Essays about: "Applied philosophy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 essays containing the words Applied philosophy.
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1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE
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2. Om landskapets estetik : perspektiv på estetikbegreppet och dess relation till landskapsarkitekturen
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : I det här examensarbetet undersöks estetikbegreppet och dess relation till landskapsarkitekturen. För att skapa ett solitt ramverk genomfördes en littera- turöversikt med utgångspunkt i filosofins estetik. Utifrån litteraturöversikten utvecklades en modell för hur man kan förhålla sig till estetiska frågor. READ MORE
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3. Green Colonialism: A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Conservation Practices In The Context Of Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Since its establishment in 1969, external actors have been significantly involved in the implementation of nature conservation in Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP). As climate change becomes increasingly tangible, conservation activities are frequently being deployed to protect ecosystems across the globe. READ MORE
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4. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. READ MORE
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5. ”The shrieking of nothing is killing me” : Representations of society of the spectacle and hyperreality in David Bowie’s lyrics
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This text explores how the lyrics of David Bowie can be applied as supporting the critique against hyperreality and society of the spectacle, as articulated by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. This is done by focusing on three questions: 1) what elements in Bowie’s lyrics support Debord and Baudrillard, 2) how can these elements function to portray Bowie as primarily a sociologist and secondly an artist, and 3) what are the benefits of using fiction (in this case lyrics) as empirical material? From a theoretical framework building on Debord’s society of the spectacle and Baudrillard’s focus on hyperreality, I will apply a two-folded methodology of sociology through literature and socio-poetics. READ MORE
