Essays about: "Continental philosophy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Continental philosophy.

  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unveiling the Swedish philosophical landscape : A topic model study of the articles of a Swedish philosophical journal from 1980-2020

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Björn Lindqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : bibliometrics; topic modelling; LDA; philosophy; Swedish; Continental; analytic;

    Abstract : Bibliometric research is an important tool for examining the scientific output of various fields of study. By conducting such research, it is possible to see how the influences of different people, ideologies and discoveries have affected the scientific discourse. READ MORE

  4. 3. The dancing qualities of the cinematic space: a methodological experiment in order to perceive the motion picture as a dancing body.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Gianmarco Donaggio; [2022]
    Keywords : Cinematic space; postmodern dance; movement; phenomenology; film; avant-garde; Arts and Architecture; Performing Arts; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The thesis is proposing a method to perceive the cinematic space as a body in motion. The foundation for such an experimental method is traced within the investigation of the movement in the study of the motion picture, as well as in a phenomenological approach to dance, and in selected theories from the continental philosophy of the 20th century. READ MORE

  5. 4. Re-Construction for the New : Gilles Deleuze’s Text-Critical Method in Différence et répétition

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

    Author : Emet Brulin; [2020]
    Keywords : Gilles Deleuze; method; critique; textual criticism; multiplicity; interpretation; hermeneutics; stories; free indirect discourse; problems; Gilles Deleuze; metod; kritik; textkritik mångfald; tolkning; hermeneutik; berättelser; fri indirekt anföring; problem;

    Abstract : This thesis argues, contrary to Gilles Deleuze’s critique of method and disavowal of textuality, that there is a re-constructive textual method at work in Deleuze’s 1968 treatise Différence et répétition. It is a method not for interpretation, representation, or deconstruction but for prolonging and reactivating historical and contemporary texts into the present and for the future. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Dangerous or Necessary Style? : An examination of the relevance of style in philosophy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Åhlfeldt; [2018]
    Keywords : philosophy of language; semantics; style; metaphors; analytic philosophy; Continental philosophy; språkfilosofi; semantik; stil; metaforer; analytisk filosofi; kontinental filosofi;

    Abstract : No form of philosophy is without literary style. This is not always appreciated and opponents of style within philosophy often seem to be unaware of the role of style. READ MORE