Editorial

Undergoing a traumatic experience can be a life-changing event, having a significant impact on individuals, families, communities, workplaces and societies. Traumatology is therefore a complex field of study demanding a sophisticated level of understanding to serve as a theory base. This article explores the potential for existentialist philosophy to make an important contribution to our understanding of trauma and its effects. It presents trauma as an existential injury and explores the psychosocial basis of traumatic experience — that is, conceptualising trauma as having both psychological and sociological dimensions, the combination of which has profound existential resonances. While the theoretical ideas discussed can be applied to trauma at any stage in the life course, this paper focuses in particular on childhood trauma. Consequently, child abuse is used as an example of how trauma can have a significant (and detrimental) effect on identity development, invoking a need for a commitment to trauma recovery.     

“Either Side of Delphy Bridge”: A deep mapping project evoking and engaging the lives of older adults in rural North Cornwall

This article reports on work to date by an arts practice-led research team exploring older adults’ conceptions of, and connectivity with, the physical, social and cultural landscapes in which they locate themselves. The team is based at the Department of Art and Design, University of the West of England (UWE) and has conducted fieldwork, interviews and small-scale interactions in an area of rural North Cornwall with a view to “deep mapping” older adults’ “lived landscapes” using a variety of practical methods derived from creative arts practices, critical reflection on deep mapping, ethnographic approaches, and referencing a range of theoretical positions. The project forms part of a work package within “Grey and Pleasant Land? An interdisciplinary exploration of the connectivity of older people in rural civic society” (abbreviated below as GaPL), funded by the UK Cross-Research Council ‘New Dynamics of Ageing’ Programme. In what follows we will describe and critically discuss the fieldwork undertaken and the various ways in which the performative interactions and the creative multimedia evocations that draw on the team’s interactions with older people might extend the growing dialogue between deep mapping, visual and other innovative ethnographies, and critical gerontology.     

Integrating Existentialism and Super's Life‐Span,Life‐Space Approach

As workers face a changing and ever‐complex employment landscape, traditional career theories and approaches may not be sufficient in meeting career challenges. Calls for integrated career theories have emerged as more people seek meaning and purpose in their lives and careers. This article proposes a career counseling option that integrates existentialism and Super's (1990) life‐span, life‐space approach to establish a foundation for a broader approach to career development that views clients holistically by exploring life and career meaning and purpose from a developmental perspective. A case example and interventions are provided to demonstrate practical application and a contextual framework, along with implications for counselors.     

Barriers to Integrated Treatment of Substance Abuse and Trauma Among Women

Despite increasing empirical support for an integrated approach to treating trauma and substance abuse, many substance abuse treatment programs have been slow to embrace integrated models of practice. Using an embedded case study design, the purpose of this study was to understand barriers that prevented a substance abuse treatment provider and 20 professionals and staff from adopting an integrated approach to treating substance abuse and trauma. Data analysis revealed 2 kinds of barriers that prevented substance abuse treatment professionals from fully integrating substance abuse and trauma: systemic and professional barriers. These barriers have to be taken into account when trying to move providers and professionals toward integrated approaches to treating substance abuse and trauma.     

哲学､哲学研究及其与政治的关联——兼论《第179号“科伦日报”社论》的当代意义

《第179号“科伦日报”社论》中,马克思关于哲学的本质是理论与实践的高度统一、哲学研究是求真、哲学必然要介入社会政治等问题的看法,既是马克思在整个《莱茵报》时期的思想基础,是破解马克思当时碰到的“三件难事”的发生及其往后的思想转变的钥匙;也是马克思哲学的本质特点,有助于理解和把握马克思主义的真精神及作为“实证科学”的历史唯物主义的本性.它对于我们当前的马克思主义研究在研究立场和方式上亦有重要启示意义.因此,该社论不能被简单当成马克思思想过渡时期的作品,而应引起学界的应有重视.     

关于精神文化产品的哲学思考

精神文化产品是以观念形态存在并以一定的物质为载体得以呈现的产品,是精神文化生产者劳动智慧的结晶。社会效益为精神文化产品创作生产导向,经济效益是讲求社会效益的基础。弘扬主旋律,提倡多样化,是把握先进文化的前进方向,发展社会主义文化的根本要求和指导原则,也是指导精神文化产品创作和生产的根本要求和指导原则。精神文化产品的创作生产要坚持先进文化的大众性与文化精品的贴近性的结合。精神文化产品消费是较高层次上的商品消费活动,是商品消费与精神享受的辩证统一。     

“90后”大学生综合英语课堂教学反思

综合英语是英语专业基础阶段的一门主要课程,目的在于培养学生的听、说、读、写的综合能力。面对时尚新潮的＂90后＂,教师发现综合英语课上效果不理想。这种不良学习状态是由多方面原因造成的。由于在学校范围内,本文只对教与学两方面原因进行分析。教师完全摒弃传统的教学法,注重交际方法教学反而与普通学习者的实际脱节,近几年来学生的学习状态一直下滑,为了提高学生的学习效果,综合英语的教学方法还有待于反思,＂以学生为中心＂的教学理念也因此受到质疑。     

改变道德习俗:生活德育的最佳切入路径

习俗有道德习俗与非道德习俗之分。道德习俗对人德性生成有巨大影响。这样,生活德育的最佳切入路径在改变道德习俗,其中,学校生活德育的最佳切入路径是改变学校的道德习俗;家庭和社会生活德育的最佳切入路径是改变本国、本地区的道德习俗。     

“真正的人的存在”是马克思主义的“哲学存在”

世间一切事物的存在，包括人的存在，大致可表现为两种状态：一是具体的现实的存在状态，一是抽象的属于本质的，即哲学意义上的存在状态，二者密不可分，但又不能互相混淆。马克思所进行的关于“真正的人的存在”的哲学构建，是以人的社会存在和社会的人的存在为基准的，从开始到最后，都把人在社会生活、尤其是社会经济生活中的处境和地位以及所作所为、主要是劳动作为考查的重点，并把社会的发展和人的发展放在一起来考虑。