THE SOCIAL METAPHOR OF THE HUMAN BODY: Sociology of the Body. What Next?

Since the 1980s, sociology of the body has been criticized for its small contribution to mainstreamsociology. And despite the fact that the subject of “the body” in sociology has sincepassed, on the example of the analys...

FACES OF ART: Computer graphics – virtual creativity

This article explores the meaning of computer graphics as techné. It shows forms, definitions by unraveling the creation process and state of the artist, or the creator. By showing the specific structure of computer grap...

MUSIC AND MORALITY: Messiah’s Tainted Glory? Philosophical Aspects of a Musicological Quarrel on Alleged Anti-Semitism in Handel’s Oratorio

In this paper I reconstruct M. Marissen’s claim that G.F. Handel’s Messiah (HWV 56) conveysa palpable anti-Judaist message, in order to critically examine P. Kivy’s negative responseto it. What Marissen describes as ‘ant...

SPRAWOZDANIA I RECENZJE: Ogólnopolska konferencja „Praca – Więź – Integracja. Wyzwania w życiu jednostki i społeczeństwa” poświęcona pamięci prof. zw. dra hab. Władysława Jachera w piątą rocznicę śmierci

MULTIVOCALITY OF CROSS IN POLISH SOCIETY PRACTICES Semiotic and linguistic meanings of cross

The author analysed two weeklies which represent two different political preferences and contradictory world views: “Gazeta Polska” and “Nie”. The analyses covered the dates from April 15th 2010 to September 16th 2010 –...