Essays about: "Immanuel Kant"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Immanuel Kant.

  1. 1. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

    Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

  3. 2. Who's there? : monologues on painting, indexicality and perception. A thinking process.

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : Eva Spikbacka; [2021]
    Keywords : art; painting; contemporary; perception; labour; aesthetics; the sublime; Immanuel Kant; Rudolf Otto; ugliness; indexicality;

    Abstract : What we encounter in painting is not so much the authentically revealed self of the painter, but rather signs that insinuate that this absent self is somewhat present in it. /Isabelle Graw/ So, then what is a painting? Perhaps it is all about time, a certain amount of time in the constant murmuring stream of consciousness and the unconscious. READ MORE

  4. 3. The fate of pebbles and planetesimals entering protoplanetary envelopes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Emil Zadera; [2019]
    Keywords : Planet formation; planet; protoplanet; protoplanetary envelope; protoplanetary atmosphere; protoplanetary growth; planetary growth model; accretion rate; vapour blob; vapourblob; vapour planet; transport of water; water on planet; pebbles; planetesimals; pebble accretion; planetesimal accretion; meteors; ablation; fragmentation; sublimation; protoplanetary disk; MMSN; accretion window; accretion channel; accretion; destruction; disruption; terminal velocity; gas; gasflow; shearingbox; exoplanet; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Planetary embryos grow by the accretion of solid dust-material, ranging from cm- to m-sized pebbles up to km-sized planetesimals. However, the underlying size-distribution of the accreted material is poorly understood. READ MORE

  5. 4. Formation and Evolution of Protoplanetary Disks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Johan Appelgren; [2019]
    Keywords : protoplanetary disk; protoplanetary disk formation; protoplanetary disk evolution; planet formation; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : A star forms with a surrounding protoplanetary disk after the collapse of a molecular cloud core. Subsequently, over a period of several Myr this protoplanetary disk of dust and gas is accreted onto the host star. We model the formation and evolution of such a protoplanetary disk using a one-dimensional numerical model. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mobile Learning and Self-Worth : The Case of Syrian Refugees from a Kantian Perspective

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Rama Alshoufani; [2018]
    Keywords : Immanuel Kant; Christine Korsgaard; agency; refugee; Mobile Learning; autonomous; efficacious; practical identity; self-worth.;

    Abstract : As the war in Syria is about to enter its seventh year, Syrians continue to head towards Europe to seek safety and protection. This challenges European countries to provide urgent relief and services including education for a high number of Syrian refugees every year. READ MORE