Hjältar och förebilder
en studie av äventyraren och hans inspirationskällor
Interdisciplinary studiesSalomon August AndréeOla SkinnarmoNordpolenäventyrareVetenskapshistoriaHjälteFriluftslivLegitimeringThe North PoleAdventurerHistory of scienceHeroOutdoor lifeVindication.TVÄRVETENSKAP
The purpose of this essay is to examine how the adventure is accomplished as a project, and how this is vindicated, through science or by other means. The scientists of today are not seen as adventurers or heroes, at least not as they used to, but this image lives on as a sort of role or social institution, that can be used by anyone and in any purpose. These roles could be seen as a type of rules for the modern adventurer, and act both as a limit or a possibility. This essay compares two North Pole travelers, Ola Skinnarmo and Salomon August Andrée.