scholarly journals Experimenting with a new tragic model: Elechi Amadi’s Isiburu

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Omeh Obasi Ngwoke
Keyword(s):  
Literary Form ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Classical Source ◽  
Tragic Hero ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Novel Model ◽  
Made In

Aristotle’s Poetics has remained one of the most resourceful reference materials to literary critics and theorists over the centuries from classical antiquity to contemporary times. However, in spite of its lofty status and acclaim the classical source material has also faced serious criticisms especially concerning certain unrealistic and vague postulations made in it about tragedy. The most challenged postulations are those relating to the status of the tragic hero, his flaw, the emotions of pity and fear, and catharsis. Some of these “problematic” areas constitute the crux of Elechi Amadi’s concern in “Gods and Tragic Heroes,” a polemical essay on which this study hinges. Re-examining some existing conversations on the subject and Amadi’s charges against Aristotle, the essay affirms that tragedy is a flexible literary form and that Amadi, amidst his evaluation of Aristotle’s enduring aesthetics, proposes a novel model in which hamartia and the emotional impacts of the hero’s fall on the audience are a function of an overarching supernatural activity in the tragic plot. Consequently, the essay appraises Isiburu as Amadi’s practical example of the proposed model.  

Reaching for Archive Fever: A Tall Tale about Queer ‘Made in France’

Paragraph ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Cox
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
French Culture ◽  
Police Official ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
French Theory ◽  
Made In

This article reflects on the history of queer theory's entry in France by turning to two critics, Marie-Hélène Bourcier and François Cusset, who claim to have introduced the term ‘queer’ into French culture. It analogizes these critics' claims as a battle of the ‘archons’ as conceptualized by Derrida in Archive Fever. Archons police official memory and search for the ‘authentic’ origins of the event, practice or discipline that is archived. The Derridean formulation allows me to consider the narrative that Bourcier and Cusset assert, particularly that concerning the status of French theory as the progenitor of queer theory, in terms of the authority of the archon. The Derridean analogy also enables me to consider what gets written out of each account in the archontic endeavour. The article finally turns to the subject of the possibility of a more disruptively queer archive by arguing for a re-evaluation of Bourcier's earlier collaborative work. I argue that what Derrida pinpointed as an anarchivizing ‘fever’ that threatens stable, exclusionary memory may be detected in this early work.

Citations in introduction and literature review sections should not count for quality

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeleke Victor Adedayo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Citation Count ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Quality Of Research ◽  
Made In

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that citations made in the introduction and literature review sections of academic writings should not count in the analysis of citations to measure the quality of research papers. Design/methodology/approach – Elucidatory expositions are made on the purposes of the introduction and literature review sections. Findings – The nature of citations to knowledge to establish these purposes is identified and used to suggest that citations made in these sections should not count in citation analysis that are used to determine quality of publications. Introduction sections are written to identify the importance and justification for the subject of study, while literature reviews are written to identify gaps, opposing views, strengths and weaknesses in the status quo knowledge. Originality/value – This paper will provide insight and awareness to new methodologies to cull and curate appropriate citation count in the computation of quality of publications.

scholarly journals Justification under uncertainty

2021 ◽  
Vol - (6) ◽  
pp. 78-85
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Navrotskyi
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
Belief Formation ◽  
Philosophy Of Action ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Degree Of Justification ◽  
Belief Justification ◽  
Plausible Argument ◽  
Made In

Belief formation and justification of belief is the subject of epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of action. In this article we are mostly interested in the application of analytic techniques for the explication of belief justification under uncertainty. We need to explicate this phenomenon in order to answer, at least in part, the question of what are the features of reasoning made in conditions that cause doubts, how people make decisions in such conditions. Arguments used for the justification of such decisions have the status of plausible arguments. The crucial issues related to the analysis and evaluation of plausible arguments are of the acceptability of the premises and the transmission of their acceptability to the conclusion. In this article, we have focused on the transition from the premises to the conclusions of plausible arguments, on the transmission of justification of premises to the conclusions. To establish the peculiarities of such a transmission an outline of the semantics for such arguments is proposed. Its key component is the measures of the plausibility of the premises and rules of inference. A plausible argument itself does not provide the ultimate reason for accepting its conclusion. The justification of the conclusion also depends on other arguments that support or defeat it. So to establish the degree of justification of the conclusion we need to attribute the weights to the premises and rules of inference. We hope that this study provides at least a preliminary answer to the question of how the failure of the transmission of justification in plausible arguments differs from the failure of transmission in deductive arguments.

scholarly journals Governance and Management of State-Owned Enterprises in Zanzibar: A Proposed Model for Effective Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5-1) ◽  
pp. 159-169
Author(s):  
Shaaban Mwinchum Suleiman ◽  
Abdalla Ussi Hamad ◽  
Mashitah Bt Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Specific Time ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Management Structure ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
The Status ◽  
Major Bottleneck ◽  
Made In

Abstract In Zanzibar, the status of SOEs is not as satisfactory as other countries. There has been a countrywide outcry on the performance of SOEs. The purpose of this study therefore, was to examine the governance and management of SOEs, highlight some benefits and challenges as well as propose a model for effective performance. Following the reviews of various literature and government documents, the study on hand has found that the governance of SOEs needs close revision regarding their management structure as there are roles conflicts between the top bureaucrats; the study also found that absence of SOEs policy has been a major bottleneck for the SOEs to perform at a reasonable level as no proper guidelines which direct the SOEs where to go and what to achieve in a specific time period. Furthermore, the study has found that the overstaffing of SOEs in one way or another puts pressure to the management to attain its intended goals resulting to low contribution in the country’s economy. The study recommends that SOEs need to be creative and innovative in their undertakings as they have to undertake diversification of their products in order to attract foreign markets significantly. It is also suggested that proper SOEs policy needs to be made in order to give proper directions to the SOEs so that the goal and objectives of their setup can be successfully attained.

scholarly journals Forecasting Trends in the Apple Production in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2020

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Darko Stanković ◽  
Željko Vaško
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
Apple Production ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Statistical Trends ◽  
Made In

The aim of the paper is to make a forecast of apple production in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2020. The subject of the research is analysis of production trends in the apple production, namely the number of trees, the total quantity of production and the yield per tree. The analysis covers historical data in the period from 2006 to 2015, and forecasting parameters for the next five years. To interpret the status of apple production, statistical indicators such as arithmetic mean value, interval variation, coefficient of variation, and rate of change have been used. Furthermore, statistical trends have been used for the projections of development of apple production. In order to eliminate the influence of extreme weather conditions in 2012 and 2014, corrections were made of the achieved yield data by calculating the average based on the previous and the following year. Afterwards, the projections have been made in two scenarios, both original and corrected dat

Concerning the abuse of power by an official

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Ihor Oheruk
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Code ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Government Functions ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Criminal Legislation ◽  
Logical Semantic

Purpose. The purpose of the work is to analyze the application of the second and third parts of Article 3692 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to officials in the context, that defines them by the Criminal Code of Ukraine in the note to Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the available scientific and theoretical material and the formulation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. In the course of the study, the following methods of scientific knowledge were used: terminological, logical-semantic, system-structural, logical-normative. Results: in the course of research the cause of criminalization of such act as "abuse of power" is considered, the subject of the specified criminal act which has the features of "an official" in the context, that defines it by the note to Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is analyzed and the main ways of committing criminal acts, that are provided for in this article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are identified. Originality. The study found, that one of the key conditions for the opportunity to influence officials, that are authorized to perform government or local self-government functions, is the position held by the official and the related opportunities. Therefore, taking into account the opinion of the scientists, that the subject of crimes, that are provided for by the second and third parts of Article 3692 is special, the peculiarities of which is the cumulative feature, that denotes, that such person is not endowed with the status of an official, well-founded need to specify the criminal legislation of Ukraine in terms of the application the second and third parts of Article 3692 of the Criminal code of Ukraine concerning officials in the context, that defines them by the criminal legislation of Ukraine in the note to Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Practical significance. The research results can be used in lawmaking in the improvement of anti-corruption legislation.

The Status of the Subject in Mahler's Ninth Symphony

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Ninth Symphony ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject

СУБ’ЄКТ-ОРІЄНТОВАНА МОДЕЛЬ ПСИХОКОРЕКЦІЇ ГІПЕРАКТИВНОСТІ ДОШКІЛЬНИКІВ

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Людмила Прокопів
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Special Programs ◽  
Developmental Impairment ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Comprehensive Programs ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

У статті визначено актуальність та необхідність розробки і впровадження сучасних комплексних програм психологічної корекції для дошкільників з гіперактивним розладом і дефіцитом уваги (ГРДУ). Підкреслено неможливість надання ефективної допомоги дітям з ГРДУ без урахування їх особливих потреб, пов’язаних з освітою. Обґрунтовано теоретичні засади суб’єкт-орієнтованої моделі психокорекції гіперактивності дошкільників шляхом синтезу патогенетичного і психолого-педагогічного підходів на базі принципу інтегральної суб’єктності З. С. Карпенко. Запропонована модель психокорекції гіперактивності пояснює гальмування і деформацію психосоціального розвитку дошкільника затримкою розвитку його суб’єктності в сенсомоторному, атенціональному, мнемічному, афективно-конативному, мовленнєвому, комунікативному аспектах. Аргументовано необхідність здійснення комплексного підходу до психологічної корекції, виховання і навчання гіперактивних дошкільників і впровадження спеціальних програм психоедукації для батьків. The paper highlights the topicality and need for elaboration and implementation of up-to-date comprehensive programs of psychological correction for preschool children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Failure to provide effective aid for children with ADHD without regard to their special educational needs has been underlined. Theoretical foundations of the subject-oriented model of psychocorrection of preschool children’s hyperactivity by means of synthesis of pathogenic and psychological-pedagogical approaches on the basis of Z. S. Karpenko’s principle of integral subjectivity have been validated. The proposed model of psychocorrection of hyperactivity explains developmental impairment and deformation of psychosocial development of preschoolers by a delay of their subjectivity in terms of sensomotor, attentional, mnemic, affective-conative, speech and communicative aspects. The need for actualization of a complex approach towards psychological correction, upbringing and education of hyperactive preschoolers and implementation of special programs of psychological education for parents has been reasoned.

Biographical Studies of G.I. Gurdjieff

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-35
Author(s):  
Joseph Azize
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Research ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Subject

The various published biographies and biographical notices of G.I. Gurdjieff (c.1865-1949) are of diverse style, quantity and content. While some have made considerable contributions to the subject, most attempts have reacted for or against Gurdjieff’s status as what might call an ‘Enlightened Master’. Little biographical writing on Gurdjieff has questioned the scope, reliability and prejudices of the sources. Further, possible resources have been neglected. The development in Gurdjieff’s ideas is often overlooked, his life is not sufficiently related to that development, and the lack of comparative research has failed to highlight Gurdjieff’s unique contributions. This article is structured in four parts. The first is an introduction, followed by an overview of existing biographical studies of Gurdjieff. The third part addresses bias in these studies, and this is followed by suggestions for future studies. It is concluded that fieldwork regarding the biography of Gurdjieff has been hampered by imperfect methodology. However, with better use of the source material, some of which has only recently been discovered, and a rigorous use of sources, a more balanced and nuanced picture of Gurdjieff’s life, and the development of his ideas and methods, should emerge.

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