Analitical and Holistic Synthesis for Cultural Virtual Enterprises

8/14/2019 Analitical and Holistic Synthesis for Cultural Virtual Enterprises

1/34

HOLISTICHOLISTIC

SYNTHESISSYNTHESISPARADIGMPARADIGM

ANALITICALANALITICAL

Prof. Dr Niculae


2/34

The Romanian-born Eugne Ionesco,date of birth Nov. 26, 1912 [deceased

1994], is one of the foremostplaywrights of the Theater of the

Absurd. The son of a Romanian father

and a French mother, he spent most of

his childhood in France, but in hisearly teenage years returned to

Romania, where he qualified as a

teacher of French and married in

1936. He returned to France in 1938

to complete his doctoral thesis.

Cau ht b the outbreak of war in


3/34

Ionesco was made a member of the

Acadmie Franaise in 1970. He also

received numerous awards includinghonorary doctorate from New York

Although Ionesco wrote almost

entirely in French, he is one of

Romania's most honored artists.

As a man of letters, Ionesco is best

known for his contributions to thetheater, notably La Cantatrice

Chauve (The Bald Prima Donna), Le

Chaises (The Chairs) and Le Roi Se


4/34

Anal tical Holistic

Two paradigm, the Analytical ParadigmAnalytical Paradigm (APAP) whichdetails the behavior of manthe behavior of man, and the HolisticHolistic

ParadigmParadigm (HPHP) which prescribes the nature ofthe nature oforganizationsorganizations, have evolved as scientific approach bywhich management action and structure are

presently understand. Dialectically, an APHP

synthesis has emerged from the analytic thesis andholistic antithesis. The juxtaposition of the primary

elements of axioms of the two paradigm creates a

conceptual framework portrayed by a matrix forming

A*S specific management Action and StructuralAction and StructuralRelationshipRelationship (ASRsASRs). It is the argument of thisessay that an essential requirement for


5/34

the cube of information concerning the AP-HP Matrixthe cube of information concerning the AP-HP Matrix


6/34

Elements, Variables and RelationshipsElements, Variables and Relationships


7/34

Nevertheless, if the GoalGoalof Eugne Ionesco, the foundingmember of the Theater of the Absurd, for example, is to

show us that life as we know it has no rational explanation

(would have understood-believing, as he did. He wisel

chose to see its funny side. But not always. "When I wan"When I wanto write a tragedy, I make them laugh,"to write a tragedy, I make them laugh,"he once explained..

"When I write a comedy, I make them cry."When I write a comedy, I make them cry. ), where are


8/34

Is the relationship betweenIs the relationship between timetime andand comediescomedies,,measurable? Could we calculate andmeasurable? Could we calculate and accuratelaccuratelyportray the way portray the way Play writing Time affects GoalPlay writing Time affects Goal:

Comedies?Comedies?If the relationship isIf the relationship is not measurablenot measurable isis

itit evaluativeevaluative? To address all the relevant questions? To address all the relevant questionsdealing with the selection of appropriate variablesdealing with the selection of appropriate variables

and the study of subsequent relationships requireand the study of subsequent relationships require

Two general classifications of relationships

may be employed, i.e. those relationshipsrelationshipswhich are measurablemeasurable and those which are

evaluative


9/34

La Cantatrice chauveLa Cantatrice chauve (1950,The Bald SopranoThe Bald Soprano), Les SalutationLes Salutation

(1950, SalutationsSalutations), La LeonLa Leon (1951, The LessonThe Lesson), Les ChaisesLes Chaises(1952, The ChairesThe Chaires), Le Matre(1953, The LeaderThe Leader), Victimes dVictimes dudevoirdevoir(1953, Victims of DutyVictims of Duty), La Jeune Fille marierLa Jeune Fille marier(1953,

Maid to MarryMaid to Marry), Amde ou comment s'en dbarrasserAmde ou comment s'en dbarrasser(1954,

AmdeAmde, ororHow to Get Rid of ItHow to Get Rid of It), Jacques ou la soumissioJacques ou la soumission

(1955, JackJack, or the Submissionor the Submission), Le Nouveau LocataireLe Nouveau Locataire(1955, TheTheNew TenantNew Tenant), Le TableauLe Tableau(1955, The PictureThe Picture), L'Impromptu deL'Impromptu de

l'Almal'Alma(1956, ImprovisationImprovisation), L'avenir est dans les ufsL'avenir est dans les ufs(1957,The Future is in EggsThe Future is in Eggs), Tueur sans gagesTueur sans gages (1958, The KillerThe Killer),

Scne quatreScne quatre (1959, FoursomeFoursome), Apprendre marcheApprendre marcher(1960), RhinocrosRhinocros (1959, RhinocerosRhinoceros), Dlire deuxDlire deux (1962,Frenzy for Two or MoreFrenzy for Two or More), Le Roi se meurtLe Roi se meurt (1962, Exit the KingExit the King),Le Piton de lairLe Piton de lair (1964, A Stroll in the airA Stroll in the air), Le Soif et la faimLe Soif et la faim

The Eu ne Ionescos la s are the followin :


10/34

Which one is comedy?Because even the author confess

in Nouvelle Revue Francaise, February, in 1958 that I

have called my comedies "anti-plays" or "comic dramas"

and my dramas "pseudo-dramas" or "tragic farces"

because it seems to me that the comic is tragic and that

the human tragedy is pure derision. The contemporarycritical mind will take nothing too seriously or too

li htl . In this li ht cne uatre ourso e -is anti-


11/34

There are in following, four types of relationships:

BasicBasic, Bi-polarBi-polar, both of them at Primary LevelPrimary Level,MultipleMultiple and UniversalUniversal. The Basic relationshipisthat which is defined as occurring between two opposing

Matrix Elements for example: II to 11 (TheThe playss writinplayss writingand Eugne Ionescoand Eugne Ionesco GoalGoal), IIII to 66 ((TheThe essayssessaysswritinwritingand theand the feedbackfeedback), IIIIII to 44 (Poetry writingPoetry writingActivity andActivity andHolisticHolistic OutputOutput), IVIV to 77 (ProductionsProductions primary activitiesprimary activities

and theand the

EnvironmentEnvironment), etc. The

Bi-polar relationshipare Basis ASRs which are paired together, for example:II-6II-6 with III-4III-4 (TheThe EnviromnentEnviromnent in whichin which Essays anEssays antheoretical writingtheoretical writingare produced and theare produced and the Poetry processPoetry process),


12/34

The Multiple relationships are developed by juxtaposing a Basis ASR with a selected array or

other Basis relationships: e.g. I-6I-6 with III-4III-4, I-7I-7,V-7V-7 (TheThe FeedbackFeedbackofof writing Playswriting Playswith thewith the OutpuOutpu ofof PoetryPoetry, writing Playswriting Plays andand Novels and storieNovels and stories

EnvironmentEnvironment). The Universal relationship iscreated by integrating a Basis ASR with all other

Basis ASRs in the Matrix. Approaching an analysisfrom anything other than a Basis ASR complicates


13/34

Were do we take into consideration this input (HolisticInput): Ido not write plays to tell a story. The

theater cannot be epic because it is dramatic. Fo

me, aplay does notconsist in the description of the

developmentof suchastorythat would bewritinganovelora film. A playis astructurethat consists of

series of states of consciousness, or situations which

become intensified, grow more and more dense, then


14/34

Also, Ionescos theater is a poetic theater,

theater concerned with the communication otheexperienceof states of being, which are the

most difficult matters to communicate; fo

language, consisting largely of prefabricated,

congealed symbols, tends to obscure rather thanto reveal personal experience. ... That is wh

Ionesco has spoken of his own work as an

attempt to communicate the incommunicable.

(from Eugne Ionesco, journal entry quoted inMartin Esslin, Theatre of the Absurd, 1961 .


15/34


16/34

If a mans work who developed a Theatre of the

Absurd Problem is chosen as the subject of study,for example, then the Secondary Level of analysis

can be used by applying the Paradigm Elements tothe cultural, tehnological, geo-politic concepts.

To wit; what are the relationships between PlaPlawriting timewriting time within a ConstraintConstraint CulturaCulturaEnvironmentEnvironmentand Eugne IonescosEugne Ionescos drama Goaldrama Goal; orrestated in the Matrix nomenclature; if PIAPIA isplapla

writing timewriting timeand S1S1 is cultural,1d1disdrama Goawhat is the PIA/S1:H1dPIA/S1:H1d relationship? Play writingexperience within a ConstraintConstraint HistoricalHistorical,, and


17/34

The Tertiary Level of analysis could be broken

down into at least three different approaches

using the APHP Matrix: Common DenominatorCommon DenominatorAnalysisAnalysis whereby certain units of measurement(time, money, information, energy, etc.) are used

to quantify all ASRs; Comparative AnalysisComparative Analysis,

which provides for a comparison betweenessential variables or attributes relationaships.

States, RatesStates, Rates, and BehaviorBehaviorwhich measure thebehavior of an virtual organization as its

transitions from one state S1 to a second stateS2 (Secondary Level) over a specified period of

time to determine the rate of Change or

informational gains over the type of relatioship


18/34


19/34

Components of AP-HP Matrix applied inComponents of AP-HP Matrix applied in FoursomeFoursomePrimary LevelPrimary Level

Already common knowledge, the very short piece

FoursomeFoursome, on stage in 1959, greet us with an absurdan absurdworld which seems immediately comic but,world which seems immediately comic but, onon

second glance, turns out to be disturbing and evensecond glance, turns out to be disturbing and evenIn January 29, 2002 at Sackville, NB, writings about ONE-ACT

COMEDIES AT WINDSOR THEATRE, note that Eugne Ionesco

shows us the glaring inadequacy of language and our inability to

communicate effectively. It is also common saying that Foursometakes us into a full-scale, absurd, war of wits involving three

performers who argue pointlessly over everything from the existence


20/34

Where would we humans be without our words?Where would we humans be without our words?asked

Barry Pineo writing in ARTS in October 27, 2006, ArtsReview, Words are what we use to provide shape andWords are what we use to provide shape and

form to our world, to express our most deeply felform to our world, to express our most deeply felt

emotions, to connect to others and to the world aroundemotions, to connect to others and to the world around

us, and to assist us in performing the most mundane ofus, and to assist us in performing the most mundane of

daily tasks. Words make us what we are and yet alsodaily tasks. Words make us what we are and yet also

ununmake us, for words just as easily can be used as amake us, for words just as easily can be used as a

Other personalities appreciates that Ionescos style

sticks the absurdity of our own world under a looking

glass, leaving us with a bizarre environment that is

strangely familiar yet nearly incomprehensible. But theBut themost important element of Ionescos world: the factmost important element of Ionescos world: the fact


21/34

Barry Pineo also said that Eugne Ionesco was veryEugne Ionesco was verymuch about the end of words, in terms of both theirmuch about the end of words, in terms of both theirpurpose and their futility. One of the primarypurpose and their futility. One of the primarypurveyors of what became known in the mid-20thpurveyors of what became known in the mid-20th

century as theatre of the absurd, Ionesco oftencentury as theatre of the absurd, Ionesco oftenbuilt his plays around the arbitrary quality of words,built his plays around the arbitrary quality of words,the difficulty of communication and connection, andthe difficulty of communication and connection, andthe conformism that pervades modern society. Mostthe conformism that pervades modern society. Mostimportant, he made them outrageously funny and,important, he made them outrageously funny and,thus, eminently entertainingthus, eminently entertaining.


22/34


23/34

DurandDurandDu ontDu ont

MartinMartin Prett LadPrett Lad

FoursomeFoursome


24/34


25/34


26/34

Foursome as Anti-thesis of The Chairs? YES!Foursome as Anti-thesis of The Chairs? YES!

Lets summarize some ideas of John Heilpern concerningLets summarize some ideas of John Heilpern concerning TheThe

Chairs, IonescosChairs, Ionescosmasterpiece-which coincided with Waitingmasterpiece-which coincided with Waitingfor Godot, originally written by the Irishman Samuel Beckettfor Godot, originally written by the Irishman Samuel Beckett

in French. It takes place in a black hole, a feudal tower on anin French. It takes place in a black hole, a feudal tower on an

island, with several doors. A decrepit husband and wife, agedisland, with several doors. A decrepit husband and wife, aged

95 and 94, live there. What the Old Man is planning it is a Last95 and 94, live there. What the Old Man is planning it is a LastStatement-a crucial message-to the world. They're expectingStatement-a crucial message-to the world. They're expecting

a crowd of important people, including the Emperor or God, toa crowd of important people, including the Emperor or God, to

turn up to hear the message. The Old Man, lacking an actor'sturn up to hear the message. The Old Man, lacking an actor's

talent, has hired a distinguished orator to deliver it for him.talent, has hired a distinguished orator to deliver it for him.

The guests arrive, but we neither see nor hear them. TheThe guests arrive, but we neither see nor hear them. The

couple greet them ingratiatingly, the guests are imagined orcouple greet them ingratiatingly, the guests are imagined or

invisibly real. The two hosts manically fetch more and moreinvisibly real. The two hosts manically fetch more and more

chairs for the swelling crowd, until the entire stage is filledchairs for the swelling crowd, until the entire stage is filled


27/34


28/34


29/34


30/34


31/34


32/34

Question: What do you see on stage in Foursome?Potential Answer : 2-3 and then four players (actors).Potential Answer : 2-3 and then four players (actors).

Informational Statistics answer: No, its only one!Informational Statistics answer: No, its only one!Question: How many flowerpots are?

Probable Answer: three.Probable Answer: three.

Informational Statistics answer: No, its only one!Informational Statistics answer: No, its only one!

Question: Enter of stage a Pretty Lady at its end?Probable Answer: Yes, it is the fourth and last player.Probable Answer: Yes, it is the fourth and last player.

Informational Statistics answer: No, its an IllusionInformational Statistics answer: No, its an Illusion.

Results: One man walking around a table with aflowerpot on it, while making assertions and denyingthem, being simultaneously ego, an alternative

ego and superego, fantasizing about Pretty Lady

us Eugene Ionesco


33/34

LetsLets

thatthat above usabove us

Eu ene IonescoEu ene Ionesco andand

finally, they find one of myfinally, they find one of my

us Eugene Ionescosmiles and say:

finaly, they find


34/34

LLets imagineets imaginethat somewherethat somewhere

above usabove usEugene IonescoEugene Ionesco

smiles and say:smiles and say:

Analitical and Holistic Synthesis for Cultural Virtual Enterprises

Documents

Transcript of Analitical and Holistic Synthesis for Cultural Virtual Enterprises