Philological Sciences
Ph. D. Associate professor. Department of English Language. Kiseleva M. P
Institute of water
transport named after G. Y. Sedov - a branch of "State Maritime University
named after Admiral F. F. Ushakov", Rostov-on-don, Russia
Concept “English gentleman” in
the semantic system of global studies categories
Global
studies is defined as the interdisciplinary study of political, economic, ecological and cultural interconnectedness.[1] Global
studies have their own special categories. Category is a general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or co ordinations within a conceptual scheme.[2].If the ideas are general and they have certain semantic
structure and a conceptual scheme it is quite
natural to suppose that global studies represent a semantic system of notions,
categories and concepts. Semantic system of global studies covers first of all
such categories as globalization and globalism. Globalization deals with
integration in various spheres: economy, finance, policy, technology and
culture. As a result we have different types of globalization:
1) Financial globalization;
2) Economic globalization;
3) Technological globalization;
4) Political globalization;
5) Ecological globalization;
6) Cultural globalization.
Each of these types has its own set of terms and
notions. In addition to this there is another category, which is called
globalism. Joseph Nye distinguishes
four distinct dimensions of globalism: economic, military, environmental — and
social.[3] Baruti Libre in his article “Home Globalization and Globalism are not the
Same! “. gives examples of
globalism. They are: the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet
Union, the Third Reich of Germany and Islamic fundamentalist and terrorists.[4] These examples
of globalism prove that they have nothing in common with the process of Globalization, because Globalization is understood as the process
of integration. In theory globalism as an ideology should promote and
facilitate this process of globalization. But in practice it is quite
different.
The future of the planet must
be determined by the development of Globalism and globalization on the new
principles of friendly coexistence.Globalism as an
ideology of future and Globalization as the future process of integration must
have common principles based on moral values of trust, honesty, justice and
partnership to achieve common prosperity. In other words their
relations should be a pattern of gentleman’s agreement, the essence of which is
that this agreement relies upon the honor of
the parties for its fulfillment.[5] It is clear that such honest and true relations could
be possible only among gentlemen. Gentleman is a personality of high moral
standards and morality.
However it is difficult to agree with these ideas. It seems very easy to prove that a child does
not know what evil and justice are, because the children ask adults about the
meaning of these words. The child acquires the knowledge step by step with the
help of corresponding words and experience. The process of acquisition of
knowledge is mediated with the help of language. The process of cognition is
impossible without language.
We need language first of all and foremost to explain ourselves what is
going on around us. Our life can be treated as a continuous and constant
dialogue with ourselves. When we speak or think it does not mean we pronounce
the whole word or a phrase because we know what we mean. We have associations
with each word. When we think of the English gentleman we imagine elegant man
in a fashionable stylish suit with impeccable manners, noble soul, excellent
education and high standard of personal values. People remember this image from
the films and books of Charles Dickens, Thackeray’s
“Vanity Fair”, Jane Austen's “Pride
and Prejudice”, Charlotte
Bronte’s “Jane Eyre“ and others. The attractive image of the
English gentleman is beloved by the people. The English gentleman’s traits almost coincide with those of the Soviet
builder of communism. The difference is in the fact that the image of the
English gentleman has
withstood the test of time in comparison with the builder. The builder was not
perceived as a real man, his traits existed only on the paper of the party
congresses and the English gentleman has always been the prototype of a real
personality of the English origin and the ideal for the most part of the noble
humanity who thinks not only about income and profit but of the future of the planet.
In conclusion, it should be noted that globalism and the process of
globalization are completely defined by people and depend on their personality.
That is why it is important to cultivate principles of morality and noble
ideals among which the ideal of the English gentleman occupies the leading
place. Our future increasingly depends on statesmen, politicians, and their personality
and ideals. If they behave as the gentlemen do there will be no conflicts or
confrontations and as a result of this no wars. But nowadays it is still a
dream, just a beautiful dream.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_studies
.The Free dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/category
3. What are the different spheres of globalism — and how are they affected
by
globalization? Joseph Nye
https://www.theglobalist.com/globalism-versus-globalization/
4. Home Globalization and Globalism are not the Same! Baruti Libre, April 19,2017, Economics, Featured Articles, China, free market,globalism,globalization,1 https://beinglibertarian.com/globalization-globalism-not/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen%27s_agreement
6. Yvonne Howell. The Liberal Gene: Sociobiology
as Emancipatory Discourse in the Late Soviet Union Author(s): Yvonne Howell
Source: Slavic Review, Vol. 69, No. 2 (SUMMER 2010), pp. 356-376 http://leedugatkin.com/files/6514/1253/9453/Howell.pdf