Ragnar A. Antonsson Gambrell← Research Early Irish kingship tales are properly interpreted through the framework of heroic narrative, in which the figure of the king emerges as both ruler and potential hero. For this analysis, the royal characters of Conare Mór and Niall Noígiallach will be compared in view of their fitness for kingship and,… Read More Heroic narrative in Early Irish kingship tales: A comparative analysis of Conare Mór and Niall Noígiallach

Ragnar A. Antonsson Gambrell← Research In retrospect, Putin’s article “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians” (2021) is meant to lay out a justification of an encroachment upon the territory of Ukraine. The article is published on the Kremlin’s website on 12 July 2021, at 17:00. The invasion of the territory of Ukraine commenced… Read More Ukraine without Russia: The example of Canaan

Ragnar A. Antonsson Gambrell← Research Pólitískt raun­sæi og utan­ríkis­stefna Ís­lands – Vísir Pólitískt raunsæi varðar skilgreiningu ríkisvalds. – Í hverju felst vald ríkisins? Samkvæmt raunsæiskenningu Carl Schmitt liggur ríkisvald í getu ríkisins til að tilgreina óvin ríkis og þjóðar. Gengið er að hernaðarmætti ríkisins í þessu tilliti sem vísum; óvinur verður ekki tilgreindur nema fyrir… Read More Pólitískt raunsæi og utanríkisstefna íslenskra stjórnvalda

Ragnar A. Antonsson Gambrell← Research In what follows, the proper distinction between reference and predication is observed as well as the notion of a successful reference. In this regard, the role of the speaker’s intention is discussed. Reference is understood as a speech act performed in a particular speech situation, where interpretation is required to… Read More Reference, predication, and intention

Ragnar A. Antonsson Gambrell← Research Úkraína án Rúss­lands: Fyrir­heitna landið – Vísir Eftir á að hyggja er grein Vladímír Pútín „Um sögulega einingu Rússa og Úkraínumanna“ (2021) ætlað að rökstyðja innrás í Úkraínu. Greinin er birt á vefsíðu Kremlar þann 12. júlí 2021 (klukkan 17:00). Innrás Rússa í Úkraínu hófst 24. febrúar 2022. Í neðangreindu… Read More Úkraína án Rússlands