- Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Sociology, Philosophical geography, Soviet History, Culture in the Soviet Union, and 9 moreDemocratic Theory, Democracy, Deliberative Democracy, Democratization, Metaphysics, "Kultura" paryska, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Higher Education, and Merab Mamardashviliedit
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მოცემულ დიალოგში ანატოლი ოლექსიენკო და გიორგი თავაძე უმაღლესი განათლების წინაშე არსებულ გამოწვევებს პოსტკოლონიურ კონტექსტში განიხილავენ.
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ჩემი მხრიდან ამ წერილის ონლაინ-სივრცეში განთავსება გამოწვეულია იმ ფაქტით, რომ ჟურნალმა „აფინაჟმა“ არ იკმარა ის გარემოება, რომ ბ-ნი ცეცხლაძის ბრიყვულ სტატიას თავისი გვერდები დაუთმო და ონლაინ-სივრცეშიც განათავსა ეს ბოდვა. ჰოდა, დაე ჩემი... more
ჩემი მხრიდან ამ წერილის ონლაინ-სივრცეში განთავსება გამოწვეულია იმ ფაქტით, რომ ჟურნალმა „აფინაჟმა“ არ იკმარა ის გარემოება, რომ ბ-ნი ცეცხლაძის ბრიყვულ სტატიას თავისი გვერდები დაუთმო და ონლაინ-სივრცეშიც განათავსა ეს ბოდვა. ჰოდა, დაე ჩემი პასუხიც, - რომელიც ადრე მხოლოდ ერთხელ გავაზიარე სოციალურ ქსელში, - ამიერიდან აქ იყოს, როგორც საკადრისი პასუხი ამ უმსგავსობაზე.
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This article explores the notion of the responsibility of the university in the global context and attempts to link it to the concept of quality broadly conceived. Specifically, it is argued that there are certain similarities between the... more
This article explores the notion of the responsibility of the university in the global context and attempts to link it to the concept of quality broadly conceived. Specifically, it is argued that there are certain similarities between the discourses of philosophy of higher education (global responsibility of the university) and political philosophy (global justice). It is argued that it is possible to apply David Miller’s notion of remedial responsibility to universities. Based on this, the article offers a dynamic model of university responsibility derived from Georgian higher education reality, which offers promise for improving the quality of university life (understood as an overall betterment of quality of well-being of the students, the teaching and administrative staff). It is suggested that such an approach provides the basis for the richer, thick concept of quality against the thinner one, which only focuses on measuring outcomes and economic efficiency.
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This paper analyzes the concept of Homo sovieticus in relation with the concept of ideology. I argue that recent criticism of this notion which is focused on rejecting the ‘causal’ understanding of a Soviet Man (allegedly determined by... more
This paper analyzes the concept of Homo sovieticus in relation with the concept of ideology. I argue that recent criticism of this notion which is focused on rejecting the ‘causal’ understanding of a Soviet Man (allegedly determined by the totalitarian state), ignores the role of ideological dimension and thereby misses the opportunity to understand the functioning of ideological apparatuses. I am suggesting that Louis Althusser’s theory of ideology (with some modifications) can provide illuminating insights when analyzing Soviet ideological system. To demonstrate this, I am trying to read Mikhail Heller’s work on a Soviet Man through the framework provided by Althusser. Finally, it is suggested that in order to understand why Soviet ideological system collapsed, we need to analyze counter-discourses which were developing within (and by the side of) the dominant discourse.
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Right to Publish: Towards Self-Regulating Scholarly Community Note: The ideas presented here were drawn from the observation of Georgian HE reality. I realize that in different countries there are different practices established and that... more
Right to Publish: Towards Self-Regulating Scholarly Community Note: The ideas presented here were drawn from the observation of Georgian HE reality. I realize that in different countries there are different practices established and that straightforward comparison between Georgia and these countries can be misleading. But I do hope that despite differences there are similarities too and if these thoughts overlap with already existing concerns and if this leads to international discussion, then the preliminary task can be considered as fulfilled.
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კრებულში: „თანამედროვე უნივერსიტეტის მისია“, რედ. მიტროპოლიტი გრიგოლი, უ. რ. იეკი, თ, ირემაძე, თბილისი: „ფავორიტი სტილი“, 2018 წ., გვ. 55-77.
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The Threat of Placelessness: Places and Their Importance in the Contemporary World In the epoch of globalization, mobilities, social networks, and information flows places are often neglected. Placelessness (E. Relph’s term) or the... more
The Threat of Placelessness: Places and Their Importance in the Contemporary World
In the epoch of globalization, mobilities, social networks, and information flows places are often neglected. Placelessness (E. Relph’s term) or the weakening of the identity of places threatens the very notion of place itself. The author discusses approaches of several authors (E. S. Casey, J. Malpas, M. Heidegger, E. Relph, H. Schneider, A. Lorenzer) towards place and space. On the basis of these approaches specific places are discussed: Heroes’ Square in Tbilisi, Poti Cathedral and tengizis tskaro (Tengizi’s spring) in Shatili (Georgia). The first example illustrates the effects of placelessness under the influence of planning, the second shows the impact of authentic place-making on individual and collective identities, and the third emphasizes the gathering nature of place. Only through the continuous care for places can humans understand better their being.
In the epoch of globalization, mobilities, social networks, and information flows places are often neglected. Placelessness (E. Relph’s term) or the weakening of the identity of places threatens the very notion of place itself. The author discusses approaches of several authors (E. S. Casey, J. Malpas, M. Heidegger, E. Relph, H. Schneider, A. Lorenzer) towards place and space. On the basis of these approaches specific places are discussed: Heroes’ Square in Tbilisi, Poti Cathedral and tengizis tskaro (Tengizi’s spring) in Shatili (Georgia). The first example illustrates the effects of placelessness under the influence of planning, the second shows the impact of authentic place-making on individual and collective identities, and the third emphasizes the gathering nature of place. Only through the continuous care for places can humans understand better their being.
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this EAP features two main essays, the first by philosopher and place researcher Giorgi Tavadze, who presents two examples of the “gathering power of place.” His first example is the restoration of the Poti Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox... more
this EAP features two main essays, the first by philosopher and place researcher Giorgi Tavadze, who presents two examples of the “gathering power of place.” His first example is the restoration of the Poti Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox church in the Georgian port city of Poti, located on the Black Sea’s eastern coast. His second example involves field research that he conducted in Khevsureti, a mountainous region in northern Georgia. He describes the seasonal routine of grass cutters of that region and their communal approach to bridge building.
The second essay, by designer Malte Wagenfeld, introduces a “phenomenology of air.” An integral part of any architectural phenomenology is lived accounts of various modes of “materiality,” including fluids and atmospheres. Wagenfeld uses devices such as foggers and lasers to make visible the invisible atmospheric patterns of air.
The second essay, by designer Malte Wagenfeld, introduces a “phenomenology of air.” An integral part of any architectural phenomenology is lived accounts of various modes of “materiality,” including fluids and atmospheres. Wagenfeld uses devices such as foggers and lasers to make visible the invisible atmospheric patterns of air.
Research Interests: Architecture, Place Attachment, Place and Identity, Space and Place, Phenomenology, and 15 moreProduct Design, Atmospheres (Architecture), Sense of Place, Architecture Typology, Phenomenology of the body, Architecture and Phenomenology, Phenomenology of Space and Place, Place, Atmospheres, Atmosphere, Ambience, Achitectue atmospheres place locatio, Phenomenology of Air, Phenomenology of Atmosphere, and Christopher Tilley
Places are necessary prerequisites for human life. Humans always identify themselves with certain places which, in turn have strong influence on humans’ individual and collective identities even when this influence is not explicitly... more
Places are necessary prerequisites for human life. Humans always identify themselves with certain places which, in turn have strong influence on humans’ individual and collective identities even when this influence is not explicitly acknowledged. The author of the article argues that Russia’s new imperialism rests on systematic violent spatial practices, which disrupt places and destabilize spaces in the neighbouring countries. These violent spatial practices constitute what can be called a “colonization of everyday space” which disrupts the place-ballet and fundamental feeling of security which humans associate with their everyday places, thereby producing anxiety, fear, and suffering.