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Zusammengefaßt werden Berichte und Dokumente zu einer Konferenz über die nationale Einheit Simbabwes am 28./29 März 1987. Von verschiedenen Autoren wird das Thema analysiert: Journalisten und Schriftsteller, Arbeiter und Unternehmer, Parteien und Juristen kommen zu Wort. Es werden Verbindungen zum allgemeinen Befreiungskampf im südlichen Afrika geknüpft und Aspekte einer nationalen demokratischen Revolution erörtert. Das Konzept der nationalen Einigung muß jenseits der ethnischen und Parteiengegensätze tiefer erörtert werden. (DÜI-Wsl)

Unity of science was once a very popular idea among both philosophers and scientists. But it has fallen out of fashion, largely because of its association with reductionism and the challenge from multiple realisation. Pluralism and the disunity of science are the new norm, and higher-level natural kinds and special science laws are considered to have an important role in scientific practice. What kind of reductionism does multiple realisability challenge? What does it take to reduce one phenomenon to another? How do we determine which kinds are natural? What is the ontological basis of unity? In this Element, Tuomas Tahko examines these questions from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview. The upshot is that there is still value in the idea of a unity of science. We can combine a modest sense of unity with pluralism and give an ontological analysis of unity in terms of natural kind monism.

Urban fabrics in contemporary Egyptian cities are torn between two development orientations. On one hand, there is the booming urban phenomenon of erecting walls and gates to house people within enclosed (gated) communities, which fragment urban fabrics while giving rise to isolated/secluded urban "islands." On the other hand, there is the urban malpractice of "jamming" building blocks on empty plots in open urban fabrics; which continues to fuel urban sprawl. Both orientations have worsened the quality of urban living in Egyptian cities. They are deemed inherently irreconcilable especially in light of their traditional implementation scenarios. The aim of this research article is to attempt to reconcile these orientations and overcome their drawbacks by formulating an urban design process on the basis of "Organic Unity." The research article endeavors to validate "Organic Unity" both as a concept and an application through a simulation design trial that fits the economic, sociocultural, legal, and ecological forces in the country.

One of the world's greatest revolutionary leaders, Amílcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this vivid compilation of his most influential speeches and writings.'We, the Africans of the Portuguese colonies, are fighting Portuguese colonialism to defend the rights of our peoples, to defend the true interests of people everywhere.'Unity and Struggle is a compelling account of Amílcar Cabral's fight against imperialism, discrimination and injustice, as well as his progressive advocation for religious toleration and gender equality - all of which combined to make him one of Africa's foremost political leaders.Introduction by Basil Davidson.'One of the most lucid and brilliant leaders in Africa' Fidel Castro 'Figures like Amílcar Cabral... helped us to imagine the horizons of freedom in far broader terms than were available to us through what we now call "civil rights discourse".' Angela Davis