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August Quennerstedt och naturskyddet - om en förbisedd naturvän i sekelskiftets Sverige

Nilsson, Daniella LU (2019) ILHK02 20182
Division of History of Ideas and Sciences
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the thoughts of August Quennerstedt, the Swedish zoologist active during the turn of the twentieth century, with regard to his ideas on environmental protection. In doing so, the study seeks to identify and historically explain the main notions behind the arguments for protecting the environment as put forth by Quennerstedt in his written lecture ”Naturen och människan”,(”The nature and man”). The result of the study shows that Quennerstedt's thoughts on the value of environmental protection places him within the historical contexts of his time fostering following convictions: (1) a critique of civilisation, (2) the idea of a strong, organic connection between the people of the nation and it's nature,... (More)
The aim of this study is to explore the thoughts of August Quennerstedt, the Swedish zoologist active during the turn of the twentieth century, with regard to his ideas on environmental protection. In doing so, the study seeks to identify and historically explain the main notions behind the arguments for protecting the environment as put forth by Quennerstedt in his written lecture ”Naturen och människan”,(”The nature and man”). The result of the study shows that Quennerstedt's thoughts on the value of environmental protection places him within the historical contexts of his time fostering following convictions: (1) a critique of civilisation, (2) the idea of a strong, organic connection between the people of the nation and it's nature, and (3) the physico-theological and romantic notion of nature as the manifestation of a higher, spiritual realm. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Daniella LU
supervisor
organization
course
ILHK02 20182
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
August Quennerstedt, naturskydd, sekelskiftet 1900, idé- och lärdomshistoria
language
Swedish
id
8971414
date added to LUP
2019-06-20 16:16:32
date last changed
2019-06-20 16:16:32
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study is to explore the thoughts of August Quennerstedt, the Swedish zoologist active during the turn of the twentieth century, with regard to his ideas on environmental protection. In doing so, the study seeks to identify and historically explain the main notions behind the arguments for protecting the environment as put forth by Quennerstedt in his written lecture ”Naturen och människan”,(”The nature and man”). The result of the study shows that Quennerstedt's thoughts on the value of environmental protection places him within the historical contexts of his time fostering following convictions: (1) a critique of civilisation, (2) the idea of a strong, organic connection between the people of the nation and it's nature, and (3) the physico-theological and romantic notion of nature as the manifestation of a higher, spiritual realm.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Daniella}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{August Quennerstedt och naturskyddet - om en förbisedd naturvän i sekelskiftets Sverige}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}