Search for dissertations about: "determinism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the word determinism.

  2. 1. Early Christian Determinism : A Study of The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate

    Author : Paul Linjamaa; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; The Tripartite Tractate; Determinism; Christian Ethics; Free Will; Origen of Alexandria; Nag Hammadi Texts; Valentinianism; Emotions; Ancient Epistemology; Early Alexandrian Christianity;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the ethics of the Nag Hammadi text, The Tripartite Tractate. This text, the fifth tractate in Nag Hammadi Codex I, has received comparatively little attention, although it is the most detailed Valentinian treaty still extant. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Consequence Argument : An Essay on an Argument for the Incompatibility of Free Will and Determinism

    Author : Maria Svedberg; Jens Johansson; Erik Carlson; Helen Beebee; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; consequence argument; free will; determinism; compatibilism; incompatibilism; Peter van Inwagen; ability; laws of nature; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : This book is a contribution to the debate on free will and determinism. More specifically, it is an examination of Peter van Inwagen’s highly influential “Consequence Argument” for incompatibilism, i.e., the thesis that free will is incompatible with determinism. READ MORE

  5. 3. Practical Perspective Compatibilism

    Author : Sofia Jeppsson; Gunnar Björnsson; Ragnar Ohlsson; Derk Pereboom; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Free will; moral responsibility; moral agency; compatibilism; incompatibilism; determinism; the practical perspective; practical freedom; Fri vilja; moraliskt ansvar; moraliskt agentskap; kompatibilism; inkompatibilism; determinism; det praktiska perspektivet; praktisk frihet; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I argue for what I call “practical perspective compatibilism”. According to this thesis, an agent with practical freedom is sufficiently free to be a moral agent and morally responsible for his or her actions.The concept of practical freedom is originally found in the writings of Kant. READ MORE

  6. 4. Deterministic, Explainable and Resource-Efficient Stream Processing for Cyber-Physical Systems

    Author : Dimitrios Palyvos-Giannas; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Provenance; Stream Processing; Scheduling; Determinism;

    Abstract : We are undeniably living in the era of big data , where people and machines generate information at an unprecedented rate. While processing such data can provide immense value, it can prove especially challenging because of the data's Volume, Variety and Velocity . READ MORE

  7. 5. Falling Freely : Anselm of Canterbury on the Will

    Author : Tomas Ekenberg; Lilli Alanen; Mikko Yrjönsuuri; Calvin Normore; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; Anselm of Canterbury; will; choice; action; free will; determinism; metaphysics; ethics; evil; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy;

    Abstract : This thesis clarifies the concept of will in Anselm of Canterbury in the context of his overall theologico-philosophical project. The will is central to Anselm's understanding of freedom of choice (libertas arbitrii), which he defines as “the power to keep rightness of will”. READ MORE