Essays about: "hermeneutical interpretation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words hermeneutical interpretation.
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1. "Not your darlings – but their mother's!" : Interpretative Difficulties with "Love" in Euripides' Medea
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och retorikAbstract : The aim of this Master’s thesis is to achieve philosophical clarity on an interpretative problem I have been struggle with in Euripides’ Medea: That Medea murders her own children, while claimingto love them. Situated within the philosophical and literary tradition of ordinary language philosophy and ordinary language criticism, the thesis draws on ideas, theoretical discussions, and concepts from Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toril Moi, Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, and Niklas Forsberg – but also Søren Kierkegaard. READ MORE
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2. Understanding the spatial elements at the tuberculosis sanatoria in Sweden: 1887-1942 : Cartography and spatial interpretation through geography information systems (GIS)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This project aspires to understand the tuberculosis sanatoria in Sweden from the perspective of their location in space and the interpretation of the characteristics of their landscapes. The study has sorted the areas of analysis in the following categories: [i] distribution, [ii] altitude, [iii] orientation, [iv] proximity to the sea, [v] proximity to lakes or rivers, [vi] proximity to train stations, [vii] proximity to forests, [viii] proximity to towns or hospitals, [ix] proximity to industries. READ MORE
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3. Narsai & Jacob : A Comparative analysis of two 5-6th century Syriac patristic authors’ hermeneutical interpretation on Christology
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studierAbstract : During the 5th-6th century multiple clashes of theological debate engulfed the Roman empire after the heated council controversies of Ephesus and Chalcedon. The aftermath sparked factions and formulated alliances dependent on their hermeneutical and dogmatic positions. READ MORE
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4. Inaccessible Light : Marginalia to Anselm's Argument
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionenAbstract : Since its inception in 1078, the ontological argument has continued to fascinate philosophers for almost a millennium. It continues to elicit genuine interest from analytic philosophers even today. Several recent studies and anthologies on the argument have been produced in the past few years, and the debate is as lively as ever. READ MORE
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5. The subjective meaning of sexual harassment and sexual assault perpetration: from the perspectives of self-identified perpetrators
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis explores male sexual assault and sexual harassment perpetration. The theoretical orientations were constituted of a theoretical synthesis of primarily Max Weber's theory of action, motivation and subjective meaning, and theoretical aspects of sensemaking. Four research questions were divided into two qualitative studies. READ MORE