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  1. 11. Principles and the Purpose of Action : An inquiry into the relationship between the ethical and the political in the work of Hannah Arendt.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofi

    Author : Andreas Klawitter; [2022]
    Keywords : Hannah Arendt; principles; action; performativity;

    Abstract : Hannah Arendt has been widely criticized for conceiving a theory of action and the public realm as devoid of any ethical restraints. This paper suggests that such criticism, as well as proponents of Arendt’s theory, fails to deal with her theory on its own terms and argue that her own notion of manifesting principles as the purpose of action, provides an account of political action that is ethically oriented towards our common world. READ MORE

  3. 12. Covid-19 Idealism: Analysing Societal and Policy Unevenness in the Geographical Distribution of Covid-19 in Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Floris Moerkens; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Idealism; Social injustice; geographical unevenness; societal unevenness; Covid-19 policy.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis focusses on three distinct unevenness’s seen within the Covid-19 pandemic. Geographical unevenness shows in an uneven spread in and between countries. Societal unevenness is seen as Covid-19 deaths mainly occur in the elderly population, or people with underlying conditions. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Ethical Implications of the TRIPS Agreement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Minahil Malik; [2022]
    Keywords : Bayesian process tracing; TRIPS Agreement; covid-19; India; IPT analysis; moral philosophy; international relations; WTO;

    Abstract : The current TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) agreement established by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a major determinant of accessibility to drugs. In International Relations (IR), the discourse surrounds the role of these intellectual property rights on the global economic order. READ MORE

  5. 14. The (non)democratic superhero? : A study of the reproduction of democratic society in character narratives in superhero films.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Evelin Nyberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Democracy; Popular culture; Superhero; Agency; Structuration;

    Abstract : This study uses political philosophy to understand how democracy is communicated as transmutating or transitioning in superhero narratives. The study combines a conflict-based conceptualisation of democracy with Anthony Giddens’ structuration theory to discuss the characters’ actions in relation to their respective society. READ MORE

  6. 15. Riveted : Levinas' Early Stuff

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Aron Ericson; [2022]
    Keywords : Levinas; transcendence; excendence; phenomenology; ontology; Heidegger;

    Abstract : This study is an examination of the early philosophical writings by Emmanuel Levinas, and shows how transcendence became his guiding question. The study has three parts. Part One lays out Levinas' early enthusiasm with regard to Heidegger's phenomenology. Part Two consists of close readings of three essays by Levinas from 1933 to 1935. READ MORE