Understanding Electrochemical Stabilities of Ni-Based Nanofilms from a Comparative Theory–Experiment Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (47) ◽  
pp. 28925-28940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang-Feng Huang ◽  
Hung M. Ha ◽  
Katie Lutton Cwalina ◽  
John R. Scully ◽  
James M. Rondinelli
Author(s):  
Gerard Mannion

This chapter explores Schopenhauer’s complex relationship with Christianity and Christian thought. It charts the development of his relationship with religion to the point where he shapes a critically interpretive and frequently comparative theory of religions in general and his lifelong studies of Christianity in particular. Schopenhauer’s writings about Christianity are numerous and varied in character and tone for in numerous ways he was both a critic and defender of religion—especially Christianity. The chapter outlines Schopenhauer’s interactions with and interpretations of major Christian doctrines and thinkers and also discusses those aspects of Christian thought that most significantly influenced his own writings, especially in terms of metaphysics, ethics, and soteriology. It concludes with some reflections on just how dependent his philosophical system was on Christianity and religion in general for his most significant ideas. Overall it seeks to demonstrate that an engagement with Schopenhauer’s relationship with Christianity and Christian thought can prove illuminating for understanding multiple aspects of his philosophy in general.


2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 6913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Guang Ren ◽  
Hui-Jun Guo ◽  
Fei Qi ◽  
Qin-Hua Song

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanchang Kong ◽  
Meiru Wang ◽  
Xingjie Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyao Li ◽  
Xiaojun Sun

Social networking sites (SNSs) have provided a new platform for people to present their narcissism. The objective of the current study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms between active and passive SNS use and vulnerable narcissism among college students. In achieving this, the study based its method on the media effect and social comparative theory and recruited 529 participants to complete the Surveillance Use Scale, Iowa–Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure, and Hypersensitivity Narcissistic Scale. The results showed that active and passive SNS use were positively related to upward and downward social comparisons. Active and passive SNS use also indirectly predicted vulnerable narcissism through the parallel mediation of upward and downward social comparisons. This study also revealed the vital role of social comparison in the association between SNS use and vulnerable narcissism.


2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily L. Tsai

What do comparativists have to gain by reading recent work on China? In this article, I focus specifically on the ways in which scholarship on China can contribute to the task of theory building in comparative politics. I identify two areas that could reap particularly high benefits from considering scholarship on China—comparative political development and the political behavior of development—and I discuss some of the specific contributions that China scholarship can make to building comparative theory in these areas.


1997 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 1593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Parikh ◽  
Barry R. Weingast
Keyword(s):  

Author(s):  
Igor Mayer ◽  
Geertje Bekebrede ◽  
Harald Warmelink ◽  
Qiqi Zhou

In this chapter, the authors present a methodology for researching and evaluating Serious Games (SG) and digital (or other forms of) Game-Based Learning (GBL). The methodology consists of the following elements: 1) frame-reflective analysis; 2) a methodology explicating the rationale behind a conceptual-research model; 3) research designs and data-gathering procedures; 4) validated research instruments and tools; 5) a body of knowledge that provides operationalised models and hypotheses; and 6) professional ethics. The methodology is intended to resolve the dilemma between the “generality” and “standardisation” required for comparative, theory-based research and the “specificity” and “flexibility” needed for evaluating specific cases.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document