Search for dissertations about: "Middle Ages"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words Middle Ages.
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1. Modal syllogistics in the Middle Ages
Abstract : This thesis presents the first systematic study of the development of the theory of modal syllogistic during the Middle Ages. It traces the theory from the first commentators, after the rediscovery of Aristotle's Prior Analytics in the twelfth century, to the end of the Middle Ages in the fifteenth century. READ MORE
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2. Ages of liberty : social upheaval, history writing, and the new public sphere in Sweden, 1740-1792
Abstract : This dissertation investigates how different social groups used history as a political instrument in Sweden during the second half of the eighteenth century (1740-1792). More specifically, it analyzes how representations of the past were used to influence behavior, legitimize claims to power, mould opinion and forge collective identities. READ MORE
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3. Varieties of Necessity in John Buridan : Logic and Natural Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages
Abstract : This dissertation is a study of John Buridan's (c.1300-c.1361) conception of modalities. Modal concepts - concepts of necessity, possibility, impossibility, and contingency - describe the ways in which things could and could not be otherwise. READ MORE
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4. Huvudgårdar och herravälden : En studie av småländsk medeltid
Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the medieval nobility and its manors in the inland of Småland. The problems tackled in the dissertation may be divided into two major complexes. READ MORE
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5. Landslide Archaeology : Past hazards and disasters in the Göta River Valley and beyond
Abstract : Exploring the impact of landslides on past human communities, their landscapes, and their material remains, this thesis focuses on the most landslide-prone region of Sweden: the Göta River Valley (Sw. Göta älvdalen). READ MORE