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Den moderne verdens idéhistorie
Den moderne verdens idéhistorie - i skyggen av fremtiden er en bred fremstilling av de siste århundrenes store omveltninger i Europa og verden. Den anerkjente svenske idéhistorikeren Sven-Eric Liedman byr her på en unik blanding fortellerglede og kunnskap. De store perspektivene i politikken, filosofien, vitenskapen, økonomien og religionen avløses av overraskende og underholdende resonnementer rundt for eksempel klokken og multiplikasjonstabellen. Boken har vunnet den prestisjefylte Augustprisen for årets beste svenske fagbok. Juryen begrunnet valget slik: "I boken I skuggan av framtiden gir Sven-Eric Liedman et bredt og vel underbygd bilde av modernitetens idéutvikling i et historisk perspektiv, i skarp kontrast til den overfladiskhet som ofte forekommer i dagens debatt. Ut fra spennende nye innfallsvinkler bidrar Liedman med verdifull og tankevekkende innsikt om så vel vår samtid som oss selv".
- GenresPhilosophy
557 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2013
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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