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Sven-Eric Liedman

Sven-Eric Liedman
Sven-Eric Liedman in September 2015
Born1939 (age 85–86)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Gothenburg
Main interestsHistory of ideas

Sven-Eric Liedman (born 1939) is a Swedish author and Professor Emeritus of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.

He was born in 1939 in Karlskrona. He was raised in Vittskövle and Degeberga.[1]

Liedman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theoretical philosophy at Lund University in 1959. In 1961 he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in the same subject. His most important teacher in Lund was Gunnar Aspelin. He then moved to the University of Gothenburg, where he received his Ph.D. in history of ideas in 1966.[2]

From 1966–1968, he worked as a journalist and deputy culture editor at Sydsvenskan.[3][4] In 1968 he held a temporary position at Lund University. In 1979 he was appointed Professor of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg, where he remained until his retirement in 2006.[2]

Sven-Eric Liedman is the author of a well-known Swedish textbook on the history of political ideas, with the prefix "Från Platon till..." in its title. The textbook has since its first edition in 1972 been updated many times. The title has also changed to reflect the changes. The first edition was called "Från Platon till Lenin" (from Plato to Lenin). The last edition is called "Från Platon till demokratins kris" (from Plato to democracy's crisis).

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  1. ^ Annebäck, Karin (23 May 2023). "Sven-Eric Liedman: "Jag känner inte igen mig i Åkessons Sverige"" [Sven-Eric Liedman: "I don't recognize myself in Åkesson's Sweden"]. Dagens ETC [sv] (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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  3. ^ Tichý, Andrzej (2 January 2010). "Se dig själv i alla andra" [See yourself in everyone else]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ Ekselius, Eva (21 November 2001). "Kunskapen sitter i kroppen" [Knowledge resides in the body]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2025. Under några eldfängda år efter disputationen var han journalist och biträdande kulturredaktör på Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Det var åren före -68, tidningen hade fortfarande partibeteckningen "höger", men hela det ideologiska fältet befann sig i nyväckt rörelse åt vänster och Sven-Eric Liedman blev dess röst. [During a few turbulent years after his dissertation, he worked as a journalist and assistant culture editor at Sydsvenska Dagbladet. This was before 1968, when the newspaper still had the party label “right-wing,” but the entire ideological field was undergoing a renewed shift to the left, and Sven-Eric Liedman became its voice.]
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