The Dialectic of Enlightenment revisited

This reflection critically interrogates Adorno and Horkheimer’s 1944 much-admired Dialectic of Enlightenment, addressing its contextual and ideological origins, its philosophical biases and theoretical assumptions, and the nature of its emphases and omissions as the work sought to grasp the barbarism of the time. It also highlights a rather overlooked publication detail which ideally should have given the authors pause to somewhat revise their provocative views and positions, but in practice did not.     

The Kapthurin Formation revisited

This contribution reports on the results obtained from the 1980–7 research in the Kapthurin Formation (Baringo, Kenya) which aimed at the refinement of the chronology, stratigraphy and environmental evidence in order to establish a framework for the interpretation of the prehistoric sites. In 1966 a Late Acheulean industry with prepared-core technique and blade component, dated betweenca 0.82/0.64 myr and 0.23 myr had been described in the area concerned. All the sites belong to the middle Kapthurin formation which is situated in the Bruhnes normal polarity chron and has a lower limit of 0.58 myr. The upper limit of 0.23 myr could not be confirmed. The fauna is consistent with the available dating evidence. The sites are situated in a flat savanna landscape which was built up by a braided river system under slightly more humid conditions than the present climate. On some of the sites artifacts were found in association with palaeosoils. Although the interpretation of such assemblages must consider the impact of natural turbation processes, the palaeosoils provide exceptional conditions for comparing sites from the same phase of landscape stabilization. The present archaeological evidence suggests a sequence of Late Acheulean and Post-Acheulean (Sangoan?, Middle Stone Age) assemblages rather than the presence of one single industry as described previously. The relation between these assemblages and the two mandibles ofHomo sp. (aff.erectus) BK67 and BK8518 (found in 1966 and 1982) emphasizes the need for more research in the area.     

布罗代尔的“经济世界”与沃勒斯坦的“世界经济”

法国史家布罗代尔在《菲利普二世时代的地中海与地中海世界》一书中阐明了"经济世界"概念的内涵和外延,它们对世界经济体系理论产生了重要影响。美国史家沃勒斯坦则在其"世界经济"理论中重点揭示了世界经济与资本主义的相伴相生关系。本文认为,两位学者的论说在观念上的差异体现在一与多之争,以及看待市场、国家与资本主义的关系等问题的分歧上,同时指出,历史比较研究不仅对于理解世界历史进程有着重要的意义,还有利于深入理解当代全球化中民族经济的作用。     

方寸之间 袖珍苔藓世界

<正>苔藓,一个植物界中的小型物种群,虽在高等植物中很不起眼,但是它们却有着自己独特的美。肉眼错过的微观景致苔藓植物无花,无种子,只含茎和叶,没有真正的根和维管束,以孢子繁殖,与藻类植物、菌类植物、地衣植物、蕨类植物一起被称为"孢子植物"。苔藓植物的孢子体简单,寿命又短,因此要依附于配子体才能得以生存繁衍。苔藓多在阴暗处生长,偶然也需要一定光线,最喜欢潮湿环境,不耐旱,不喜干燥。苔藓植物中最大的种类株高     

世界极寒城市诺里尔斯克全年零下暗黑无光

正【环球网综合报道】据英国《每日邮报》2016年1月26日报道,这是一个座在痛苦与鲜血中铸就的城市,孤度,污染严重且寒冷至极。这是一座充满财富的城市,拥有储量最大的镍、铜和钯,同时地下矿产也非常丰富。这里是地处北极圈内250英里的诺里尔斯克。古拉格集中营的囚犯在1935年开始开拓在西伯利亚定居地,在之后20年中,50万人参与了建设,数千人丧命其中。     

冰雪里的花花世界

正天寒,地冻,风干,物燥。北国的冬天千里冰封,万里雪飘,一片寂静,唯独这冰雕、雪雕才给这万籁俱寂的冬月带来些许生气,能工巧匠在冰天雪地里用智慧与技巧,以冰雪雕塑艺术语言描绘着一幅幅壮丽的画卷。制作者按照自己设计的作品草图,既可表现人物、动物、古代、现代建筑等不同的造型,而且还可寓有哲学理念及民族文化特色的体现,展示出冰建筑的构思、排列和     

探秘神奇的鱼类世界

正鱼类是最古老的脊椎动物,它们几乎栖居于地球上所有的水生环境中。那辽阔而奇特的江河湖海,孕育了无数美丽的精灵。那里有速度最快的旗鱼,有能发电的电波鱼,有色彩艳丽的蝴蝶鱼,还有说不清、数不尽的各种各样的鱼类。今天就让我们一起共同探秘一下有关鱼类的妙趣杂谈吧。什么是鱼类科教书上说:鱼类是体被骨鳞、以鳃呼吸、用鳍作为运动器官和凭上下颌摄食的变温水生脊椎动物,属于     

滨海大漠奇观沙雕大世界

盛夏时节,酷热难当.然而,当我们来到位于国家级海洋类型自然保护区——昌黎黄金海岸中区,坐落在国际滑沙活动中心与翡翠岛之间的金沙湾沙雕大世界时,却是别有一番感觉. 这里有茂密葱茏的森林,绵延起伏的沙丘,碧波荡漾的湖海等天然景观.这里还有一座座造型各异、栩栩如生,蕴含着中外古今艺术内涵的沙雕作品,以及多种形式与类别的游乐观赏、健身项目,令我们流连忘返,不知不觉游玩了3个多小时.虽有些疲倦,但绝没有在城里那种闷热、烦躁的感觉.这里恬静、优雅、舒适的景致,使人神清气爽,畅快淋漓,是夏日休闲度假的绝佳去处.这就是河北秦皇岛的金沙湾沙雕大世界.