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I november: om å bli gammel
I trettitre essays undersøker Sven-Eric Liedman aldringen, som er like ubegripelig som den er subjektiv. Hva betyr det egentlig å være bestefar? Hvordan resonnerer en eldre mann rundt døden, sinnet eller lykken? Og hvordan kan språket, lesningen, dannelsen og kjærligheten forenes med det å bli gammel?
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166 pages, Hardcover
Published March 10, 2023
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About the author
Sven-Eric Liedman
43 books23 followersSven-Eric Liedman (born 1939) is a Swedish author and Professor Emeritus of History of Ideas at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theoretical Philosophy at Lund University in 1959. In 1961 he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in the same subject. His most important teacher in Lund was Gunnar Aspelin. He then moved to the University of Gothenburg where he received his Ph.D. in History of Ideas in 1966.
In 1966-1968 he worked at Sydsvenskan, a major newspaper in southern Sweden. In 1968 he held a temporary position at Lund University. In 1979 he was appointed Professor of History of Ideas at the University of Gothenburg, where he remained until his retirement in 2006.
Sven-Eric Liedman is the author of a well-known Swedish textbook on the history of political ideas, with the prefix "Från Platon till..." in its title. The textbook has since its first edition in 1972 been updated many times. The title has also changed to reflect the changes. The first edition was called "Från Platon till Lenin" (from Plato to Lenin). The last edition is called "Från Platon till kriget mot terrorismen" (from Plato to the War against terrorism).
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theoretical Philosophy at Lund University in 1959. In 1961 he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in the same subject. His most important teacher in Lund was Gunnar Aspelin. He then moved to the University of Gothenburg where he received his Ph.D. in History of Ideas in 1966.
In 1966-1968 he worked at Sydsvenskan, a major newspaper in southern Sweden. In 1968 he held a temporary position at Lund University. In 1979 he was appointed Professor of History of Ideas at the University of Gothenburg, where he remained until his retirement in 2006.
Sven-Eric Liedman is the author of a well-known Swedish textbook on the history of political ideas, with the prefix "Från Platon till..." in its title. The textbook has since its first edition in 1972 been updated many times. The title has also changed to reflect the changes. The first edition was called "Från Platon till Lenin" (from Plato to Lenin). The last edition is called "Från Platon till kriget mot terrorismen" (from Plato to the War against terrorism).
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April 25, 2024
Rätt angenäm, rentav bra i många stycken. Men eftersom jag började läsa den i november (!) och inte är klar förrän nu så måste det ju va nåt skit med den.
July 22, 2024
Søt bok om alderdom
April 6, 2024
Veldig godt! Siterer anmeldelse Morgenbladet19.01.24: «Handler tilsynelatende om aldring, kan leses som ren livskunst»»
December 20, 2024
Vacker bok om hur all den framgång, visdom, godhet, munterhet och allmänbildning som Sven-Eric Liedman, professor emeritus i idé- och lärdomshistoria, besitter inte kom utan att också livet gav vissa sorger, utmaningar och en mängd upplevelser. Liedman var lite skoltrött och äventyrlig ett tag som ung men gjorde en comeback och blev Sveriges ledande lärde.
March 28, 2025
En eftertänksam och vacker lite essäsamling, ofta tankeväckande, ibland lite banal så som livet är.
Det är underbart att bli gammal - och hemskt.
Det är underbart att bli gammal - och hemskt.
August 28, 2024
Interessante perspektiver på store tema og spørsmål. Vipper nesten opp på fem, men ikke alle tekstene var like gode eller snakket like mye til meg. Kan tidvis føles litt tung.
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