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  1. 1. From Conceivability to Possibility : An Essay in Modal Epistemology

    Författare :Anders Berglund; Sten Lindström; Joseph Almog; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theoretical philosophy; Modal Epistemology; Teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the thesis that conceivability implies possibility. Confronted with alleged counterexamples to this thesis, some philosophers have turned to what may be called “idealized” or “more demanding” notions of conceivability. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Possibility of Discussion : Relativism, Truth, and Criticism of Religious Beliefs

    Författare :Hugo Strandberg; Eberhard Herrmann; Ingolf U. Dalferth; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy of religion; discussion; relativism; truth; criticism of religious beliefs; fideism; objectivity; universality; Wittgenstein; Davidson; Heidegger; Swinburne; Religionsfilosofi; Philosophy of religion; Religionsfilosofi; Philosophy of Religion; religionsfilosofi;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation seeks to address the issue of how fruitful discussion of religious beliefs is possible, i.e. how it is criticism of religious beliefs is possible. In the philosophy of religion, discussions of religious beliefs are often understood as starting from putative universal norms and rules for argumentation. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Kärlekens möjlighet : Skönlitterär gestaltning och teologisk reflektion hos François Mauriac och Lars Ahlin

    Författare :Maria Essunger; Carl-Reinhold Bråkenhielm; Bo Larsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Faiths and ideologies; Literary creation; theological reflection; Mauriac; Ahlin; narratology; thematic methodology; human-divine relationships; freedom; transcendence; alienation; impersonal “love”; personal love; sexuality; experience; critique; reconciling love as attitude to life; creative silence; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap; Faith and reason; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis literary creation and theological reflection are studied thematically in three unique, but theologically connected novels by François Mauriac (1885–1970) and Lars Ahlin (1915–1997). At the same time more general questions are raised concerning the interaction between fiction and theology. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The science of imagining solutions : design becoming conscious of itself through design

    Författare :Søren Rosenbak; Johan Redström; Carl DiSalvo; Andrew Morrisson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; design; pataphysics; possibility; imaginaries; imagination; the artificial; critical practice; critical design; speculative design; design fiction; participatory design; smart cities; lies; metadata; surveillance; failures; research through design; constructive design research; practice-based design research; programmatic research; epiphenomenology; quantum poetics; design; design; industrial design; industridesign;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation addresses a paradox in design: we currently live in a day and age that is fundamentally conditioned by artifice on all scales, and principled by a deep sense of contingency and possibility. In this world, anything could always be something else. LÄS MER

  7. 5. God as Problem and Possibility : A Critical Study of Gordon Kaufman's Thought toward a Spacious Theology

    Författare :Kenneth Nordgren; Carl Reinhold Bråkenhielm; Jan-Olav Henriksen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; the concept of God; constructive theology; Gordon Kaufman; theological method; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Sammanfattning : The study investigates the American theologian Gordon D. Kaufman’s (born 1925) work, and focuses on the concept of God reflected in his theological method and construction. The examination of Kaufman’s thought implies an inquiry of methodological issues in contemporary academic theology and leads into discussion of central Christian ideas. LÄS MER