The emergence of symbolic algebra is probably the most important methodological innovation in mathematics since the Euclidean axiomatic method in geometry. Symbolic algebra accomplished much more than the introduction of symbols in mathematics. It allowed for the abstraction and generalization of the concepts of number, quantity and magnitude. It led to the acceptance of negative numbers and im...

The main objective of this reflection article is to present some basic ideas about the real, symbolic and imaginary possibilities a psychodynamic clinic work as perspective analysis subjective experience suffering in contemporary from proposal French psychoanalyst Christophe Dejours, order contribute conceptual understanding practical intervention contexts

'Regional identity' is a crucial phrase in the understanding of the genesis and nature of modern tourism as it is important for contemporary practices of tourism planning, policy and management. The creation and marketing of imaginary and desirable places includes this phrase and has made it into a powerful and frequently used watchword in contemporary tourism planning practices, where various ...

This paper presents a new method for symbolic solving the inverse kinematics problem of robotic systems with high degree of kinematical redundancy in a closed form. The key idea is to extend the basic redundant kinematics chain with imaginary links, which limit and adapt the robots flexibility to an actual work space and/or end-effector motion. Two examples are given to demonstrate the advantag...

Contemporary life writings of Iranian diaspora are often censured for promoting a universalizing, dehumanizing and hegemonic image the nation. The common misgiving is that narratives project women as archetypal victims their male counterparts essentially powerful subjects. present study aims at problematizing this assumption by arguing Ramita Navai’s City Lies (2014) portrays an anti-essentiali...

The paper applies Lacan’s Three Order theory and Oedipus Triangle to the novel Sound Fury investigate unconscious mechanisms of three brothers account for their behaviors. Banji, Quintin, Jason respectively have breakdowns in orders: Imaginary, Real, Symbolic. Banji’s isolation Imaginary imposes restrictions on his self-consciousness, reflected by inability language. He represents who’s obstruc...

This article examines European festive culture through the lens of two ethnographic case studies of carnivals, conducted in Italy and the Czech Republic. The article analyses processes of meaning construction, cultural circulation, and reconfiguration of local traditions that are currently widely at work in rural and marginal European contexts. It explains why I propose to name the cultural com...

Abstract This article explores the place of Finland and Swedish military volunteers 1918 civil war, 1939–44 Finno-Soviet wars, in fascist imaginary. The loss to Russia 1809 was heavily romanticized nationalist culture, shaped responses both conflicts, mediated through famous literary works which encouraged a sense shame betrayal. Through examination historical relationship between two countries...