From October 1990 to December 1996 I was a student of English and Philosophy at Ruhr University Bochum and Trinity College Dublin. During these years I had to write numerous essays, term papers and class presentation. To prevent these from falling into complete oblivion I publish them here, hoping they might prove helpful for other students or scholars working on similar subjects.
All texts can either be read online with any browser, or downloaded as a .doc (Word 6.0/7.0) document.
I enjoy discussing these issues and invite your opinion, commentary or questions. [e-mail me!]
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Love concepts in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this paper I analyse the various, and sometimes conflicting, love concepts which can be found in Shakespeare's famous tragedy. |
Religion and Philosophy in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy This essay explores the world views and religious believes held by characters in Sean O'Casey's 'Dublin Trilogy' (Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, The Plough and the Stars). |
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Semantics as a Study of Discourse The discipline of semantics usually treats linguistic signs (letters, words, sentences, texts) in a discrete, atomic fashion. This work tries to define semantics on the level of discourse rather than discrete signs. |
Harald Koehl: Kants Gesinnungsethik. A Review This term paper, which is written in German, is in fact a book review of Harald Koehls analysis of Kants ethics as an ethics of principles. The essay also explains the ethics of principles as put down by Kant.
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Das Ersatzfach für Religion am Bertha-von-Suttner Gymnasium, Oberhausen This term paper for a course in the didactics of philosophy is also written in German. It is a discussion of alternatives to traditional denominational religious education in German schools.
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The Value of Society and the Virtue of Loneliness in the Old English Elegies This essay examines the contrast between life in a tightly knit society and spiritual loneliness, which had a special ethical value in the Old English society. It treats "The Wanderer", The Seafarer" and "The Wife's Lament".
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Die Begründbarkeit von handlungsorientiertem Unterricht This term paper, written in German, explores the concept of "handlungsorienterter Unterricht", which means something like "action oriented teaching" or "hands-on orientation" - I can't think of any better English expression right now. The focus is on Hilbert Meyer's work on this cocept.
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Aktienindizes - Konzeption, Berechnung und Verwendung This presentation, written in German, gives an introduction to the world of equity indices. It explains concepts, calculation methods and the commercial use of equity indices. The German Deutscher Aktienindex DAX and the US blue chip index Dow Jones Industrial Average are explained in greater detail.
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Between Pop and Literature: Nick Hornby This introduction to the works of Nick Hornby has served as a presentation to the Frankfurt English Speaking Club. It discusses the pop character of Nick Hornby's work and summarizes his first three novels. |
Philosophical Discourse in James Joyce's 'Ulysses': Index
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