Sökning: "knowledge by acquaintance"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden knowledge by acquaintance.
1. Naturalising Intentionality : Inquiries into Realism & Relativism
Sammanfattning : Cognitive scientists, linguists and philosophers have expressed hope that mental and linguistic content (aboutness) eventually will be explained in broadly natural scientific terms. This dissertation investigates certain problems pertaining to attempts to naturalise mental aboutness and related semantic concepts like reference and truth. LÄS MER
2. Lokala gemenskaper : En studie av en nordsvensk by på 1980-talet
Sammanfattning : The central question raised in this study is the sense of community in Keskijärvi, a mining village in the north of Sweden. What is the nature of the local community and in which activities is it expressed? This question is examined through an empirical study of two communicative practices which convey local knowledge in the village. LÄS MER
3. Blaming victims of rape : Studies on rape myths and beliefs about rape
Sammanfattning : Rape is a crime characterized by low reporting and conviction rates. Many victims who do report, drop out during the justice process. This is a problem both for the victims themselves and for the legal certainty of societies. One explanation for low reporting rates is victims’ justified fear of being badly treated, mistrusted, and blamed. LÄS MER
4. Ars inventrix : En studie av Friedrich von Hardenbergs (Novalis') paraestetiska projekt
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is divided into three sections, and treats three essential ideas in the philosophical notes of Friedrich von Hardenberg (also known as Novalis): 1) the critique of the foundationalist tendency in the systematic philosophy of idealism and the development of a “logological” perspective on philosophy, language and art; 2) the formation of a romantic philosophy based on a theory of experimentation and invention; and 3) the creation of a universal encyclopaedia in order to explicate the inner unity of all sciences and arts. Taken together, these three ideas constitute a theory of creativity and inventiveness in Man that no longer serves as a theory of art or poetry proper. LÄS MER