scholarly journals ENGLISH: Illuminating Human Psyche: A Comparative Analysis of Similarities in Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis

rahatulquloob ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 158-169
Author(s):  
Dr. Shumaila Mazhar ◽  
Dr. Ayesha Sanober ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Western World ◽  
Freudian Psychoanalysis ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Human Psyche

There have been several theories in the Western world, highlighting various features of human mind, but none of them seems to present the whole truth. The richness and diverse outlook of human experience makes it imperative to look for a model, which contributes in better and all-encompassing understanding of human nature. The present study intends to provide the venue to the spiritual insights of Ghazalian thought to be incorporated into the study of Freudian psychoanalysis, with its central focus on the similarities between them. Besides the current study proceeds from the assumption that though Freudian psychonalytic theory has provided insightful psychological interpretations, equally appropriate readings result from analyzing Ghazalian theory of soul. This study follows the descriptive and analytic methodology to investigate the similarities in both the models and has been developed according to the guidelines provided by Zepetnek’s (1998) theory of comparative literature. This analytical approach may lead to an alternative critical agenda for the better understanding of human psyche. In addition, it is also hoped that the insights yielded by this research study may develop into new forms of understanding in the realm of psychology.

scholarly journals Human Mind and its Psychological Disposition:

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (- 2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabeen Akber ◽  
Shumaila Mazhar
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Freudian Psychoanalysis ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Human Psyche ◽  
Psychological Disposition

The current paper aims to provide the venue to the spiritual insights of Ghazalian thought to be integrated into the study of Freudian psychoanalysis. The study has adopted descriptive and analytical approach to make a comparative analysis of Ghazalian concept of nafs e lawwamma and Freudian superego.  Zepetnek’s (1998) theory of comparative literature has provided the guidelines for an in depth analysis of both the models.  This analytical approach may lead to an alternative critical agenda for the better understanding of human psyche. Moreover, the present study emanates from the assumption that though Freudian psychoanalytic theory has provided insightful psychological considerations, equally appropriate readings will possibly result from analyzing Ghazalian theory of soul. Simultaneously, it is also hoped that the insights yielded by this research study may open new panoramas for the study of human nature.

scholarly journals Insights into the Deepest Recesses of Human Mind: A Comparative Analysis of Ghazalian Aql and Freudian Ego

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (101) ◽  
pp. 156-169
Author(s):  
Shumaila Mazhar ◽  
Shahzadi Pakeeza
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Logical Thinking ◽  
External Reality ◽  
Freudian Psychoanalysis ◽  
The Core ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Human Psyche

The core objective of this study is to provide a venue to the integration of the spiritual insights of Ghazalian thought with the deep knowledge resulted from Freudian psychoanalysis. A descriptive and analytical approach has been adopted to analyze Ghazalian concept of aq’l and Freudian ego. Zepetnek’s (1998) theory of comparative literature has provided guidelines for a thorough analysis of both the models. This analytical approach may guide us to an alternative critical agenda for having a better grasp of the human psyche. The findings of the study reveal that both aq’l and ego are the conscious parts of the psyche which use logical thinking and mediate between the deep levels of the psyche and the external reality. Freudian ego develops out of modification of the id, playing the role of a mediator between the id and external reality. Likewise, Ghazali gives a leading position to the intellect or aq’l which comprises reason, the capacity to discriminate vice and virtue. Besides, the current study proceeds from the postulation that despite the fact that Freudian psychoanalytic theory has brought forward insightful psychological considerations, equally appropriate readings will probably result from analyzing Ghazalian theory of soul. At the same time, it is also hoped that the insights brought forth by this study may open new vistas for the study of human nature.

Narrative conventions: What contribute to competitive prime time television News Discussions?

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1758-1769
Author(s):  
Vidisha Madonna D’Souza
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Television News ◽  
Prime Time ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Indian English ◽  
The Past ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Narrative Conventions

Television News has been a resorted platform for Indian viewers over the past decades. A majority of Indian viewers are known to trust this platform for its highly expected one-stop, credible, professionally opinionated sense of reporting.  News channels have become platforms for celebrity journalists and anchors to exercise their authority. News organisations have become backbones of information and public opinion and journalists and their organisational agenda have taken this forward.  With bold and competitive strategies used to enable news presentations, it is essential to examine and recognize existing Television news narrative conventions and practices that have gained momentum in recent years. Through a qualitative analytical approach taken for this research study, it is clear that narrative conventions exist and modify, thus producing fashionable and modernized forms of presentation techniques during prime time. With a clear organisational norm and genre of discourse shared by Indian English television channels today, the paper highlights persisting organisational norms, unconventional discourses, rhetoric (audio and visual) and music – a contributing element as existing contributors of narrative conventions. 

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDERS IN HARYANA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 709-719
Author(s):  
RAMESH C. HOODA, DR. VIKAS TYAGI
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Telecom Service

Objective of the study is to make a comparative analysis of customer satisfaction of different Telecom Service Providers in Haryana along with identification of factors which influence customer satisfaction. After completing extensive literature review, eight attributes  namely ‘attractive offers’, ‘using advanced technology’, ‘mobile provider being friendly’, ‘reliability’, ‘promptness of response’,  ‘it delivers promises, it makes’, ‘availability’ and ‘network’ are identified influencing customers satisfaction. Survey method was adopted for the study. 250 respondents of different TSP’s covering all Telecom Districts in Haryana. SPSS 21.0 was applied for analysis of the collected data. Statistical tools namely Descriptive Analysis, Frequency Analysis, Cross-Tabs Analysis and One Way ANOVA were used in the research study. After systematic analysis and findings of the study, it is found that highest percentage of respondents are satisfied with the attributes namely ‘attractive offers’, ‘mobile provider being friendly’, ‘availability’ and ‘network’ of Airtel along with ‘reliability’ and ‘it delivers promises, it makes’ of Vodafone-Idea, ‘promptness of response’ of BSNL and ‘using advanced technology’ of Reliance-Jio. It is also revealed from the study that Airtel is required to improve ‘reliability’ and ‘availability’ of its mobile networks. Vodafone-Idea needs to improve upon the attributes ‘attractive offers’, ‘using advanced technology’, ‘mobile provider being friendly’ and ‘network’. BSNL may further improve ‘promptness of response’ and Reliance-Jio needs to show improvement about ‘it delivers promises, it makes’. It is concluded from the research study that services of Airtel are preferred by maximum percentage of respondents.

Corporate governance practices and firm performance: a configurational analysis across corporate life cycles

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hala M. Amin ◽  
Ehab K.A. Mohamed ◽  
Mostaq M. Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Related Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Country Specific

Purpose This study aims to explore corporate governance (CG) practices that can lead to firms’ better performance in different organizational life cycles. The authors propose a configurational approach to explore how a set of CG practices combine in bundles to achieve high performance outcomes for firms across their corporate life cycles. Design/methodology/approach Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis was used to analyze a sample of data of 21 countries and 9 industries. Data referred to the period of 9 years extending from the year 2005 to the year 2013. Findings This study reveals that there are multiple CG practices that exist through firms that can achieve high firm performance. Moreover, CG practices combine in different ways for firms in their growth, maturity and declining stages. Research limitations/implications This study demonstrates the value of using a configurational analytical approach to explore both the firm and country-specific CG practices (together) that engage firms to achieve the desired level of performance across the corporate life cycles. Practical implications The current study draws attention to the policymakers’ need to assess the current level of regulatory and competitive development of their countries and form policy accordingly. The approach used in the current research study not only offers the linkages between CG and performance to managers as incentives to comply with regulation but also to view CG-related activity as a strategic move. Social implications The approach used in the current research study not only offers the linkages between CG and performance to managers as incentives to comply with regulation but also to view CG-related activity as a strategic move. Originality/value This study broadening the focus of CG studies to include a rigorous explanation of the global CG phenomena and to provide effective solutions for the practitioners. Contribution to Impact This study demonstrates the value of using a configurational analytical approach to explore both the firm and country-specific CG practices (together) that engage firms to achieve the desired level of performance across the corporate life cycles.

scholarly journals Heraclitus and Hippocrates: the Paradigm of the Elements

Problemos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Jonas Čiurlionis
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Scientific Paradigm ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
Medicine And Philosophy ◽  
Corpus Hippocraticum ◽  
Hippocratic Medicine

The article analyses the remaining fragments and testimonies of Heraclitean philosophy and their connection with Hippocratic medicine. It is claimed that both schools belong to the same philosophical-scientific paradigm of the elements. Therefore, theoretical insights of the school of Cos might well serve explaining complicated and often difficult to interpret Heraclitean thoughts. Moreover, it is plausible that parts of Corpus Hippocraticum were written under the influence of the Heraclitean philosophy and therefore its analysis and interpretative application allows us to partially reconstruct the fragmented Heraclitean ideas into the single unified system. The article uses comparative analysis of both thinking traditions in regard to psychological, ethical, physiological, cosmological, and medical ideas. Similarities in explaining human nature are revealed. It is shown that science (medicine) and philosophy in Antiquity use the same paradigmatic utterances to describe reality. Therefore, there are many mutual interconnecting principles between early philosophy and medicine.

scholarly journals Obrona integralnego człowieczeństwa Chrystusa przeciw apolinaryzmowi w dziełach Epifaniusza z Salaminy

Vox Patrum ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 253-269
Author(s):  
Roland Marcin Pancerz
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Hypostatic Union ◽  
Apostolic Fathers ◽  
Communicatio Idiomatum ◽  
The One ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Church ◽  
Technical Terms

Epiphanius of Salamis was one of the Church Fathers, who reacted resolutely against incorrect Christology of Apollinaris of Laodicea. The latter asserted that the divine Logos took the place of Christ’s human mind (noàj). In the beginning, the bishop of Salamis tackled the problem of Christ’s human body, since – as he told himself – followers of Apollinaris, that arrived in Cyprus, put about incorrect doctrine on the Saviour’s body. Among other things, they asserted it was consub­stantial with his godhead. Beyond doubt, this idea constituted a deformation of the original thought of Apollinaris. Anyway, Epiphanius opposing that error took up again expressions, which had been employed before by the Apostolic Fathers and Apologists in the fight against Docetism. Besides, Epiphanius told that some followers of Apollinaris denied the exi­stence of Christ’s human soul (yuc»). Also in this matter, in all probability, we come across a deformation of the original doctrine of the bishop of Laodicea. A real controversy with Apollinaris was the defence of the human mind of the Sa­viour. Epiphanius emphasized that He becoming man took all components of hu­man nature: “body, soul, mind and everything that man is”, in accordance with the axiom “What is not assumed is not saved” (Quod non assumptum, non sanatum). A proof of the integrity of human nature was the reasonable human feelings the Saviour experienced (hunger, tiredness, sorrow, anxiety) as well as knowledge he had to gain partly from experience, which was witnessed by Luke 2, 52. In the lat­ter question, the bishop of Salamis was a forerunner of contemporary Christology. The fact that Epiphanius admitted a complete human nature in Christ didn’t bring dividing the incarnate Logos into two persons. Although the bishop of Sa­lamis didn’t use technical terms for the one person of Jesus Christ, he outlined nonetheless the idea of the hypostatic union in his own words, as well as through employing the rule of the communicatio idiomatum. The ontological union of the divine Logos with his human nature assured Christ’s holiness, too.

scholarly journals A Freudian Reading of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights

2021 ◽  
pp. 466-475
Author(s):  
Shaima Abdullah Jassim ◽  
Alaa Muzahim Abdulrazaq
Keyword(s):  
Human Mind ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Wuthering Heights ◽  
Slips Of The Tongue ◽  
Human Psyche ◽  
The Impact

There are many theories that emerged in fields other than literature but influenced the literary works greatly. These theories are used by scholars and critics to analyses and study the literary text. Among these theories are Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis and the theory of interpretation of dreams. According to Freud, the human mind is divided into two parts: the conscious and the subconscious. Freud used this theory to treat his patients by making them lie down and talk about their dreams, childhood and other thoughts. It is an attempt to make the unconscious conscious. Additionally, the unconscious can be revealed through the slips of the tongue (paraphrases) and dreams. Moreover, Freud assumes that the human psyche consists of three parts: Id (a store of the human desires and needs); superego (the part of the psyche which represents the high ideals); ego (the part which tries to make a compromise between the id and the superego). He also emphasizes the effect of our childhood upon our lives. The present study is a Freudian reading to Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights with reference to the impact of the author’s life upon the flow of the events and the lives of the characters.

Measuring Microcomputer Literacy

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Dologite
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Average Student ◽  
Analysis Of Results

This article discusses the results of an on-going research study to measure microcomputer literacy. College students are surveyed about their previously acquired microcomputer literacy before taking a microcomputer course. The objective of the survey is to determine if students have enough preparation for an enriched course. The study, the methodology, and a detailed comparative analysis of results from fifty-four student cases divided between the 1985 and 1986 school years are discussed. A microcomputer literacy index is developed to measure average student literacy, to compare literacy from one class year to another, and to rank students in order of literacy. Implications for broader applications of the method used are discussed.

Mind and World in Aristotle's De Anima

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Kelsey
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Specific Function ◽  
De Anima ◽  
Philosophical Account ◽  
The World ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Original Reading ◽  
The Way

Why is the human mind able to perceive and understand the truth about reality; that is, why does it seem to be the mind's specific function to know the world? Sean Kelsey argues that both the question itself and the way Aristotle answers it are key to understanding his work De Anima, a systematic philosophical account of the soul and its powers. In this original reading of a familiar but highly compressed text, Kelsey shows how this question underpins Aristotle's inquiry into the nature of soul, sensibility, and intelligence. He argues that, for Aristotle, the reason why it is in human nature to know beings is that 'the soul in a way is all beings'. This new perspective on the De Anima throws fresh and interesting light on familiar Aristotelian doctrines: for example, that sensibility is a kind of ratio (logos), or that the intellect is simple, separate, and unmixed.

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