and influences. In a sense, they are metaphors referring to philosophy/science and to the disciplined insights of Scripture. In effect, the chapter looks at how each one functions and develops in terms of its philosophy and science, and how each one's culture seeped into and influenced the other.Less
This chapter looks at the structure of the Western mind and the civilization it produced by examining the creative tension between Athens and Jerusalem, particularly the fundamental importance that tension had on Western civilization. It looks at fundamental works for Athens and Jerusalem—the Iliad and Exodus—and recognizes that the consequences of the interaction between these two cities have been decisive for the character of Western civilization. Two famous cities, and two distinctive ways of looking at the world developed in each, the Athens–Jerusalem paradigm is viewed for all its differences, similarities, and influences. In a sense, they are metaphors referring to philosophy/science and to the disciplined insights of Scripture. In effect, the chapter looks at how each one functions and develops in terms of its philosophy and science, and how each one's culture seeped into and influenced the other.
Jane Bailey, Iain Biggs, and Daniel Buzzo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447310303
- eISBN:
- 9781447310327
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447310303.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
The chapter explores the role of deep mapping in interdisciplinary research – where interdisciplinarity is seen as a source of creative tension – specifically as concerned with rural older adults’ ...
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The chapter explores the role of deep mapping in interdisciplinary research – where interdisciplinarity is seen as a source of creative tension – specifically as concerned with rural older adults’ connectivity and, more generally, in relation to the social sciences. Our arts-based approach is located in terms of evoking and articulating connectivity and our engagement with older people discussed before considering process, both in terms of gathering and generating material and of subsequent creative processes. This is followed by more general reflections on process linked to understandings around relations to place. Creative works produced during the research are also presented, including the digital deep mapping hub, and their role in developing an understanding of multiple connectivities indicated. The chapter concludes with an examination of the broader implications of our work in terms of questions arising from these understandings.Less
The chapter explores the role of deep mapping in interdisciplinary research – where interdisciplinarity is seen as a source of creative tension – specifically as concerned with rural older adults’ connectivity and, more generally, in relation to the social sciences. Our arts-based approach is located in terms of evoking and articulating connectivity and our engagement with older people discussed before considering process, both in terms of gathering and generating material and of subsequent creative processes. This is followed by more general reflections on process linked to understandings around relations to place. Creative works produced during the research are also presented, including the digital deep mapping hub, and their role in developing an understanding of multiple connectivities indicated. The chapter concludes with an examination of the broader implications of our work in terms of questions arising from these understandings.
