Search for dissertations about: "philosopher"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the word philosopher.

  2. 1. A Multiform Desire : A Study of Appetite in Plato’s Timaeus, Republic and Phaedrus

    Author : Olof Pettersson; Pauliina Remes; Catherine Rowett; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; Ancient Philosophy; Plato; Appetite; Desire; Epithymia; Soul; Tripartition; Multiform; Poikilos; Timaeus; Republic; Phaedrus; Embodiment; Incarnation; Necessity; Philosopher-kings; Allegory of the Cave; Noble Lie; Poetry; Multi-headed Beast; Game; Play; Rhetoric; Dialectic; Deception.; Theoretical Philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a study of appetite in Plato’s Timaeus, Republic and Phaedrus. In recent research is it often suggested that Plato considers appetite (i) to pertain to the essential needs of the body, (ii) to relate to a distinct set of objects, e.g. food or drink, and (iii) to cause behaviour aiming at sensory pleasure. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Rhythm of Thinking: Immanence and Ethics in Theater Performance

    Author : Johan Petri; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; artistic research; co-composition; collective processes; compositional structure; dramaturgy; ethics; hierarchy in collective creation; immanent collective creation; instant collective composition; multiplicity; music theater; performance philosophy; performative critique; process ontology; process philosophy; relation of non-relation; theater; theater directing; theatrical composition; Rosi Braidotti; John Cage; Gilles Deleuze; Brian Massumi; Mathias Spahlinger;

    Abstract : The dissertation The Rhythm of Thinking: Immanence and Ethics in Theater Performance is an artistic research project in the field of theater, with directing and theatrical composition and dramaturgy as its main points of focus. The critical exploration is based on the experience of conceptualizing and directing three different theater performances. READ MORE

  5. 3. Justice among Us : A Philosophical Analysis of Michael Walzer’s Theory of Justice

    Author : Marcus Agnafors; Bo Petersson; Lena Halldenius; Kasper Lippert Rasmussen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Walzer; distributive justice; equality; community; universal morality; social meaning; complex equality; social criticism; interpretation; reflective equilibrium; Walzer; distributiv rättvisa; jämlikhet; social gemenskap; universell moral; social mening; komplex jämlikhet; social kritik; tolkning; reflektivt ekvilibrium; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The American philosopher Michael Walzer has been regarded as one of the most influential theorists in the field of distributive justice since the publication of Spheres of Justice in 1983. However, despite the popularity, his theory is often misunderstood or said to suffer from serious shortcomings. READ MORE

  6. 4. In the Company of Ghosts : Hauntology, Ethics, Digital Monsters

    Author : Line Henriksen; Margrit Shildrick; Nina Lykke; Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hauntology; monster; ghost; spectralities; Monster Studies; feminist theory; ethics; digital media; internet; Welcome to Night Vale; Mushroom Land TV; creepypasta; Hauntologi; monster; spöke; spectralities; monster studier; feministisk teori; etik; digitala medier; internet; Welcome to Night Vale; Mushroom Land TV; creepypasta;

    Abstract : This thesis explores French philosopher Jacques Derrida’s ’hauntology’ through the lens of digital monsters and feminist theory.Hauntology – a pun on ‘ontology’ and ‘haunting’ – offers an ethics based on responsibility towards that which cannot be said to fully exist, yet has an effect on our everyday lives nonetheless. READ MORE

  7. 5. PROTOTYPING PLATEAU GEHRY_CONNECTIVES : Reading Frank Gehry’s experiments through Deleuze and Guattari

    Author : Pawel Szychalski; Tillfälligt anställda; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gehry; Deleuze; architecture; philosophy; diagram; architectural design process; rhizome; painting; architectural design action; virtual;

    Abstract : This thesis attempts to describe and interpret the design practice of an American architect, Frank O. Gehry through concepts developed by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and his collaborator, French psychotherapist, philosopher and activist, Félix Guattari. READ MORE