Search for dissertations about: "epistemic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 149 swedish dissertations containing the word epistemic.
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1. Knowledge Closure and Knowledge Openness : A Study of Epistemic Closure Principles
Abstract : The principle of epistemic closure is the claim that what is known to follow from knowledge is known to be true. This intuitively plausible idea is endorsed by a vast majority of knowledge theorists. There are significant problems, however, that have to be addressed if epistemic closure – closed knowledge – is endorsed. READ MORE
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2. Towards Epistemic and Interpretative Holism : A critique of methodological approaches in research on learning
Abstract : The central concern of this thesis is to discuss interpretations of learning in educational research. A point of departure is taken in core epistemological and ontological assumptions informing three major approaches to learning: behaviourism, cognitive constructivism and socioculturalism. READ MORE
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3. Paranormal Sweden? : Paranormal beliefs and practices in contemporary Sweden
Abstract : This dissertation aims to study the contemporary occurrence of paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences in Sweden as well as a paraculture of practices dedicated to these issues, with a particular focus on issues of knowledge and authority. The study is placed against the backdrop of academic and popular claims that paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences are not only common but are also on the rise. READ MORE
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4. On the hosting capacity of distribution networks for solar power
Abstract : The future will bring changes in energy production and consumption that will affect the performance of electricity distribution networks. Electric vehicle charging will increase consumption; the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) units will increase production. Both will change the energy flow and affect the power quality. READ MORE
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5. (De)coding Modality : The Case of Must, May, Måste and Kan
Abstract : This study investigates the mechanisms of (de)coding modality, focusing on the interpretation of utterances containing the modals must, may, måste, and kan. The main research question posed in this study is what enables the interlocutors to interpret modal expressions so that communicative goals are achieved. READ MORE