1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480328103321

Autore

Kratchkovsky I. Y.

Titolo

Among Arabic manuscripts : memories of libraries and men / / by I. Y. Kratchkovsky ; translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky ; with an introduction by Michael Kemper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-32135-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Collana

Brill Classics in Islam, , 1872-5481 ; ; Volume 8

Disciplina

011.31

Soggetti

Manuscripts, Arabic - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Translation ... made from the first Russian edition (1945) and completed with the chapters added in the second edition(1946)."

Nota di bibliografia

"Notes" (bibliographical) : pages 190-193.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Introduction / Michael Kemper -- 1 In the Manuscript Department / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 2 From Wanderings in the East / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 3 Arab Writers and the Russian Arabist / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 4 In the Asiatic Museum / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 5 In the University Library / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 6 “The Game Comes Running to the Hunter” / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 7 Shades of Our Predecessors / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Finale. “Requiem aeternam” … (1943) / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Supplement. ”The Bindingness of the Non-Binding” / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Notes / I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Postscript / I. Y. Kratchkovsky.

Sommario/riassunto

I.Y. Kratchkovsky (Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii) was an iconic scholar, and Among Arabic Manuscripts, Memories of Libraries and Men gives us a good indication of what made him so outstanding. Hugely influential in its time, especially in Eastern Europe, it inspired several now-noted Arabists to start their studies in this field. It is beautifully written and, with the rising relevance of Arab-Russian relations has new historical importance. A memoir of a life in Orientalism, this autobiographic text is the result of strong will and endurance, and of total dedication to Arabic literature and language. It tells of Kratchkovsky's enormous achievements in the field, in a very personal



manner and in an easily accessible form. The present publication is the English translation of the first 1953 Brill edition, accomplished by Tatiana Minorsky (d. 1987), with a new introduction by Michael Kemper.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910476939103321

Titolo

Robotics in Germany and Japan : philosophical and technical perspectives / / Michael Funk, Bernhard Irrgang, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Dresden philosophy of technology studies ; ; Band 5

Disciplina

629.8920943

Soggetti

Robotics - Philosophy

Robotics - Germany

Robotics - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Contents: Walther Ch. Zimmerli: From Fiction to Science: A German-Japanese Era-Project -- Bernhard Irrgang: Robotics as a Future Vision for Hypermodern Technologies -- Kohji Ishihara: Roboethics and the Synthetic Approach - A Perspective on Roboethics from Japanese Robotics Research -- Mark Coeckelbergh: Robotic Appearances and Forms of Life. A Phenomenological-Hermeneutical Approach to the Relation between Robotics and Culture -- Michael Funk: Humanoid Robots and Human Knowing - Perspectivity and Hermeneutics in Terms of Material Culture -- Michael Decker: Who is taking over? Technology Assessment of Autonomous (Service) Robots -- Maika Nakao: Robots in Japanese Popular Culture -- Jorge Soli/Atsuo Takanishi: Understanding the Feasibility and Applicability of the Musician-Humanoid Interaction Research: A Study of the Impression of the Musical Interaction -- Michael Funk/Joerg Jewanski: Mozart to Robot - Cultural Challenges of Musical Instruments -- Gerd Grubler: Android Robots between Service



and the Apocalypse of the Human Being -- Kerstin Palatini: Joseph Weizenbaum, Responsibility and Humanoid Robots -- Manja Unger-Buttner: Social Stereotypes as a Guarantee for Proper Human-Robot Interaction? Remarks to an Anthropomorphic Robot Design.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprehends an intercultural and interdisciplinary framework including current research fields like Roboethics, Hermeneutics of Technologies, Technology Assessment, Robotics in Japanese Popular Culture and Music Robots. Contributions on cultural interrelations, technical visions and essays are rounding out the content of this book.