Engelska

Isaiah [Bok / Inbunden]

I modern tid har mod betraktats med misstänksamhet och förknippats med chauvinism och fanatism. Per Bauhn visar i The Value of Courage hur en rättighetsteori med utgångspunkt i villkoren för framgångsrikt handlande kan både förklara värdet av mod och sätta moraliska gränser. Bristen på mod är ett problem för såväl enskilda individer som försöker skapa sig ett gott liv som för idealet om ett rättvist samhälle.<br/><br/>I The Value of Courage handlar mod inte om storslagna dåd på slagfältet utan mer om framåtanda och rättsmedvetande. Mod handlar inte om att inte vara rädd utan om att kunna trotsa sin rädsla i strävan efter viktiga mål.<br/><br/>I boken presenteras två typer av mod, kreativitetsmod och övertygelsemod. Förhållandet mellan mod och egenskaper som heroism och förtänksamhet diskuteras. Det filosofiska resonemanget illustreras genomgående med historiska exempel.<br/><br/>Per Bauhn, docent i praktisk filosofi, arbetar som universitetslektor vid Lunds universitet. Han föreläser även inom kurser i freds- och konfliktkunskap.

Shalom Inshallah - Encountering Jews, Christians And Muslims [Bok / Inbunden]

Ivar Segelberg (19141987), between 1951 and 1979 professor of philosophy in Gothenburg, is an important figure in Swedish philosophy but still only known within a rather narrow circle. Trained in both phenomenology and analytical philosophy, Segelberg developed highly original theories about time con­sciousness, the unity of consciousness, and general ontology. He published his three main works in Swedish, and only in 1999 were they (collectively) made available in English. The present volume will hopefully help make Segelbergs work more widely known. It is partly based on a 2008 symposium in Gothenburg, also called Philosophy and Botany, but contains several independent contributions including a newly written biography.

More Than Mythology - Narratives, Ritual Practices And Regional Distribution In Pre-christian Scandinavian Religions [Bok / Inbunden]

Linköping - An Introduction To The Diocesan History [Bok / Inbunden]

What happens to peoples sense of belonging when globalization meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion and ethnicity? Who are the actors stressing cultural heritage and authenticity as tools for self-understanding? In Rethinking the Space for Religion, the authors aim at a broad discussion on how history and religion are made part of the production of narratives about origin and belonging in contemporary Europe. The contributors offer localized studies where actors with strong agendas indicate the complex relations between history, religion, and identity. The case studies exemplify how public intellectuals and academics have taken active part in the construction of recent and traditional pasts. Instead of repeating the simplistic explanation as a return of religion, the authors of this volume focus on public platforms and agents, and their use of religion as a political and cultural argument. The approach makes a nuanced and fresh survey for researchers and other initiated readers to engage in.