Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Exisiting Compulsory English Syllabus of Higer Secondary With Reference to The Magic of Words and The Heritage of Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadak Bahadur K. C.
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-512
Author(s):  
Simon P. Philbin

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is the process of capturing unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) and utilizing for further use. CCU offers significant potential as part of a sustainable circular economy solution to help mitigate the impact of climate change resulting from the burning of hydrocarbons and alongside adoption of other renewable energy technologies. However, implementation of CCU technologies faces a number of challenges, including identifying optimal pathways, technology maturity, economic viability, environmental considerations as well as regulatory and public perception issues. Consequently, this research study provides a critical analysis and evaluation of the technology pathways for CCU in order to explore the potential from a circular economy perspective of this emerging area of clean technology. This includes a bibliographic study on CCU, evaluation of carbon utilization processes, trend estimation of CO2 usage as well as evaluation of methane and methanol production. A value chain analysis is provided to support the development of CCU technologies. The research study aims to inform policy-makers engaged in developing strategies to mitigate climate change through reduced carbon dioxide emission levels and improve our understanding of the circular economy considerations of CCU in regard to production of alternative products. The study will also be of use to researchers concerned with pursuing empirical investigations of this important area of sustainability.


2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
Rik Peels

This article provides a critical analysis and evaluation of Gijsbert van den Brink and Kees van der Kooi’s Christian Dogmatics, a lucid and welcome presentation of the core ideas that can be found in the Christian faith. First, the book is characterized, both from a more general perspective and from a specifically theological point of view. Next, it is argued that there is a discrepancy between the way the authors characterize systematic theology and the way they practice systematic theology themselves. After that, their assessment of natural theology is criticized and several problems in the Christian Dogmatics are highlighted, such as the fact that the authors’ anthropology fails to take holistic dualism seriously. Finally, it is argued that in some places, the authors ask important questions, but then provide answers to different questions without addressing the original issues.


Author(s):  
Edward Spence

This paper falls into five main parts. Part one, offers a critical analysis and evaluation of Luciano Floridi’s metaphysical theory of information ethics (IE). Drawing on part one, part two provides a discussion of what I consider to be the main conceptual and practical difficulties facing Floridi’s IE theory. Although in agreement with the overall motivation and objective that informs Floridi’s IE position, namely, that “all entities, qua informational objects, have an intrinsic moral value…” and that “there seems to be no good reason not to adopt a higher and more inclusive, ontocentric [moral] perspective” (Floridi, 2007, 10), part three of the paper proposes an alternative New-Gewirthian approach to Information Ethics that avoids some if not all of the difficulties facing Floridi’s own position. Part four then examines the implications for Floridi’s metaphysical theory of information ethics and finally, offers a conclusion in part five.


Horizons ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-98
Author(s):  
Jos Moons

The current article analyzes and evaluates how the explicit Spirit-epicleses in the new eucharistic prayers of the Roman rite image the Holy Spirit. The author demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is usually described in dependence from the Father or the Son (e.g., “his Spirit”) or as the instrument that the Father sanctifies with or through (e.g., “through the Spirit”), and less frequently as actively sanctifying. As we tend to talk about the Holy Spirit's epicletic involvement in a more active way than the epicleses actually do, the author pleads for more accurate language. Further, he wonders what the results of the analysis mean in the light of the Trinity's dynamic complementarity and Geistvergessenheit. Finally, he argues that talking about the Spirit as “artisan” does not inevitably lead to tritheism, as a healthy Trinitarian theology equally promotes both God's unity and three-ness.


2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vytautas Petrušonis

In the planning of urban renovation, interests, intentions and potentials of a large variety of actors of an urban environment must be taken into account. In urban regulations, statements should be formulated on the groundwork of collective psychology rather than on the basis of categories of individual psychology. This can strengthen consensual basis, which is important for effective communication to all actual actors of urban renovation. In this aspect, the role of cultural archetypes is especially important. Thanks to the cultural archetypes, the cultural context – that can encourage more adequate and reasonable comprehension of the meaning of urban environment elements in a renovation process – can be better actualized. The article provides the analysis on the extent the cultural archetypes are reflected in statements of documents fulfilling the regulative function. The critical analysis and evaluation of the conceptual basis of the urban renewal process allow concluding that the reception of cultural archetypes essentially does not occur for the reason of domination of descriptive narratives, which emerge from mythological narratives for the purpose of a creative process required to present and disclose the pre-logic existential experience, which is usually very important. Therefore, chances to achieve consensus with the society on urban renovation based on such regulations are very thin. Alternative approaches for statement formulation to be used in regulative documents are also introduced in the presented article. Santrauka Planuojant urbanistinę renovaciją turi būti atsižvelgta į daugybės subjektų, darančių įtaką miesto aplinkos tvarkymui, interesus, intencijas ir galimybes. Konsensinį pagrindą gali sustiprinti projektavimo eigą veikiančių „teiginių“ formulavimas neapsiribojant individo psichologijos kategorijomis, o tokių informacinių vienetų formavimo procese didesnį dėmesį skiriant kolektyvinės psichologijos plotmei. Būtent tai gali atlikti kultūriniai archetipai, kurie praplečia kultūrinį kontekstą ir paskatina adekvatesnį bei motyvuotesnį renovuojamos urbanistinės aplinkos elementų reikšmės suvokimą. Nagrinėjama, kokiu laipsniu urbanistinę renovaciją veikiančiuose reglamentiniuose teiginiuose atspindima su kultūriniais archetipais susijusi plotmė. Kritiškai išanalizavus ir įvertinus urbanistinės renovacijos proceso idėjinius pagrindus, nustatyta, kad kultūrinių archetipų recepcija iš esmės nepasireiškia, nes dominuoja deskriptyvieji naratyvai, užgožiantys mitologinius naratyvus, labai svarbius egzistencinei ikirefleksinei patirčiai prezentuoti kūrybiniame procese. Aptariami alternatyviniai renovacijos planavimo reglamentavimo būdai.


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