Bøger af Sorin Adam Matei

Idolii forului este raspunsul colectiv al unui numar de specialisti in domeniile social, politic, literar si filosofic la doua intrebari fundamentale despre societatea in care traim. Prima intrebare este daca ideea de intelectual public, enciclopedic, fara o specializare data, este perimata? Cea de-a doua este daca fascinatia publica fata de ideea de intelectual "enciclopedic" amator poate amana, intr-o masura, remodernizarea estului Europei si al Romaniei? Volumul este produsul colaborarii a 15 specialisti din domeniile social, politic, literar, jurnalistic si filozofic. Volumul reprezinta si o premiera tehnologica. El ofera coduri 2d (sau QR), care leaga textul de situl http: //idolii.com Coauthored by 15 Romanian authors, the book critically discusses the cultural models adopted by Romanian and Eastern European public intellectuals after 1989. They scrutinize the claim of intellectual "elites" to represent a special, encyclopedic "vocation," which should be treated with deference by the rest of society because of its lack of specialization. The book also discusses the "paramodern" thinking that informs this type of intellectual discourse, which combines modern with traditional and at times anti-modern ideological themes. Special attention is dedicated to modernizing social discourse and to the need to include in social debates more voices, from all social strata and intellectual groups. Each chapter of the book has a 2d code which linkes to a web site, http: //idolii.com . ******************************************** Authors/Autori SORIN ADAM MATEI, MONA MOMESCU, MICHAEL SHAFIR, ADRIAN GAVRILESCU, DANIEL BARBU, CAIUS DOBRESCU, MIRCEA FLONTA, GABRIEL ANDREESCU, STELU SERBAN, LUCIAN NASTASA KOVACS, MARIUS GHILEZAN, VASILE MORAR, BRUNO STEFAN, ALEXANDRU MATEI, ISTVAN ARANYOSI.

This ubitour version of Verne's adventure classic is enhanced with 2d codes, which extend the book into the digital world. With an iPhone or other appropriate Internet mobile phone you can participate in online conversations about the book, its characters, or author. The book also links Fogg's adventure to online interactive maps. Last, but not least, each chapter of the book is linked to its audio and video versions, which can be streamed or downloaded onto the mobile phone. Readers can put the book down, get in the car or on the treadmill to follow Phileas Fogg's and Passpartout's adventures on their iPhones or Smartphones without missing a beat. The Ubitour was designed by Sorin Adam Matei and by the Ideagora team. The book project was supported by the Discovery Learning Center and by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy at Purdue University. More details at http: //ubimark.com

Cum se organizeaza intelectualii în jurul puterii? Care sunt relatiile sociale si ideologiile produse de grupurile de intelectuali care urmaresc si cucereasc puterea? Teza principala a lui Sorin Matei este ca intelectualii români se structureaza în "grupuri de prestigiu" care duc mai departe domnia lumii traditionale, aristocratice si instaureaza o stare sociala pe care le numeste "paramoderne. Una din concluziile fulminante ale cartii este ca aceasta combinatie "paramoderna" zadarniceste remodernizarea României dupa 1989. Ciprian Siulea, Scheletul din biblioteca, Adevarul Literar si Artistic The Mind Boyars analyzes the manner in which Romanian intellectuals are organized, as well as the social relationships and the ideologies produced by the intellectual groups interested in gaining access to power.