Search for dissertations about: "obligation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the word obligation.

2. 1. Revisional bariatric surgery : more than a moral obligation

   Author : Stephan Axer; Eva Szabo; Ingmar Näslund; Tom Mala; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obesity; bariatric surgery; revisional surgery; sleeve gastrectomy; gastric bypass;

   Abstract : Growing awareness of biological, genetic, environmental, and behavioural factors contributed to the recognition of obesity as a chronic disease. Nowadays, obesity and its medical/surgical treatment is widely acknowledgedin the medical curriculum. READ MORE

4. 2. Norms and Alternatives : Logical Aspects of Normative Reasoning

   Author : Karl Nygren; Valentin Goranko; Dag Westerståhl; Ivano Ciardelli; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; alternative semantics; norms; normative systems; deontic logic; modal logic; inquisitive semantics; inquisitive logic; semantics of questions; disjunction; free choice; obligation; permission; action; normative reasoning; ignorance; axiomatic system; completeness; Philosophy; filosofi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I develop and investigate various novel semantic frameworks for deontic logic. Deontic logic concerns the logical aspects of normative reasoning. In particular, it concerns reasoning about what is required, allowed and forbidden. I focus on two main issues: free-choice reasoning and the role of norms in deontic logic. READ MORE

5. 3. Extensions of Deontic Logic : An Investigation into some Multi-Modal Systems

   Author : Daniel Rönnedal; Paul Needham; Lennart Åqvist; Allard Tamminga; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Deontic logic; Modal logic; Dyadic deontic logic; Semantic tableau; Conditional obligation; Commitment; Counterfactuals; Multi-modal logic; Bimodal logic; Temporal logic; T x W logic; Ought-implies-can; The means-end principle; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Abstract : Deontic logic is a branch of logic that deals with normative concepts, propositions, arguments and systems. The main purpose of this compilation thesis is to investigate how deontic logic can be extended in a number of ways. We consider several multimodal systems, i.e. READ MORE

6. 4. Animals and the Politics of Suffering : Essays on Law, Care and Interspecies Relations

   Author : Marie Leth-Espensen; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; animal suffering; industrialised animal production; care; anthropocentrism; visibility; witnessing; ethical obligation; Critical Animal Studies; socio-legal research; Denmark;

   Abstract : This compilation thesis aims to develop an understanding of the ethical, legal and political implications associated with different strategies to address the suffering of animals caused by industrialised agriculture. Based on qualitative analysis conducted in Denmark, the research explores how ethical commitment to the situation of farmed animals is negotiated across different domains. READ MORE

7. 5. Employee responsibility – Conceptualization, validation, determinants, and outcomes

   Author : Wajda Irfaeya; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personal responsibility; personal initiative; accountability; obligation; modern work life; non-managers; managers; job characteristics; job performance; job satisfaction;

   Abstract : The term 'personal responsibility' is frequently found in organizational research and heard in daily life. In the literature, the term 'responsibility' is used inconsistently, ambiguosly, and variously. As a result, some researchers describe 'responsibility' as 'an essentially contested' notion and a 'container' concept. READ MORE