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2. 1. Globalization, Justice, and Communication : A Critical Study of Global Ethics

   Author : Jenny Ehnberg; Elena Namli; Carl-Henric Grenholm; Tina Beattie; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; global ethics; globalization; ethical theory; normative ethics; human rights; global justice; discourse ethics; universalism; contextualism; moral pluralism; communication; capabilities approach; M.C Nussbaum; S. Benhabib; D. Hollenbach; W. Schweiker; Etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to seek to an answer to the question of what constitutes a tenable model for global ethics. This is done in part by a critical engagement with four different models of global ethics; two proposals from political philosophy and two contributions from theological ethics. READ MORE

4. 2. Brain, consciousness and disorders of consciousness at the intersection of neuroscience and philosophy

   Author : Michele Farisco; Kathinka Evers; Wolf Singer; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Brain; consciousness; disorders of consciousness; neuroethics; neurophilosophy; Filosofi; Philosophy; Neuroscience; Neurovetenskap;

   Abstract : The present dissertation starts from the general claim that neuroscience is not neutral, with regard to theoretical questions like the nature of consciousness, but it needs to be complemented with dedicated conceptual analysis. Specifically, the argument for this thesis is that the combination of empirical and conceptual work is a necessary step for assessing the significant questions raised by the most recent study of the brain. READ MORE

5. 3. Ethical Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: The Planner’s Perspective

   Author : Anna Wedin; Karin Edvardsson Björnberg; Per Wikman-Svahn; Neelke Doorn; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; adaptation; climate change; sea level rise; local planning; ethics; empirical ethics; planning for uncertainty; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses local adaptation to climate change-induced sea level rise, taking an ethical perspective and focusing at the role of planning and the planner. The research, which has been conducted within a transdisciplinary research project, takes a bottom-up approach to applied ethics, and relies to a great extent on empirical data. READ MORE

6. 4. The planner's dilemma : An ethical investigation of adaptation to sea level rise

   Author : Anna Döhlen Wedin; Karin Edvardsson Björnberg; Per Wikman-Svahn; Niklas Möller; Behnam Taebi; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; adaptation; climate change; sea level rise; planning; ethics; applied ethics; value sensitive design; planning for uncertainty; Philosophy; Filosofi;

   Abstract : This is a thesis on the ethics of adaptation to sea level rise, with a focus on proactive adaptation planning. The research, which has been conducted within a transdisciplinary research project, takes a bottom-up approach to applied ethics, and has been conducted in close collaboration withadaptation planners and other project partners. READ MORE

7. 5. Reflective assent in basic care : A study in nursing ethics

   Author : Kersti Malmsten; Göran Lantz; Steven Edwards; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Nursing Ethics; Communicative Ethics; Feminist Ethics; Virtue Ethics; BasicCare; Consent; Reflective Assent; Bodily Knowledge; Power; Vulnerability; Embodiment; Sensuality; Reciprocity; Interdependent Autonomy; Consolation; Human Dignity; Empowerment; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; etik; Ethics; Ethics;

   Abstract : This study discusses nursing ethics in relation to basic care. The practice of basic care andrelated knowledge are often understood as tacit knowledge, a kind of familiarity-knowledgethat often has been neglected by philosophical scrutiny. READ MORE