Essays about: "Criticism of evolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Criticism of evolution.

1. 1. Of Chaos And Clockworks : A Formal Criticism Of The Modern Sustainability Paradigm

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainability science; complexity; complex adaptive systems; Earth system; Earth system science; resilience theory; the adaptive cycle; chaos theory; eco-theology;

   Abstract : This thesis is a critical review of two central theories in the modern sustainability paradigm – namely… (1) the theory that the Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere form a complex adaptive system – the Earth system, and (2) the theory that all human activities are intrinsically dependent on, and constrained by, non-anthropogenic states and processes in the Earth system. The thesis explains the origins and the logic of these theories, and subjects them to formal, semi-formal and comparative criticism. READ MORE

3. 2. “The natural evolution of non-alignment” A qualitative case study of how Sweden’s identity as non-aligned is reconstructed through narratives in a changing security context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Dorotea Katthän; [2022-02-02]
   Keywords : non-alignment; identity; security; critical constructivism; strategic narratives; Sweden;

   Abstract : Sweden’s defence policy is characterized by non-alignment, which historically has meant avoiding military alliances to stay neutral in war. This policy of non-alignment is over 200 years old and deeply ingrained into Swedish national identity. READ MORE

4. 3. Citizenship Education for the World:A Model Inspired by Hannah Arendt

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

   Author : Sana Butt; [2022]
   Keywords : Arendt; Citizenship; Education; World; World-Alienation;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I construct a model of citizenship education inspired by Hannah Arendt’s works, specifically by using her influential book, The Human Condition and notable essay, “The Crisis in Education”. In Arendt’s disapproval of progressive education with its ideal of citizenship education to predefine the future for citizens, I construct my own model of citizenship education, that is for the world. READ MORE

5. 4. Overcoming the Human Condition : An Arendtian analysis of the antipolitical tendencies in transhumanism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Alexander Hjelm; [2020]
   Keywords : transhumanism; Arendt; depoliticization; action; diversity; political philosophy; human enhancement;

   Abstract : This article critically analyses transhumanism, an ideological movement that advocates the radical biomodification of the human body in order to overcome our deficiencies and progress towards our next phase in evolution. Following previous criticism against the depoliticization within transhumanism, the article will aim to highlight the difficulty within transhumanism to balance the respect for diversity against the imperative for human enhancement. READ MORE

6. 5. Det tilltalande landskapet : en studie av Lancelot Capability Browns arkitektoniska stil utifrån Jay Appletons prospect and refuge-teori

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Filip Lönnström; [2016]
   Keywords : Jay Appleton; Lancelot Capability Brown; landskapspark; miljöpsykologi; prospect and refuge;

   Abstract : Lancelot Capability Brown (1716-1783) förändrade den engelska landsbygden genom att rita ett stort antal omfattande parkanläggningar. Browns landskapsparker kännetecknas av böljande gräsytor, grupperingar av träd och slingrande vattendrag. READ MORE