Lars Tragardh, Uppsala University – The Swedish Theory of Love

09/06/23 • 2 min

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What is the Swedish theory of love? Lars Tragardh, professor of history at Uppsala University, explains. Ph.D in History from UC Berkeley; professor of history at Uppsala university, Sweden; public commentator on Swedish politics and society. The Swedish Theory of Love Americans are fond of thinking of themselves as rugged individualists. But compared to Swedes [...]

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