Critics like Hume, Dudley North, and John Locke undermined much of mercantilism, and it steadily lost favor during the 18th century.

Critics since the 18th century have argued that slavery tends to retard technological advancement, since the focus is on increasing the number of slaves doing simple tasks rather than upgrading the efficiency of labour.

Critics dating back to the 18th century have questioned the suitability of theology as an academic discipline.

Critics in the 18th century regarded Armide as Lully's masterpiece.

Critics have traced the use and re-use of such topoi from the literature of classical antiquity to the 18th century and beyond into postmodern literature.

Critics of Daniel, at least since the third century works of Porphyry view the Book of Daniel as a pseudepigraph dated around 165 BCE that concerns itself primarily with the Maccabean era and the reign of the Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes.

Critics of Boswell have pointed out that many earlier doctrinal sources condemn homosexuality in ethical terms without prescribing a punishment, and that Boswell's citations reflected a general trend towards harsher penalties from the 12th century onwards.

Critics at the end of the 19th century favoured the poem and placed it as one of Coleridge's best works.

Critics in the early twentieth century reacted against what they saw as an excessive dependence on the study of character in criticism of the play.

Critics also see parallels between sociobiology and biological determinism as a philosophy underlying the social Darwinian and eugenics movements of the early 20th century, and controversies in the history of intelligence testing.

Critics charged that Banks used the dramatic events of 9 / 11, and other features of the early 21st century, more as wallpaper than in any meaningful or resonant way.

In the Critics ' Poll of the 100 best films of the 20th century, appearing originally in The Village Voice ( 4 January 2000 ), Hold Me While I'm Naked was ranked 52nd.

Richards and his student William Empson, later developed further by the New Critics of the mid-twentieth century.

Critics of the Book of Mormon claim there are places where the language is anachronistic and suggestive of a 19th century origin consistent with Joseph Smith's upbringing and life experience, as well as the books and other literature published.

Fischer-Dieskau was ranked the second greatest singer of the century ( after Jussi Björling ) by Classic CD ( United Kingdom ) " Top Singers of the Century " Critics ' Poll ( June 1999 ).

Critics opposed to this practice say such cooperation did not exist in the first century times and violates the autonomy of the local church.

" Mr. Conlon has also inaugurated a new series of 20th century works with Capriccio, including a CD of works by Erwin Schulhoff with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, and a CD / DVD of the works of Viktor Ullmann with the Gürzenich Orchestra, which won the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ( German Record Critics Award for Excellence ).

Critics and historians place Caragiale's style midway between the delayed Classicism of 19th century Romanian literature and Realism ( with its fin de siècle development, Naturalism ).

David Sedley, in his book Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity, traces creationist thought to the presocratic thinkers Anaxagoras and Empedocles, in the 5th century BCE.

Critics of the term believe it incorrectly describes the 21st century and overstates the importance of the states around the Pacific Rim.

Critics of the proposal called the plans " pork " and " corporate welfare " but Johnson told The Plain Dealer " World-class research creates jobs " and " We believe this issue will be victorious, mostly because it makes sense to Ohioans to have Ohio spending money to ensure that all the infrastructure in the state is preparing for the jobs of the century.

This definition of the fallacy, if strictly followed, touches on or wholly includes nearly all of the major modes of literary criticism, from Ovid's docere delictendo ( to teach by delighting ), Aristotle's catharsis, and Longinus's concept of " transport " to late-nineteenth century belles-lettres and the contemporary Chicago Critics.

Critics of this type of argument have tended to point out that this is just a standard criticism of representative democracy — a democratically elected government will not always act in the direction of greatest current public support — and that, therefore, there is no inconsistency in the leaders ' positions given that these countries are parliamentary democracies.

Critics have suggested that Jupiter represents God ’ s omnipotence — watching every move that is made.

Critics of the latter idea point out that the half-life of Pu-240 is 6, 560 years and Pu-239 is 24, 110 years, and thus the relative enrichment of one isotope to the other with time occurs with a half-life of 9, 000 years ( that is, it takes 9000 years for the fraction of Pu-240 in a sample of mixed plutonium isotopes, to spontaneously decrease by half — a typical enrichment needed to turn reactor-grade into weapons-grade Pu ).

* 1954: Italian Film Critics Award — On the Waterfront

* 2001 — Richard Kelly won with Donnie Darko for " Best Screenplay " at the Sitges film festival and at the San Diego Film Critics Society.

Critics of the bombing argue that Dresden — sometimes referred to as " Florence on the Elbe " ( Elbflorenz )— was a cultural landmark of little or no military significance, and that the attacks were indiscriminate area bombing and not proportionate to the commensurate military gains.

Critics argue Napoleon's true legacy must reflect the loss of status for France and needless deaths brought by his rule: historian Victor Davis Hanson writes, " After all, the military record is unquestioned — 17 years of wars, perhaps six million Europeans dead, France bankrupt, her overseas colonies lost.

Critics of salsa romántica, especially in the late 80s and early 90s, called it a commercialized, diluted form of Latin pop, in which formulaic, sentimental love ballads were simply put to Afro-Cuban rhythms — leaving no room for classic salsa's brilliant musical improvisation, or for classic salsa lyrics that tell stories of daily life or provide social and political commentary.

Critics alleged that the vehicle's lack of reinforcing structure between the rear panel and the tank meant the tank would be pushed forward and punctured by the protruding bolts of the differential — making the car less safe than its contemporaries.

" His first picture — made in the silent era — was called " the most famous short film ever made " by critic Roger Ebert, and his last film — made 48 years later — won him Best Director awards from the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics.

Critics of consumerism often point out that consumerist societies are more prone to damage the environment, contribute to global warming and use up resources at a higher rate than other societies .< ref > Global Climate Change and Energy CO < sub > 2 </ sub > Production — An International Perspective Dr. Jorge Majfud says that " Trying to reduce environmental pollution without reducing consumerism is like combatting drug trafficking without reducing the drug addiction.

Critics point out that the Afghan conflict has contributed to the destabilization of neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan itself is far from at peace — Lord Ashdown, British diplomat and former international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, has gone as far as to describe the country as " a failed state ".

Despite these reservations, the film was screened at the festival and won both the Italian Critics Award and the Golden Lion award — introducing western audiences, including western directors, more noticeably to both Kurosawa's films and techniques, such as shooting directly into the sun and using mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the actor's faces.

The continual litigation that was a theme in that book becomes the central theme and plot device in A Frolic of His Own ( 1994 )— which earned him his second National Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction — where it seems that everyone is suing someone.

Critics say the scheme was paranoid, colonial, illegal, and immoral — and truly caused the " blowback " suggested in the pre-coup analysis.

Critics consider this one of the most difficult Dizzy games as the energy bar system of later titles was not yet implemented and Dizzy is provided with only one life — contrasting with five in the first game and three in Fantasy World Dizzy, the immediate sequel, and most subsequent titles.

* L. A. Film Critics Association ( 1988 ) — Best Screenplay ( Dan Yost, Gus Van Sant )

* National Society of Film Critics ( 1988 ) — Best Film, Best Director

* New York Film Critics Circle ( 1989 ) — Best Screenplay