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Tension between Capitalism and Democracy
Brabec, Martin
In my article I focus on features producing tension betwen democracy and capitalism. First, I show contradictions betwen personal and private rights and present the ways in which these contradictions have been eliminated during history. Next, I focus on how in capitalism powers relations penetrate various social spheres and squeeze democratic decision. Consequently, in capitalism there arise areas where power is not accountable and the voice of the people is silent in spite of the fact that decisions concerning the people are made there.
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Ernst Mach and Evolutionary Conception of Science
Havlík, Vladimír
Mach's evolutionary conception of science is often neglected and did not received sufficient attention in the course of interpretation of his work. This article aims to emphasize such aspects of Mach's philosophy of science as his evolutionary epistemology, biological function of science, variable and historical character of all theorizing, theory laden character of observation and holism. All these aspects show that biological motives are substantial for Mach’s conception and that from this perspective it could be understood as a compact and logically interconnected system. This view suggests a more adequate interpretation of Mach‘s work and through the evolutional perspective understand him much more consistently.
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Borders of Narrative Analysis
Koblížek, Tomáš
The author argues that a text displaying the parameters of narrative may not be necessarily grasped by categories of narratological description such as function, focalization etc. The narratology itself may be questioned considering the fact that the subject of this discipline is description of the narrative langue or code. Consequently, these statements are elaborated on in reference to the general principles of the linguistic of parole and following the concept of "rhythm" introduced by Henri Meschonnic.
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On Some Aspects of the Controversy between Anthropocentrism and Biocentrism in the Environmental Philosophy
Hála, Vlastimil
The autor analyses the terms: interest, intrinsic value, kind of life and natural world and comes to the conclusion that the position, which is expressed in the term "anthropocentric standpoint" and which is evaluated in the environmental philosophies mainly in the negative way, represents a better theoretical and practical basis for the desirable humane relationship to the nature in the environmental meaning than biocentric conceptions argue for. The author pleads for the enlarged concept of the "anthropocentrism" in the meaning of "cultivated anthropocentrism".
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Is Semiotic Also Competent for Man's Communication with Technical Artefacts
Tondl, Ladislav
The paper justifies the competence of semiotics for studying and explaining the communication between man and technical artefact. This includes the languages of communication forms, the ability of both participants to accept, to understand and to create adequate reactions. For all types of these communication forms, there exist requirements placed not only on the technical artefact, but also on the human partner or user including not only the sufficient ability, knowledge equipment, but also the value aspects and responsibility.
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