Essays about: "Witch hunts"

Found 2 essays containing the words Witch hunts.

1. 1. Achievements of the Rational : A comparative argumentation analysis of witch hunts and conspiracy theories

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emil Björk; [2023]
   Keywords : Rationality; Debate; Vocabulary; Human achievement; Normative development; QAnon; Witch hunts;

   Abstract : According to philosopher Richard Rorty, rational debate and reasoning has limited impact on normative development of society. This seems to be at odds with modern design of democratic institutions, which are built to facilitate rational debate. Through a comparative study of two cases, the present paper examines Rorty’s theory. READ MORE

3. 2. Witch hunts and the intersections of gender, age and class : A feminist analysis on the Western European witch hunts in the 16th and 17th century.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Bente de Koeijer; [2022]
   Keywords : gendered ageism; witch hunts; femicide; lookism; marxist feminism; women s history;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the effects of gender, age, and class in witch hunts in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in Western Europe from a feminist perspective. It also aims to understand the perception of these witch hunts in our present society. It centers poor, old, women who were accused of witchcraft. READ MORE