Per Svante Gudmund Nordin (born April 18, 1946) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

historian of ideas Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual histor ...

and author. He is a professor of history of ideas at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion theoretical philosophy The modern division of philosophy into theoretical philosophy and practical philosophyImmanuel Kant, ''Lectures on Ethics'', Cambridge University Press, 2001, p. 41 ("On Universal Practical Philosophy"). Original text: Immanuel Kant, ''Kant’s Ges ...

. In 1981 he became an associate professor in history of ideas and in 1999 a full professor in the same discipline. During the 1980s his research was focused on the history of philosophy and he wrote a groundbreaking work on the history of Swedish philosophy during the 1800s and 1900s. From the 1990s on, he has mainly focused on cultural currents during the 1900s. His book ''Filosofernas krig'' was nominated for the

August Prize The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. Prize In the years 1989- ...

. Nordin has written several textbooks in philosophy and the history of ideas. When he turned 60 he was honored with a

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, ''Filosofiska citat''.''Filosofiska citat. Festskrift till Svante Nordin'' (red.

Gunnar Broberg Gunnar Broberg (5 September 1942 – 30 April 2022) was since 1990 Professor in History of Science and Ideas at Lund University, Sweden. Among other writings, Prof. Broberg has written about the compulsory sterilization activities in Sweden and ...

, Jonas Hansson, Elisabeth Mansén), Stockholm: Atlantis, 2006.

Bibliography

*''Interpretation and method. Studies in the explication of literature'', Lund, 1978. *''Den Boströmska skolan och den svenska idealismens fall'', Lund: Doxa, 1981. *''Historia och vetenskap. En essä om marxismen, historicismen och humaniora'', Lund: Zenit, 1981. *''Från Hägerström till Hedenius. Den moderna svenska filosofin'', Bodafors: Doxa, 1984. *''Romantikens filosofi. Svensk idealism från Höijer till hegelianerna'', Lund: Doxa, 1987. *''Från tradition till apokalyps. Historieskrivning och civilisationskritik i det moderna Europa'', Stockholm:

Symposion In ancient Greece, the symposium ( grc-gre, συμπόσιον ''symposion'' or ''symposio'', from συμπίνειν ''sympinein'', "to drink together") was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was acc ...

, 1989. *''

Fredrik Böök Martin Fredrik Böök (May 12, 1883 in Kristianstad – December 2, 1961 in Copenhagen) was a Swedish professor of literary history at Lund University, literary critic and writer. He wrote biographies and books on Swedish literature.An extensive b ...

. En levnadsteckning'', Stockholm:

Natur & Kultur Natur & Kultur is a Swedish publishing foundation with head office in Stockholm known for an extensive series of teaching materials. Its logotype is an apple tree. Overview The publishing house was founded in 1922 by Johan Hansson and his wif ...

, 1994. *''Filosofins historia. Det västerländska förnuftets äventyr från

Thales Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regarded him ...

till

postmodernism Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or Rhetorical modes, mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by philosophical skepticism, skepticis ...

en'', Lund: Studentlitteratur, 1995 (utökad uppl. 2003). *''Det pessimistiska förnuftet. Filosofiska essäer och porträtt'', Nora: Nya Doxa, 1996. *''Filosofernas krig. Den europeiska filosofin under första världskriget'', Nora: Nya Doxa, 1998. *''Det politiska tänkandets historia'', Lund:

Studentlitteratur Studentlitteratur is an academic publishing company based in Sweden and publishing mostly in Swedish. It is one of the largest producers of university text books and course books in Sweden. The company was established in 1963 and is based in the ...

, 1999 (utökad uppl. 2006). *''"Förlåt jag blott citerar." Om citatets historia'', Nora: Nya Doxa, 2001. *'' Ingemar Hedenius. En filosof och hans tid'', Stockholm: Natur & Kultur, 2004. *''Nittonhundratalet. En biografi. Makter, människor och idéer under ett århundrade'', Stockholm:

Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas (mythology), Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works ''Timaeus (dialogue), Timaeus'' and ''Critias (dialogue), Critias'' ...

, 2005. *''Globaliseringens idéhistoria'', Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2006. *''Humaniora i Sverige – Framväxt – Guldålder – Kris'', Stockholm: Atlantis, 2008. *''Fyra som förde krig'', Stockholm: Atlantis, 2009. *''Filosoferna. Det västerländska tänkandet sedan år 1900'', Stockholm: Atlantis, 2011. * ''Drottningen och filosofen. Mötet mellan Christina och Descartes'' Atlantis, 2012 * ''Winston. Churchill och den brittiska världsordningens slut'' Atlantis, 2013 * ''Sven Stolpe. Blåsten av ett temperament'' Atlantis, 2014 * ''Filosoferna. Den moderna världens födelse och det västerländska tänkandet 1776–1900'',

, 2016. * ''Efter revolutionen. Vänstern i svensk kulturdebatt sedan 1968'' (med Lennart Berntson) Stockholm: Natur & kultur, 2017 * ''Hitlers München'', Natur & kultur, 2018 * ''Filosofins litterära formvärld och andra studier'', Axess Publishing, 2018 * ''Sveriges moderna historia. Fem politiska projekt 1809-2019'', Natur & kultur, 2019 * ''Tanke och dröm. Svensk idéhistoria från 1900'',

Timbro Timbro is a liberal think tank and publishing company located in Stockholm, Sweden. In its present form Timbro was founded in 1978 by Sture Eskilsson and the Swedish Employers’ Association, a precursor to the Confederation of Swedish Enterpr ...

, 2021 * ''Filosoferna. Vetenskaplig revolution och upplysning 1650-1776'' Fri Tanke, 2022

References

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