Litnet

"This two-part article explores South African philosopher Martin (Marthinus) Versfeld’s (1909–1995) interpretation (shown to belong within the discipline of the history of ideas) and application (indicated as modern-critical) of medieval philosophy during his uninterrupted career as a lecturer and professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 1937 to 1972."

"By analysing his writings on medieval philosophy for the period 1937 to 1972 according to these criteria it is shown that although Versfeld’s work in several other philosophical disciplines could on justifiable grounds be considered profoundly original, this is not the case regarding his interpretation of the intellectual Middle Ages."

"Poetry forms part of Iran’s soft power and wider identity complex in its neighbouring regions, which serves as a counter to Western cultural and political influence. Khamenei has expressly stated the wish that Persian as a language of wisdom and science, and Iran as a Shia nation, thus command a leadership role in the Islamic world."

"It is true that BRI infrastructure projects increase trade, attract more Chinese investment and alleviate poverty, but there are also drawbacks in that the cost of new infrastructure for certain projects exceeds the benefits – the high debt burden and non-completion of economic corridors being examples."

"The most important symbols are present both in the frame and the 'inner text'. On the one hand, the symbols in the frame load the 'inner text' with meaning, but the symbols in the 'inner text' also expand the meaning of the 'frame' and thus form a cyclical structure."

"The hybrid identity of Generation 1.5 students influences their experience of belonging on a diverse university campus. The local and global knowledge of Generation 1.5 students contributes to their multilingualism and biculturalism. In an increasingly globalised world a hybrid identity has many advantages."

"Regarding the morning prayers it was common for the earliest Christians in North Africa to interpret the redemptive work of Christ within a paradigm of darkness being transformed into light."

"Economic history gives us the benefit of the long-run view. It helps us ask the right questions. Instead of ‘Why are we poor?’, we ask the more historically accurate question, ‘Why are we so remarkably rich?’ or ‘Why do we live so much longer than our ancestors?’"

"The South African context requires equal treatment of all official languages. With most of these languages lacking resources, there is potential for a research and development agenda for the development of digital resources for resource-scarce languages, including Afrikaans."

"The lack of a collective vision regarding the digitisation of Afrikaans texts, and eventually a Digital Library of Afrikaans, also hampers progress. Challenges like the duplication of work by different institutions as part of their digitisation projects are also outlined, since these challenges translate to the digitisation processes of other South African languages."

"There needs to be sufficient language pride to face the external and internal resistance to any language development in Kaaps. A translation in Kaaps cannot really take root unless religious communities, through their leaders, conferences and synods, endorse such a product."

"[T]he aim of the study is to assess and determine whether meaningful progress has been made in efforts to deal with Ansar al-Sunna as a jihadist movement in the conflict dynamics in northern Mozambique, and accordingly whether the conducting of counterinsurgency operations in Cabo Delgado is showing evidence of success."

"A striking parallel is their urge to go and live in solitude (Wittgenstein in his Norwegian cabin and Schoeman in remote South African villages) and to intermit their high-functioning lives by choosing to work in professions that needed another form of intellect (Wittgenstein once turned to carpentry and teaching children in a primary school; Schoeman was once a monk and a nurse)."

"Based on the findings, corporate-owned commercial newspapers were affected the most. According to the perceptions of employees, owners did not do enough to support the sector."

"In the final instance, Levinas maintains that ethics is not vested in the rational weighing of options. According to him it is precisely such rational reflection on responsibility, which implies total freedom of choice, that is responsible for Cain’s sober, calculated coldness."

"Although this cycle demonstrates Temmingh’s ability to compose in various idioms and to imitate other composers very accurately, the songs also exhibit the composer’s own unique voice in an unmistakable way."

"The article concludes by emphasising the importance of the critique of humanist assumptions about human superiority underlying both humanism and some posthumanisms and indicates that a new relationship is necessary for sustainable living with all the others."

"This research article finds that coincidence and male sanctioning were present in these women’s involvement in translation, but that a strong exercising of agency was present that was mainly personally motivated."

"There is the danger that negative gender stereotyping in youth books can lead to low self-esteem and feelings of inferiority among girls, and excessive self-confidence among boys."

"The aim of this article is to give the reader a glimpse into the world of the popular 13th century Persian poet, Sufi mystic and dervish (Sufi prayer dancer), Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, known for incorporating mysticism, music and dance into his religious practice."