Oplysningstidens grundlæggende tanker Oplysningstiden er en periode der strækker sig fra 1690-1789. Perioden er kendetegnet ved, at menneskets syn bliver udvidet omkring viden og verden. Dette resulterer i, at man begynder at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved autoriteterne, kongemagten og kirken. Perioden bygger på menneskets fornuft. Der er ingen andre, som skal…
Oplysningstiden
Koleraepidemien i København
Koleraepidemien i København brød ud den 11. Juni 1853 og varede indtil oktober samme år. Ca. 5000 døde i København. Dengang var den spontane generationen en almindelig forståelse af, at liv kunne opstå spontant ud af intet. For eksempel maddiker kunne opstå af dødt kød. Teorien var, at sygdommen kom via luften, det man kalder…
The prisoner in Theresienstadt
This post has been written with inspiration from when I was in Prague in 2012. I visited the concentration camp Terzin. This was a very touching experience and in front of the Fortress Terezin, there was a cemetery with over a thousand tombstones and I took a picture of Joseph Koubeks grave and decided to…
Norse Mythology
The troll comes from Norse Mythology, inspired by the cruel giants who were the main enemies of the gods, known as Jötunn, who lived in the mountains of Utgard. They have a human like appearance, but they are incredibly ugly and huge, and every story about them tells of how stupid they are. In the…