Inaugurele rede Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2008. / Onder auspiciën van de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-164).

ARAÚJO, Filipe Silveira de. Estetização e emancipação: as possibilidades éticas da pós-modernidade segundo Gianni Vattimo. 2012. 128f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia, Fortaleza (CE), 2012. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-11-11T14:45:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-DIS-FSARAUJO.pdf: 835196 bytes, checksum: 989e355337b84ade797a3221fc85eebd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-11-11T14:52:20Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-DIS-FSARAUJO.pdf: 835196 bytes, checksum: 989e355337b84ade797a3221fc85eebd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-11-11T14:52:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-DIS-FSARAUJO.pdf: 835196 bytes, checksum: 989e355337b84ade797a3221fc85eebd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / This paper intend to explicit, among main works of Gianni Vattimo, the possibilities, in the Post-Modernity, of thinking a emancipation; maybe not that emancipation of Modernity, whose basis was progress, reason, science. Maybe in Post-Modernity we have an emancipatory project that conceives only a “taking the word” of cultures and subcultures renegade by traditional historical process, that was centered in only one ideal: European modern human. Thus, we can talk about how History, while current unitary, came to an end. The reflections from the end of this unity of history are visible in various forms in the present culture; however, the overall process of aestheticization of life certainly means, more evident, the value pluralist today. The general aestheticization of life is not so much “super-aesthetics”, a unique aesthetics that encompasses all the meaning and values, but a multiplicity of aesthetics values, the most varied, that travel the world through sounds and images as objects of information. Hence some relevance characteristic of mass media: apart from a totalitarian cultural component type-approval, the media represent – despite still abide to certain interests of market – a form of mediation between the different cultural “dialectics”, providing a true “adventure of difference”. / O presente trabalho pretende explicitar, entre as principais obras de Gianni Vattimo, as possibilidades, no horizonte da Pós-Modernidade, de se pensar uma emancipação; talvez não mais uma emancipação aos moldes modernos, baseados no progresso, na razão e no cientificismo. A ruptura com o pensamento moderno que marca a Pós-Modernidade não significa apenas uma tentativa de superação daquele, não significa apenas se pretender uma teoria mais válida ou legitima da realidade. Não apenas por questões teóricas, mas sobretudo pelas mudanças culturais, podemos constatar que a Pós-Modernidade se distingue basicamente da Modernidade por todos os elementos que constituem suas características mais peculiares. Enquanto a Modernidade se caracterizava pela forte presença do elemento metafísico, e suas consequentes concepções de realidade, estabilidade, imutabilidade e uno, a Pós-Modernidade interpreta antes o caráter oscilatório, instável, plural característico de nosso presente histórico. Outro elemento basilar na nossa interpretação da presente é o advento dos meios de comunicação – os mass media – que, entre inúmeros outros efeitos, terminaram por estetizar nossa “realidade”. A estetização geral da vida não representa tanto uma “super-estética”, uma estética única que englobe todos os sentidos e valores, mas sim uma multiplicidade de valores estéticos, dos mais variados, que percorrem o mundo por meio de sons e imagens, como objeto informacional. Daí certa relevância característica dos mass media: para além de uma totalitária homologação cultural, os media representam – não obstante ainda se aterem a certos interesses de mercado – uma forma de mediação entre os diferentes “dialetos” culturais, proporcionando uma verdadeira “aventura da diferença”.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / O presente trabalho pretende explicitar, entre as principais obras de Gianni Vattimo, as possibilidades, no horizonte da PÃs-Modernidade, de se pensar uma emancipaÃÃo; talvez nÃo mais uma emancipaÃÃo aos moldes modernos, baseados no progresso, na razÃo e no cientificismo. A ruptura com o pensamento moderno que marca a PÃs-Modernidade nÃo significa apenas uma tentativa de superaÃÃo daquele, nÃo significa apenas se pretender uma teoria mais vÃlida ou legitima da realidade. NÃo apenas por questÃes teÃricas, mas sobretudo pelas mudanÃas culturais, podemos constatar que a PÃs-Modernidade se distingue basicamente da Modernidade por todos os elementos que constituem suas caracterÃsticas mais peculiares. Enquanto a Modernidade se caracterizava pela forte presenÃa do elemento metafÃsico, e suas consequentes concepÃÃes de realidade, estabilidade, imutabilidade e uno, a PÃs-Modernidade interpreta antes o carÃter oscilatÃrio, instÃvel, plural caracterÃstico de nosso presente histÃrico. Outro elemento basilar na nossa interpretaÃÃo da presente à o advento dos meios de comunicaÃÃo â os mass media â que, entre inÃmeros outros efeitos, terminaram por estetizar nossa ârealidadeâ. A estetizaÃÃo geral da vida nÃo representa tanto uma âsuper-estÃticaâ, uma estÃtica Ãnica que englobe todos os sentidos e valores, mas sim uma multiplicidade de valores estÃticos, dos mais variados, que percorrem o mundo por meio de sons e imagens, como objeto informacional. Daà certa relevÃncia caracterÃstica dos mass media: para alÃm de uma totalitÃria homologaÃÃo cultural, os media representam â nÃo obstante ainda se aterem a certos interesses de mercado â uma forma de mediaÃÃo entre os diferentes âdialetosâ culturais, proporcionando uma verdadeira âaventura da diferenÃaâ. / This paper intend to explicit, among main works of Gianni Vattimo, the possibilities, in the Post-Modernity, of thinking a emancipation; maybe not that emancipation of Modernity, whose basis was progress, reason, science. Maybe in Post-Modernity we have an emancipatory project that conceives only a âtaking the wordâ of cultures and subcultures renegade by traditional historical process, that was centered in only one ideal: European modern human. Thus, we can talk about how History, while current unitary, came to an end. The reflections from the end of this unity of history are visible in various forms in the present culture; however, the overall process of aestheticization of life certainly means, more evident, the value pluralist today. The general aestheticization of life is not so much âsuper-aestheticsâ, a unique aesthetics that encompasses all the meaning and values, but a multiplicity of aesthetics values, the most varied, that travel the world through sounds and images as objects of information. Hence some relevance characteristic of mass media: apart from a totalitarian cultural component type-approval, the media represent â despite still abide to certain interests of market â a form of mediation between the different cultural âdialecticsâ, providing a true âadventure of differenceâ.

This thesis analyzes the role of the global media in world politics. The global media as a major source of information performs many functions in world politics. Due to the technological innovations both the global media and world politics has extended their scope and content. It is the aim of this thesis to explore to what extent the global media and world politics changes and to what extent the global media affect world politics. Moreover, this thesis aims to analyze the actors that play a significant role in the relation of global media and world politics. This thesis will also question the importance and effects of global media in world politics through the examples of Iraq War of 2003. This thesis argues that global media are the important actor of world politics by their agenda-setting, impediment and accelerant effects which influences public opinion. The aim of this thesis is to question the power of the global media on public opinion through the existential media structures, while showing the effects of global media by the examples of Iraq War of 2003.

This theses Brand product as a symbol of young participants is focused on the phenomenon of brands, which is interpreted through its relation to social status. In the theoretical part of the theses there are two contradictory views discussed (T. Veblen's and G. Lipovetsky's), which provide two different points of view concerning contemporary society and the relation between luxurious goods and social status. Through this discussion the thesis provides the characteritics of youth in the context of its developement during the 20th century. Another discussed topic are marketing techniques focusing on today's young generation. In the research part the author aims to find a connection between luxurious brands consumption and the concept of status among young adults studying Czech high schools. Results did not prove this connection to be very strong, and it seems therefore that Lipovetsky's point of view was the one closer to our analysis.

Le phénomène des télévisions satellitaires a fait son apparition dans le monde arabe en 1990-1991. Date de l’instauration du Nouvel Ordre Mondial. Une progression foisonnante s’est produite, par la suite, profitant d’un espace géolinguistique étendu, d’une ouverture sans précédent et d’un financement généreux. Sont-elles l’expression d’un changement ou bien celle d’une adaptation ? Et au service de qui ? L’étude des chaines d’information en continu Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya ou « flexibles », Abou Dhabi et Al Manar est particulièrement intéressante pour répondre à cette question. Comprendre le fond de ce phénomène, les intérêts qu’il représente, qu’il sert, et les limites du changement qu’il est capable de produire, exige de dresser un état des lieux panoramique, une étude de la géopolitique qui a donné lieu à la naissance de ces télévisions, et qui a dicté les évolutions qu’elles ont subit. L’analyse du contenu et du discours vient repérer les expressions d’une culture démocratique, ou anti démocratique, dont dépend la nature du changement / Since 1990-1991, the number of satellite channels and viewers has grown exponentially in the Arab world, taking advantage of a geolinguistic space that afforded unprecedented degree of openness in a field previously dominated by t ightly-controlled state-owned television stations. The date also coincides with the inception of the New World Order, the waging of the first Gulf War which established a new regional order, and the stirrings of the society of communication. This study of news channels (Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya) and “flexible” channels such as (Abu Dhabi and Al Manar), aims to examine whether they are an expression of change or adaption and whether they serve to perpetuate the status quo of the powers that fund them.