Sökning: "philosophical novel"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden philosophical novel.

  1. 1. Novel writing and moral philosophy as aspects of a single struggle : Iris Murdoch's hybrid novels

    Författare :Anna Victoria Hallberg; Lars-Åke Skalin; Beata Agrell; Anniken Greve; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Iris Murdoch; hybrid novel; philosophical novel; morality; viva-voce; epiphany; plot; Plato; Wittgenstein; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Litteraturvetenskap; Literature;

    Sammanfattning : 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”. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Moral Philosophy and Novel Writing as Aspects of a Single Struggle : Iris Murdoch’s Hybrid Novels

    Författare :Anna Victoria Hallberg; Lars-Åke Skalin; Beata Agrell; Anniken Greve; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Iris Murdoch; hybrid novel; philosophical novel; morality; viva-voce; epiphany; plot; ;

    Sammanfattning : 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”. LÄS MER

  4. 3. En svensk harlekinad : Narren som litterärt motiv hos Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Hjalmar Bergman och Lars Forssell

    Författare :Åsa Mälhammar; Anders Cullhed; Johan Stenström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fool; jester; clown; Pierrot; Harlequin; puppet theatre; marionette; commedia dell’arte; literary motif; mask; theatrical; literary form of expression; Swedish poetry; Swedish novel; Hjalmar Bergman; C.J.L. Almqvist; Lars Forssell; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; History of Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The subject of the thesis emerges out of curiosity as to how something which is essentially theatrical is transferred to a literary form of expression. Against this background the fool has been chosen as a potentially theatrical figure. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Spinoza on Ethical Cultivation : An Analysis of Vulnerability, Empowerment, and Early Modern Cultura Animi

    Författare :Kasper Kristensen; Sharon Rider; Pauliina Remes; Justin Steinberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Benedict Spinoza; early modern philosophy; ethics; philosophical method; knowledge; cultura animi; spiritual exercises; virtue ethics; value theory; emotions; affects; moral motivation; Philosophy; with specialization in history of philosophy; Filosofi med filosofihistorisk inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation concerns Benedict Spinoza’s (1632–1677) account of ethical life, emphasising the role of techniques and exercises for achieving greater power to control one’s thoughts, emotions, and actions. The study aims to show that Spinoza offers a much more coherent and ambitious ethical theory than what is commonly acknowledged, involving both theoretical and practical considerations. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Deflating selection : On the interpretation and application of evolutionary theory

    Författare :Björn Brunnander; Sören Häggqvist; Paul Needham; Denis Walsh; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ambiguity; causal factor; drift; evolutionary theory; force; function; intentional psychology; interpretation; multiple realisation; natural selection; philosophical method; pre-theoretical influence; redundancy; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : Although the theory of evolution is well-established it nevertheless presents us with a few unresolved matters of interpretation. One key task is to get clear about what exactly one should take the term 'natural selection' to denote. LÄS MER