Sökning: "Hobbes"
Visar resultat 6 - 9 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Hobbes.
6. The Present People
Sammanfattning : In modern political thought, one of the most recalcitrant, and increasingly pressing, questions of modern democracy is whether, and in what sense, the people can be present. While the presence of the people has, and continues to be, the sine qua non of the democratic form of government, it has also been for a long time held that the people cannot be present literally or in fact. LÄS MER
7. Universal Burdens : Stories of (Un)Freedom from the Unitarian Universalist Association, The MOVE Organization, and Taqwacore
Sammanfattning : Zen Buddhists have long given the following advice to attain liberation: “Eat when you’re hungry. Sleep when you’re tired.” In other words: “Freedom” is the “knowledge of necessity” (Hegel, Marx, and Engels). LÄS MER
8. A Europe of the Member States or of the Citizens? - Two Philosophical Perspectives on Sovereignty and Rights in the European Community
Sammanfattning : Today’s debate about the EC and its future can be grouped along two main lines. On the one side are those who hold that the EC is a grouping of sovereign states for the purposes of international cooperation. LÄS MER
9. Allt är våld! : En undersökning av det moderna våldsbegreppet
Sammanfattning : This study critically examines the intense scholarly interest in violence of recent decades. Consequently, the thesis' main objective is to is to answer two questions in particular: why violence? and why now? First and foremost, this objective is pursued through three separate but interrelated studies. LÄS MER
