Sökning: "epistemology and literature"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden epistemology and literature.

  1. 6. Artworks as diagrams : Diagrammatic reasoning and the epistemic potential of art

    Författare :Leticia Vitral; Lars Elleström; Frederik Stjernfelt; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Semiotics; Aesthetics; Epistemology; Inquiry; Diagrammatic reasoning; Comparative literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with establishing a bridge between matters of aesthetics and epistemology, by investigating the mechanisms through which artworks allow agents to derive knowledge through the former’s manipulation. It is proposed that, in order to understand the epistemic potential of artworks, we need to approach them as diagrams, in the sense developed by Charles Peirce. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Oases of Air : A Phenomenological Study of John Banville's Science Tetralogy

    Författare :Joakim Wrethed; H.W. Fawkner; David Pierce; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; John Banville; science tetralogy; contemporary Irish fiction; aseity; air; substance; phenomenology; intentionality; constitution; epistemology; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This phenomenological study of John Banville’s fiction exhibits the way in which Doctor Copernicus, Kepler, The Newton Letter, and Mefisto persistently present air as a constituting factor. Air occurs as a phenomenological oasis permitting constitution to effectuate disclosure ex nihilo. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Estranging Cognition : Feminist Science Fiction and the Borders of Reason

    Författare :Jenny Bonnevier; Rolf Lundén; Jane Donawerth; Brian Attebery; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; science fiction; feminist theory; epistemology; Ursula Le Guin; Suzy McKee Charnas; Joanna Russ; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores the intersections of three different fields: feminism, science fiction, and epistemology. It argues that as a genre, science fiction is dependent on epistemological discourses that have their roots in the stories and self-images of modern science. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Topos som meningsskapare : Retorikens topiska perspektiv på tänkande och lärande geonom argumentation

    Författare :Maria Wolrath Söderberg; Lennart Hellspong; Tina Kindeberg; Anders Eriksson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rhetoric; topoi; critical thinking; learning; Aristotle; Meaning making; Retorik; topos; doxa; kritiskt tänkande; pedagogik; Aristoteles; Retorik;

    Sammanfattning : De flesta teorier om meningsskapande som är moderna inom ramen för den högskolepedagogiska diskursen i Sverige idag utgår från en perspektivisk kunskapssyn. Det kan emellertid vara svårt att realisera en didaktik som tar många synsätt på allvar i klassrummet utan att landa i hållningslös relativism. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Knowledge predication : A semantic typology

    Författare :Anna Sjöberg; Bernhard Wälchli; Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm; Volker Gast; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; semantic typology; constructional typology; semantic maps; knowledge; epistemology; parallel texts; language sampling; token-based typology; cognitive semantics; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis is an investigation of the cross-linguistic expression of knowledge predication (‘He knows that it’s raining’, ‘she knows the boy’ etc.) Knowledge predication is investigated in parallel texts—specifically New Testament translations—in a genealogically and areally stratified variety sample of 83 languages. LÄS MER