Search for dissertations about: "Tobias Hartmann"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Tobias Hartmann.
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1. Nietzsche and the Philosophy of Pessimism : Schopenhauer, Hartmann, Leopardi
Abstract : This dissertation is a study of the predominantly German pessimistic tradition in the philosophy of the late nineteenth century, and of Nietzsche’s complex relation to that tradition. The aim of the dissertation is firstly to analyse how pessimism came to be established as a philosophical concept by Schopenhauer and a later generation of pessimistic thinkers, and secondly to investigate how Nietzsche understood pessimism. READ MORE
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2. Amyloid-β Protofibril Formation and Neurotoxicity : Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease
Abstract : Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. A characteristic feature of AD is the presence of amyloid plaques in the cortex and hippocampus of the brain. The principal component of these plaques is the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, a cleavage product from proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP). READ MORE