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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Christian Wolff"”.
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Portfolio of compositions with commentaries 2012-2015
… throughout three non-chronological phases of Christian Wolff's notations. The chapter closes by questioning what form of understanding might yet be pursued in respect of this work given (a) its nature, and (b) the nature of our inquiry. The third chapter reflects on some of the philosophical …
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The Art of Invention: Antonio Canova's Bozzetti
… for the bozzetti. Drawing on the works of Christian Wolff (1679-1754), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714-1762), François Hemsterhuis (1721-1790), and Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803), I examine their relevance to a revised aesthetics of the bozzetti. Finally, tracing the singular …
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Seeing Connections: Documentary as an Intervention in the Social World
… exploring the rehearsal of a piece of music by Christian Wolff called Changing the System (1973). This exploration is based around the score of the piece, which, offering different possibilities for its realisation, both on the macro and micro level, requires explicit dialogical interaction …
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Metaphysics and the Mind-Body Problem: Why the Twenty-First Century Still Needs Mental Substances
… second edition of his German Metaphysics (1751) Christian Wolff distinguishes three responses to the mind-body problem. Materialism says that everything is ultimately material. Idealism says that everything is ultimately mental. Substance dualism says that there are both material and mental …
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Svenska Pommern : kulturmöten och identifikation 1720–1815
… is represented by the professor of law, Christian Nettelbladt (1696-1775). He fought against what he himself regarded as misconceptions about Swedish history and climate and argued instead in favour of its superiority. Nettelbladt tried to convince the Pomeranians that they belonged to …
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Η ευδαιμονία ως σκοπός της παιδείας στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωπαϊκού και του Νεοελληνικού Διαφωτισμού
… Ludwig Philipp Thümmig (1697-1728), μαθητή του Christian Wolff (1679-1754). Συνοπτικά, η πρωτοτυπία της διατριβής έγκειται στα εξής. (1) Επιχειρείται για πρώτη φορά μια συνολική θεώρηση της θέσης της έννοιας της ευδαιμονίας στα ηθικά και πολιτικά κείμενα του νεοελληνικού Διαφωτισμού και της …