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  1. 1. The Flying Man : An interpretive approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Dalal Altounji; [2023]
    Keywords : Thought experiment; Avicenna; dualism; essentialism;

    Abstract : A thought experiment by Avicenna known as the Flying man presents a hypothetical man in the air who is not aware of the existence of his body but simultaneously is aware of himself. A common objection to the Flying Man accuses Avicenna of committing an epistemic and logical fallacy known as the Masked Man. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dialog om landskapet, i landskapet : naturvägledning i fysisk planering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vera Fredriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : naturvägledning; deliberativa ideal; utomhuspedagogik; medborgardialog; fysisk planering;

    Abstract : I denna studie undersöks huruvida naturvägledning, som facilitering av dialog om landskap, i landskapet kan användas i dialogprocesser vid fysisk planering. Syftet för uppsatsen att bidra med ökad förståelse och kunskap om hur vi kan ha en deliberativ dialog om en plats av socioekologiskt värde i en meningsfull kontext i planering genom naturvägledning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Genius loci : ett verktyg för att bevara platsens identitet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jennifer Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : Genius loci; Theseus skepp; Uppsala; platsanalys; platsidentitet; landskapsarkitektur; landskapsanalys;

    Abstract : Ur ett socialt hållbarhetsperspektiv är platsidentitet viktigt eftersom människor generellt sett inte trivs på generiska platser. I uppsatsen analyserades därför två platser i Uppsala med Genius loci som verktyg för att förstå platsernas identiteter och hur dessa kan bevaras. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender and Sexuality on Gethen : A Contemporary Analysis of Ursula K le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Ellen Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : gender; sexuality; Ursula K Le Guin; The Left Hand of Darkness; science fiction; kön; sexualitet; Ursula K Le Guin; Mörkrets Vänstra Hand; science fiction;

    Abstract : Ursula K Le Guin wrote The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) because she wanted to explore the limitations of gender and sexuality in a way that reflected the ongoing epistemic changes in her society. She created the Gethenians, an ambisexual, androgynous species that live most of their life without an assigned sex, making their entire society lack the concept of gender. READ MORE

  6. 5. Individualism and Co-Operation in Thought: Co-Cognitivism as a Defence of Anti-Individualism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Daniel Carlström Schad; [2020]
    Keywords : Externalism; Anti-individualism; Co-cognitivism; Co-cognition; Social anti-individualism; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : Social anti-individualists suggest that the social environment enters into the individuation of psychological contents. This is defended by the now-famous arthritis thought experiment. Nevertheless, counterarguments have been proposed that aim to undermine the thought experiment. READ MORE