Sökning: "aesthetics of failure"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden aesthetics of failure.
1. The Margins of Writing: A Study of Arthur Machen and the Literary Field of the 1890s
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to analyse the early writings of Arthur Machen (1863?1947) by focusing on three aspects of literary production: the field, the author, and the text. In all these aspects position-takings in the field, the construction of an author's identity, and textual production ? Machen's early career is informed by a particular and idiosyncratic notion of aesthetic creation, referred to in this study as the "aesthetics of failure". LÄS MER
2. Ethical Issues in Cardiology Patients' views of information and decision-making
Sammanfattning : The over-riding aim of this thesis was to obtain a deeper understanding of the way patients with cardiac problems view both information related to their health and medical decisions and their role in decision-making processes. An important objective was to identify reasons why patients do not ask for or assimilate information or why they do not want or feel that they are able to influence medical decisions. LÄS MER
3. Studies on maxillary overdentures : implant- and prosthesis survival, cost analysis and patient-reported outcomes
Sammanfattning : Edentulism is a debilitating condition which may negatively affect quality of life, particularly in relation to nutritional and social health, speech, and poor facial appearance. Prosthetic options available range from conventional complete dentures to implant-supported overdentures (ISODs) and implant-supported full arch fixed partial dentures (ISFAFDPs). LÄS MER
4. Breast reconstruction with biological graft : clinical outcomes in the setting of breast cancer treatment
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in implant-based breast reconstructions (IBBR) in the setting of breast cancer treatment. ADM refers to a surgical mesh developed from human or animal skin, and was initially applied in surgeries where soft tissue was deficient (e.g. LÄS MER
5. Trust in Aesthetic Testimony
Sammanfattning : This thesis has two main aims. The first is to examine the kinds of circumstances in which we form new aesthetic beleifs in light of deference to aesthetic testimony. The second aim is to examine some of the implications of forming aesthetic beliefs through deference to aesthetic testimony. LÄS MER