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Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word Plato.
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11. Psychê : själens antropologi i det antika Grekland
Abstract : The subject of the thesis is the psych�, a Greek word whose closest equivalent is the Swedish ?sj�l?, the English ?soul?, the French ?�me? and the German ?Seele?. The meanings of these words are far from being the same. What is more, the Greek psych� has shifting meanings, both synchronically and diachronically speaking. READ MORE
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12. Novel writing and moral philosophy as aspects of a single struggle : Iris Murdoch's hybrid novels
Abstract : This investigation pursues a thesis, namely that moral philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch was a writer of hybrid novels. Murdoch’s novels are hybrid constructions where she tries to make reflections on moral intuitions discernible and experienced within the novels’ own “system”. READ MORE
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13. Erôs and Education : Socratic Seduction in Three Platonic Dialogues
Abstract : Plato’s Socrates is famous for claiming that “I know one thing: That I know nothing” (see e.g. Ap. 21d and Meno 81d). READ MORE
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14. The Craftsmen's Labyrinth and Geographies of Creativity
Abstract : The question of creativity has persisted throughout the entire history of humans, and it has held an important role in our understanding of the creation of places and cultures. Despite the fact that craftsmen have historically contributed significantly to the creation of urban landscapes and their cultures, today they are marginalized from the prevailing discourses of creativity and place-making. READ MORE
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15. Plato's Republic on Democracy : Freedom, Fear and Tyrants Everywhere
Abstract : This thesis poses the question ‘What is the critique of democracy in Plato’s Republic?’ It is not the first to do so. But contrary to standard readings, this thesis does not assume neither epistemological nor elitist explanations. Rather, it sees the Kallipolis, ‘the beautiful city in words’ as predicated on a particular anthropology. READ MORE