Sökning: "pragmatists"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade ordet pragmatists.
1. Sweden and Poland Entering the EU : Comparative Patterns of Adaptive Organization and Cognition
Sammanfattning : This thesis is a comparative study of how elites in Sweden and Poland approach and make sense of EU membership. It begins with the observation that the public debates in several EU member countries are becoming increasingly politicized around a dichotomy, i.e. enthusiasm and skepticism vis-à-vis European integration. LÄS MER
2. Forces by Which We Live : Religion and Religious Experience from the Perspective of a Pragmatic Philosophical Anthropology
Sammanfattning : This study argues that a pragmatic conception of religion would enable philosophers to make important contributions to our ability to handle concrete problems involving religion. The term 'philosophical anthropology', referring to different interpretative frameworks, which philosophers draw on to develop conceptions of human phenomena, is introduced. LÄS MER
3. Kritiskt tänkande som utbildningsmål : Från modernistisk filosofi till policy för högre utbildning
Sammanfattning : The goal of critical thinking in higher education is paradoxical, since it implies a form of education that both directs the student towards a pre-defined goal, and commands the student to be autonomous. This paradox is studied in four contexts, as to investigate what pedagogical contradictions the goal of critical thinking generates, and how they transform pedagogical thinking. LÄS MER
4. Work Transitions as Biographical Learning : Exploring the Dynamics of Job Loss
Sammanfattning : In recent years, researchers have pointed out that individuals understand their lives to a great extent through narratives and narration. In the field of adult education this idea has been taken up for instance in the concept of biographical learning. LÄS MER