Search for dissertations about: "Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria.

  2. 1. Andelivets agitator : J A Eklund, kristendomen och kulturen

    Author : Johan Sundeen; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Culture; cultural struggle; public theology; Christianity; personalism; idealism; spiritual life; history.; humanities; naturalism; science; nationalism; teologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the formation of opinions in issues related to the problem area of Christianity and culture of Public Theologian J A Eklund (1863-1945). The concept of Public Theologian refers to a theologian, who by participating in the cultural debate, strives to convince the public that Christianity is a superior theory of life even in modern society, and of Christianity’s relevance in every area of society. READ MORE

  4. 2. Att hylla en handelsman : Begreppet dygd i 1600-talets tillfällestryck till handelsmän

    Author : Janne Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; dygd; handelsmän; retorik; 1600-talet; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

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  5. 3. Morality Beyond Humanity : Schopenhauer, Grysanowski, and Schweitzer on Animal Ethics

    Author : Monica Libell; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Djurs etologi och psykologi; Animal ethology and psychology; Morallära; Moral science; Vetenskapshistoria; History of science; history of medicine; antivivisection; Schweitzer; Grysanowski; Schopenhauer; Germany; animal rights; animal ethics; animal welfare;

    Abstract : The study examines the character and development of the animal ethical ideas of three German thinkers: Arthur Schopenhauer, Ernst Grysanowski, and Albert Schweitzer. By situating them in their cultural and intellectual context, the study explores the differing meanings of their ethical views of animals and seeks to answer the question of how their ideas can be explained historically. READ MORE

  6. 4. Unifying Strategies in Virginia Woolf's Experimental Fiction

    Author : Adrian Velicu; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of Ideas; Idéhistoria; English language;

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  7. 5. Two Quests for Unity : John Dewey, R. G. Collingwood, and the Persistence of Idealism

    Author : Bruno Hamnell; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; John Dewey; R. G. Collingwood; Idealism; Pragmatism; Liberalism; Unity; Experience; Practical Knowledge; Intellectual History; History of Philosophy; Anglo-America;

    Abstract : After having dominated philosophical thought in Britain and the United States during the end of the nineteenth century, idealism was in steady decline by the outbreak of World War I. Its ideas and ideals seemed unsuited to face the transition from Victorianism to modernism and the rapid social changes of the post-war era. READ MORE