Sökning: "Dennett"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade ordet Dennett.
1. Problem med determinism och fri vilja hos Augustinus och Daniel C. Dennett
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenSammanfattning : The aim of this essay is to identify common problems associated with free will and determinism in two authors, originating from different social contexts. As well as different time perspectives. The authors and books chosen for this purpose is Brainstorms written by Daniel C. Dennett, and The Free Choice of the Will by Augustine of Hippo. LÄS MER
2. Verklighet eller illusion : -En kritisk jämförelse mellan Dennett och Chalmers om medvetandets natur
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärandeSammanfattning : This essay examines and analyzes the debate between David Chalmers and Daniel Dennett about the nature of consciousness and how to proceed to explain its existence. They are two of the biggest names of philosophy of mind today and have been on opposite sides of the debate since the nineties. LÄS MER
3. Samhällelig sekulär maximalism : En analys av nyateistisk ideologi
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to analyze the ideology of the cultural phenomenon, that is as political as it is controversial, the new atheism. By studying the ideas and values of four prominent new atheists, commonly referred to as the ‘four horsemen of the new atheism’, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett, this study aims to, in some ways challenge, and in others, nuance, the categorization of the movement. LÄS MER
4. Skrattets makt : En filosofisk undersökning av komiken som meningsskapande existentiell nödvändighet
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärandeSammanfattning : The subject of this paper is the philosophy of comedy. It is an orientation through history of laughter and its connection to the essence of comedy. This investigation tries to pinpoint some characteristics of the comedian and the task of the comedian today, focusing primarily on comedy in the public sphere. LÄS MER
5. En ny ateism eller ateism i en ny tid? : En idéanalys av de nya ateisterna och deras kritiker
Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Sammanfattning : This essay intends to examine the atheists Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Michel Onfray's arguments against religion, based on the themes of religion, atheism and the perception.of their present worldview. In addition, the research aims to find out whether it is suitable to talk about a new atheism. LÄS MER