Essays about: "philosophical topic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words philosophical topic.

  1. 1. Waiting for Godot : A Play in Which the Main Characters' Lives Are Presented As Meaningless

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Iman Abbas Abdulmehdi; [2023]
    Keywords : Waiting for Godot; Absurdism; Nihilism; Existentialism; Samuel Beckett;

    Abstract : The objective of this argumentative paper is to study the play Waiting for Godot from a specific point of view. The statement of this thesis is that the lives of Vladimir and Estragon are presented as meaningless, and this claim is based on the analysis of the play and the study of other published scholarship that is associated with the topic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

    Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leading with Soft Skill-Z : An exploratory case study on the influence of soft leadership skills on the motivation and engagement of Generation Z as employees

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Emma Riksen; Tamara Spies; [2023]
    Keywords : Generation Z; leadership; soft skills; motivation; engagement;

    Abstract : Background and problem discussion: With Generation Z entering the workplace, organizations are faced employing up to four generations at the same time, which leads to disparate perspectives on work ethics, values, and leadership on the work floor. According toexisting research, Generation Z tends to value certain interpersonal qualities, so-called soft skills, in their leaders more than previous generations do. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Art and Graphic Design : Rejecting difference in essence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för estetik

    Author : Sofia Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : Graphic design; art; design; aesthetics; philosophical aesthetics;

    Abstract : The aim with this paper is assessing the debate of art and graphic design being the same or different matter in essence - taking an almost ontological approach. Malcolm Barnard writes in his Graphic Design and Art (2005) that there may be one genuine difference, if not potentially more, that makes art and graphic design two different concepts. READ MORE